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Acquisitions (Schedule of Consideration Transferred in Merger) (Details)

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Acquisitions (Schedule of Consideration Transferred in Merger) (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 15, 2013
Dec. 01, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Issuance of ordinary shares to MakerBot stockholders $ 180,620,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable $ 481,487,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable $ 1,340,897,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable    
Tax withholding and other payments on behalf of MakerBot stockholders 157,559,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross 12,163,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross       
Exchange of MakerBot stock options for the Company options 117,845,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions 453,217,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions 1,340,897,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions    
MakerBot [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Issuance of ordinary shares to MakerBot stockholders       446,019,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
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= ssys_MakerbotMember 		 
Tax withholding and other payments on behalf of MakerBot stockholders       12,163,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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= ssys_MakerbotMember 		 
Exchange of MakerBot stock options for the Company options       7,198,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions
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= ssys_MakerbotMember 		 
Earn-out at estimated fair value       28,270,000ssys_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsEarnOutObligationAmount
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= ssys_MakerbotMember 		 
Total consideration       493,650,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredIncludingEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldPriorToCombination1
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= ssys_MakerbotMember 		 
Objet [Member]          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Number of shares of Objet ordinary shares outstanding on December 1, 2012         15.4ssys_BusinessAcquisitionShareOutstanding
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= ssys_ObjetLtdMember
Exchange ratio         1.0ssys_BusinessAcquisitionExchangeRatio
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= ssys_ObjetLtdMember
Stratasys, Inc. shares deemed (for accounting purposes only) issued to Objet shareholders         15.4ssys_BusinessAcquisitionSharesDeemedIssued
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= ssys_ObjetLtdMember
Tax withholding and other payments on behalf of MakerBot stockholders         1,158,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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= ssys_ObjetLtdMember
Fair value of deemed (for accounting purposes only) conversion of Objet equity awards         183,000,000ssys_BusinessAcquisitionFairValueOfDeemedConversionOfEquityAwards
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= ssys_ObjetLtdMember
Fair value of non-controlling interest         300,000ssys_BusinessAcquisitionFairValueOfNoncontrollingInterest
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= ssys_ObjetLtdMember
Total consideration         $ 1,341,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredIncludingEquityInterestInAcquireeHeldPriorToCombination1
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= ssys_ObjetLtdMember