Annual and transition report of foreign private issuers pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes (Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)) (Details)

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Income Taxes (Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current deferred tax assets:    
Inventory related $ 11,878us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory $ 9,309us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
Tax losses carry forward 263us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards 3,773us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
Deferred revenue 2,272us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome 612us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
Allowance for doubtful accounts 430us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts 462us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
Research and development credit carryforward 2,009us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherTaxCarryforwards 475us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherTaxCarryforwards
Reserve for warranty expenses 373us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves 67us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves
Provision for employee related obligations 6,505ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsProvisionForEmployeeRelatedObligations 1,219ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsProvisionForEmployeeRelatedObligations
Issuance costs 541ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsIssuanceCosts 431ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsIssuanceCosts
Foreign currency losses 1,260ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLossesCurrent   
Other 166us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 153us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Current deferred tax assets 25,697us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent 16,501us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
Long-term deferred tax assets:    
Tax losses carry forward and other 279us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherLossCarryforwards 407us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherLossCarryforwards
Foreign currency losses    358us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsUnrealizedCurrencyLosses
Stock-based compensation expense    586us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits
Long-term deferred tax assets 279us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent 1,351us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
Current deferred tax liabilities    
Issuance costs    (112)ssys_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrentIssuanceCosts
Current deferred tax liabilities    (112)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent
Long-term deferred tax assets:    
Stock-based compensation expense 5,673ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits2 903ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits2
Tax losses carry forward 35,362ssys_DeferredTaxAssetTaxLossesCarryForwardLongTerm 8,311ssys_DeferredTaxAssetTaxLossesCarryForwardLongTerm
Depreciation 3,907us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsImpairmentLosses 579us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsImpairmentLosses
Research and development credit carryforward    1,904us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInProcessResearchAndDevelopment
Issuance costs    478ssys_DeferredTaxAssetIssuanceCostsLongTerm
Foreign tax credit    893us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign
Provision for employee related obligations 3,011ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsProvisionForEmployeeRelatedObligationsNoncurrent   
Other Carryforwards 1,266ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsOtherCarryforwardsNoncurrent   
Other 128ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOtherNonCurrent 367ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseOtherNonCurrent
Long-term deferred tax assets 49,347ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent2 13,435ssys_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent2
Long-term deferred tax liabilities:    
Intangibles (103,541)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets (115,248)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
Issuance costs    (430)ssys_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrentIssuanceCosts
Depreciation (1,556)ssys_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDepreciation (3,658)ssys_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDepreciation
Valuation allowance (85)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance   
Long-term deferred tax liabilities (105,182)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent (119,336)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total long-term deferred tax liabilities, net $ (55,835)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ (105,901)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet