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Income Taxes (Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Tax Rate) (Details)

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Income Taxes (Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Tax Rate) (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Statutory rate 26.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate [1] 25.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate [1] 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate [1]
Approved and Privileged enterprise benefits 3.70%ssys_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEnterpriseBenefits 6.00%ssys_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEnterpriseBenefits   
State income taxes, net of federal benefit       2.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Goodwill impairment (17.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses      
MakerBot earn-out revaluation 3.10%ssys_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAcquisitionOfBusiness      
Stock compensation expense (3.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (17.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost 3.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Manufacturing deduction       (5.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsOther
Tax contingencies 1.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (12.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (3.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Non-deductible acquisition expenses (0.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther (4.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 12.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Earning taxed under foreign law 9.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 13.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 3.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Other (0.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 4.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective income tax rate 22.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 8.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 52.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
[1] As a result of the Stratasys-Objet merger, the statutory rate for 2014 and 2013 reflects the Israel statutory rate of 26.5% and 25%, respectively. For 2012 (since income was primarily in the U.S with the December 1, 2012 merger date), the statutory rate reflects the U.S. statutory rate of 35%.