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Equity (Schedule of Stock Options Assumptions) (Details)

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Equity (Schedule of Stock Options Assumptions) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Risk-free interest rate, Minimum     0.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum
Risk-free interest rate, Maximum     0.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum
Expected price volatility, Minimum     60.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMinimum
Expected price volatility, Maximum     62.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMaximum
Dividend yield 0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate     
Stock Options [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Risk-free interest rate     0.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Risk-free interest rate, Minimum 1.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1.40%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Risk-free interest rate, Maximum 2.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1.70%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Expected option term     4 years 6 months
Expected price volitility     62.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Expected price volatility, Minimum 45.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
56.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Expected price volatility, Maximum 47.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
57.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Dividend yield         
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) $ 60.82ssys_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 40.94ssys_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 22.36ssys_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Minimum [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Expected option term 2 years 6 months    
Minimum [Member] | Stock Options [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Expected option term 4 years 2 months 12 days 5 years 1 month 6 days  
Maximum [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Expected option term 3 years 8 months 12 days    
Maximum [Member] | Stock Options [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Expected option term 6 years 6 months 5 years 2 months 12 days