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Entity-Wide Disclosure (Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment by Location) (Details)

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Entity-Wide Disclosure (Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment by Location) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 157,036us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet $ 91,005us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
North America [Member]    
Property, plant and equipment, net 106,899us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember 		63,141us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Europe and Middle East [Member]    
Property, plant and equipment, net 46,239us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ssys_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember 		25,360us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ssys_EuropeAndMiddleEastMember
Asia Pacific [Member]    
Property, plant and equipment, net 3,805us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember 		2,504us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
Other [Member]    
Property, plant and equipment, net 93us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= ssys_AllOtherGeographicalAreasMember 		  
Israel [Member]    
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 31,500us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IL 		$ 20,100us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IL