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Retirement Plans and Employee Rights Upon Termination (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 03, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Retirement Plans and Employee Rights Upon Termination [Abstract] | ||||
| Severance liabilities | $ 3,200,000ssys_SeveranceLiabilities | $ 3,200,000ssys_SeveranceLiabilities | ||
| Employee contribution percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent | |||
| Employer contributions matching amount | 3,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer | 3,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer | ||
| Percent of employee contribution matched by the Company | 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch | 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch | ||
| Employer contribution amount | $ 2,800,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount | $ 1,100,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount | $ 800,000us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount | |
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Amount of severance liabilities. No definition available.
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The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan. No definition available.
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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched. No definition available.
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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan. No definition available.
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