Document and Entity Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Oct. 10, 2011
Document and Entity Information  
Entity Registrant NameICU MEDICAL INC/DE 
Entity Central Index Key0000883984 
Document Type10-Q 
Document Period End DateSep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flagfalse 
Current Fiscal Year End Date--12-31 
Entity Current Reporting StatusYes 
Entity Filer CatagoryAccelerated Filer 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 13,830,693
Document Fiscal Year Focus2011 
Document Fiscal Period FocusQ3