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Document And Entity Information
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3 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Feb. 24, 2015
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| Document And Entity Information [Abstract] | ||
| Document Type | 10-Q | |
| Amendment Flag | false | |
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2014 | |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q1 | |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2015 | |
| Entity Registrant Name | LANDAUER INC | |
| Trading Symbol | ldr | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000825410 | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --09-30 | |
| Entity Filer Category | Accelerated Filer | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 9,560,674 |