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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 23, 2018 EUR (€) | Mar. 09, 2017 EUR (€) | Oct. 23, 2016 patent | Apr. 19, 2016 patent product inter_partes_review | Mar. 09, 2016 EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2018 lawsuit | Jan. 11, 2017 subsidiary | Nov. 02, 2015 subsidiary
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits that if settled could have a material adverse impact on net income or cash flows | lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of products involved in patent infringement | product |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Inter partes review requests | inter_partes_review |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Boston Scientific |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of bond for each patent to enforce an injunction against sales in Germany (in euros) |  | € 90,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries in litigation | subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Number of patents allegedly infringed | patent |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Boston Scientific | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries in litigation | subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Edwards Lifesciences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment of bond for each patent to enforce an injunction against sales in Germany (in euros) |  |  |  |  | € 10,000,000 |  |  |
Edwards Lifesciences vs Boston Scientific Patent Lawsuits | Edwards Lifesciences PVT, Inc. and Edwards Lifesciences Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents allegedly infringed | patent |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Symetis vs Edwards Lifesciences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Damages sought | € 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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