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Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2010 | May 21, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2014 | Jul. 16, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2013 | Jun. 13, 2011 | Aug. 09, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of debt issuance costs | $ 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ (1,250,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage |  |  |  |  | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage |  |  |
Convertible notes, latest date of termination | Jul. 28, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible note hedge transactions, purchased call options | 88,000,000 tfx_DebtInstrumentConvertibleAssociatedDerivativeTransactionsPurchasedCallOptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible note hedge transactions, net of tax | 56,000,000 tfx_DebtInstrumentConvertibleAssociatedDerivativeTransactionsNetOfTaxPurchasedCallOptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of convertible notes, shares issued upon conversion | 1,900,000 us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1 | 600,000 us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1 |  | 7,981,422 us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants expiration period |  |  |  | 180 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants expiration date |  |  |  | Nov. 01, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strike price of warrants | $ 74.65 invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice |  |  | $ 74.65 invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of warrants |  |  |  | 59,400,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible debt, fair value | 316,300,000 us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Convertible Debt | 400,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial equity component | 83,700,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleCarryingAmountOfTheEquityComponent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes, carrying value, net of tax | 53,300,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumNet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount | 83,700,000 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining life of the convertible notes | 2 years 7 months 6 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate | 7.814%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries | 50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 50.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Long-term Debt | 1,068,401,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 1,286,287,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  |  |  |  | 1,286,287,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  |
5.25% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of Debt |  |  |  |  | 245,000,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember | 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember |  |  |
Senior notes | 250,000,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember | 0 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember |  |  |  |  |  | 0 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_FivePointTwoFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyFourMember |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee amount |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceed from senior notes used to repay revolving line of credit |  |  |  |  | 245,000,000 tfx_ProceedFromSeniorNotesUsedToRepayRevolvingLineOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries | 100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Declining percent of redemption price to principal amount | 0.875%tfx_DecliningPercentOfRedemptionPriceToPrincipalAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of redemption price to principal amount | 102.625%tfx_PercentOfRedemptionPriceToPrincipalAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Declining percent of redemption price to principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00%tfx_DecliningPercentOfRedemptionPriceToPrincipalAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Debt Instrument Redemption Prior To June 15, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of redemption price to principal amount on redemption | 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis = tfx_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriorToJuneFifteenTwentyNineteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Make whole premium as percentage of principal amount of notes subject to redemption |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00%tfx_MakeWholePremiumAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmountOfNotesSubjectToRedemption / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis = tfx_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriorToJuneFifteenTwentyNineteenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Debt Instrument Redemption Prior To June Fifteen Twenty Seventeen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of redemption price to principal amount on redemption | 105.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis = tfx_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriorToJuneFifteenTwentySeventeenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of principal amount of notes redeemable | 35.00%tfx_PercentOfPrincipalAmountOfNotesRedeemable / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis = tfx_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriorToJuneFifteenTwentySeventeenMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount available for borrowing |  |  |  |  |  |  | 775,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |
Senior Credit Facility | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount available for borrowing |  |  |  |  |  |  | 375,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tfx_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SeniorCreditFacilityMember |  | 375,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = tfx_TermLoanMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |
Senior Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount available for borrowing |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |
New Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount available for borrowing | 850,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  | 850,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |
Transaction fees recorded as Deferred asset |  | 6,400,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |
Borrowing under revolving credit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 382,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember | 298,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |
Federal funds effective rate plus |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50%tfx_PercentageOfFederalEffectiveFundRatePlus / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |
Prime rate or one month LIBOR plus |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00%tfx_PrimeRateOrLiborRateFloorPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |
Senior credit facility interest rate | 1.92%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New Senior Credit Facility | Prime Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25%tfx_LiborApplicableMargin / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_PrimeRateMember |  |  |  |
New Senior Credit Facility | Prime Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00%tfx_LiborApplicableMargin / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_PrimeRateMember |  |  |  |
New Senior Credit Facility | Libor Rate Plus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior credit facility interest rate | 0.17%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = tfx_LiborRatePlusMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New Senior Credit Facility | Libor Rate Plus | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25%tfx_LiborApplicableMargin / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = tfx_LiborRatePlusMember |  |  |  |
New Senior Credit Facility | Libor Rate Plus | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%tfx_LiborApplicableMargin / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = tfx_LiborRatePlusMember |  |  |  |
New Senior Credit Facility | Rate Spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior credit facility interest rate | 1.75%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDuringPeriod / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_NewSeniorCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding | 6,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_StandbyLettersOfCreditMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember
Convertible subordinated debt | 399,898,000 us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember | 400,000,000 us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  | 400,000,000 us-gaap_ConvertibleSubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember
Number of trading days | 20 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of consecutive trading days | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of conversion price of applicable trading day | 130.00%tfx_PercentageOfConversionPriceOfApplicableTradingDay / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of business days | 5 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of convertible notes | 1,000 tfx_PrincipalAmountOfConvertibleNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock | 98.00%tfx_PercentageOfProductOfLastReportedSalePriceOfCommonStock / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes conversion rate | 16.3084 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionRatio1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion price, per share | $ 61.32 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_ConvertibleSeniorSubordinatedNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  |  |  |  |  | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |
Senior subordinated notes | 250,000,000 us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember | 250,000,000 us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |
Debt instrument maturity date | 2019 | 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2019 |
Percent of redemption price to principal amount | 103.438%tfx_PercentOfRedemptionPriceToPrincipalAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Declining percent of redemption price to principal amount | 1.719%tfx_DecliningPercentOfRedemptionPriceToPrincipalAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, earliest date of redemption | Jun. 01, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of redemption price to principal amount on redemption | 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Make-whole premium as percentage of principal amount of Notes subject to redemption | 1.00%tfx_MakewholePremiumAsPercentageOfPrincipalAmountOfNotesSubjectToRedemption / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2019 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of redemption price to principal amount | 100.00%tfx_PercentOfRedemptionPriceToPrincipalAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount available for borrowing | 45,300,000.0 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Short-term Borrowings | 4,700,000 us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember | 4,700,000 us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember |  |  |  |  |  | 4,700,000 us-gaap_OtherShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember |  |  |
Interest rate | 0.92%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember | 0.92%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember |  |  |  |  |  | 0.92%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember |  |  |
Maximum amount available under receivable securitization | $ 50,000,000.0 tfx_MaximumAmountAvailableUnderReceivableSecuritization / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = tfx_SecuritizationProgramMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Exercise price of the warrants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column A + Details
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- Definition Class of Warrant Term + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Debt Instrument, Convertible, Associated Derivative Transactions Net Of Tax, Purchased Call Options + References No definition available. + Details
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