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Condensed consolidating guarantor financial information - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jun. 26, 2011
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Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage | 3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage |
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries | 100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage |  |  |
6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2019 |  |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior subordinated notes |  |  |  | $ 250,000 us-gaap_SubordinatedDebt / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
Interest rate |  |  |  | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = tfx_SixPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorSubordinatedNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember

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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 10 -Section F Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Article 5 -Subsection 19, 20, 22 + Details
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