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Income taxes - deferred tax assets and liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:    
Tax loss and credit carryforwards $ 112,796tfx_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingTaxLossAndCreditCarryforwards $ 104,043tfx_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingTaxLossAndCreditCarryforwards
Pension 63,669us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions 39,310us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensions
Reserves and accruals 42,296us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals 38,684us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals
Other 28,416us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 27,886us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Less: valuation allowances (99,141)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (86,510)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred tax assets 148,036us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 123,413us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Property, plant and equipment 31,143us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment 26,550us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Intangibles — stock acquisitions 384,734us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets 400,297us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets
Unremitted foreign earnings 116,595us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings 147,326us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings
Other 10,756us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 12,030us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Total deferred tax liabilities 543,228us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities 586,203us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Net deferred tax liability $ (395,192)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ (462,790)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet