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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Business segments and other information - segment result (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment									6
Revenue	$ 484,501	$ 443,714	$ 452,045	$ 429,430	$ 476,008	$ 457,173	$ 468,105	$ 438,546	$ 1,809,690	$ 1,839,832	$ 1,696,271
Segment operating profit									315,891	284,862	233,261
Depreciation and amortization									125,334	127,030	107,935
Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									387,855	365,164	302,285
Segment Reconciling Items
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									(71,964)	(80,302)	(69,024)
Vascular North America
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									334,938	311,163	272,270
Depreciation and amortization									37,159	35,701	32,644
Vascular North America \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									73,284	53,807	28,809
Anesthesia North America
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									189,297	183,909	155,844
Depreciation and amortization									7,089	11,815	10,339
Anesthesia North America \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									48,311	34,566	19,525
Surgical North America
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									161,230	150,121	146,058
Depreciation and amortization									12,289	6,316	10,549
Surgical North America \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									52,529	49,592	50,334
EMEA
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									514,443	593,065	557,427
Depreciation and amortization									32,178	38,062	29,947
EMEA \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									92,326	114,650	87,902
Asia
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									241,726	237,696	207,207
Depreciation and amortization									11,382	8,515	4,960
Asia \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									67,887	62,152	63,822
OEM
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									149,399	143,966	131,173
Depreciation and amortization									6,834	6,175	4,876
OEM \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									33,162	30,635	27,328
All Other
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									218,657	219,912	226,292
Depreciation and amortization									18,403	20,446	14,620
All Other \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment operating profit									$ 20,356	$ 19,762	$ 24,565