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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, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment									6
Revenue	$ 513,933	$ 455,648	$ 473,553	$ 424,893	$ 484,501	$ 443,714	$ 452,045	$ 429,430	$ 1,868,027	$ 1,809,690	$ 1,839,832
Operating Profit									319,453	315,891	284,862
Depreciation and Amortization									128,346	125,334	127,030
Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									422,827	387,855	365,164
Segment Reconciling Items
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									(103,374)	(71,964)	(80,302)
Vascular North America
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									350,486	334,938	311,163
Depreciation and Amortization									36,260	37,159	35,701
Vascular North America \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									97,088	73,284	53,807
Anesthesia North America
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									198,772	189,297	183,909
Depreciation and Amortization									10,932	7,089	11,815
Anesthesia North America \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									55,544	48,311	34,566
Surgical North America
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									172,223	161,230	150,121
Depreciation and Amortization									10,459	12,289	6,316
Surgical North America \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									56,608	52,529	49,592
EMEA
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									510,934	514,443	593,065
Depreciation and Amortization									30,505	32,178	38,062
EMEA \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									84,392	92,326	114,650
Asia
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									249,416	241,726	237,696
Depreciation and Amortization									11,275	11,382	8,515
Asia \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									75,770	67,887	62,152
OEM
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									160,990	149,399	143,966
Depreciation and Amortization									8,404	6,834	6,175
OEM \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									33,641	33,162	30,635
All Other
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue									225,206	218,657	219,912
Depreciation and Amortization									20,511	18,403	20,446
All Other \| Operating Segments
Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]
Operating Profit									$ 19,784	$ 20,356	$ 19,762