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Employee Retirement Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Schedule of Change in Benefit Obligations and Funded Status | The following table presents the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets, and the funded status of LivaNova’s U.S. and non-U.S. pension benefits (in thousands):
|  | U.S. Pension Benefits |  |  |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  |  |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Accumulated benefit obligations at year-end |  | $ | 8,003 |  |  | $ | 7,944 |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,252 |  |  | $ | 7,215 |
Change in projected benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year |  | $ | 7,944 |  |  | $ | 9,222 |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,594 |  |  | $ | 8,260 |
Service cost |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 236 |  |  | 225 |
Interest cost |  | 349 |  |  | 347 |  |  |  |  | 224 |  |  | 205 |
Plan settlement |  | (189) |  |  | (326) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Actuarial loss/(gain) |  | 234 |  |  | (976) |  |  |  |  | (164) |  |  | (208) |
Benefits paid |  | (335) |  |  | (323) |  |  |  |  | (1,045) |  |  | (316) |
FX and other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 769 |  |  | (572) |
Projected benefit obligation at end of year |  | $ | 8,003 |  |  | $ | 7,944 |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,614 |  |  | $ | 7,594 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year |  | $ | 7,923 |  |  | $ | 6,671 |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,016 |  |  | $ | 3,290 |
Actual return on plan assets |  | 808 |  |  | 352 |  |  |  |  | (38) |  |  | (20) |
Employer contributions |  | 850 |  |  | 1,549 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Plan settlement |  | (189) |  |  | (326) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefits paid |  | (335) |  |  | (323) |  |  |  |  | (104) |  |  | (78) |
FX and other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 34 |  |  | (176) |
Fair value of plan assets at end of year |  | $ | 9,057 |  |  | $ | 7,923 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,908 |  |  | $ | 3,016 |
Funded status at end of year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets |  | $ | 9,057 |  |  | $ | 7,923 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,908 |  |  | $ | 3,016 |
Projected benefit obligations |  | 8,003 |  |  | 7,944 |  |  |  |  | 7,614 |  |  | 7,594 |
(Over) under funded status of the plans (1) |  | $ | (1,054) |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,706 |  |  | $ | 4,578 |
Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets consist of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  | $ | 1,054 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Non-current liabilities |  | — |  |  | (21) |  |  |  |  | (5,644) |  |  | (5,682) |
Recognized asset (liability) |  | $ | 1,054 |  |  | $ | (21) |  |  |  |  | $ | (5,644) |  |  | $ | (5,682) |
(1)In certain non-U.S. countries, fully funding pension plans is not a common practice. Consequently, certain pension plans have been partially funded.
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost of the Plans | The following table presents U.S. and non-U.S. net periodic benefit cost of LivaNova’s defined benefit pension plans by component (in thousands):
|  | U.S. Pension Benefits |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Service cost |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 236 |  |  | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | 239 |
Interest cost |  | 349 |  |  | 347 |  |  | 409 |  |  | 224 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 239 |
Expected return on plan assets |  | — |  |  | (289) |  |  | (209) |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | 78 |
(Gain) loss recognized |  | (574) |  |  | 148 |  |  | 233 |  |  | (127) |  |  | (208) |  |  | 86 |
|  | $ | (225) |  |  | $ | 206 |  |  | $ | 433 |  |  | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 242 |  |  | $ | 642 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used | The following table presents the major actuarial assumptions used in determining the benefit obligations and net periodic benefit costs for LivaNova’s significant U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit plans:
|  | U.S. Pension Benefits |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 5.04% |  | 5.41% |  | 1.81% - 4.00% |  | 1.01% - 3.40%
Rate of compensation increase |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 2.50% - 3.50% |  | 2.50% - 3.50%
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 5.41% |  | 4.93% |  | 1.81% - 4.00% |  | 1.01% - 3.40%
Expected return on plan assets |  | 5.50% |  | 5.00% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Rate of compensation increase |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | 2.50% - 3.50% |  | 3.00% - 3.50%
Schedule of Target Asset Allocation | The following table presents LivaNova’s U.S. and non-U.S. pension plan target allocations by asset category:
|  | U.S. Pension Benefits |  | Non-U.S. Pension Benefits
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Equity securities |  | 29% |  | 29% |  | 1% |  | 1%
Debt securities |  | 70% |  | 70% |  | 81% |  | 81%
Other |  | 1% |  | 1% |  | 18% |  | 18%
Schedule of Retirement Benefit Plan Assets by Level | The following tables present information by level for the U.S. retirement benefit plan assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
December 31, 2025 |  | Total |  | Fair Value Measurement Using Inputs Considered as:
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Equity mutual funds |  | $ | 2,592 |  |  | $ | 2,592 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 6,327 |  |  | 6,327 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Money market funds |  | 91 |  |  | 91 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 9,010 |  |  | $ | 9,010 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
December 31, 2024 |  | Total |  | Fair Value Measurement Using Inputs Considered as:
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Equity mutual funds |  | $ | 2,169 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,169 |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 5,333 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,333 |  |  | — |
Money market funds |  | 78 |  |  | 78 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 7,580 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 7,502 |  |  | $ | — |
The following tables present information by level for the non-U.S. retirement benefit plan assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
December 31, 2025 |  | Total |  | Fair Value Measurement Using Inputs Considered as:
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Equity mutual funds |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed income securities |  | 1,583 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,583 |  |  | — |
Money market funds |  | 363 |  |  | 363 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 1,970 |  |  | $ | 387 |  |  | $ | 1,583 |  |  | $ | — |
December 31, 2024 |  | Total |  | Fair Value Measurement Using Inputs Considered as:
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Equity mutual funds |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | — |
Fixed income mutual funds |  | 1,566 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,566 |  |  | — |
Money market funds |  | 332 |  |  | 332 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 1,922 |  |  | $ | 332 |  |  | $ | 1,590 |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments | The following table presents benefit payments expected to be paid, including amounts to be paid from LivaNova’s assets, and reflecting expected future service, as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
|  | U.S. Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans
2026 |  | $ | 3,513 |  |  | $ | 378 |
2027 |  | 610 |  |  | 413 |
2028 |  | 494 |  |  | 510 |
2029 |  | 509 |  |  | 469 |
2030 |  | 442 |  |  | 652 |
2031 - 2035 |  | 1,757 |  |  | 3,934 |

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