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Shareholders' Equity | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract] |
Shareholders' Equity | 10. Shareholders’ Equity Common Shares Issued ﻿ In December 2017 we issued 2,682,754 shares of CryoLife common stock, as part of the consideration for the acquisition of JOTEC. The stock had a value of $53.1 million as determined on the date of the closing. See Note 4 for further discussion of the JOTEC A cquisition. ﻿

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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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