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	Feb. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 11, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 17, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2017 EUR (€)	Mar. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2017 USD ($)
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Repayments of Debt \| €				€ 283.5
Gross proceeds		$ 460.0			$ 460.0
Tangible Equity Units Issued, Number \| shares		4,000,000
Interest Rate of Tangible Equity Notes		5.75%			6.50%
Fair value per unit \| $ / shares		$ 100.00
Tangible Equity Units Issued, Cash Proceeds		$ 447.7
Proceeds from Sale of Tangible Equity Units Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts		377.8
Proceeds from Sale of Tangible Equity Units Senior Amortizing Notes		$ 69.9
Tangible Equity Units Issued, Number, Additional Issuable \| shares		600,000
Letter of Credit Subfacility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 757.2
Letters of Credit, Amount Outstanding					355.9
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount					$ 30.9
2024 Notes [Member]
Proceeds from borrowings on senior unsecured notes	$ 600.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%
2026 Notes [Member]
Proceeds from borrowings on senior unsecured notes	$ 400.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.375%
DB credit agreement [Member]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate					4.21%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity					$ 465.0
Senior Notes [Member]
Proceeds from borrowings on senior unsecured notes \| €				€ 350.0
Euro Bond Coupon Rate					3.25%
Deferred Finance Costs, Net						$ 6.0
Bilateral agreements [Member]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate					3.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 271.2
Outstanding borrowings					69.0
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Interest Income (Expense), Net					0.8
Deferred Finance Costs, Net					$ 12.8
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DJO Global Inc Financing Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility Capacity Available for Specific Future Transaction			$ 1,300.0
Line of Credit Sub Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity Available for Specific Future Transaction			50.0
Debt Instrument Covenant Initial Maximum Total Leverage Ratio					6.00
Debt Instrument Covenant Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio					3.00
Debt Instrument Covenant Springing Collateral Provision Minimum Total Leverage Ratio					3.75
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Term A1 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument Available for Specific Future Transaction Term A1 Loan			1,200.0
New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Term A2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument Available for Specific Future Transaction Term A2 Loan			$ 500.0
Eurodollar [Member] \| New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DJO Global Inc Financing Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.75%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.75%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.25%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			0.25%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.00%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.00%
Step Down at the End of the Second and Third Fiscal Quarters Following Consummation of Acquisition [Member] \| New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DJO Global Inc Financing Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Step Down Maximum Total Leverage Ratio					5.50
Step Down at the End of the Fourth and Fifth Fiscal Quarters Following Consummation of Acquisition [Member] \| New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DJO Global Inc Financing Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Step Down Maximum Total Leverage Ratio					4.75
Step Down at the End of the Sixth Fiscal Quarter Following Consummation of Acquisition [Member] \| New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DJO Global Inc Financing Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Step Down Maximum Total Leverage Ratio					4.25
Step Down at the End of the Seventh Fiscal Quarter Following Consummation of Acquisition [Member] \| New Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DJO Global Inc Financing Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Step Down Maximum Total Leverage Ratio					4.00
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Debt Instrument Covenant Step Down Maximum Total Leverage Ratio					3.50
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