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Legal Matters and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Product liability insurance, amount per incident |  | $ 25 cnmd_ProductLiabilityContingencyInsuranceAmountPerIncident
Product liability insurance, aggregate annual amount |  | 25 cnmd_ProductLiabilityContingencyInsuranceAggregateAnnualAmount
Patent Infringement [Member] |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |
Litigation Settlement, Expense | $ 0.9 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cnmd_PatentInfringementMember | $ 0.9 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cnmd_PatentInfringementMember

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