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Income Taxes (Tax Credit Carryforwards) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2014
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 1.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 1.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | 1.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes |
Deferred income taxes | $ (284,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 7,218,000 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 12,946,000 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
Federal [Member] |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 34,800,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember |  |  |
Federal [Member] | Windfall Tax Benefit [Member] |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 6,500,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = cnmd_WindfallTaxBenefitMember |  |  |
Federal [Member] | Research and Development Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 6,200,000 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember / us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis = us-gaap_ResearchMember |  |  |
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 2,300,000 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward |  | 3,300,000 us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember |  |
NEW YORK |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NY |  |  | 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NY
Deferred income taxes | $ 2,300,000 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NY |  |  | $ 2,300,000 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NY

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