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Restructuring and Other Expense (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Other Expense [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring costs | $ 2,794,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges |
Completion period | 9 months |
Cost of Sales [Member] | Facility Consolidation Costs [Member] |  |
Restructuring and Other Expense [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring costs | 2,329,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = cnmd_FacilityConsolidationCostsMember | 948,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = cnmd_FacilityConsolidationCostsMember
Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |
Restructuring and Other Expense [Line Items] |  |
Restructuring costs | 6,180,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember | 713,000 us-gaap_RestructuringCharges / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Patent dispute and shareholder activism costs | 0 us-gaap_LegalFees / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember | 2,484,000 us-gaap_LegalFees / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Restructuring and other expense included in selling and administrative expense | 6,180,000 us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember | 3,197,000 us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Professional Fees |  | 600,000 us-gaap_ProfessionalFees / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
Selling and Administrative Expenses [Member] | Patent Infringement [Member] |  |
Restructuring and Other Expense [Line Items] |  |
Patent dispute and shareholder activism costs |  | 1,900,000 us-gaap_LegalFees / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cnmd_PatentInfringementMember
Settlement costs |  | $ 900,000 us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = cnmd_PatentInfringementMember

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