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ACQUISITIONS AND PRO FORMA RESULTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 05, 2014	Oct. 27, 2014	Jan. 15, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 intangible_asset	Jan. 24, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additions during period	$ 22,008,000	$ 1,227,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	320,921,000	2,980,000	7,278,000
Metasurg
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration Transferred				27,200,000
Payments to Acquire Business				26,500,000
Additions during period				650,000
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Maximum Payout				38,500,000
Discount Rate				19.90%
Net assets acquired	27,150,000
Medtronic MicroFrance
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Business					61,600,000
Net assets acquired	61,615,000
Confluent Surgical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additions during period						20,895,000
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Maximum Payout						30,000,000
Discount Rate						2.20%
Net assets acquired						255,895,000
Payment for Business Interest						231,000,000
Payments for Transitional Supply Agreement						4,000,000
Arrangement Extension Period						2 years
Required Number of Days for Extension						180 days
Period of Contingent Consideration Arrangement						5 years
Period of Transitional Supply Price Increases						3 years
Revenue Since Acquisition Date	69,000,000
Number of Assets Impaired							1
Impairment of Finite-lived Assets							600,000
Probability of Event						95.00%
Incremental Increase in Liability						300,000
Incremental Decrease in Liability						400,000
Tarsus Medical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Business								4,700,000
Additions during period								1,600,000
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Maximum Payout								11,500,000
Net assets acquired								4,665,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired								3,100,000
Adjustment on Consideration Transferred								200,000
Contingent Consideration, Low Estimate								1,500,000
Cash Consideration One \| Confluent Surgical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Maximum Payout						25,000,000
Cash Consideration One \| Tarsus Medical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate								4.30%
Cash Consideration Two \| Confluent Surgical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Maximum Payout						5,000,000
Cash Consideration Two \| Tarsus Medical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate								16.50%
Deferred Tax Liability \| Confluent Surgical, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill Adjustments									$ 12,400,000