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Sale of Breg and Disposition of Sports Medicine GBU - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 24, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Indemnification Expense		$ 4,000,000
Breg Orthofix Holdings, Inc [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Obligations under guarantee			2,000,000
Orthofix Inc [Member] | Breg Orthofix Holdings, Inc [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of outstanding shares of Breg	157,500,000
Prepayment of outstanding company indebtedness	145,000,000
Fair value of liability	2,000,000
Period of indemnification (in years)		3 years
Obligations under guarantee		$ 1,400,000	$ 1,600,000

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