SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Product sales by operating segment and product area

Product sales by product area for the periods shown were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended June 30, 2013						Three months ended June 30, 2012
	Americas		International		Total Product Sales		Americas		International		Total Product Sales
Sports Medicine	$	37,944	$	20,973	$	58,917	$	38,051	$	19,661	$	57,712
ENT	21,194		5,355		26,549		21,532		5,390		26,922
Other	311		1,693		2,004		411		2,426		2,837
Total product sales	$	59,449	$	28,021	$	87,470	$	59,994	$	27,477	$	87,471

	Six months ended June 30, 2013						Six months ended June 30, 2012
	Americas		International		Total Product Sales		Americas		International		Total Product Sales
Sports Medicine	$	76,806	$	41,727	$	118,533	$	77,081	$	39,943	$	117,024
ENT	40,942		11,223		52,165		43,308		10,783		54,091
Other	813		3,436		4,249		1,000		3,731		4,731
Total product sales	$	118,561	$	56,386	$	174,947	$	121,389	$	54,457	$	175,846

Product sales and long-lived assets, net by geography

Product sales by geography for the periods shown were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
United States	$	57,670	$	57,194	$	114,578	$	116,001
Non-United States (1)	29,800		30,277		60,369		59,845
Total product sales	$	87,470	$	87,471	$	174,947	$	175,846

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(1) No additional locations are individually significant.

Long-lived assets, net by geography at the balance sheet dates shown were as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
United States	$	122,136	$	109,950
Non-United States (1)	42,534		44,434
Total long-lived assets	$	164,670	$	154,384

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(1) No additional locations are individually significant