SEGMENT INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our business consists of one operating and reportable segment for the development, manufacturing and marketing of disposable devices and implants for select surgical procedures.  The development, manufacturing and other supporting functions, such as regulatory affairs and distribution, are common across our Company.  We organize and manage our sales and marketing functions according to geography and the surgical specialty that typically employs our products.  Most of the Company’s products are used in Sports Medicine or ENT procedures.

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

	Three months ended September 30, 2013						Three months ended September 30, 2012
	Americas		International		Total Product Sales		Americas		International		Total Product Sales
Sports Medicine	$	37,410	$	20,674	$	58,084	$	36,787	$	18,414	$	55,201
ENT	19,938		6,791		26,729		19,677		5,846		25,523
Other	372		1,875		2,247		322		1,556		1,878
Total product sales	$	57,720	$	29,340	$	87,060	$	56,786	$	25,816	$	82,602

	Nine months ended September 30, 2013						Nine months ended September 30, 2012
	Americas		International		Total Product Sales		Americas		International		Total Product Sales
Sports Medicine	$	114,218	$	62,401	$	176,619	$	113,868	$	58,357	$	172,225
ENT	60,880		18,014		78,894		62,985		16,629		79,614
Other	1,185		5,310		6,495		1,322		5,287		6,609
Total product sales	$	176,283	$	85,725	$	262,008	$	178,175	$	80,273	$	258,448

Internationally, the Company markets and supports its products primarily through its subsidiaries and various distributors.  Product sales attributed to geographic areas are based on the country or regional area where the Company’s customer is domiciled.  Product sales by geography for the periods shown were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
United States	$	55,616	$	53,936	$	170,195	$	169,937
Non-United States (1)	31,444		28,666		91,813		88,511
Total product sales	$	87,060	$	82,602	$	262,008	$	258,448

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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):

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
United States	$	171,232	$	109,950
Non-United States (1)	58,437		44,434
Total long-lived assets	$	229,669	$	154,384

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(1) No additional locations are individually significant.