SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 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

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 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