COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in qualified settlement funds accounts and product liability balance

The following table presents the changes in the QSFs and mesh liability accrual balances during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands):

	Qualified Settlement Funds		Mesh Liability Accrual
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	126,998	$	330,921
Additional charges	—		25,000
Cash contributions to Qualified Settlement Funds	1,738		—
Cash distributions to settle disputes from Qualified Settlement Funds	(42,862)		(42,862)
Cash distributions to settle disputes	—		(28,208)
Other (1)	18		(1,236)
Balance as of September 30, 2021	$	85,892	$	283,615

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(1)Amounts deposited in the QSFs may earn interest, which is generally used to pay administrative costs of the funds and is reflected in the table above as an increase to the QSF and Mesh Liability Accrual balances. Any interest remaining after all claims have been paid will generally be distributed to the claimants who participated in that settlement. Also included within this line are foreign currency adjustments for settlements not denominated in U.S. dollars.