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Vascular Vascular [Member] It represents the vascular products, segment of the entity. 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Exercisable at end of period (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number Segment Reporting [Abstract] Segment Reporting [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Category [Axis] Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Category [Axis] Scenario [Domain] Scenario [Domain] Property and equipment, at cost: Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross [Abstract] Amounts charged off and other deductions Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff Maximum expected cleanup exposure for individual site Loss Contingency Range of Possible Loss, Maximum Individual Site The estimated maximum loss, per individual site, from the contingency related to the environmental clean up in the United States and Puerto Rico. 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