Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of net sales information by product line

These product lines' net sales are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2014		2013		2014
Orthopedic surgery	$	95,559	$	92,750	$	302,427	$	301,059
General surgery	69,886		69,735		209,918		203,941
Surgical visualization	13,810		12,476		46,917		40,052
Consolidated net sales	$	179,255	$	174,961	$	559,262	$	545,052