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Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations, Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]      
Tax provision at statutory rate based on income before income taxes 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 1.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
New York State corporate tax reform 5.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Stock-based compensation (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (0.50%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Foreign income taxes (4.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (3.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (4.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Federal research credit (2.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch (2.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsResearch
Settlement of taxing authority examinations (3.70%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements (2.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements (0.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlements
European permanent deduction (3.80%)cnmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEuropeanPermanentDeductionPercent (2.40%)cnmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEuropeanPermanentDeductionPercent 0.00%cnmd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationEuropeanPermanentDeductionPercent
Non deductible/non-taxable items 1.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 2.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 1.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Other, net 1.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Effective income tax rate, continuing operations 31.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 29.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 31.90%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations