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Income Taxes (Tax Credit Carryforwards) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2014
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 1.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes  
Deferred income taxes $ (284,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 7,218,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 12,946,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit  
Federal [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards 34,800,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
     
Federal [Member] | Windfall Tax Benefit [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Operating loss carryforwards 6,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= cnmd_WindfallTaxBenefitMember
     
Federal [Member] | Research and Development Credit [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforward 6,200,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember
     
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforward 2,300,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
     
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
Tax credit carryforward   3,300,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
   
NEW YORK        
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]        
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_NY
    0.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_NY
Deferred income taxes $ 2,300,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= stpr_NY
    $ 2,300,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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= stpr_NY