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Legal Matters and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Product liability insurance, amount per incident   $ 25cnmd_ProductLiabilityContingencyInsuranceAmountPerIncident
Product liability insurance, aggregate annual amount   25cnmd_ProductLiabilityContingencyInsuranceAggregateAnnualAmount
Patent Infringement [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Litigation Settlement, Expense $ 0.9us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= cnmd_PatentInfringementMember
$ 0.9us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis
= cnmd_PatentInfringementMember