XML 32 R32.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Aug. 08, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Payments to acquire intangible assets $ 495,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets $ 433,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets $ 3,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets  
Liabilities incurred in agreement     1,000,000mmsi_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesIncurred  
Contingent consideration, liability       3,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired 1,250,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired    
License agreements and trademarks        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Intangible assets purchased 6,888,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
  7,172,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember
 
Useful life       12 years
Distribution agreements        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Intangible assets purchased 3,205,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember
  3,091,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember
 
Useful life       3 years
Intangible assets       200,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember
Developed technology        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Intangible assets purchased 76,237,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
  79,172,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
 
Intangible assets       3,800,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DevelopedTechnologyRightsMember
Catheter Connections, Inc. [Member] | Distribution agreements        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Payments to acquire intangible assets 250,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= mmsi_CatheterConnectionsInc.Member
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember
     
Intangible assets purchased $ 250,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= mmsi_CatheterConnectionsInc.Member
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_DistributionRightsMember
     
Useful life 10 years