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Business Acquisition, Option To Acquire Percentage of Voting Interests

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Trade Receivables, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Trade Receivables Gross

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Notes Receivable, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of tangible or intangible assets, including a business or subsidiary of the acquirer transferred by the entity to the former owners of the acquiree. Excludes cash.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands												3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	May 23, 2018 USD ($)	May 18, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2017 USD ($)	May 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) patents	Jul. 06, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire intangible assets															$ 1,755	$ 1,082
Loan for long-term agreement															10,500	0
QX Medical, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire intangible assets		$ 750
NinePoint
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net sales related to acquisition												$ 1,100
Option to purchase outstanding equity, up to			100.00%
Consideration received, option to purchase remaining equity			$ 10,000
Loan for long-term agreement			$ 10,500
Interest rate on loan			9.00%
Distribution agreements \| QX Medical, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life		10 years
DirectACCESS Medical, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price	$ 7,300
Weighted average useful life	9 years 11 months
DirectACCESS Medical, LLC \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	10 years
DirectACCESS Medical, LLC \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	10 years
DirectACCESS Medical, LLC \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	5 years
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price				$ 100,300
Net sales related to acquisition													$ 12,200		18,500
Acquisition-related costs													41		1,800
Weighted average useful life				8 years
Working capital adjustment														$ 158
Becton, Dickinson and Company \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life				8 years
Becton, Dickinson and Company \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life				9 years
Becton, Dickinson and Company \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life				7 years
ITL Healthcare Pty Ltd
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price					$ 11,300
Net sales related to acquisition													2,000		4,200
ITL Healthcare Pty Ltd \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life					7 years
Laurane Medical S.A.S.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price						$ 16,500
Weighted average useful life						11 years 11 months
Contingent liability						$ 5,500
Laurane Medical S.A.S. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life						12 years
Laurane Medical S.A.S. \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life						1 year
Osseon LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price							$ 6,800
Net sales related to acquisition													588		1,100
Weighted average useful life							8 years 11 months 15 days
Osseon LLC \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life							9 years
Osseon LLC \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life							8 years
Vascular Access Technologies, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price								$ 5,000
Contingent liability								$ 4,900
Vascular Access Technologies, Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life								15 years
Argon Medical Devices, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price									$ 10,900							$ 10,100
Net sales related to acquisition													11,200		23,700
Weighted average useful life									5 years 11 months 15 days
Working capital adjustment									$ (797)
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. \| Cardiovascular Segment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs																	$ 2,600
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life									7 years
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life									5 years
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life									5 years
Catheter Connections, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price									$ 38,000
Net sales related to acquisition													3,100		6,300
Weighted average useful life									11 years 8 months
Number of patents acquired \| patents									40
Catheter Connections, Inc. \| Cardiovascular Segment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs																	$ 482
Catheter Connections, Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life									12 years
Catheter Connections, Inc. \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life									10 years
Catheter Connections, Inc. \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life									8 years
DFINE, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price										$ 97,500
Net sales related to acquisition													7,200		14,500
Weighted average useful life										14 years 10 months
Consideration paid related to net working capital adjustment										$ 578
Trade receivables acquired, gross										4,300
Trade receivables, expected to be uncollectible										$ 224
DFINE, Inc. \| Cardiovascular Segment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition-related costs																		$ 1,600
DFINE, Inc. \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life										15 years
DFINE, Inc. \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life										15 years
DFINE, Inc. \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life										9 years
HeRO®Graft
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total purchase price											$ 18,500
Weighted average useful life											9 years 9 months 25 days
Income since acquisition date													$ 2,200		$ 4,200
HeRO®Graft \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life											10 years
HeRO®Graft \| Trademarks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life											5 years 6 months
HeRO®Graft \| Customer Lists
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life											12 years