GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:

	U.S. Neurosurgery		U.S. Instruments		U.S. Extremities			U.S. Spine and Other		International			Total
	(In thousands)
Goodwill, gross	$	93,913	$	57,270	$	60,544		$	55,693	$	25,560		$	292,980
Accumulated impairment losses
Goodwill at December 31, 2011	93,913		57,270		60,544			55,693		25,560			292,980
SeaSpine, Inc. working capital adjustment								289					289
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. working capital adjustment and other					(448		)						(448		)
Foreign currency translation										(395		)	(395		)
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	93,913	$	57,270	$	60,096		$	55,982	$	25,165		$	292,426

Components Of Company's Identifiable Intangible Assets

The components of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets were as follows:

	Weighted Average Life	September 30, 2012							December 31, 2011
		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Completed technology	11 years	$	75,553	$	(36,707	)	$	38,846	$	75,990	$	(32,157	)	$	43,833
Customer relationships	11 years	147,550		(66,783		)	80,767		147,230		(57,348		)	89,882
Trademarks/brand names	32 years	33,764		(14,116		)	19,648		33,669		(10,897		)	22,772
Trademarks/brand names	Indefinite	48,484		—			48,484		48,484		—			48,484
Supplier relationships	26 years	33,810		(5,783		)	28,027		33,810		(5,389		)	28,421
All other (1)	6 years	5,582		(3,009		)	2,573		11,434		(7,704		)	3,730
		$	344,743	$	(126,398	)	$	218,345	$	350,617	$	(113,495	)	$	237,122

⁽¹⁾  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, all other included in-process research and development of $1.7 million, which was indefinite lived.