SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNT POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventories, Net

Inventories, consisting of purchased materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost, the value determined by the first-in, first-out method, or market. Inventories consisted of the following:

	December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Finished goods	$	102,401	$	106,972
Work in process	39,944		36,070
Raw materials	29,461		28,219
Total inventories, net	$	171,806	$	171,261

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment Balances And Corresponding Lives

Property, plant and equipment balances and corresponding lives were as follows:

	December 31,
	2012			2011			Useful Lives
	(In thousands)
Land	$	2,768		$	2,709
Buildings and building improvements	7,908			7,376			5-40 years
Leasehold improvements	46,240			38,030			1-20 years
Machinery and production equipment	122,556			98,731			3-20 years
Furniture, fixtures, office equipment and information systems	57,837			52,363			1-15 years
Construction-in-progress	79,639			52,965
Total	316,948			252,174
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(139,050		)	(120,791		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	177,898		$	131,383

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in 2012 and 2011 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	399		244		257			237		109		1,246
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	94,312	$	57,514	$	60,353		$	56,219	$	25,669	$	294,067

Components Of Company's Identifiable Intangible Assets

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

	Weighted Average Life	December 31, 2012							Weighted Average Life	December 31, 2011
		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net			Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Completed technology	12 years	$	75,692	$	(38,402	)	$	37,290	11 years	$	75,990	$	(32,157	)	$	43,833
Customer relationships	12 years	147,690		(70,005		)	77,685		11 years	147,230		(57,348		)	89,882
Trademarks/brand names	30 years	33,807		(15,034		)	18,773		32 years	33,669		(10,897		)	22,772
Trademarks/brand names	Indefinite	48,484		—			48,484		Indefinite	48,484		—			48,484
Supplier relationships	27 years	34,721		(7,817		)	26,904		26 years	33,810		(5,389		)	28,421
All other (1)	4 years	4,519		(1,388		)	3,131		6 years	11,434		(7,704		)	3,730
		$	344,913	$	(132,646	)	$	212,267		$	350,617	$	(113,495	)	$	237,122

(1) At December 31, 2012 and 2011, all other included in-process research and development of $1.7 million, which was indefinite lived. Additionally, the change in the cost and amortization of "All Other" reflects the write off of fully amortized assets.