GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were as follows:

	U.S. Neurosurgery			U.S. Instruments			U.S. Extremities			U.S. Spine and Other			International			Total
	(In thousands)
Goodwill, gross	$	94,312		$	57,514		$	60,353		$	56,219		$	25,669		$	294,067
Accumulated impairment losses
Goodwill at December 31, 2012	94,312			57,514			60,353			56,219			25,669			294,067
Tarsus Medical, Inc. acquisition	—			—			116			—			—			116
Foreign currency translation	(611		)	(373		)	(391		)	(364		)	(166		)	(1,905		)
Balance, March 31, 2013	$	93,701		$	57,141		$	60,078		$	55,855		$	25,503		$	292,278

Components Of Company's Identifiable Intangible Assets

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

	Weighted Average Life	March 31, 2013							Weighted Average Life	December 31, 2012
		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net			Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Completed technology	12 years	$	80,387	$	(39,761	)	$	40,626	12 years	$	75,692	$	(38,402	)	$	37,290
Customer relationships	12 years	147,290		(72,583		)	74,707		12 years	147,690		(70,005		)	77,685
Trademarks/brand names	31 years	33,651		(15,058		)	18,593		31 years	33,807		(15,034		)	18,773
Trademarks/brand names	Indefinite	48,484		—			48,484		Indefinite	48,484		—			48,484
Supplier relationships	27 years	34,721		(8,189		)	26,532		27 years	34,721		(7,817		)	26,904
All other (1)	4 years	4,858		(1,526		)	3,332		4 years	4,519		(1,388		)	3,131
		$	349,391	$	(137,117	)	$	212,274		$	344,913	$	(132,646	)	$	212,267

⁽¹⁾  At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all other included in-process research and development of $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, which was indefinite-lived.