SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNT POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Finished goods	$	130,298	$	102,401
Work in process	48,229		40,067
Raw materials	34,904		29,338
Total inventories, net	$	213,431	$	171,806

Schedule Of Property, Plant And Equipment Balances And Corresponding Lives

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

	December 31,
	2013			2012			Useful Lives
	(In thousands)
Land	$	3,022		$	2,768
Buildings and building improvements	15,377			7,908			5-40 years
Leasehold improvements	42,900			46,240			1-20 years
Machinery and production equipment	86,192			85,721			3-20 years
Surgical instrument kits	30,352			26,231			4-5 years
Information systems and hardware	51,171			42,145			1-7 years
Furniture, fixtures, and office equipment	16,363			15,692			1-15 years
Construction-in-progress	112,130			90,243
Total	357,507			316,948
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(157,197		)	(139,050		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	200,310		$	177,898

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in 2013 and 2012 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	—		—		180		—			—		180
Goodwill impairment charge	—		—		—		(46,738		)	—		(46,738		)
Foreign currency translation	853		519		546		106			231		2,255
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	95,165	$	58,033	$	61,079	$	9,587		$	25,900	$	249,764

Components Of Company's Identifiable Intangible Assets

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

	Weighted Average Life	December 31, 2013							Weighted Average Life	December 31, 2012
		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net			Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Completed technology	12 years	$	81,238	$	(45,343	)	$	35,895	12 years	$	75,692	$	(38,402	)	$	37,290
Customer relationships	12 years	146,627		(79,624		)	67,003		12 years	147,690		(70,005		)	77,685
Trademarks/brand names	31 years	33,703		(15,648		)	18,055		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		(9,305		)	25,416		27 years	34,721		(7,817		)	26,904
All other (1)	5 years	4,251		(1,941		)	2,310		4 years	4,519		(1,388		)	3,131
		$	349,024	$	(151,861	)	$	197,163		$	344,913	$	(132,646	)	$	212,267

(1) At December 31, 2013 and 2012, all other included IPR&D of $1.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, which was indefinite-lived.