BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Jan. 15, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc.	Mar. 31, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc.	Jan. 15, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc. Cash Consideration One	Jan. 15, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc. Cash Consideration Two
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred			$ 255,895,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Payment for Business Interest			231,000,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Payments for Transitional Supply Agreement			4,000,000
Contingent consideration from Confluent Surgical acquisition			20,900,000
Business acquisition, additional cash consideration payable upon completion of milestones			30,000,000		25,000,000	5,000,000
Impairment of intangible assets	600,000	0		600,000
Fair value inputs, discount rate			2.20%
Fair Value Input, Probability of Event			95.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Incremental Increase in Liability			300,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, Incremental Decrease in Liability			$ 400,000