BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013		Jan. 15, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc.	Jun. 30, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc.	Jan. 15, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc. Cash Consideration One	Jan. 15, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc. Cash Consideration Two	Jun. 30, 2014 Deferred Tax Liability [Member] Confluent Surgical, Inc.
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
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments								12,386,000
Impairment of intangible assets	600,000	0	[1]		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

[1] See Note 1 of these condensed consolidated financial statements for discussion of the impact of the change in accounting for the medical device excise tax.