GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014 Confluent Surgical, Inc.
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	$ 600,000	$ 46,738,000	[1]	$ 600,000
Annual amortization expense expected to approximate in 2014	31,200,000
Annual amortization expense expected to approximate in 2015	28,700,000
Annual amortization expense expected to approximate in 2016	26,600,000
Annual amortization expense expected to approximate in 2017	24,500,000
Annual amortization expense expected to approximate in 2018	$ 24,100,000

[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.