SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Sales And Operating Income By Reportable Segment

Net sales and profit by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Segment Net Sales
U.S. Neurosurgery	$	244,603		$	172,250		$	171,278
U.S. Instruments *	157,816			163,908			166,921
U.S. Extremities *	143,384			128,336			116,279
U.S. Spine and Other *	171,363			182,007			192,516
International	211,139			189,713			183,877
Total revenues	$	928,305		$	836,214		$	830,871
Segment Profit
U.S. Neurosurgery	$	133,165		$	83,211		$	91,070
U.S. Instruments *	48,036			49,348			50,277
U.S. Extremities *	61,343			47,880			43,952
U.S. Spine and Other *	53,318			10,136			57,388
International	69,663			56,869			61,336
Segment profit	365,525			247,444			304,023
Amortization	(12,400)			(12,697)			(18,536)
Corporate and other	(287,584		)	(244,903		)	(211,705		)
Operating income (loss)	$	65,541		$	(10,156	)	$	73,782

* Certain revenues and profits have been reclassified from the U.S. Extremities segment to the U.S. Instruments segment and the U.S. Spine and Other segment for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

Revenues By Market Category

Revenue by major product category consisted of the following:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Orthopedics **	$	370,082	$	370,359	$	364,714
Neurosurgery	371,676		278,672		277,527
Instruments **	186,547		187,183		188,630
Total revenues	$	928,305	$	836,214	$	830,871

** Certain revenues have been reclassified from the Orthopedics category to the Instruments category for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

Total Revenue By Major Geographic Area

Total revenue, net and long-lived assets (tangible) by major geographic area are summarized below:

	United States*		Europe		Rest of the World		Consolidated
	(In thousands)
Total revenue, net:
2014	$	714,040	$	105,697	$	108,568	$	928,305
2013	642,694		93,977		99,543		836,214
2012	642,830		90,920		97,121		830,871
Total long-lived assets:
2014	$	197,897	$	21,218	$	1,239	$	220,354
2013	187,608		20,010		1,030		208,648

* Includes long-lived assets in Puerto Rico.