SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	5us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
U.S. Instruments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of instrument patterns, surgical products, and lighting sold (more than 60,000)	60,000

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration