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INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Federal statutory rate 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:      
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit (17.00%) (0.20%) 1.30%
Foreign operations (112.70%) (10.00%) (12.50%)
Spine valuation allowance 0.00% 0.00% 61.10%
Excess tax benefits from stock compensation (57.90%) (3.90%) 0.00%
Charitable contributions (10.60%) (0.40%) (1.00%)
Nondeductible meals and entertainment 8.80% 0.80% 0.90%
Domestic production activities deduction (0.00%) (2.60%) (2.40%)
Intercompany profit in inventory 11.60% 1.00% 3.10%
Nondeductible facilitative costs 22.50% 0.20% 3.10%
Changes in valuation allowances 8.00% 0.40% 0.30%
Uncertain tax positions (4.60%) (0.30%) 0.20%
Research and development credit (13.20%) (1.20%) (1.90%)
Return to provision (4.30%) (1.50%) 1.70%
Reduction of book gain on sale of assets (4.60%) 0.00% 0.00%
Tax reform — Toll Tax 48.10% 0.00% 0.00%
Tax reform — remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities (378.60%) 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0.80% 0.20% (0.20%)
Effective tax rate (468.70%) 17.50% 88.70%