GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:

	Codman Specialty Surgical			Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies		Total
	(In thousands)
Goodwill at December 31, 2017	$	634,767		$	303,138	$	937,905
Codman acquisition purchase price allocation adjustments	(2,783		)	—		(2,783		)
Foreign currency translation	6,335			3,038		9,373
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	638,319		$	306,176	$	944,495

Components of Company's Identifiable Intangible Assets

The components of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets were as follows:

	March 31, 2018
	Weighted Average Life	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Completed technology	19 years	$	873,943	$	(135,897	)	$	738,046
Customer relationships	13 years	233,922		(95,942		)	137,980
Trademarks/brand names	28 years	105,187		(23,258		)	81,929
Codman trade name	Indefinite	162,900		—			162,900
Supplier relationships	27 years	34,721		(15,449		)	19,272
All other (1)	4 years	11,347		(3,520		)	7,827
		$	1,422,020	$	(274,066	)	$	1,147,954

	December 31, 2017
	Weighted Average Life	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Completed technology	19 years	$	869,174	$	(124,096	)	$	745,078
Customer relationships	13 years	233,430		(91,961		)	141,469
Trademarks/brand names	28 years	104,879		(22,293		)	82,586
Codman trade name	Indefinite	162,900		—			162,900
Supplier relationships	27 years	34,721		(15,092		)	19,629
All other (1)	4 years	11,511		(3,546		)	7,965
		$	1,416,615	$	(256,988	)	$	1,159,627

⁽¹⁾  At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, all other included in-process research and development ("IPR&D") costs of $1.0 million in both periods, which was indefinite-lived.