REVENUES FROM CONTRACT WITH CUSTOMERS - Schedule of Revenues Disaggregated by Major Source (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 357,082
Codman Specialty Surgical
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	236,115
Codman Specialty Surgical | Neurosurgery
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	166,898
Codman Specialty Surgical | Precision Tools and Instruments
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	69,217
Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	120,967
Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies | Wound Reconstruction and Care
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	70,112
Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies | Extremity Orthopedics
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	24,810
Orthopedics and Tissue Technologies | Private Label
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 26,045