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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Schedule of Cross Currency Swap Derivatives) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 CHF (SFr)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2017 CHF (SFr)
Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap \| Long
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate Notional Amount \| SFr					SFr 291,200,000.0
Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap \| Short
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate Notional Amount				$ 300,000,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ 619,000,000		$ 592,000,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap One
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (215,000)		(742,000)
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap One \| Long
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate	1.75%	1.75%
Aggregate Notional Amount \| SFr		SFr 97,065,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap One \| Short
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate	4.38%	4.38%
Aggregate Notional Amount	$ 100,000,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (422,000)		(610,000)
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Two \| Long
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate	1.85%	1.85%
Aggregate Notional Amount \| SFr		SFr 48,533,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Two \| Short
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate	4.46%	4.46%
Aggregate Notional Amount	$ 50,000,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Three
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (2,193,000)		(2,605,000)
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Three \| Long
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate	1.95%	1.95%
Aggregate Notional Amount \| SFr		SFr 145,598,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Three \| Short
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate	4.52%	4.52%
Aggregate Notional Amount	$ 150,000,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Codman \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Asset (Liability)	$ (2,830,000)		$ (3,957,000)