Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill rollforward by segment (details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	May 20, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	$ 100,000
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	(64,000)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning balance	111,407,000	82,800,000
Goodwill, Ending balance	111,343,000	82,800,000
Acute care systems [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	0
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning balance	28,543,000
Goodwill, Ending balance	28,543,000
Non-acute care solutions [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	(64,000)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Beginning balance	82,864,000
Goodwill, Ending balance	$ 82,800,000
acquired technology [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
acquired technology [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years
Patents [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years
Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	12 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	5 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	30 years