Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense of intangible assets		$ 50,608,000	$ 44,264,000	$ 42,634,000
Goodwill impairment charges	332,100,000		332,128,000
Vascular Reporting Unit
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges	220,000,000
Anesthesia/Respiratory Reporting Unit
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges	107,000,000
Cardiac Reporting Unit
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges	5,000,000
Trade Names
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite lived intangible assets		371,600,000
In-process Research and Development Asset
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite lived intangible assets		$ 68,800,000