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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average useful life | | | | | | | | | | | 7 years 3 months 18 days | | | |
Goodwill | | | | | | | | | | $ 17,717,000 | $ 17,717,000 | | $ 17,281,000 | |
Gain on divestiture | | | | | | | | | | 360,000 | $ 360,000 | | | |
Impairment charges | | | | | | | | | | | | $ 161,000 | | |
Non-Occlusive Modeling Catheter Divestiture [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Impairment charges | | | | | | | | | | | | 200,000 | | |
Charge to cost of sales | | | | | | | | | | | | 300,000 | | |
Merit Medical Ireland Limited [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset sales agreement amount | | | | $ 400,000 | | | | | | | | | | |
Gain on divestiture | | | | | | | | | | 400,000 | | | | |
Clinical Instruments International, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price for acquisition of assets and rights | | | | | | | | | $ 1,100,000 | | | | | |
Acquisition date of assets and rights | | | | | | | | | | | Jul. 30, 2013 | | | |
Cash paid for assets purchased | | | | | | | | | 900,000 | | | | | |
Balance payable to Clinical Instruments | | | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | | |
Inventory | | | | | | | | | 200,000 | | | | | |
Intangible assets | | | | | | | | | 300,000 | | | | | |
Goodwill | | | | | | | | | $ 600,000 | | | | | |
Weighted average useful life | | | | | | | | | | | 5 years 8 months 12 days | | | |
Maximum goodwill deductible for tax purposes | | | | | | | | | | | 15 years | | | |
InaVein LLC [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price for acquisition of assets and rights | | | | | | | | $ 2,500,000 | | | | | | |
Acquisition date of assets and rights | | | | | | | | | | | Aug. 30, 2013 | | | |
Cash paid for assets purchased | | | | | | | | 2,100,000 | | | | | | |
Balance payable to Clinical Instruments | | | | | | $ 400,000 | | | | | | $ 400,000 | | |
Intangible assets | | | | | | | | 1,100,000 | | | | | | |
Goodwill | | | | | | | | 700,000 | | | | | | |
Weighted average useful life | | | | | | | | | | | 6 years 8 months 12 days | | | |
Maximum goodwill deductible for tax purposes | | | | | | | | | | | 15 years | | | |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | | | | | | | | 1,400,000 | | | | | | |
Tangible assets | | | | | | | | 800,000 | | | | | | |
Assumed liabilities | | | | | | | | $ 100,000 | | | | | | $ 200,000 |
Fair value of contingent consideration | | | | | | | $ 100,000 | | | | | | | |
Xenotis Pty Ltd [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price for acquisition of assets and rights | | | | | | | 6,700,000 | | | | | | | |
Acquisition date of assets and rights | | | | | | | | | | | Aug. 31, 2014 | | | |
Cash paid for assets purchased | | | $ 1,100,000 | | | | $ 5,100,000 | | | | | | | |
Intangible assets | | | | | | | | | | 1,800,000 | $ 1,800,000 | | | |
Weighted average useful life | | | | | | | 6 years 9 months 18 days | | | | | | | |
Tangible assets | | | | | | | | | | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | | | |
Assumed liabilities | | | | | | | $ 1,700,000 | | | | | | | |
Adjustment to tangible asset acquired | $ 200,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property and equipment | | | | | | | | | | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | | | |
Goodwill | | | | | | | 2,500,000 | | | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | | | |
Business acquisition, assumed debt | | | | | | | 1,100,000 | | | | | | | |
Deferred tax assets acquired | | | | | | | $ 2,400,000 | | | | | | | |
Xenotis Pty Ltd [Member] | Europe [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price for acquisition of assets and rights | | | | | | $ 1,300,000 | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for assets purchased | | | | | | | | | | | 200,000 | | $ 1,100,000 | |
Inventory | | | | | | | | | | 400,000 | 400,000 | | | |
Intangible assets | | | | | | | | | | $ 900,000 | $ 900,000 | | | |
Weighted average useful life | | | | | | 5 years | | | | | | | | |
Xenotis Pty Ltd [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Europe [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for assets purchased | | $ 20,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tru-Incise Valvulotome [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price for acquisition of assets and rights | | | | | $ 1,400,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition date of assets and rights | | | | | | | | | | | May 31, 2015 | | | |
Cash paid for assets purchased | | | | | 1,100,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Balance payable to Clinical Instruments | | | | | 300,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Inventory | | | | | 88,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Intangible assets | | | | | 545,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Maximum goodwill deductible for tax purposes | | | | | | | | | | | 15 years | | | |
Goodwill | | | | | 742,000 | | | | | | | | | |
UreSil, LLC, Distributors [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price for acquisition of assets and rights | | | | | 200,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for assets purchased | | | | | 100,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Intangible assets | | | | | $ 200,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average useful life | | | | | | | | | | | 3 years | | | |
Number of definitive agreements | Agreement | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
Grex Medical Oy [Member] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase price for acquisition of assets and rights | | | $ 200,000 | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition date of assets and rights | | | | | | | | | | | Jan. 1, 2016 | | | |