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SEGMENT INFORMATION Additional Information (Detail) (Dental Products)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dental Products
   
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Percentage of sales, professional dental products 89.00%xray_PercentageOfNetSales
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88.00%xray_PercentageOfNetSales
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