GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Identifiable Definite-Lived Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 701,584	$ 738,351
Accumulated Amortization	(266,877)	(260,088)
Net Carrying Amount	434,707	478,263
Identifiable Intangible Assets Gross	883,546	930,928
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill)	616,669	670,840
In-process research and development
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	181,962	192,577
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	165,615	175,186
Accumulated Amortization	(91,135)	(95,526)
Net Carrying Amount	74,480	79,660
In-process research and development
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	68,271	75,645
Accumulated Amortization	(38,027)	(37,053)
Net Carrying Amount	30,244	38,592
Licensing Agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	34,071	34,638
Accumulated Amortization	(23,629)	(22,806)
Net Carrying Amount	10,442	11,832
Customer Relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	433,627	452,882
Accumulated Amortization	(114,086)	(104,703)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 319,541	$ 348,179