Supplemental Balance Sheet Data (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Supplemental Balance Sheet Data [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
Gross trade accounts receivable:
Americas:
AHS and TSS	$	307,049		$	341,874
LifeCell		42,501			39,251
Subtotal Americas		349,550			381,125
EMEA		117,272			106,174
APAC		12,825			11,583
Total trade accounts receivable		479,647			498,882
Less:  Allowance for revenue adjustments		(69,814	)		(87,035	)
Gross trade accounts receivable		409,833			411,847
Less:  Allowance for bad debt		(9,367	)		(9,970	)
Net trade accounts receivable		400,466			401,877
Other receivables		10,629			12,206
	$	411,095		$	414,083

Inventories, net

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market (net realizable value).  Inventories consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
Finished goods and tissue available for distribution	$	92,612		$	92,769
Goods and tissue in-process		16,187			9,507
Raw materials, supplies, parts and unprocessed tissue		90,463			96,197
		199,262			198,473
Less:  Amounts expected to be converted into equipment for short-term rental		(17,247	)		(10,008	)
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory		(13,368	)		(15,913	)
	$	168,647		$	172,552