Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation. The interim consolidated financial statements of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. ("Merit," "we" or "us") for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are not audited. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the requirements for unaudited interim periods and, consequently, do not include all disclosures required to be made in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of our management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and our results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full-year period. Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not total due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages and earnings per share amounts presented are calculated from the underlying amounts. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "2019 Form 10-K") for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 2, 2020. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2019 periods to conform to the 2020 presentation. In the consolidated statements of cash flows, the fair value adjustment to contingent consideration is presented as a reconciling item between net income (loss) and cash flows from operating activities in 2020, with a corresponding reclassification of $775,000 made in the prior period for comparability, along with corresponding reclassifications to the change in certain operating assets and liabilities.

Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

1. Basis of Presentation. The interim consolidated financial statements of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. ("Merit," "we" or "us") for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are not audited. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the requirements for unaudited interim periods and, consequently, do not include all disclosures required to be made in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of our management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and our results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The results of operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full-year period. Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not total due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages and earnings per share amounts presented are calculated from the underlying amounts. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "2019 Form 10-K") for the year ended December 31, 2019, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 2, 2020.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2019 periods to conform to the 2020 presentation. In the consolidated statements of cash flows, the fair value adjustment to contingent consideration is presented as a reconciling item between net income (loss) and cash flows from operating activities in 2020, with a corresponding reclassification of $775,000 made in the prior period for comparability, along with corresponding reclassifications to the change in certain operating assets and liabilities.