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For an unclassified balance sheet, the amount due from customers or clients for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Disclosure of the extent of enterprise reliance on its major customers. For example, includes revenues from transactions with a single external customer amounting to 10 percent or more of the entity's revenues, the total amount of revenues from each such customer, and the identity of the segment or segments reporting the revenues. A group of entities that the entity knows to be under common control generally will be considered a single customer for inclusion in this item. The federal government, a state government, a local government (for example, a county or municipality), or a foreign government each will generally be considered as a single customer for inclusion in this item.

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Products, Major Customer, Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	$ 79,896,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 77,457,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 78,677,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 73,230,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 77,941,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 82,815,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 78,661,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 74,299,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Hospira [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net	0.27				0.32				0.27	0.32
Hospira [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Segment Reporting, Disclosure of Major Customers									0.36	0.39	0.42
Infusion Therapy [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									215,982,000	220,982,000	226,092,000
Critical Care Revenue [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									55,074,000	54,326,000	58,926,000
Oncology Revenue [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									36,949,000	37,075,000	29,957,000
Other Revenue [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									1,255,000	1,333,000	1,894,000
UNITED STATES
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percent of total revenue									69.00%	71.00%	75.00%
International Sales [Domain]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percent of total revenue									31.00%	29.00%	25.00%
Mexico Property and Equipment [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	51,554,000				49,454,000				51,554,000	49,454,000
Slovakia Property and Equipment [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	16,643,000				18,422,000				16,643,000	18,422,000
Italy Property and Equipment [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	4,855,000				5,428,000				4,855,000	5,428,000
Germany Property and Equipment [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	638,000				547,000				638,000	547,000
United States property and equipment [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	$ 151,024,000				$ 139,150,000				151,024,000	139,150,000