Subsequent events (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

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Subsequent Events

On October 5, 2015, we signed a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of EXC Holding Corp ("EXC"), a manufacturer of healthcare devices used to disinfect and protect access into a patient's bloodstream, for $59.5 million in cash. Also on October 5, 2015, we signed a definitive agreement to sell the operating assets of certain products acquired in our acquisition of EXC to Excelsior Medical, LLC, an affiliate of Medline Industries, Inc. for $27.0 million in cash. Both transactions closed on October 6, 2015.