Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	17. Subsequent Events Neo Medical SA On October 1, 2020, the Company and Neo Medical SA, a privately held Swiss-based company developing a new generation of products for spinal surgery (“Neo Medical”), entered into a partnership that includes a co-development agreement covering the parties’ joint development of single use instruments for cervical spine procedures, and a distribution agreement under which Orthofix will exclusively distribute Neo Medical’s thoracolumbar procedure solutions to certain U.S. customer accounts. Separately, the Company also purchased shares of Neo Medical’s preferred stock for consideration of $5.0 million and entered into a Convertible Loan Agreement pursuant to which Orthofix loaned Neo Medical CHF 4.6 million (the “Convertible Loan”). The loan bears interest at 8.0%, with interest due semi-annually. At each interest payment date, the borrower may elect to capitalize any interest due to the then outstanding principal balance of the loan. The Convertible Loan matures on October 1, 2024, provided that if a change in control of Neo Medical occurs prior to the maturity date, the Convertible Loan shall become immediately due upon such event. The Convertible Loan may be convertible by either party into shares of Neo Medical’s preferred stock. The price per share at which the loan converts is dependent upon i) the party electing conversion and ii) Neo Medical’s price per share in its most recent fundraising activities at the time of conversion, as specified within the agreement. In relation to the purchased equity shares, the Company was required to pay the requisite funds into a blocked capital increase account administered by a third party on September 30, 2020, prior to the closing of the transaction. This amount is classified within other long-term assets as of September 30, 2020.

Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

17. Subsequent Events

Neo Medical SA

On October 1, 2020, the Company and Neo Medical SA, a privately held Swiss-based company developing a new generation of products for spinal surgery (“Neo Medical”), entered into a partnership that includes a co-development agreement covering the parties’ joint development of single use instruments for cervical spine procedures, and a distribution agreement under which Orthofix will exclusively distribute Neo Medical’s thoracolumbar procedure solutions to certain U.S. customer accounts.

Separately, the Company also purchased shares of Neo Medical’s preferred stock for consideration of $5.0 million and entered into a Convertible Loan Agreement pursuant to which Orthofix loaned Neo Medical CHF 4.6 million (the “Convertible Loan”). The loan bears interest at 8.0%, with interest due semi-annually. At each interest payment date, the borrower may elect to capitalize any interest due to the then outstanding principal balance of the loan. The Convertible Loan matures on October 1, 2024, provided that if a change in control of Neo Medical occurs prior to the maturity date, the Convertible Loan shall become immediately due upon such event.

The Convertible Loan may be convertible by either party into shares of Neo Medical’s preferred stock. The price per share at which the loan converts is dependent upon i) the party electing conversion and ii) Neo Medical’s price per share in its most recent fundraising activities at the time of conversion, as specified within the agreement.

In relation to the purchased equity shares, the Company was required to pay the requisite funds into a blocked capital increase account administered by a third party on September 30, 2020, prior to the closing of the transaction. This amount is classified within other long-term assets as of September 30, 2020.