Divestitures	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Divestitures and Assets Held for Sale [Abstract]
DIVESTITURES	DIVESTITURES In January 2011, we closed the sale of our Neurovascular business to Stryker Corporation for a purchase price of $1.500 billion in cash. We received $1.450 billion during 2011, including an upfront payment of $1.426 billion, and $24 million which was placed into escrow and released throughout 2011 upon the completion of local closings in certain foreign jurisdictions. We received $10 million during 2012, $28 million during the second quarter of 2013 and we received the final $12 million of consideration in January 2014. At the time of divestiture, due to our continuing involvement in the operations of the Neurovascular business following the transaction, the divestiture did not meet the criteria for presentation as a discontinued operation. Our sales related to our divested Neurovascular business have declined as the various transition services and supply agreements have terminated. Revenue generated by the Neurovascular business was $1 million in the third quarter of 2014, $4 million in the first nine months of 2014, $2 million in the third quarter of 2013, and $56 million in the first nine months of 2013.

Divestitures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Divestitures and Assets Held for Sale [Abstract]

In January 2011, we closed the sale of our Neurovascular business to Stryker Corporation for a purchase price of $1.500 billion in cash. We received $1.450 billion during 2011, including an upfront payment of $1.426 billion, and $24 million which was placed into escrow and released throughout 2011 upon the completion of local closings in certain foreign jurisdictions. We received $10 million during 2012, $28 million during the second quarter of 2013 and we received the final $12 million of consideration in January 2014. At the time of divestiture, due to our continuing involvement in the operations of the Neurovascular business following the transaction, the divestiture did not meet the criteria for presentation as a discontinued operation. Our sales related to our divested Neurovascular business have declined as the various transition services and supply agreements have terminated.

Revenue generated by the Neurovascular business was $1 million in the third quarter of 2014, $4 million in the first nine months of 2014, $2 million in the third quarter of 2013, and $56 million in the first nine months of 2013.