BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2016 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares	Dec. 20, 2016 shares
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common stock, authorized shares (in shares) | shares		240,000,000.0	240,000,000	240,000,000	240,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Stock split, conversion ratio		2
Specialty Surgical Solutions | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Losses recognized | $			$ 0	$ 0
Codman | Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price | $	$ 1,014,000,000
Scenario, Previously Reported
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Common stock, authorized shares (in shares) | shares						60,000,000.0