Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule Of Weighted Average Assumptions Used In Determining Net Periodic Benefit Cost

	Pension									Other Benefits
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Discount rate		5.50	%		5.78	%		6.06	%		5.10	%		5.60	%		6.05	%
Rate of return		8.31	%		8.27	%		8.17	%		—			—			—
Initial healthcare trend rate		—			—			—			8.0	%		9.0	%		10.0	%
Ultimate healthcare trend rate		—			—			—			5.0	%		5.0	%		5.0	%

Schedule Of Pension And Postretirement Benefit Plans

	Pension						Other Benefits
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	Under Funded						Under Funded
	(Dollars in thousands)
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	354,125		$	332,002		$	55,522		$	57,027
Service cost		2,297			2,584			479			871
Interest cost		17,284			18,633			2,054			2,777
Amendments		—			32			—			—
Actuarial loss (gain)		65,636			20,758			5,047			(1,718	)
Divestiture of businesses		(28,568	)		—			(10,361	)		—
Currency translation		200			(2,005	)		—			—
Benefits paid		(15,507	)		(15,964	)		(3,466	)		(3,692	)
Medicare Part D reimbursement		—			—			233			257
Settlements		(173	)		(444	)		—			—
Administrative costs		(1,463	)		(1,419	)		—			—
Curtailments		(37	)		(52	)		—			—
Projected benefit obligation, end of year		393,794			354,125			49,508			55,522
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year		261,934			218,122			—			—
Actual return on plan assets		11,419			29,931			—			—
Contributions		6,451			32,085			—			—
Divestiture of businesses		(19,619	)		—			—			—
Benefits paid		(15,507	)		(15,964	)		—			—
Settlements paid		(173	)		(389	)		—			—
Administrative costs		(1,463	)		(1,419	)		—			—
Currency translation		282			(432	)		—			—
Fair value of plan assets, end of year		243,324			261,934			—			—
Funded status, end of year	$	(150,470	)	$	(92,191	)	$	(49,508	)	$	(55,522	)

Schedule Of Amounts Recognized In The Consolidated Balance Sheet

	Pension						Other Benefits
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Payroll and benefit-related liabilities	$	(1,813	)	$	(2,012	)	$	(3,181	)	$	(3,932	)
Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities		(148,657	)		(90,179	)		(46,327	)		(51,590	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		204,508			143,637			6,854			6,295
	$	54,038		$	51,446		$	(42,654	)	$	(49,227	)

Schedule Of Weighted Average Assumptions Used In Determining Benefit Obligations

	Pension						Other Benefits
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Discount rate		4.28	%		5.31	%		3.95	%		5.05	%
Expected return on plan assets		8.27	%		8.31	%		—			—
Rate of compensation increase		3.0	%		3.28	%		—			—
Initial healthcare trend rate		—			—			8.5	%		8.0	%
Ultimate healthcare trend rate		—			—			5.0	%		5.0	%

Schedule Of Fair Values Of Pension Plan Assets

	Fair Value Measurements at 12/31/11
Asset Category (a)	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cash	$	432	$	432	$	—	$	—
Money market funds		2,987		2,987		—		—
Equity securities:						—		—
U.S. large-cap disciplined equity (b)		67,089		67,089		—		—
U.S. small/mid-cap equity (c)		18,290		18,290		—		—
World Equity (excluding United States) (d)		42,260		42,260		—		—
Common Equity Securities — Teleflex Incorporated		7,165		7,165		—		—
Diversified United Kingdom Equity		5,681		5,681		—		—
Diversified Global (excluding United Kingdom		2,860		2,860		—		—
Fixed income securities:						—		—
Long duration bond fund (e)		71,057		71,057		—		—
Corporate, government and foreign bonds		2,573		—		2,573		—
Asset backed — home loans		1,008		—		1,008		—
Other types of investments:				—
Hedge fund of funds (f)		20,624		—		—		20,624
General Fund — Japan		767		—		767		—
Other		531		—		—		531
Total	$	243,324	$	217,821	$	4,348	$	21,155

The fair values of the Company's pension plan assets at December 31, 2010 by asset category are as follows:

	Fair Value Measurements at 12/31/10
Asset Category (a)	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cash	$	433	$	433	$	—	$	—
Money market funds		4,098		4,098		—		—
Equity securities:						—		—
U.S. large-cap disciplined equity (b)		76,736		76,736		—		—
U.S. small/mid-cap equity (c)		21,237		21,237		—		—
World Equity (excluding United States) (d)		52,199		52,199		—		—
Common Equity Securities — Teleflex Incorporated		6,290		6,290		—		—
Diversified United Kingdom Equity		5,960		5,960		—		—
Diversified Global (excluding United Kingdom		3,101		3,101		—		—
Fixed income securities:						—		—
Long duration bond fund (e)		66,459		66,459		—		—
Corporate, government and foreign bonds		2,216		—		2,216		—
Asset backed — home loans		1,262		—		1,262		—
Other types of investments:				—
Hedge fund of funds (f)		20,689		—		—		20,689
General Fund — Japan		756		—		756		—
Other		498		—		—		498
Total	$	261,934	$	236,513	$	4,234	$	21,187

(a) Information on asset categories described in notes (b)-(f) is derived from prospectuses and other material provided by the respective funds comprising the respective asset categories.

(b) This category comprises a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large companies. These securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, exchange traded funds based on a large cap equity index and derivative instruments whose value is based on an underlying equity security or a basket of equity securities. The fund invests primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies in the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index).

(c) This category comprises a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small and mid-sized companies. The fund invests in common stocks or exchange traded funds holding common stock of U.S. companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Index.

(d) This category comprises a mutual fund that invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign companies. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, exchange traded funds based on an international equity index and derivative instruments whose value is based on an international equity index and derivative instruments whose value is based on an underlying equity security or a basket of equity securities. The fund invests in securities of foreign issuers located in developed and emerging market countries. However, the fund will not invest more than 30% of its assets in the common stocks or other equity securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.

(e) This category comprises a mutual fund that invests in instruments or derivatives having economic characteristics similar to fixed income securities. The fund invests in investment grade fixed income instruments, including securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, exchange traded funds, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage-backed securities. The fund invests primarily in long duration government and corporate fixed income securities, and use derivative instruments, including interest rate swap agreements and Treasury futures contracts, for the purpose of managing the overall duration and yield curve exposure of the Fund's portfolio of fixed income securities.

(f)		This category comprises a hedge fund that invests in various other hedge funds. As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
	•	approximately 20% and 24%, respectively, of the assets of the hedge fund were invested in equity hedge based funds, including equity long/short and equity market neutral strategies;
	•	approximately 27% and 23%, respectively, of the assets were held in tactical/directional based funds, including global macro, long/short equity, commodity and systematic quantitative strategies;
	•	approximately 29% and 23%, respectively, of the assets were held in relative value based funds, including convertible and fixed income arbitrage, credit long/short and volatility arbitrage strategies;
	•	approximately 17% and 22%, respectively, of the assets were held in funds with an event driven strategy; and
	•	approximately 7% and 8%, respectively, of the assets were held in cash.

Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments

	Pension		Other Benefits
	(Dollars in thousands)
2012	$	16,785	$	3,181
2013		17,454		3,126
2014		17,837		3,191
2015		18,473		3,243
2016		19,050		3,385
Years 2017 — 2021		105,586		17,372

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Changes In Level 3 Pension Assets Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

	Hedge Fund of Funds			Other Investments
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	20,689		$	498
Unrealized gains (losses)		(65	)		25
Foreign currency adjustment		—			8
Balance at end of year	$	20,624		$	531

Pension [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule Of Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

	Pension
	Prior Service Cost (Credit)			Net (Gain) or Loss			Deferred Taxes			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	507		$	139,000		$	(50,965	)	$	88,542
Reclassification adjustments related to components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost recognized during the period:
Net amortization and deferral		(67	)		(4,236	)		1,529			(2,774	)
Settlement		—			20			(11	)		9
Amounts arising during the period:
Tax rate adjustments		—			—			344			344
Actuarial changes in benefit obligation		—			8,982			(3,371	)		5,611
Impact of currency translation		(9	)		(560	)		161			(408	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		431			143,206			(52,313	)		91,324
Reclassification adjustments related to components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost recognized during the period:
Net amortization and deferral		(32	)		(3,986	)		1,449			(2,569	)
Settlement		—			5			(2	)		3
Amounts arising during the period:
Tax rate adjustments		—			—			(58	)		(58	)
Actuarial changes in benefit obligation		—			74,215			(26,959	)		47,256
Divestiture of businesses		(148	)		(9,260	)		3,415			(5,993	)
Impact of currency translation		—			77			(20	)		57
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	251		$	204,257		$	(74,488	)	$	130,020

Other Benefits [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule Of Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

	Other Benefits
	Prior Service Cost (Credit)			Initial Obligation			Net (Gain) or Loss			Deferred Taxes			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	587		$	550		$	7,314		$	(2,639	)	$	5,812
Reclassification adjustments related to components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost recognized during the period:
Net Amortization and deferral		(78	)		(186	)		(174	)		163			(275	)
Amounts Arising During the period:
Tax rate adjustments		—			—			—			(51	)		(51	)
Actuarial changes in benefit obligation		—			—			(1,718	)		654			(1,064	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		509			364			5,422			(1,873	)		4,422
Reclassification adjustments related to components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost recognized during the period:
Net Amortization and deferral		56			(110	)		99			(17	)		28
Amounts Arising During the period:
Tax rate adjustments		—			—			—			(4	)		(4	)
Actuarial changes in benefit obligation		—			—			5,047			(1,882	)		3,165
Divestiture of businesses		(658	)		(152	)		(3,723	)		1,450			(3,083	)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(93	)	$	102		$	6,845		$	(2,326	)	$	4,528