NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations and Presentation of Financial Statements	NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Corporate Organization and Business We are a national provider of infusion and home care management solutions with nearly 67 service locations around the U.S. We partner with physicians, hospital systems, payors, pharmaceutical manufacturers and skilled nursing facilities to provide patients access to post-acute care services. We operate with a commitment to bring customer-focused pharmacy and related healthcare infusion therapy services into the home or alternate-site setting. By collaborating with the full spectrum of healthcare professionals and the patient, we aim to provide cost-effective care that is driven by clinical excellence, customer service and values that promote positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life for those whom we serve. Option Care Enterprises, Inc. Merger Agreement On March 14, 2019 we entered into a definitive merger agreement with the shareholder of Option Care Enterprises, Inc. (“Option Care”), the nation’s largest independent provider of home and alternate treatment site infusion therapy services. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company will issue new shares of its common stock to the Option Care’s shareholder in a non-taxable exchange, which will result in BioScrip shareholders holding approximately 20% of the combined company. The shareholder of Option Care has secured committed financing, the proceeds of which will be used to retire the Company’s First Lien Note Facility, Second Lien Note Facility and 2021 Notes at the close of the transaction. Following the close of the transaction, the combined company common stock will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market. The transaction is currently expected to close by the end of 2019. Basis of Presentation These Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, and other information included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of BioScrip, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The information furnished in these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflects all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the interim periods presented require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes and are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. Principles of Consolidation The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Reclassifications Certain prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. Additionally, certain amounts in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been reclassified to include the presentation of operating expenses and operating income (loss).

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Corporate Organization and Business

We are a national provider of infusion and home care management solutions with nearly 67 service locations around the U.S. We partner with physicians, hospital systems, payors, pharmaceutical manufacturers and skilled nursing facilities to provide patients access to post-acute care services. We operate with a commitment to bring customer-focused pharmacy and related healthcare infusion therapy services into the home or alternate-site setting. By collaborating with the full spectrum of healthcare professionals and the patient, we aim to provide cost-effective care that is driven by clinical excellence, customer service and values that promote positive outcomes and an enhanced quality of life for those whom we serve.

Option Care Enterprises, Inc. Merger Agreement

On March 14, 2019 we entered into a definitive merger agreement with the shareholder of Option Care Enterprises, Inc. (“Option Care”), the nation’s largest independent provider of home and alternate treatment site infusion therapy services. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company will issue new shares of its common stock to the Option Care’s shareholder in a non-taxable exchange, which will result in BioScrip shareholders holding approximately 20% of the combined company. The shareholder of Option Care has secured committed financing, the proceeds of which will be used to retire the Company’s First Lien Note Facility, Second Lien Note Facility and 2021 Notes at the close of the transaction. Following the close of the transaction, the combined company common stock will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market. The transaction is currently expected to close by the end of 2019.

Basis of Presentation

These Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, and other information included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of BioScrip, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

The information furnished in these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflects all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the interim periods presented require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes and are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

Principles of Consolidation

The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. Additionally, certain amounts in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations have been reclassified to include the presentation of operating expenses and operating income (loss).