Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Nov. 06, 2018
Document Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	BioScrip, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001014739
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		128,041,101
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false