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INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Initial Public Offering [Line Items]        
Proceeds from issuance initial public offering, net of expenses   $ 0pinc_ProceedsfromIssuanceInitialPublicOfferingNetofExpenses $ 821,671pinc_ProceedsfromIssuanceInitialPublicOfferingNetofExpenses  
Payments to acquire common units from member owners 543,857us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests 543,857us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests  
Class A Common Stock        
Initial Public Offering [Line Items]        
Common stock issued 32,374,751us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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    32,374,751us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Common stock issued, price per share $ 27.00us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
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  $ 27.00us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
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$ 27.00us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
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Proceeds from issuance initial public offering, net of expenses 821,700pinc_ProceedsfromIssuanceInitialPublicOfferingNetofExpenses
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Premier LP | Class A Common Stock        
Initial Public Offering [Line Items]        
Payments to acquire common units from member owners 247,700us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests
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Class B Common Units | Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc.        
Initial Public Offering [Line Items]        
Payments to acquire common units from member owners 30,100us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests
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Common Limited Partners units acquired 1,184,882pinc_CommonLimitedPartnersUnitsAcquired
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Class B Common Units | Member Owners        
Initial Public Offering [Line Items]        
Payments to acquire common units from member owners 543,900us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests
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Common Limited Partners units acquired 21,428,571pinc_CommonLimitedPartnersUnitsAcquired
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Class A Common Units | Premier LP        
Initial Public Offering [Line Items]        
Payments to acquire common units from member owners $ 247,700us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests
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Common Limited Partners units acquired 9,761,298pinc_CommonLimitedPartnersUnitsAcquired
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