Discontinued operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]



	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net Sales
Hospice	$	48,357		$	52,497
Retail	10,170			13,561
Net sales - total discontinued	58,527			66,058

Income (loss) from operations, pretax
Hospice	1,214			9,888
Retail	(474		)	(114		)
Income from operations - total discontinued, pretax	740			9,774

Income tax (benefit) expense
Hospice	776			3,783
Retail	(172		)	(49		)
Income tax expense - total discontinued	604			3,734

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Hospice	438			6,105
Retail	(302		)	(65		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations - total	$	136		$	6,040

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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