Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company's reportable segments are strategic businesses that offer different products to different segments of the healthcare industry, and are the basis on which management regularly evaluates the Company. These segments are managed separately because of different customers and products. Refer to Footnote 1, Nature of Operations, for descriptive information about the Company's operating segments. The Company evaluates the operating performance of its segments based on net sales and income from operations. Corporate Shared Services allocates a portion of its costs and interest expense to the operating segments. The allocation of shared operating costs is generally proportionate to the revenues of each operating segment. Interest expense is allocated based on an internal carrying value of historical capital used to acquire or develop the operating segments' operations. The following tables present financial information about the Company's business segments:

					2011		2010		2009
NET SALES:
	Physician Business			$	1,425,012	$	1,437,823	$	1,357,382
	Elder Care Business				607,750		614,937		594,509
	Corporate Shared Services				2,027		2,411		800
		Total net sales		$	2,034,789	$	2,055,171	$	1,952,691
NET SALES BY PRODUCT TYPE:
	Consumable products			$	1,504,255	$	1,563,462	$	1,440,993
	Pharmaceutical products				330,572		333,026		327,502
	Equipment				138,414		134,067		154,092
	Physician dispensing solutions				36,899		-		-
	Billing services				11,956		13,219		13,698
	Customer freight charges				13,382		10,926		13,482
	Vendor incentive and other income				(689)		471		2,924
		Total net sales		$	2,034,789	$	2,055,171	$	1,952,691
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS:
	Physician Business			$	137,995	$	137,261	$	109,800
	Elder Care Business				37,782		38,017		30,140
	Corporate Shared Services				(42,221)		(54,297)		(39,013)
		Total income from operations		$	133,556	$	120,981	$	100,927
DEPRECIATION:
	Physician Business			$	9,515	$	7,983	$	7,494
	Elder Care Business				5,024		4,984		4,948
	Corporate Shared Services				10,526		8,973		7,560
		Total depreciation		$	25,065	$	21,940	$	20,002
AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
	Physician Business			$	2,956	$	2,343	$	3,008
	Elder Care Business				2,757		2,432		2,290
	Corporate Shared Services				665		346		191
		Total amortization of intangible assets		$	6,378	$	5,121	$	5,489
PROVISIONS FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
	AND NOTES RECEIVABLE:
	Physician Business			$	1,792	$	1,944	$	1,547
	Elder Care Business				(51)		1,851		2,133
		Total provision for doubtful accounts and
			notes receivable	$	1,741	$	3,795	$	3,680
INTEREST EXPENSE:
	Physician Business			$	4,631	$	4,110	$	4,051
	Elder Care Business				8,157		8,192		7,982
	Corporate Shared Services				4,333		4,993		10,125
		Total interest expense		$	17,121	$	17,295	$	22,158
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES:
	Physician Business			$	49,951	$	49,982	$	41,115
	Elder Care Business				11,212		11,103		8,496
	Corporate Shared Services				(16,602)		(20,318)		(17,381)
		Total provision for income taxes		$	44,561	$	40,767	$	32,230
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
	Physician Business			$	1,554	$	1,282	$	5,201
	Elder Care Business				1,659		509		568
	Corporate Shared Services				15,014		24,132		21,571
		Total capital expenditures		$	18,227	$	25,923	$	27,340
					2011		2010		2009
ASSETS:
	Physician Business			$	570,278	$	440,916	$	426,117
	Elder Care Business				298,016		298,063		272,311
	Corporate Shared Services				83,378		133,087		160,196
		Total assets		$	951,672	$	872,066	$	858,624