Nature of Operations	12 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2011
Nature Of Operations Disclosure [Abstract]
NATURE OF OPERATIONS	PSS World Medical, Inc. (the “Company” or “PSSI”), a Florida corporation, began operations in 1983. The Company is a national distributor of medical products and equipment, pharmaceutical products, healthcare information technology and professional services to healthcare providers including physician offices, long-term care and assisted living facilities, home health care and hospice providers through full-service distribution centers which serve all 50 states throughout the United States (“U.S.”). The Company currently conducts business through two operating segments, the Physician Business and the Elder Care Business, which serve a diverse customer base. A third reporting segment, Corporate Shared Services, includes allocated and unallocated costs of corporate departments that provide services to the operating segments. The Physician Business, or the Physician Sales & Service division, is a leading distributor of medical supplies, diagnostic equipment, pharmaceutical related products, healthcare information technology, and physician dispensing solutions to alternate site healthcare providers in the U.S. The Physician Business currently operates 29 full-service distribution centers, 37 break-freight locations, 1 service center, and 2 redistribution facilities serving physician offices in all 50 states. The Elder Care Business, or the Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc. division, is a national distributor of medical supplies and related products and solutions to the long-term and elder care industry in the United States. The Elder Care Business serves the nursing home, home care and hospice industries, as well as the assisted living market segment. In addition, the Elder Care Business also provides Medicare Part B billing services, either on a fee-for-service or a full-assignment basis and Medicaid billing services to the assisted living market. The Elder Care Business currently operates 16 full-service distribution centers, 8 break-freight locations, 3 other service centers, and 2 redistribution facilities serving independent and regional skilled nursing facilities, assisted living centers, and home health care providers in all 50 states.

Nature of Operations

12 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2011

Nature Of Operations Disclosure [Abstract]

PSS World Medical, Inc. (the “Company” or “PSSI”), a Florida corporation, began operations in 1983. The Company is a national distributor of medical products and equipment, pharmaceutical products, healthcare information technology and professional services to healthcare providers including physician offices, long-term care and assisted living facilities, home health care and hospice providers through full-service distribution centers which serve all 50 states throughout the United States (“U.S.”).

The Company currently conducts business through two operating segments, the Physician Business and the Elder Care Business, which serve a diverse customer base. A third reporting segment, Corporate Shared Services, includes allocated and unallocated costs of corporate departments that provide services to the operating segments.

The Physician Business, or the Physician Sales & Service division, is a leading distributor of medical supplies, diagnostic equipment, pharmaceutical related products, healthcare information technology, and physician dispensing solutions to alternate site healthcare providers in the U.S. The Physician Business currently operates 29 full-service distribution centers, 37 break-freight locations, 1 service center, and 2 redistribution facilities serving physician offices in all 50 states.

The Elder Care Business, or the Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc. division, is a national distributor of medical supplies and related products and solutions to the long-term and elder care industry in the United States. The Elder Care Business serves the nursing home, home care and hospice industries, as well as the assisted living market segment. In addition, the Elder Care Business also provides Medicare Part B billing services, either on a fee-for-service or a full-assignment basis and Medicaid billing services to the assisted living market. The Elder Care Business currently operates 16 full-service distribution centers, 8 break-freight locations, 3 other service centers, and 2 redistribution facilities serving independent and regional skilled nursing facilities, assisted living centers, and home health care providers in all 50 states.