Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [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. 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:

					2012		2011		2010
NET SALES:
	Physician Business			$	1,512,719	$	1,425,012	$	1,437,823
	Extended Care Business				587,388		607,750		614,937
	Shared Services				1,895		2,027		2,411
		Total net sales		$	2,102,002	$	2,034,789	$	2,055,171
NET SALES BY PRODUCT TYPE:
	Consumable products			$	1,497,146	$	1,504,255	$	1,563,462
	Pharmaceutical products				350,704		330,572		333,026
	Equipment				146,030		138,414		134,067
	Physician dispensing solutions				84,328		36,899		-
	Billing services				10,549		11,956		13,219
	Customer freight charges				15,544		13,382		10,926
	Vendor incentive and other income				(2,299)		(689)		471
		Total net sales		$	2,102,002	$	2,034,789	$	2,055,171
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS:
	Physician Business			$	144,767	$	137,995	$	137,261
	Extended Care Business				27,620		37,782		38,017
	Shared Services				(39,031)		(42,221)		(54,297)
		Total income from operations		$	133,356	$	133,556	$	120,981
DEPRECIATION:
	Physician Business			$	11,100	$	9,515	$	7,983
	Extended Care Business				5,341		5,024		4,984
	Shared Services				10,406		10,526		8,973
		Total depreciation		$	26,847	$	25,065	$	21,940
AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
	Physician Business			$	5,798	$	2,956	$	2,343
	Extended Care Business				2,491		2,757		2,432
	Shared Services				641		665		346
		Total amortization of intangible assets		$	8,930	$	6,378	$	5,121
PROVISIONS FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
	AND NOTES RECEIVABLE:
	Physician Business			$	2,288	$	1,792	$	1,944
	Extended Care Business				570		(51)		1,851
		Total provision for doubtful accounts and
			notes receivable	$	2,858	$	1,741	$	3,795
INTEREST EXPENSE:
	Physician Business			$	4,706	$	4,631	$	4,110
	Extended Care Business				8,391		8,157		8,192
	Shared Services				7,051		4,333		4,993
		Total interest expense		$	20,148	$	17,121	$	17,295
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES:
	Physician Business			$	50,248	$	49,951	$	49,982
	Extended Care Business				6,938		11,212		11,103
	Shared Services				(16,123)		(16,602)		(20,318)
		Total provision for income taxes		$	41,063	$	44,561	$	40,767
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES:
	Physician Business			$	2,864	$	1,554	$	1,282
	Extended Care Business				911		1,659		509
	Shared Services				20,143		15,014		24,132
		Total capital expenditures		$	23,918	$	18,227	$	25,923
ASSETS:
	Physician Business			$	606,725	$	570,278	$	440,916
	Extended Care Business				323,710		298,016		298,063
	Shared Services				225,535		83,378		133,087
		Total assets		$	1,155,970	$	951,672	$	872,066