Purchase Business Combinations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

		2012 acquisitions
						Opening
						Balance
		Opening		Measurement		Sheet
		Balance		Period		As Adjusted
(in thousands)		Sheet		Adjustment		March 30, 2012
Current assets (a)		$	20,458		(768)	$	19,690
Goodwill			37,858		8		37,866
Intangible assets			19,640		1,510		21,150
Noncurrent assets (b)			6,387		-		6,387
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			(12,060)		(387)		(12,447)
Noncurrent liabilities (c)			(1,842)		(679)		(2,521)
Contingent consideration			(490)		-		(490)
	Net assets acquired	$	69,951	$	(316)	$	69,635

		Linear						DSI
		Opening				Opening		Opening				Opening
		Balance				Balance		Balance				Balance
		Sheet		Measurement		Sheet		Sheet		Measurement		Sheet
		As Adjusted		Period		As Adjusted		As Adjusted		Period		As Adjusted
(in thousands)		April 1, 2011		Adjustment		March 30, 2012		April 1, 2011		Adjustment		March 30, 2012
Current assets(a)		$	12,711	$	-	$	12,711	$	6,458	$	431	$	6,889
Goodwill			3,816		61		3,877		26,747		(3,285)		23,462
Intangible assets			4,538		-		4,538		11,070		-		11,070
Noncurrent assets(b)			1,734		-		1,734		2,090		-		2,090
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			(5,068)		-		(5,068)		(2,226)		(50)		(2,276)
Noncurrent liabilities(c)			-		-		-		(2,639)		-		(2,639)
Contingent consideration			(3,500)		-		(3,500)		(5,500)		-		(5,500)
	Net assets acquired	$	14,231	$	61	$	14,292	$	36,000	$	(2,904)	$	33,096

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)			2012		2011		2010
Net sales:
	PSS World Medical, Inc. (as reported)		$	2,102,002	$	2,034,789	$	2,055,171
	Supplemental net sales - 2012 acquisitions			57,891		88,029		N/A
	Supplemental net sales - Linear			-		53,339		70,633
	Supplemental net sales - DSI			-		24,543		22,067
		Total pro forma net sales	$	2,159,893	$	2,200,700	$	2,147,871
Net income attributable to PSS World Medical, Inc.:
	PSS World Medical, Inc. (as reported)		$	74,319	$	74,485	$	69,363
	Supplemental net income - 2012 acquisitions			(1,525)		(3,022)		N/A
	Supplemental net income - Linear			-		2,711		2,744
	Supplemental net income - DSI			-		892		(623)
		Total pro forma net income	$	72,794	$	75,066	$	71,484
Net income per common share:
	Basic		$	1.40	$	1.36	$	1.23
	Diluted		$	1.35	$	1.33	$	1.21