Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

					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