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Nature of Operations (Details)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Operations commenced date 1983
Number of Operating Segments 2
Additional reporting segment A third reporting segment, Shared Services, consists of departments that support the operating segments through the delivery of standardized service.
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of states in which entity operates 50
Physician Business [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of states in which entity operates 50
Primary sources of revenue, description The Physician Business, or the Physician Sales & Service division, is a leading distributor of medical supplies, diagnostic equipment, pharmaceutical-related products, healthcare information technology, professional and consulting services and physician dispensing solutions to alternate site healthcare providers in the U.S. The Physician Business has three primary sources of revenue: (i) the sale of consumable products; (ii) the sale of equipment; and (iii) claims processing services provided to physician dispensing customers.
Physician Business [Member] | Full-Service Distribution Centers [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 33
Physician Business [Member] | Break-Freight Locations [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 39
Physician Business [Member] | Service Centers [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 2
Physician Business [Member] | Redistribution Facilities [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 2
Extended Care Business [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of states in which entity operates 50
Primary sources of revenue, description The Extended Care Business, or the Gulf South Medical Supply division, is a national distributor of medical supplies and related products and solutions to the extended care industry in the United States. The Extended Care Business serves the skilled nursing home, assisted living, home health care, and hospice markets. In addition, the Extended 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 Extended Care Business has three primary sources of revenue: (i) the sale of consumable products and services to skilled nursing home and assisted living facilities, hospice and home health care providers; (ii) service fees earned for providing Medicare Part B and Medicaid products and services; and (iii) consulting services to skilled nursing home and assisted living facilities, hospice and home health care providers.
Extended Care Business [Member] | Full-Service Distribution Centers [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 18
Extended Care Business [Member] | Break-Freight Locations [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 10
Extended Care Business [Member] | Service Centers [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 2
Extended Care Business [Member] | Redistribution Facilities [Member]
 
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Number of locations 2