Purchase Business Combinations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

		2013 acquisitions						2012 acquisitions
						Opening		Opening				Opening
						Balance		Balance				Balance
		Opening		Measurement		Sheet		Sheet		Measurement		Sheet
		Balance		Period		As Adjusted		As Adjusted		Period		As Adjusted
(in thousands)		Sheet		Adjustment		December 28, 2012		March 30, 2012		Adjustment		December 28, 2012
Current assets (a)		$	21,057	$	(836)	$	20,221	$	7,188	$	(249)	$	6,939
Assets held for sale			-		-		-		40,570		75		40,645
Goodwill			36,971		(3,295)		33,676		22,574		343		22,917
Intangible assets			21,780		4,030		25,810		10,020		-		10,020
Noncurrent assets (b)			4,756		-		4,756		4,741		-		4,741
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			(6,067)		(305)		(6,372)		(3,297)		(25)		(3,322)
Liabilities held for sale			-		-		-		(11,755)		-		(11,755)
Noncurrent liabilities (c)			-		-		-		(406)		-		(406)
	Net assets acquired	$	78,497	$	(406)	$	78,091	$	69,635	$	144	$	69,779

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

		For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
		December 28,		December 30,		December 28,		December 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales:
PSS World Medical, Inc. (as reported)		$	433,912	$	394,203	$	1,264,099	$	1,166,404
Supplemental Net Sales - 2013 acquisitions (a)			1,709		31,200		18,512		91,085
	Total Pro Forma Net Sales	$	435,621	$	425,403	$	1,282,611	$	1,257,489
Net income attributed to PSS World Medical, Inc.:
PSS World Medical, Inc. (as reported)		$	38,720	$	20,132	$	64,734	$	54,353
Supplemental Net Income - 2013 acquisitions (a)			21		667		140		1,809
	Total Pro Forma Net Income	$	38,741	$	20,799	$	64,874	$	56,162
Net income per common share:
Basic		$	0.78	$	0.41	$	1.31	$	1.07
Diluted		$	0.74	$	0.40	$	1.28	$	1.03