DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	May 04, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Proceeds			$ 173,800,000
One time costs related to pharmacy services asset sale reserve	132,000		134,000
total purchase price at closing, including the value of inventories on hand attributable to the operations subject to the Pharmacy Services Asset Sale.	158,800,000
Amount the company may be required to refund related directly or indirectly to the Buyers' retention of certain business after the closing	6,400,000
Contingent consideration, period				14 months
Accounts receivable and working capital liabilities relating to the operations subject to the Pharmacy Services Asset Sale	1,300,000
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	101,600,000
Amount the company received as the result of an agreement which provided that BioScrip ceased to be the sole fulfillment pharmacy for customers who came through the drugstore.com website		3,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability		2,900,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Interest Expense		700,000
Revenue	(20,000)	338,103,000
Inventory				30,560,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,000		134,000	299,000
Total current assets				30,859,000
Property and equipment, net				1,592,000
Goodwill				11,754,000
Intangible assets, net				2,503,000
Gross profit	(68,000)	22,960,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Expense	619,000	22,916,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(658,000)	(680,000)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	37,580,000		41,491,000
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation				46,708,000
one time costs related to pharmacy services asset sale reserve, settled in cash	(2,000)
community pharmacy [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of locations				27
certain assets	3
mail order [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of locations				3
locations not tranferred as part of sale				2
Employee Severance [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
One time costs related to pharmacy services asset sale reserve	43,000		45,000
one time costs related to pharmacy services asset sale reserve, settled in cash	(2,000)
Other [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
One time costs related to pharmacy services asset sale reserve	89,000		89,000
one time costs related to pharmacy services asset sale reserve, settled in cash	$ 0