DEBT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended						1 Months Ended							9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Apr. 19, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior credit facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior secured revolving credit facility Line of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior secured revolving credit facility Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior secured revolving credit facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facilities Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facilities Senior Notes [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Term Loan B Facility Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Prior revolving credit facility Line of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Prior revolving credit facility Line of Credit [Member]	Jul. 30, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes	Jul. 30, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes Senior Notes [Member]	Aug. 19, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes Senior Notes [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Senior Unsecured Notes Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Unsecured Notes Senior Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Eurodollar [Member] Senior credit facility	Sep. 30, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Senior credit facility	Jul. 31, 2013 CarePoint Partners Holding LLC Secured Debt, Delayed Draw Term Loan Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Exjade Litigation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt									$ 15,037,000	$ 0		$ 400,000,000	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0			$ 0				$ 225,000,000
Capital leases	570,000		570,000			1,379,000
long term debt and capital lease obligations, total	415,607,000		415,607,000			226,379,000
Less: obligations maturing within one year	35,275,000		35,275,000			953,000
Long term debt, net of current portion	380,332,000		380,332,000			225,426,000
Stated interest rate																			10.25%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							75,000,000
Debt face amount														250,000,000												150,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate																								5.25%	4.25%
Effective interest rate								6.50%
Periodic payment of principal, percentage											1.25%
Default penalty, rate increase								2.00%
Borrowing capacity percentage threshold for leverage covenants											25.00%
Loss contingency accrual																											15,000,000
Redemption Amount for Each Thousand Dollars of Principal																				1,051.25		1,056.25
Principal Base Amount Offered to be Redeemed																						1,000.00
Percentage of Aggregate Principal, Consents Received to Amend Note Provisions																		56.10%
Repayments of Long-term Debt																	133,300,000
Repayments of Interest on Long Term Debt																	4,300,000
Deposit Assets					1,100,000																107,800,000
Expenses	$ 786,000	$ 2,321,000	$ 3,510,000	$ 3,696,000