DEBT (Details) (USD $)							6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				0 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Feb. 11, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 01, 2012	Jan. 31, 2014 Second Lien Debt	Jan. 31, 2014 Unsecured Debt	Jun. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility, Third Amendment Line of Credit	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility, Third Amendment Line of Credit	Feb. 11, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility	Jul. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Line of Credit	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior credit facility	Feb. 11, 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facilities	Feb. 11, 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facilities Senior Debt Obligations	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facilities Senior Debt Obligations	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan B Facilities Senior Debt Obligations	Jul. 31, 2013 Term Loan B Facility Senior Debt Obligations	Jul. 31, 2013 Secured Debt, Delayed Draw Term Loan Senior Debt Obligations	Feb. 11, 2014 Senior Unsecured 8.875% Notes Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2014 Senior Unsecured 8.875% Notes Senior Notes	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Unsecured 8.875% Notes Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2014 Eurodollar Senior credit facility	Jun. 30, 2014 Base Rate Senior credit facility	Jun. 30, 2014 Base Rate Term Loan B Facility	Jun. 30, 2014 Exjade Litigation	Mar. 31, 2014 Home Health Services	Dec. 31, 2013 All current acquirees Other Acquisition and Integration Expenses Exjade Litigation	Dec. 31, 2013 All current acquirees Other Acquisition and Integration Expenses Exjade Litigation	Feb. 12, 2014 Redemption before February 2017 Senior Unsecured 8.875% Notes Senior Notes	Feb. 12, 2014 Redemption before 2021 Senior Unsecured 8.875% Notes Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 0	$ 40,003,000						$ 222,757,000	$ 395,000,000				$ 195,195,000	$ 0
Capital leases	792,000		576,000
long term debt and capital lease obligations, total	418,744,000		435,579,000
Less: Current portion	431,000		60,257,000
Long-term debt, net of current portion	418,313,000		375,322,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity										75,000,000
Face amount of debt instruments																250,000,000	150,000,000	200,000,000.0
Settlement agreement amount																								1,100,000		15,000,000	15,000,000
Additional debt allowed under debt agreements					150,000,000.0	250,000,000.0
Percentage of debt proceeds to be applied to revolving credit facility						100.00%
Basis spread on variable rate																					6.00%	5.00%
Minimum basis spread on debt																					5.25%	4.25%
Proceeds from issuance of debt																		194,500,000
Repayments of short-term debt							17,200,000		59,300,000					37,000,000
Early repayment of senior debt													135,200,000
Proceeds from sale of Home Health business				173,800,000																					54,200,000
Effective interest rate											7.50%												6.50%
Stated rate on debt																		8.875%
Debt discount																		5,000,000
Maximum percentage of debt company is permitted to redeem																												35.00%
Redemption price of debt, percent																												108.875%	101.00%
Repayment of long-term debt												135,200,000
Financing costs incurred with issuance of 2021 Notes		$ 1,100,000