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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

4. Inventories

At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, inventories consisted of the following:

			March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Finished goods		$	653,894	$	627,338
Raw materials and purchased components			176,939		171,373
Health care supplies			160,799		154,840
Work in process			84,934		83,258
	Inventories	$	1,076,566	$	1,036,809

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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