Lines of Credit and Long-Term Debt - Other Financing (Details) - AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
May 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Financing
Monthly minimum purchase obligation	$ 1,750
Purchase obligation, period	3 years
Amount due as a result of prescription drug purchases		$ 3,883	$ 3,327

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.15(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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