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Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 13, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill
Number of reporting units \| item	3
Goodwill	$ 621,390	$ 566,106
Changes in goodwill
Balance as of beginning of period	621,390	566,106
Other acquisitions and measurement period adjustments	13,223	6,148
Balance as of end of period	742,054	621,390
4D Pharmacy Management Systems, Inc.
Changes in goodwill
Acquisition		49,136
AFSC
Goodwill
Goodwill				$ 76,736
Changes in goodwill
Acquisition	76,736
Veridicus
Goodwill
Goodwill			$ 30,705
Changes in goodwill
Acquisition	30,705
Commercial
Goodwill
Goodwill	242,255	242,255
Changes in goodwill
Balance as of beginning of period	242,255
Balance as of end of period	242,255	242,255
Government
Goodwill
Goodwill	18,363	18,363
Changes in goodwill
Balance as of beginning of period	18,363
Balance as of end of period	$ 108,321	18,363
Government \| Discounted cash flow
Goodwill
Weights applied to determine fair value of goodwill (as a percent)	75.00%
Government \| Guideline Company
Goodwill
Weights applied to determine fair value of goodwill (as a percent)	25.00%
Pharmacy Management
Goodwill
Goodwill	$ 360,772	360,772
Changes in goodwill
Balance as of beginning of period	360,772
Balance as of end of period	$ 391,478	$ 360,772