Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Omnicare, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Omnicare” or the “Company”) have prepared the accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with the accounting policies described in its consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2012 Annual Report”), and the interim reporting requirements of Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted.  The Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the 2012 Annual Report and any related updates included in the Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.  In the second quarter of 2013, the Company concluded that the operations of its hospice pharmacy business were better aligned with the operation of its Long-Term Care Group ("LTC"), and began to review and manage the operations of this business as part of LTC. Accordingly, to align the reporting segments with the current way management reviews information to make operating decisions, assess performance and allocate resources, the results of the Company's hospice business are now reported in LTC. Additional information on the Company's reportable segments is presented at the "Segment Information" note of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts, primarily related to the reclassification of segment information, have been made to conform to the current year presentation.