Discontinued operations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net Sales
Hospice	$	49,551		$	52,969		$	97,908		$	105,466
Retail	528			13,812			10,698			27,373
Net sales - total discontinued	50,079			66,781			108,606			132,839
Income (loss) from operations, pretax
Hospice	1,900			8,106			3,114			17,994
Retail	(1,176		)	(150		)	(1,650		)	(264		)
Income from operations - total discontinued, pretax	724			7,956			1,464			17,730
Income tax (benefit) expense
Hospice	904			3,101			1,680			6,884
Retail	(709		)	(62		)	(881		)	(111		)
Income tax expense - total discontinued	195			3,039			799			6,773
Income (loss) from operations of discontinued operations
Hospice	996			5,005			1,434			11,110
Retail	(467		)	(88		)	(769		)	(153		)
Income from operations - total discontinued, aftertax	529			4,917			665			10,957
Impairment loss
Hospice	39,804			—			39,804			—
Retail	—			—			—			—
Impairment loss on discontinued operations - total	39,804			—			39,804			$	—
Income tax (expense) benefit of impairment loss
Hospice	—			—			—			—
Retail	—			—			—			—
Income tax benefit of impairment loss	—			—			—			—
Impairment loss on discontinued operations, after tax	39,804			—			39,804			—
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Hospice	(38,808		)	5,005			(38,370		)	11,110
Retail	(467		)	(88		)	(769		)	(153		)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations - total	$	(39,275	)	$	4,917		$	(39,139	)	$	10,957