Discontinued operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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]

Selected financial information related to the discontinued operations follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
		2014
Net Sales
Hospice		$	48,357
Retail		10,170
Net sales - total discontinued		58,527
Income (loss) from operations, pretax
Hospice		1,214
Retail		(474		)
Income from operations - total discontinued, pretax		740
Income tax (benefit) expense
Hospice		776
Retail		(172		)
Income tax expense - total discontinued		604
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Hospice		438
Retail		(302		)
Income from discontinued operations - total		$	136