2.2.0.7 false Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles 0205 - Disclosure - Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles [Abstract] 0 hrc_ImpairmentOfGoodwillAndOtherIntangiblesAbstract hrc false na duration Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles. false 3 Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles 1 hrc_ImpairmentOfGoodwillAndOtherIntangiblesTextBlock hrc false na duration Combination of disclsoures about impairment of goodwill and other intangibles. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>5. Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangibles</b> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company tests goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis during its third fiscal quarter, or more often if events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment. The assessment during the third quarter of 2010 and 2009 indicated that there was no impairment with respect to goodwill or other recorded intangible assets. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">During the second quarter of fiscal 2009, as a result of the decline in our market capitalization related to the overall macro-economic climate and its resulting unfavorable impact on hospital capital spending and our operating results, the Company determined it was required to perform an interim impairment test with respect to goodwill and certain other intangibles outside of its normal third fiscal quarter test period. </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The impairment test initially performed in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 resulted in an impairment of goodwill and other intangibles in each of the Company’s three reportable segments in the following amounts: North America Acute Care $292.0 million, North America Post-Acute Care $62.0 million and International and Surgical $116.0 million, which represented a full impairment of goodwill in the applicable North America Acute Care and International and Surgical reporting units. During the third quarter of fiscal 2009, the Company refined its impairment assessment and recorded an additional charge of $3.8 million related to North America Post-Acute Care segment. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Combination of disclsoures about impairment of goodwill and other intangibles. No authoritative reference available. false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true