SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Summarized financial information concerning the Company's operating segments

(In thousands)	Patient Care		Products & Services		Other			Consolidating Adjustments			Total

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
Net sales
Customers	$	221,057	$	49,996	$	—		$	—		$	271,053
Intersegments	—		58,030		—			(58,030		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	4,090		3,029		2,105			—			9,224
Income (loss) from operations	38,189		16,723		(14,742		)	(264		)	39,906
Interest (income) expense	7,729		3,338		(5,050		)	—			6,017
Extinguishment of debt	—		—		—			—			—
Income (loss) before taxes	30,460		13,385		(9,692		)	(264		)	33,889

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
Net sales
Customers	$	199,499	$	43,037	$	—		$	—		$	242,536
Intersegments	—		53,941		—			(53,941		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	3,492		3,173		2,044			—			8,709
Income (loss) from operations	36,221		10,051		(10,086		)	(813		)	35,373
Interest (income) expense	7,520		2,236		(2,005		)	—			7,751
Income (loss) before taxes	28,701		7,815		(8,081		)	(813		)	27,622

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Net sales
Customers	$	635,237	$	132,964	$	—		$	—		$	768,201
Intersegments	—		167,963		—			(167,963		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	12,223		9,575		6,221			—			28,019
Income (loss) from operations	105,198		37,263		(42,389		)	(806		)	99,266
Interest (income) expense	23,154		10,011		(11,663		)	—			21,502
Extinguishment of debt	—		—		6,645			—			6,645
Income (loss) before taxes	82,044		27,252		(37,371		)	(806		)	71,119

Capital expenditures	11,071		2,271		14,128			—			27,470

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Net sales
Customers	$	576,414	$	128,380	$	—		$	—		$	704,794
Intersegments	—		156,500		—			(156,500		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	10,306		9,207		5,919			—			25,432
Income (loss) from operations	100,551		29,275		(35,734		)	(1,258		)	92,834
Interest (income) expense	22,657		6,771		(6,216		)	—			23,212
Income (loss) before taxes	77,894		22,504		(29,518		)	(1,258		)	69,622

Capital expenditures	9,181		2,233		13,463			—			24,877

Total Assets
September 30, 2013	1,485,779		376,184		—			(613,964		)	1,247,999
December 31, 2012	1,389,223		336,318		—			(488,214		)	1,237,327

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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