Net Revenues (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Net Revenues [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Revenue

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(In thousands)
Oxygen, respiratory and other chronic therapies	$	1,656,040	$	1,486,639	$	1,398,240
DME, infusion and enteral therapies		191,480		182,566		152,237
Total	$	1,847,520	$	1,669,205	$	1,550,477