Purchase Business Combinations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2012

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block]

		2013 acquisitions						2012 acquisitions
						Opening		Opening				Opening
						Balance		Balance				Balance
		Opening		Measurement		Sheet		Sheet		Measurement		Sheet
		Balance		Period		As Adjusted		As Adjusted		Period		As Adjusted
(in thousands)		Sheet		Adjustment		September 28, 2012		March 30, 2012		Adjustment		September 28, 2012
Current assets (a)		$	20,102	$	(442)	$	19,660	$	7,188	$	(249)	$	6,939
Assets held for sale			-		-		-		40,570		144		40,714
Goodwill			35,217		(2,477)		32,740		22,574		249		22,823
Intangible assets			20,830		2,860		23,690		10,020		-		10,020
Noncurrent assets (b)			4,756		-		4,756		4,741		-		4,741
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			(5,664)		(305)		(5,969)		(3,297)		-		(3,297)
Liabilities held for sale			-		-		-		(11,755)		-		(11,755)
Noncurrent liabilities (c)			-		-		-		(406)		-		(406)
	Net assets acquired	$	75,241	$	(364)	$	74,877	$	69,635	$	144	$	69,779

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

		For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
		September 28,		September 30,		September 28,		September 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales:
PSS World Medical, Inc. (as reported)		$	420,798	$	391,710	$	830,187	$	772,201
Supplemental Net Sales - 2013 acquisitions (a)			-		32,605		14,261		60,964
	Total Pro Forma Net Sales	$	420,798	$	424,315	$	844,448	$	833,165
Net income attributed to PSS World Medical, Inc.:
PSS World Medical, Inc. (as reported)		$	15,270	$	20,031	$	26,014	$	34,221
Supplemental Net Income - 2013 acquisitions (a)			-		687		209		1,225
	Total Pro Forma Net Income	$	15,270	$	20,719	$	26,224	$	35,446
Net income per common share:
Basic		$	0.31	$	0.40	$	0.53	$	0.67
Diluted		$	0.30	$	0.38	$	0.52	$	0.64