Business Acquisition Bus acquisition - Table of acquired Intangibles (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	53 Months Ended		53 Months Ended		53 Months Ended		53 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 Trade Names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Trade Names [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 acquired technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 acquired technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 MTS-Medication Technologies [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 MTS-Medication Technologies [Member] Trade Names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 MTS-Medication Technologies [Member] acquired technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Trade Names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] acquired technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] MTS-Medication Technologies [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] MTS-Medication Technologies [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Trade Names [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] acquired technology [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] MTS-Medication Technologies [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member] MTS-Medication Technologies [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life									25 years 1 month 10 days	12 years	20 years	3 years	5 years	3 years	12 years	28 years	12 years	30 years	20 years	30 years	30 years
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Amount		$ 83,500		$ 6,800		$ 50,100		$ 26,600
Expected amortization of acquired intangibles first year	$ 3,590		$ 567		$ 1,693		$ 1,330