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Discontinued Operations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] | Discontinued Operations On February 1, 2015, the Company completed the sale of its Physician Segment for $123.0 million. The gain on the sale was $25.7 million (net of income taxes of $14.4 million). The operating results of this segment are presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for all periods presented. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 separately states the assets and liabilities of the Physician Segment as discontinued operations. The following table is a reconciliation of the major classes of assets and liabilities of the Physician Segment that are presented separately in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
| December 31, 2014
| As Previously Reported (1) |  | Physician Segment |  | As Adjusted
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 31,714 |  |  | $ | (2,854 | ) |  | $ | 28,860 |
Accounts receivable, net | 298,761 |  |  | (21,615 | ) |  | 277,146 |
Prepaid expenses and income taxes | 14,513 |  |  | (1,205 | ) |  | 13,308 |
Workers' compensation and medical malpractice receivable | 18,728 |  |  | (5,358 | ) |  | 13,370 |
Other current assets | 2,310 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,310 |
Current assets of discontinued operations | — |  |  | 31,032 |  |  | 31,032 |
Total current assets | 366,026 |  |  | — |  |  | 366,026 |
Property and equipment, net | 46,819 |  |  | (2,508 | ) |  | 44,311 |
Goodwill | 570,697 |  |  | (58,637 | ) |  | 512,060 |
Identifiable intangible assets, net | 262,569 |  |  | (11,960 | ) |  | 250,609 |
Other non-current assets | 5,728 |  |  | (568 | ) |  | 5,160 |
Non-current assets of discontinued operations | — |  |  | 73,673 |  |  | 73,673 |
Total assets | $ | 1,251,839 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,251,839 |
Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 17,439 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,439 |
Accounts payable | 8,876 |  |  | (951 | ) |  | 7,925 |
Accrued payroll and contract professional pay | 87,189 |  |  | (4,626 | ) |  | 82,563 |
Workers’ compensation and medical malpractice loss reserves | 29,135 |  |  | (13,571 | ) |  | 15,564 |
Income taxes payable | 340 |  |  | — |  |  | 340 |
Other current liabilities | 21,776 |  |  | (1,047 | ) |  | 20,729 |
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | — |  |  | 20,195 |  |  | 20,195 |
Total current liabilities | 164,755 |  |  | — |  |  | 164,755 |
Long-term debt | 394,418 |  |  | — |  |  | 394,418 |
Deferred income tax liabilities | 48,842 |  |  | (767 | ) |  | 48,075 |
Other long-term liabilities | 9,416 |  |  | (1,479 | ) |  | 7,937 |
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations | — |  |  | 2,246 |  |  | 2,246 |
Total liabilities | $ | 617,431 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 617,431 |
(1) | Retrospective adjustments have been made for the effects of early adopting Accounting Standards Updates No. 2015-3 and No. 2015-7 (see "Note 2. Accounting Standards Update").
Cash flows from discontinued operations are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. The cash flows that are attributable to the Physician Segment are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (1,778 | ) |  | $ | 836 |  |  | $ | (108 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Cash received from sale of discontinued operations, net | $ | 115,440 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other | (14 | ) |  | (308 | ) |  | (183 | )
Total cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | 115,426 |  |  | $ | (308 | ) |  | $ | (183 | )
As of December 31, 2014, the Company closed its European retained search unit. Results for this European retained search unit, previously included in the Life Sciences Europe Segment, have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for all periods presented. During 2013 the Company completed the sales of its Allied Healthcare and Nurse Travel divisions. Combined, these divisions were sold for $62.4 million in cash and generated gains totaling $30.8 million (net of income taxes of $19.5 million). These divisions have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for all periods presented. The following is a summary of the operating results of all of the Company's discontinued operations (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Revenues | $ | 12,068 |  |  | $ | 137,166 |  |  | $ | 153,465 |
Costs of services | 8,653 |  |  | 94,848 |  |  | 106,728 |
Gross profit | 3,415 |  |  | 42,318 |  |  | 46,737 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,385 |  |  | 33,078 |  |  | 38,991 |
Amortization of intangible assets | 155 |  |  | 2,721 |  |  | 808 |
Operating income | 875 |  |  | 6,519 |  |  | 6,938 |
Interest expense, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,456 | )
Income before income taxes | 875 |  |  | 6,519 |  |  | 4,482 |
Provision for income taxes | 350 |  |  | 2,830 |  |  | 1,950 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | $ | 525 |  |  | $ | 3,689 |  |  | $ | 2,532 |

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