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Deferred Gross Profit (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Deferred Gross Profit [Abstract] |
Deferred Gross Profit [Table Text Block] | Deferred gross profit consists of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Sales of medication and supply dispensing systems and packaging equipment, which have been delivered and invoiced but not yet installed | $ | 40,919 |  |  | $ | 30,138 |
Cost of revenues, excluding installation costs | (15,713 | ) |  | (9,366 | )
Deferred gross profit | $ | 25,206 |  |  | $ | 20,772 |

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