| SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
| Jun. 30, 2019 |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The member owners' interest in Premier LP is reflected as redeemable limited partners' capital in the Company's accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the limited partners' proportionate share of income in Premier LP is reflected within net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP in the Company's accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income and within comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP in the Company's accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. |
| Principles of Consolidation | Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercised control and when applicable, entities for which the Company had a controlling financial interest or was the primary beneficiary. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of results of operations and financial condition for the periods shown, including normal recurring adjustments. Variable Interest Entities Premier LP is a variable interest entity ("VIE") as the limited partners do not have the ability to exercise a substantive removal right with respect to the general partner. The Company does not hold a majority interest but, through Premier GP, has the exclusive power and authority to manage the business and affairs of Premier LP, to make all decisions with respect to driving the economic performance of Premier LP, and has both an obligation to absorb losses and a right to receive benefits. As such, the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE and consolidates the operations of Premier LP under the Variable Interest Model. |
| Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements | Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements The preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant estimates are evaluated on an ongoing basis, including estimates for net administrative fees revenue, other services and support revenue, contract assets, deferred revenue, contract costs, allowances for doubtful accounts, useful lives of property and equipment, stock-based compensation, payables under TRAs, deferred tax balances including valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, uncertain tax positions, values of investments not publicly traded, projected future cash flows used in the evaluation of asset impairments, values of put and call rights, values of earn-out liabilities and the allocation of purchase prices. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Given the Company's use of estimates referenced above, it is important to highlight that on December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA"). The TCJA includes significant changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system, specifically reducing the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. Concurrent with the enactment of the TCJA, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 ("SAB 118"), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA. SAB 118 provided a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the TCJA enactment date for companies to complete the accounting required under the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the TCJA for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company's accounting for certain income tax effects of the TCJA is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional amount on its financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included on its financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provision of the tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the TCJA. With this in mind, the Company prescribed provisional relief under SAB 118 through the one year measurement period to calculate components of its deferred tax balances. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company completed its accounting for all of the enactment date income tax effects of the TCJA. |
| Business Combinations | Business Combinations The Company accounts for acquisitions of a business using the acquisition method. All of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, contractual contingencies and contingent consideration are generally recognized at their fair value on the acquisition date. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related costs are recorded as expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Several valuation methods may be used to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. For intangible assets, the Company typically uses the income method. This method starts with a forecast of all of the expected future net cash flows for each asset. These cash flows are then adjusted to present value by applying an appropriate discount rate that reflects the risk factors associated with the cash flow streams. Some of the more significant estimates and assumptions inherent in the income method or other methods include the amount and timing of projected future cash flows, the discount rate selected to measure the risks inherent in the future cash flows and the assessment of the asset's life cycle and the competitive trends impacting the asset, including consideration of any technical, legal, regulatory or economic barriers to entry. Determining the useful life of an intangible asset also requires judgment as different types of intangible assets will have different useful lives and certain assets may even be considered to have indefinite useful lives. |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash and highly liquid investments with remaining maturities of three months or less at the time of acquisition. |
| Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments The fair value of an asset or liability is based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach are used to measure fair value. The Company follows a three-tiered fair value hierarchy when determining the inputs to valuation techniques. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels in order to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: Level 1: consists of financial instruments whose values are based on quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market; Level 2: consists of financial instruments whose values are determined using models or other valuation methodologies that utilize inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly, including (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, (iii) pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the financial instrument and (iv) pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; Level 3: consists of financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models that utilize significant inputs that are primarily unobservable, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. |
| Accounts Receivable | Accounts Receivable Financial instruments, other than marketable securities, that subject the Company to potential concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of the Company's receivables. Receivables consist primarily of amounts due from hospital and healthcare system members for services and products. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts. This allowance is an estimate and is regularly evaluated by the Company for adequacy by taking into consideration factors such as past experience, credit quality of the member base, age of the receivable balances, both individually and in the aggregate, and current economic conditions that may affect a member's ability to pay. Provisions for the allowance for doubtful accounts attributable to bad debt are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. Accounts deemed uncollectible are written off, net of actual recoveries. If circumstances related to specific customers change, the Company's estimate of the recoverability of receivables could be further adjusted. |
| Contract Assets, Contract Costs, Deferred Revenue and Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when the contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection. Revenue is recognized when, or as, control of a promised product or service transfers to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring those products or services. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, the Company estimates the amount to which it expects to be entitled using either the expected value or most likely amount method. The Company's contracts may include terms that could cause variability in the transaction price, including, for example, revenue share, rebates, discounts, and variable fees based on performance. The Company only includes estimated amounts of consideration in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. These estimates require management to make complex, difficult or subjective judgments, and to make estimates about the effect of matters inherently uncertain. As such, the Company may not be able to reliably estimate variable fees based on performance in certain long-term arrangements due to uncertainties that are not expected to be resolved for a long period of time or when the Company's experience with similar types of contracts is limited. Estimates of variable consideration and the determination of whether to include estimated amounts of consideration in the transaction price are based on information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably available to the Company, taking into consideration the type of customer, the type of transaction and the specific facts and circumstances of each arrangement. Additionally, management performs periodic analyses to verify the accuracy of estimates for variable consideration. Although the Company believes that its approach in developing estimates and reliance on certain judgments and underlying inputs is reasonable, actual results could differ which may result in exposure of increases or decreases in revenue that could be material. Performance Obligations A performance obligation is a promise to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Contracts may have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer individual goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises, and therefore, not distinct, while other contracts may have multiple performance obligations, most commonly due to the contract covering multiple deliverable arrangements (licensing fees, implementation fees, subscription fees, professional fees for consulting services, etc.). Net Administrative Fees Revenue Net administrative fees revenue is a single performance obligation earned through a series of distinct daily services and includes maintaining a network of members to participate in the group purchasing program and providing suppliers efficiency in contracting and access to the Company's members. Revenue is generated through administrative fees received from suppliers and is included in service revenue in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company, through its GPO programs, aggregates member purchasing power to negotiate pricing discounts and improve contract terms with suppliers. Contracted suppliers pay the Company administrative fees which generally represent 1% to 3% of the purchase price of goods and services sold to members under the contracts the Company has negotiated. Administrative fees are variable consideration and are recognized as earned based upon estimated purchases by the Company's members utilizing analytics based on historical member spend and updates for current trends and expectations. Administrative fees are estimated due to the difference in timing of when a member purchases on a supplier contract and when the Company receives the purchasing information. Member and supplier contracts substantiate persuasive evidence of an arrangement. The Company does not take title to the underlying equipment or products purchased by members through its GPO supplier contracts. Administrative fee revenue receivable is included in contract assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company pays a revenue share equal to a percentage of gross administrative fees, which is estimated according to the members' contractual agreements with the Company using a portfolio approach based on historical revenue fee share percentages and adjusted for current or anticipated trends. Revenue share is recognized as a reduction to gross administrative fees revenue to arrive at a net administrative fees revenue, and the corresponding revenue share liability is included in revenue share obligations in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Product Revenue Direct sourcing generates revenue through products sold to distributors, hospitals and other customers. Revenue is recognized once control of products has been transferred to the customer and is recorded net of discounts and rebates offered to customers. Discounts and rebates are estimated based on contractual terms and historical trends. Other Services and Support Revenue Within Performance Services, which provides technology with wrap-around service offerings, revenue consists of SaaS informatics products subscriptions, certain perpetual and term licenses, performance improvement collaborative and other service subscriptions, professional fees for consulting services, and insurance services management fees and commissions from group-sponsored insurance programs. SaaS informatics subscriptions include the right to use the Company's proprietary hosted technology on a SaaS basis, training and member support to deliver improvements in cost management, quality and safety, value-based care and provider analytics. SaaS arrangements create a single performance obligation for each subscription within the contract in which the nature of the obligation is a stand-ready obligation, and each day of service meets the criteria for over time recognition. Pricing varies by application and size of healthcare system. Informatics subscriptions are generally three to five year agreements with automatic renewal clauses and annual price escalators that typically do not allow for early termination. These agreements do not allow for physical possession of the software. Subscription fees are typically billed on a monthly basis and revenue is recognized as a single deliverable on a straight-line basis over the remaining contractual period following implementation. Implementation involves the completion of data preparation services that are unique to each member's data set and, in certain cases, the installation of member site-specific software, in order to access and transfer member data into the Company's hosted SaaS informatics products. Implementation is generally 60 to 240 days following contract execution before the SaaS informatics products can be fully utilized by the member. The Company sells certain perpetual and term licenses that include mandatory post-contract customer support in the form of maintenance and support services. Pricing varies by application and size of healthcare system. Fees for the initial period include the license fees, implementation fees and the initial bundled maintenance and support services fees. The fees for the initial period are recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining initial period following implementation. Subsequent renewal maintenance and support services fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the contractually stated renewal periods. Implementation services are provided to the customer prior to the use of the software and do not involve significant customization or modification. Implementation is generally 250 to 300 days following contract execution before the licensed software products can be fully utilized by the member. Revenue from performance improvement collaboratives and other service subscriptions that support the Company's offerings in cost management, quality and safety, and value-based care is recognized over the service period as the services are provided, which is generally one year. Performance improvement collaboratives and other services subscriptions revenue is considered one performance obligation and is generated by providing customers access to online communities whereby data is housed and available for analytics and benchmarking. Professional fees for consulting services are sold under contracts, the terms of which vary based on the nature of the engagement. These services typically include general consulting, report-based consulting and cost savings initiatives. Promised services under such consulting engagements are typically not considered distinct and are regularly combined and accounted for as one performance obligation. Fees are billed as stipulated in the contract, and revenue is recognized on a proportional performance method as services are performed or when deliverables are provided. In situations where the contracts have significant contract performance guarantees, the performance guarantees are estimated and accounted for as a form of variable consideration when determining the transaction price. In the event that guaranteed savings levels are not achieved, the Company may have to perform additional services at no additional charge in order to achieve the guaranteed savings or pay the difference between the savings that were guaranteed and the actual achieved savings. Occasionally, the Company's entitlement to consideration is predicated on the occurrence of an event such as the delivery of a report for which client acceptance is required. However, except for event-driven point-in-time transactions, the majority of services provided within this service line are delivered over time due to the continuous benefit provided to the Company's customers. Consulting arrangements can require significant estimates for the transaction price and estimated number of hours within an engagement. These estimates are based on the expected value which is derived from outcomes from historical contracts that are similar in nature and forecasted amounts based on anticipated savings for the new agreements. The transaction price is generally constrained until the target transaction price becomes more certain. Insurance services management fees are recognized in the period in which such services are provided. Commissions from group sponsored insurance programs are earned by acting as an intermediary in the placement of effective insurance policies. Under this arrangement, revenue is recognized at a point in time on the effective date of the associated policies when control of the policy transfers to the customer and is constrained for estimated early terminations. Multiple Deliverable Arrangements The Company enters into agreements where the individual deliverables discussed above, such as SaaS subscriptions and consulting services, are bundled into a single service arrangement. These agreements are generally provided over a time period ranging from approximately three months to five years after the applicable contract execution date. Revenue, including both fixed and variable consideration, is allocated to the individual performance obligations within the arrangement based on the stand-alone selling price when it is sold separately in a stand-alone arrangement. Contract Costs Contract costs represent amounts the Company has capitalized and reflect the incremental costs of obtaining and fulfilling a contract, which include sales commissions and costs related to implementing SaaS informatics tools. For commissions on new contracts, these costs are amortized over the life of the expected relationship with the customer for the respective performance obligation. For renewals, commissions are amortized over the contract life with the customer. Implementation costs are amortized on a straight-line basis, once the tool is implemented, over the life of the expected relationship with the customer for the respective performance obligation, which is consistent with the transfer of services to the customer to which the implementation relates. The Company's contract costs are included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, while the associated amortization related to sales commissions is included in selling, general and administrative expenses and the associated amortization related to implementation costs is included in cost of revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue consists of unrecognized revenue related to advanced customer invoicing or member payments received prior to fulfillment of the Company's revenue recognition criteria. Substantially all deferred revenue consists of deferred subscription fees and deferred consulting fees. Subscription fees for Company-hosted SaaS applications are deferred until the customer's unique data records have been incorporated into the underlying software database, or until customer site-specific software has been implemented and the customer has access to the software. Deferred consulting fees arise upon invoicing to customers prior to services being performed. Contract Assets Supply Chain Services contract assets represent estimated customer purchases on supplier contracts for which administrative fees have been earned, but not collected. Performance Services contract assets represent revenue earned for services provided but which the Company is not contractually able to bill as of the end of the respective reporting period. |
| Inventory | Inventory Inventory consisting of finished goods, primarily medical products, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable values on an average cost basis. The Company performs periodic assessments to determine the existence of obsolete, slow-moving and unusable inventory and records necessary provisions to reduce such inventory to net realizable value. |
| Property and Equipment, Net | Property and Equipment, Net Property and equipment is recorded at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized and minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When property and equipment is retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the respective period. Depreciation is calculated over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the straight-line method. Capitalized modifications to leased properties are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or the assets' estimated useful lives. See Note 8 - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information . Costs associated with internally-developed computer software that are incurred in the preliminary project stage are expensed as incurred. During the development stage, direct consulting costs and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees that are directly associated with each project are capitalized. Internal use capitalized software costs are included in property and equipment, net in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related software applications of up to five years and amortization is included in cost of revenue or selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income, based on the software's end use. Replacements and major improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Some of the more significant estimates and assumptions inherent in this process involve determining the stages of the software development project, the direct costs to capitalize and the estimated useful life of the capitalized software. The Company capitalized costs related to internally-developed software of $77.3 million and $74.9 million during the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. The Company reviews the carrying value of property and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable from the estimated cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group. The factors considered by the Company in performing this assessment include current and projected operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the asset or asset group is used, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors. |
| Intangible Assets | Intangible Assets Definite-lived intangible assets consist primarily of member relationships, technology, customer relationships, trade names, distribution networks, favorable lease commitments, and non-compete agreements, and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets . The Company reviews the carrying value of definite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the intangible asset subject to amortization may not be recoverable from the estimated cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the intangible asset subject to amortization on the measurement date. The factors considered by the Company in performing this assessment include current and projected operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the definite-lived intangible asset is used, and the effects of obsolescence, demand and competition, as well as other economic factors. |
| Goodwill | Goodwill Goodwill represents costs in excess of fair values assigned to the underlying net assets of acquired businesses. Goodwill is not amortized. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment testing on the first day of the last fiscal quarter of its fiscal year unless impairment indicators are present which could require an interim impairment test. Under accounting rules, the Company may elect to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. This qualitative assessment requires an evaluation of any excess of fair value over the carrying value for a reporting unit and significant judgment regarding potential changes in valuation inputs, including a review of the Company's most recent long-range projections, analysis of operating results versus the prior year, changes in market values, changes in discount rates and changes in terminal growth rate assumptions. If it is determined that an impairment is more likely than not to exist, then the Company is required to perform a quantitative assessment to determine whether or not goodwill is impaired and to measure the amount of goodwill impairment, if any. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-04 using the required prospective approach, effective April 1, 2019. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2017-04, a goodwill impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the reporting unit's carrying amount exceeds its fair value. The Company determines the fair value of a reporting unit using a discounted cash flow analysis that is corroborated by a market-based approach. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgment about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The cash flows employed in the discounted cash flow analyses are based on the most recent budget and long-term forecast. The discount rates used in the discounted cash flow analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the future cash flows of the respective reporting units. The market comparable approach estimates fair value using market multiples of various financial measures compared to a set of comparable public companies and recent comparable transactions. |
| Deferred Compensation Plan Assets and Related Liabilities | Deferred Compensation Plan Assets and Related Liabilities The Company maintains a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for the benefit of eligible employees. This plan is designed to permit employee deferrals in excess of certain tax limits and provides for discretionary employer contributions in excess of the tax limits applicable to the Company's 401(k) plan. The amounts deferred are invested in assets at the direction of the employee. Company assets designated to pay benefits under the plan are held by a rabbi trust and are subject to the general creditors of the Company. The assets, classified as trading securities, and liabilities of the rabbi trust are recorded at fair value and are accounted for as assets and liabilities of the Company. The assets of the rabbi trust are used to fund the deferred compensation liabilities owed to current and former employees. The deferred compensation plan contains both current and non-current assets. The current portion of the deferred compensation plan assets is comprised of estimated amounts to be paid within one year to departed participants following separation from the Company. |
| TRAs | TRAs The Company records TRA liabilities based on 85% of the estimated amount of tax savings the Company expects to receive, generally over a 15 -year period, in connection with the additional tax benefits created in conjunction with the IPO. Tax payments under the TRA will be made to the member owners as the Company realizes tax benefits attributable to the initial purchase of Class B common units from the member owners made concurrently with the IPO and any subsequent exchanges of Class B common units into Class A common stock or cash between the Company and the member owners. Determining the estimated amount of tax savings the Company expects to receive requires judgment as deductibility of goodwill amortization expense is not assured and the estimate of tax savings is dependent upon the actual realization of the tax benefit and the tax rates in effect at that time. Changes in estimated TRA liabilities that are the result of a change in tax accounting method are recorded in remeasurement of tax receivable agreement liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Changes in estimated TRA liabilities that are related to new basis changes as a result of the exchange of Class B common units for a like number of shares of Class A common stock or as a result of departed member owners are recorded as an increase or decrease to additional paid-in capital in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit. |
| Redeemable Limited Partner's Capital | Redeemable Limited Partners' Capital The LP Agreement includes a provision that provides for redemption of a limited partner's interest upon termination as follows: for Class B common units not yet eligible for exchange, those will be redeemed at a purchase price which is the lower of the limited partner's capital account balance in Premier LP immediately prior to the IPO after considering any IPO proceeds received and the fair market value of the Class A common stock of the Company on the date of the termination with either (a) a five -year, unsecured, non-interest bearing term promissory note, (b) a cashier's check or wire transfer of immediately available funds in an amount equal to the present value of the Class B unit redemption amount, or (c) payment on such other terms mutually agreed upon with Premier GP. For Class B common units that are eligible for exchange, the limited partner is also required to exchange all eligible Class B common units on the next exchange date following the date of the termination. A limited partner cannot redeem all or any part of its interest in Premier LP without the approval of Premier GP, which is controlled by the Board of Directors. Given that limited partners hold the majority of the votes of the Board of Directors, limited partners' capital has a redemption feature that is not solely within the control of the Company. As a result, the Company reflects redeemable limited partners' capital as temporary equity in the mezzanine section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, the limited partners have the ability to exchange their Class B common units for cash or Class A common shares on a one -for- one basis. Accordingly, the Company records redeemable limited partners' capital at the redemption amount, which represents the greater of the book value or redemption amount per the LP Agreement at the reporting date. |
| Distributions to Limited Partners under the LP Agreement | Distributions to Limited Partners under the LP Agreement Premier LP makes distributions to Premier, Inc. as the general partner and to the limited partners in the form of a legal partnership income distribution governed by the terms of the LP Agreement. The general partner distribution is based on the general partner's ownership in Premier LP. The limited partner distributions are based on the limited partners' ownership in Premier LP and relative participation across Premier service offerings. While the limited partner distributions are partially based on relative participation across Premier service offerings, the actual distribution is not solely based on revenue generated from an individual partner's participation as distributions are based on the net income or loss of the partnership which encompass the operating expenses of the partnership as well as income or loss generated by non-owner members' participation in Premier's service offerings. To the extent Premier LP incurred a net loss, the partners would not receive a quarterly distribution. |
| Cost of Revenue | Cost of Revenue Cost of service revenue includes expenses related to employees (including compensation and benefits) and outside consultants who directly provide services related to revenue-generating activities, including consulting services to members and implementation services related to SaaS informatics products. Cost of service revenue also includes expenses related to hosting services, related data center capacity costs, third-party product license expenses and amortization of the cost of internal use software. Cost of product revenue consists of purchase and shipment costs for direct sourced medical products. |
| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of expenses directly associated with selling and administrative employees and indirect expenses associated with employees that primarily support revenue generating activities (including compensation and benefits) and travel-related expenses, as well as occupancy and other indirect expenses, insurance expenses, professional fees, and other general overhead expenses. |
| Research and Development Expenses | Research and development expenses consist of employee-related compensation and benefits expenses, and third-party consulting fees of technology professionals, incurred to develop, support and maintain the Company's software-related products and services. |
| Amortization of Purchased Intangible Assets | Amortization of purchased intangible assets includes the amortization of all identified definite-lived intangible assets resulting from acquisitions. |
| Advertising Costs | Advertising Costs Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. |
| Income Taxes | Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability approach. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates as well as net operating losses and credit carryforwards, which will be in effect when these differences reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets when, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company prepares and files tax returns based on interpretations of tax laws and regulations. The Company's tax returns are subject to examination by various taxing authorities in the normal course of business. Such examinations may result in future tax, interest and penalty assessments by these taxing authorities. In determining the Company's tax expense for financial reporting purposes, the Company establishes a reserve for uncertain income tax positions unless it is determined to be "more likely than not" that such tax positions would be sustained upon examination, based on their technical merits. That is, for financial reporting purposes, the Company only recognizes tax benefits taken on the tax return if it believes it is "more likely than not" that such tax positions would be sustained. There is considerable judgment involved in determining whether it is "more likely than not" that positions taken on the tax returns would be sustained. The Company adjusts its tax reserve estimates periodically because of ongoing examinations by, and settlements with, varying taxing authorities, as well as changes in tax laws, regulations and interpretations. The consolidated tax expense of any given year includes adjustments to prior year income tax reserve and related estimated interest charges that are considered appropriate. The Company's policy is to recognize, when applicable, interest and penalties on uncertain income tax positions as part of income tax expense. |
| Comprehensive Income | Comprehensive Income Comprehensive income includes all changes in stockholders' deficit during a period from non-owner sources. Net income and other comprehensive income are reported, net of their related tax effect, to arrive at comprehensive income. |
| Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share (''EPS'') | Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share ("EPS") Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the number of weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS assumes the conversion, exercise or issuance of all potential common stock equivalents, unless the effect of such inclusion would result in the reduction of a loss or the increase in income per share. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the number of weighted average common shares increased by the dilutive effects of potential common shares outstanding during the period. The number of potential common shares outstanding is determined in accordance with the treasury stock method. |
| Recently Adopted Accounting Standards and Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted | Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities , which is intended to provide users of financial statements with more useful information on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The Company adopted this standard effective July 1, 2018. The implementation of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment , which eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The guidance requires an entity to perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value. In addition, the guidance eliminates the requirement for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment. The Company early adopted this standard effective April 1, 2019 using the required prospective approach. Refer to the "Goodwill" section above for more information. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance. The new standard requires revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The new standard allowed for either full retrospective or modified retrospective adoption. In August 2015, the FASB issued an amendment in ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date , to defer the effective date of the new standard for all entities by one year. The new standard, as amended, is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption as of the original effective date for public entities is permitted. In March 2016, the FASB issued another amendment in ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations , related to a third-party providing goods or services to a customer. When another party is involved in providing goods or services to a customer, an entity is required to determine whether the nature of its promise is to provide the specified good or service itself or to arrange for the good or service to be provided by a third party. If the entity provides the specific good or service itself, the entity acts as a principal. If an entity arranges for the good or service to be provided by a third party, the entity acts as an agent. The standard requires the principal to recognize revenue for the gross amount and the agent to recognize revenue for the amount of any fee or commission for which it expects to be entitled in exchange for arranging for the specified good or service to be provided. The new standard is effective with ASU 2014-09. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing , which amends specific aspects of ASU 2014-09, including how to identify performance obligations and guidance related to licensing implementation. This amendment provides guidance on determining whether an entity's promise to grant a license provides a customer with either a right to use the entity's intellectual property or a right to access the entity's intellectual property. The amendment is effective with ASU 2014-09. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients , which clarifies specific aspects of ASU 2014-09, clarifying how to identify performance obligations and guidance related to its promise in granting a license of intellectual property. This new standard provides guidance to allow entities to disregard items that are immaterial in the context of the contract, clarify when a promised good or service is separately identifiable and allow an entity to elect to account for the cost of shipping and handling performed after control of a good has been transferred to the customer as a fulfillment cost. The new standard also clarifies how an entity should evaluate the nature of its promise in granting a license of intellectual property to help determine whether it recognizes revenue over time or at a point in time and addresses how entities should consider license renewals and restrictions. The new standard is effective with ASU 2014-09. In December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which clarifies specific aspects of ASU 2014-09, including allowing entities not to make quantitative disclosures about remaining performance obligations in certain cases and requiring entities that use any of the new or previously existing optional exemptions to expand their qualitative disclosures. The new standard also makes twelve other technical corrections and modifications to ASU 2014-09. The new standard is effective with ASU 2014-09. The Company adopted Topic 606 ("New Revenue Standard") effective July 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach resulted in recognizing the cumulative effect of initially applying Topic 606 as an adjustment to the opening balance of equity at July 1, 2018 for contracts that were not complete at that date. Therefore, the comparative information has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under Topic 605 ("Previous Revenue Standard"). The following tables summarize the impacts of adopting Topic 606 on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2019 (in thousands, except per share data). See Note 7 - Contract Balances and Note 19 - Segments for more information. Cumulative Effect - Adoption of New Revenue Standard The cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of the New Revenue Standard has been revised from the amounts previously disclosed in the Company's interim financial statements filed on the Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018 to correct certain immaterial misstatements. The result of correcting these misstatements was a $5.3 million decrease to opening accumulated deficit, a $0.7 million decrease to contract assets and a $4.6 million increase to deferred revenue, recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2019. Impact of change in accounting principle June 30, 2018 As presented Impact of new revenue standard July 1, 2018 New revenue standard Assets Accounts receivable (net of $1,841 allowance for doubtful accounts) $ 185,874 $ (5,421 ) $ 180,453 Contract assets $ — $ 168,960 $ 168,960 Total current assets $ 428,618 $ 163,539 $ 592,157 Deferred income tax assets $ 305,624 $ (7,106 ) $ 298,518 Other assets $ 3,892 $ 15,390 $ 19,282 Total assets $ 2,312,216 $ 171,823 $ 2,484,039 Liabilities, redeemable limited partners' capital and stockholders' deficit Revenue share obligations $ 78,999 $ 43,880 $ 122,879 Deferred revenue $ 39,785 $ 2,401 $ 42,186 Total current liabilities $ 448,882 $ 46,281 $ 495,163 Deferred tax liabilities $ 17,569 $ 3,597 $ 21,166 Total liabilities $ 818,870 $ 49,878 $ 868,748 Accumulated deficit $ (1,277,581 ) $ 121,945 $ (1,155,636 ) Total stockholders' deficit $ (1,427,064 ) $ 121,945 $ (1,305,119 ) Total liabilities, redeemable limited partners' capital and stockholders' deficit $ 2,312,216 $ 171,823 $ 2,484,039 Consolidated Balance Sheet - Selected Financial Data Impact of change in accounting principle June 30, 2019 As presented Impact of new revenue standard Previous revenue standard Assets Accounts receivable (net of $4,327 allowance for doubtful accounts) $ 189,298 $ (11,664 ) $ 200,962 Contract assets $ 205,509 $ 205,509 $ — Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 23,765 $ (5,110 ) $ 28,875 Total current assets $ 614,044 $ 188,735 $ 425,309 Goodwill $ 880,709 $ (98 ) $ 880,807 Deferred income tax assets $ 422,014 $ (10,348 ) $ 432,362 Other assets $ 31,868 $ 16,754 $ 15,114 Total assets $ 2,569,567 $ 195,043 $ 2,374,524 Liabilities, redeemable limited partners' capital and stockholders' deficit Revenue share obligations $ 137,359 $ 51,087 $ 86,272 Limited partners' distribution payable $ 13,202 $ 6,391 $ 6,811 Deferred revenue $ 35,623 $ (10,489 ) $ 46,112 Total current liabilities $ 458,022 $ 46,989 $ 411,033 Deferred tax liabilities $ 4,766 $ (2,981 ) $ 7,747 Total liabilities $ 908,547 $ 44,008 $ 864,539 Accumulated deficit $ (775,674 ) $ 151,035 $ (926,709 ) Total stockholders' deficit $ (862,250 ) $ 151,035 $ (1,013,285 ) Total liabilities, redeemable limited partners' capital and stockholders' deficit $ 2,569,567 $ 195,043 $ 2,374,524 Consolidated Statements of Income - Selected Financial Data Impact of change in accounting principle Year Ended June 30, 2019 As presented Impact of new revenue standard Previous revenue standard Net revenue: Net administrative fees $ 662,462 $ 8,150 $ 654,312 Other services and support 371,019 12,552 358,467 Services 1,033,481 20,702 1,012,779 Products 184,157 3,924 180,233 Net revenue $ 1,217,638 $ 24,626 $ 1,193,012 Cost of revenue: Services $ 182,375 $ (6,769 ) $ 189,144 Cost of revenue $ 355,630 $ (6,769 ) $ 362,399 Gross profit $ 862,008 $ 31,395 $ 830,613 Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative $ 438,985 $ (5,959 ) $ 444,944 Operating expenses $ 493,494 $ (5,959 ) $ 499,453 Operating income $ 368,514 $ 37,354 $ 331,160 Income before income taxes $ 368,139 $ 37,354 $ 330,785 Income tax expense $ 33,462 $ 1,872 $ 31,590 Net income from continuing operations $ 334,677 $ 35,482 $ 299,195 Net income $ 284,079 $ 35,482 $ 248,597 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Premier LP $ (174,959 ) $ (22,437 ) $ (152,522 ) Adjustment of redeemable limited partners' capital to redemption amount $ (118,064 ) $ 16,045 $ (134,109 ) Net income attributable to stockholders $ (8,944 ) $ 29,090 $ (38,034 ) Impact of change in accounting principle Year Ended June 30, 2019 As presented Impact of new revenue standard Previous revenue standard Earnings per share attributable to stockholders: Basic $ (0.15 ) $ 0.49 $ (0.64 ) Diluted $ (0.15 ) $ 0.49 $ (0.64 ) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Impact of change in accounting principle Year Ended June 30, 2019 As presented Impact of new revenue standard Previous revenue standard Net income $ 284,079 $ 35,482 $ 248,597 Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest (174,959 ) (22,437 ) (152,522 ) Comprehensive income attributable to Premier, Inc. $ 109,120 $ 13,045 $ 96,075 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Selected Financial Data Impact of change in accounting principle Year Ended June 30, 2019 As presented Impact of new revenue standard Previous revenue standard Operating activities Net income $ 284,079 $ 35,482 $ 248,597 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Deferred income taxes $ 11,878 $ (3,238 ) $ 15,116 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets $ (6,699 ) $ 11,353 $ (18,052 ) Contract assets $ (36,549 ) $ (36,549 ) $ — Other assets $ (6,004 ) $ (1,363 ) $ (4,641 ) Accounts payable, deferred revenue and other current liabilities $ 17,920 $ (5,685 ) $ 23,605 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents $ (11,331 ) $ — $ (11,331 ) Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles- Goodwill and Other- Internal Use Software (Topic 350): Customer Account for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract , which requires customers in a cloud computing arrangement (i.e., hosting arrangement) that is a service contract to follow the internal use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets or expense as incurred. More specifically, capitalized implementation costs related to a hosting arrangement that is a service contract will be amortized over the term of the hosting arrangement, beginning when the module or component of the hosting arrangement is ready for its intended use. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted including adoption in any interim periods. Entities have the option to apply the guidance prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework- Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement , which improves the effectiveness of fair value measurement disclosures by eliminating, adding and modifying certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements as part of its disclosure framework project. More specifically, entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but public companies will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new standard on its financial statement disclosures. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , which is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations of accounting for leasing arrangements. Entities will be required to recognize and measure leases as of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. In July 2019, the FASB codified an alternative (and optional) transition method via ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements ; the Company will elect the use of this optional transition method. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. The adoption of ASC Topic 842 will result in the recognition of additional balances on the Consolidated Balance Sheet to reflect right-of-use assets and lease liabilities primarily associated with operating leases for the corporate real estate the Company occupies. As of June 30, 2019, the Company had substantially completed the identification of the lease population, which primarily consists of real estate leases, compiled and calculated the relevant inputs to derive ASC Topic 842's impact, and are assessing ongoing compliance and designing post-implementation processes and associated internal controls. The Company intends to elect certain practical expedients permitted under ASC Topic 842's transition guidance, such as the practical expedients to not reassess lease classification, lease term or initial direct costs for the existing lease portfolio, as well as to not separate lease and non-lease components. Based upon current evaluations, the Company expects to recognize additional assets and liabilities upon implementation of ASC Topic 842 ranging from $60 million to $70 million to reflect right-of-use assets and lease liabilities as of July 1, 2019. However, because the Company's evaluations are ongoing, the expected impact associated with the implementation of ASC Topic 842 is subject to change. Disclosures related to leases will expand to comply with the requirements of ASC Topic 842; the Company continues to evaluate other effects ASC Topic 842 may have on our financial statements and related disclosures. |
