Need columns in detail only, not other sections

[sirrodii]

I am trying to get a report format similar to this
Page Header
Employee Info Header that covers the entire line above dtl
DetailItem DetailItem DetailItem DetailItem

I tried using columns from page setup but it limited the width of my Employee Header which needs to span the page.
I do not know how to do a sub report, would that work?
I can process the detail myself using det1, det2, det3, det4
but I do not know how to 'output' the line after I build it.

Thanks for any help you can provide.