Comprehensive Income (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 25, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

The following table summarizes our Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes as of:

	June 25,			December 25,
	2011			2010
Attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	1,328		$	(864	)

Attributable to Henry Schein, Inc.:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	111,893		$	41,138
Unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency hedging activities		750			(1,060	)
Unrealized investment loss		(979	)		(1,176	)
Pension adjustment loss		(8,743	)		(8,388	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	102,921		$	30,514

Total Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	104,249		$	29,650

Other Comprehensive Income Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Net Of Tax [Text Block]

The following table summarizes other comprehensive income attributable to our Redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of applicable taxes as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 25,		June 26,			June 25,		June 26,
	2011		2010			2011		2010

Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	300	$	(4,209	)	$	2,192	$	(7,696	)

Total Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax [Text Block]

The following table summarizes our total comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 25,		June 26,		June 25,		June 26,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Comprehensive income attributable to
Henry Schein, Inc.	$	107,560	$	50,845	$	243,377	$	76,858
Comprehensive income attributable to
noncontrolling interests		143		20		238		33
Comprehensive income attributable to
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		10,738		4,933		19,011		7,785
Comprehensive income	$	118,441	$	55,798	$	262,626	$	84,676