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Business Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 25, 2011
Jun. 25, 2011
Acquisition of Butler Animal Holding Company, LLC [Member]
Dec. 31, 2009
Acquisition of Butler Animal Holding Company, LLC [Member]
Jun. 30, 2010
Provet Holdings Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Provet Holdings Limited [Member]
Jun. 25, 2011
Debt incurred as part of acquisition of Butler Animal Health Supply, LLC [Member]
Jun. 25, 2011
Butler Debt Refinanced Term-Loan A [Member]
Jun. 25, 2011
Butler Debt Refinanced Term-Loan B [Member]
Jun. 25, 2011
Butler Debt Refinanced-Revolver [Member]
Jun. 25, 2011
Trade name [Member]
Jun. 25, 2011
Customer relationships [ Member]
Jun. 25, 2011
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                        
Acquired equity interest (in hundredths)     50.10%   100.00%              
Business acquisition, aggregate sales in year of acquisition of acquired companies       $ 278,000,000                
Butler Schein Animal Health Debt At Closing     320,000,000                  
Debt provided by Henry Schein     37,500,000         55,000,000        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount             100,000,000 216,000,000 50,000,000      
Number of quarterly installments to repay debt from BAHS acquisition           23 14 17        
Butler Debt Term Loan A Quarterly Installment Range One             1,250,000          
Butler Debt Term Loan A Quarterly Installment Range Two             1,880,000          
Butler Debt Term Loan A Quarterly Installment Range Three             2,500,000          
Butler Debt Term Loan A Quarterly Installment Range Four             3,130,000          
Amount of quarterly installments of BAHS debt           800,000   540,000        
Amount of final Butler Animal Health Supply, LLC debt installment           301,600,000 74,400,000 206,800,000        
LIBOR plus a margin interest rate on BAHS debt (in hundredths)           3.50% 3.00% 3.25% 3.00%      
LIBOR floor interest rate on BAHS debt (in hundredths)           2.00%   1.25%        
Total Consideration For Acquisition [Abstract]                        
Net cash consideration paid by Henry Schein, Inc.     41,990,000   91,000,000              
Net book value of the United States animal health operations' assets and liabilities contributed     86,048,000                  
Fair value of noncontrolling interest in BAHS     96,110,000                  
Incremental debt incurred     127,000,000                  
Total consideration     351,148,000                  
Net assets of BAHS at fair value:                        
Current assets     164,789,000                  
Intangible assets [Abstract]                        
Trade name     10,000,000                  
Customer relationships     140,000,000                  
Non-compete agreements     2,600,000                  
Business acquisition, purchase price allocation, goodwill amount     270,714,000                  
Other assets     14,138,000                  
Current liabilities     (62,770,000)                  
Bank indebtedness     (200,100,000)                  
Deferred income tax liabilities     (74,271,000)                  
Contributed net book value of certain assets and liabilities     86,048,000                  
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity, purchase price     351,148,000                  
Notional amount of interest rate caps related to Butler debt 160,000,000                      
Interest rate caps on debt protecting against LIBOR interest rate (in hundredths) 3.00%                      
Maximum annual payment to Oak Hill Capital Partners for the first year   125,000,000                    
Maximum annual payment to Oak Hill Capital Partners for the second year   137,500,000                    
Maximum annual payment to Oak Hill Capital Partners for the third year and thereafter   150,000,000                    
Maximum percentage of ownership that Burns Veterinary Supply can sell to the Company.   20.00%                    
Aggregate maximum amount that the Company will pay to Burns Veterinary Supply and Oak Hill Capital Partners in a given year.   $ 150,000,000                    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]                        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Average Useful Life (in years)                   3 12 2