v2.4.0.8

Quarterly Information (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 28, 2013
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract] |
Quarterly financial information (unaudited) |
|  |  | Quarters ended
|  |  | March 30, |  | June 29, |  | September 28, |  | December 28,
|  |  | 2013 (1) |  | 2013 |  | 2013 (2) (3) |  | 2013
Net sales |  | $ | 2,293,511 |  | $ | 2,391,810 |  | $ | 2,348,956 |  | $ | 2,526,370
Gross profit |  |  | 646,991 |  |  | 669,856 |  |  | 639,647 |  |  | 699,520
Operating income |  |  | 153,629 |  |  | 176,065 |  |  | 160,477 |  |  | 186,883
Net income |  |  | 98,686 |  |  | 121,435 |  |  | 116,372 |  |  | 134,969
Amounts attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Henry Schein, Inc.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  | 91,478 |  |  | 108,430 |  |  | 107,378 |  |  | 124,268
Earnings per share attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Henry Schein, Inc.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basic |  | $ | 1.06 |  | $ | 1.26 |  | $ | 1.25 |  | $ | 1.46
| Diluted |  |  | 1.03 |  |  | 1.23 |  |  | 1.23 |  |  | 1.43
|  |  | Quarters ended
|  |  | March 31, |  | June 30, |  | September 29, |  | December 29,
|  |  | 2012 (4) |  | 2012 |  | 2012 |  | 2012
Net sales |  | $ | 2,099,019 |  | $ | 2,201,452 |  | $ | 2,231,058 |  | $ | 2,408,438
Gross profit |  |  | 610,579 |  |  | 624,395 |  |  | 609,044 |  |  | 663,495
Operating income |  |  | 133,295 |  |  | 154,702 |  |  | 149,622 |  |  | 181,342
Net income |  |  | 89,061 |  |  | 107,302 |  |  | 105,310 |  |  | 121,715
Amounts attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Henry Schein, Inc.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  | 80,752 |  |  | 98,086 |  |  | 96,771 |  |  | 112,467
Earnings per share attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Henry Schein, Inc.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Basic |  | $ | 0.92 |  | $ | 1.11 |  | $ | 1.11 |  | $ | 1.29
| Diluted |  |  | 0.89 |  |  | 1.08 |  |  | 1.08 |  |  | 1.26
(1) | See Note 5 - "Debt" for details of expenses related to the refinancing of HSAH debt incurred during the first quarter
| of 2013.
(2) | See Note 9 - "Business Acquisitions, Divestiture and Other Transaction" for details of the loss on sale of equity
| investment incurred during the third quarter of 2013.
(3) | See Note 12 - "Incomes Taxes" for details of the reduction of our valuation allowance related to certain deferred tax
| assets incurred during the third quarter of 2013.
(4) | See Note 10 - "Plans of Restructuring" for details of the restructuring costs incurred during the first quarter of 2012.

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialDataAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure includes financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25249566&loc=d3e1280-108306 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfQuarterlyFinancialInformationTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration