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Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes |
|  |  | December 28, |  | December 29, |  | December 31,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment |  | $ | (1,503) |  | $ | (849) |  | $ | (1,753)
Attributable to Henry Schein, Inc.: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation gain |  | $ | 82,288 |  | $ | 72,160 |  | $ | 39,717
Unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency hedging activities |  |  | 1,282 |  |  | 1,187 |  |  | (1,678)
Unrealized investment loss |  |  | (515) |  |  | (415) |  |  | (829)
Pension adjustment loss |  |  | (15,206) |  |  | (20,077) |  |  | (14,626)
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | $ | 67,849 |  | $ | 52,855 |  | $ | 22,584
Total Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | $ | 66,346 |  | $ | 52,006 |  | $ | 20,831
Components of comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes |
|  | December 28, |  | December 29, |  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net income |  | $ | 471,462 |  | $ | 423,388 |  | $ | 404,656
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) |  |  | 9,474 |  |  | 33,347 |  |  | (2,310)
Tax effect |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) |  |  | 9,474 |  |  | 33,347 |  |  | (2,310)
Unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency hedging activities |  |  | 69 |  |  | 3,519 |  |  | (712)
Tax effect |  |  | 26 |  |  | (654) |  |  | 94
Unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency hedging activities |  |  | 95 |  |  | 2,865 |  |  | (618)
Unrealized investment gain (loss) |  |  | (166) |  |  | 724 |  |  | 562
Tax effect |  |  | 66 |  |  | (310) |  |  | (215)
Unrealized investment gain (loss) |  |  | (100) |  |  | 414 |  |  | 347
Pension adjustment gain (loss) |  |  | 6,207 |  |  | (7,638) |  |  | (7,772)
Tax effect |  |  | (1,336) |  |  | 2,187 |  |  | 1,534
Pension adjustment gain (loss) |  |  | 4,871 |  |  | (5,451) |  |  | (6,238)
Comprehensive income |  | $ | 485,802 |  | $ | 454,563 |  | $ | 395,837
Total comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes |
|  |  | December 28, |  | December 29, |  | December 31,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Comprehensive income attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Henry Schein, Inc. |  | $ | 446,548 |  | $ | 418,347 |  | $ | 359,731
Comprehensive income attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| noncontrolling interests |  |  | 478 |  |  | 509 |  |  | 481
Comprehensive income attributable to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  | 38,776 |  |  | 35,707 |  |  | 35,625
Comprehensive income |  | $ | 485,802 |  | $ | 454,563 |  | $ | 395,837

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