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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.

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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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 270

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)-(j)

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