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Comprehensive Income - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and Comprehensive Income Components (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2016
Sep. 26, 2015
Sep. 24, 2016
Sep. 26, 2015
Dec. 26, 2015
Attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests:          
Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (9,145)   $ (9,145)   $ (10,373)
Attributable to noncontrolling interests:          
Foreign currency translation adjustment (68)   (68)   (76)
Attributable to Henry Schein, Inc.:          
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) (203,776)   (203,776)   (200,499)
Unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency hedging activities 1,965   1,965   939
Unrealized investment gain (loss) (2)   (2)   (2)
Pension adjustment gain (loss) (20,367)   (20,367)   (20,377)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (222,180)   (222,180)   (219,939)
Total Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (231,393)   (231,393)   $ (230,388)
Components of comprehensive income [Abstract]          
Net income 145,291 $ 141,396 402,922 $ 382,584  
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) (6,463) (38,730) (2,041) (112,877)  
Tax effect 0 0 0 0  
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) (6,463) (38,730) (2,041) (112,877)  
Unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency hedging activities (803) 2,671 1,316 1,850  
Tax effect 200 (747) (290) (580)  
Unrealized gain (loss) from foreign currency hedging activities (603) 1,924 1,026 1,270  
Unrealized investment gain (loss) 0 0 0 2  
Tax effect 0 0 0 0  
Unrealized investment gain (loss) 0 0 0 2  
Pension adjustment gain (loss) 280 1,704 (13) 3,416  
Tax effect (71) (341) 23 (879)  
Pension adjustment gain (loss) 209 1,363 10 2,537  
Comprehensive income $ 138,434 $ 105,953 $ 401,917 $ 273,516