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Segment and Geographic Data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business segment information
Years Ended
December 30,December 31,December 26,
201720162015
Net Sales:
Health care distribution (1):
Dental $6,048,813$5,555,299$5,276,407
Animal health 3,476,6353,253,0952,921,624
Medical 2,497,9942,337,6612,072,915
Total health care distribution 12,023,44211,146,05510,270,946
Technology and value-added services (2)438,101425,613358,773
Total $12,461,543$11,571,668$10,629,719
(1) Consists of consumable products, small equipment, laboratory products, large equipment, equipment repair services, branded and
generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products and vitamins.
(2) Consists of practice management software and other value-added products, which are distributed primarily to health care providers,
and financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, continuing education services for practitioners, consulting and
other services.

Years ended
December 30,December 31,December 26,
201720162015
Operating Income:
Health care distribution $728,520$652,106$626,574
Technology and value-added services 130,849119,468107,398
Total $859,369$771,574$733,972
Income before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates:
Health care distribution $696,453$640,184$617,582
Technology and value-added services 126,395115,651103,176
Total $822,848$755,835$720,758
Depreciation and Amortization:
Health care distribution $168,186$146,276$141,184
Technology and value-added services 24,88623,50417,943
Total $193,072$169,780$159,127
Income Tax Expense:
Health care distribution $325,302$185,571$180,133
Technology and value-added services 37,20432,38731,258
Total $362,506$217,958$211,391
Interest Income:
Health care distribution $17,318$13,086$12,833
Technology and value-added services 235189102
Total $17,553$13,275$12,935
Interest Expense:
Health care distribution $53,607$31,845$25,926
Technology and value-added services 474882
Total $53,654$31,893$26,008
Purchases of Fixed Assets:
Health care distribution $76,449$66,611$68,235
Technology and value-added services 5,0523,5683,449
Total $81,501$70,179$71,684
As of
December 30,December 31,December 26,
201720162015
Total Assets:
Health care distribution $7,345,418$6,324,735$6,159,285
Technology and value-added services 465,817435,661375,455
Total $7,811,235$6,760,396$6,534,740
Operations by geographic area
201720162015
Net SalesLong-Lived AssetsNet SalesLong-Lived AssetsNet SalesLong-Lived Assets
United States $7,904,698$2,000,624$7,536,897$1,803,689$6,798,847$1,739,546
Other 4,556,8451,345,3494,034,7711,171,1373,830,8721,079,494
Consolidated total $12,461,543$3,345,973$11,571,668$2,974,826$10,629,719$2,819,040