Acquisitions Business Acquisition Summary Of Acquired Properties (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Business Acquisition Summary Of Acquired Properties [Line Items]

Business Acquisition Summary Of Acquired Properties [Table Text Block]

The table below reflects the activity related to the acquisitions and dispositions of our animal hospitals and laboratories during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Animal Hospitals:	2013		2012
Animal Hospital acquisitions, excluding Associate Veterinary Clinics (1981) LTD ("AVC")	3		9
Acquisitions, merged	—		(2	)
AVC acquisition	—		44
Sold, closed or merged	(8	)	(3	)
Total	(5	)	48
Laboratories:
Acquisition	1		—