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Goodwill (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
 
 
Animal
Hospital
 
Laboratory
 
All Other
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Goodwill
 
$
1,035,401

 
$
96,810

 
$
126,706

 
$
1,258,917

  Accumulated Impairment losses
 
—

 
—

 
(21,310
)
 
(21,310
)
    Subtotal
 
1,035,401

 
96,810

 
105,396

 
1,237,607

Goodwill acquired
 
143,926

 
34

 
12,155

 
156,115

Goodwill impairment
 
—

 
—

 
(99,501
)
 
(99,501
)
Foreign translation adjustment
 
1,281

 
17

 
—

 
1,298

Other (1)
 
(3,260
)
 
—

 
(1,028
)
 
(4,288
)
Balance as of December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Goodwill
 
1,177,348

 
96,861

 
137,833

 
1,412,042

  Accumulated Impairment losses
 
—

 
—

 
(120,811
)
 
(120,811
)
    Subtotal
 
1,177,348

 
96,861

 
17,022

 
1,291,231

Goodwill acquired
 
45,615

 
50

 
—

 
45,665

Foreign translation adjustment
 
(5,651
)
 
(40
)
 
—

 
(5,691
)
Other(1)
 
(731
)
 
—

 
443

 
(288
)
Balance as of December 31, 2013
 


 


 


 


  Goodwill
 
1,216,581

 
96,871

 
138,276

 
1,451,728

  Accumulated Impairment losses
 
—

 
—

 
(120,811
)
 
(120,811
)
    Subtotal
 
$
1,216,581

 
$
96,871

 
$
17,465

 
$
1,330,917


(1) 
In 2013, "Other" primarily includes measurement period adjustments and a write-off related to a sale of an animal hospital. In 2012, "Other" includes acquisition-price adjustments, which consist primarily of an adjustment related to capital leases and buy outs of noncontrolling interest partners.