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Acquisitions (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Business Acquisition Summary Of Acquired Properties
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, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Animal Hospitals:
 
 
 
Acquisitions
4

 
3

Acquisitions, merged
(1
)
 
—

Sold, closed or merged
(4
)
 
(8
)
Net decrease
(1
)
 
(5
)
 
 
 
 
Laboratories:
 
 
 
Acquisitions
—

 
1

Created
1

 
—

Net increase
1

 
1
Animal Hospital [Member]
  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
The following table summarizes the aggregate consideration for our independent animal hospitals acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Consideration:
 
 
 
  Cash
$
17,295

 
$
6,756

  Holdbacks
400

 
160

  Earnout contingent consideration
—

 
53

      Fair value of total consideration transferred
$
17,695

 
$
6,969

 
 
 
 
Allocation of the Purchase Price:
 
 
 
  Tangible assets
$
701

 
$
491

  Identifiable intangible assets
2,734

 
1,506

  Goodwill (1)
15,115

 
4,972

      Fair value of assets acquired
$
18,550

 
$
6,969

Noncontrolling interest
(855
)
 
—

Total
$
17,695

 
$
6,969


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(1)  
We expect that $10.3 million and $4.1 million of the goodwill recorded for these acquisitions, as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, will be fully deductible for income tax purposes.