Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	May 09, 2014 Hospital	Dec. 31, 2013	May 09, 2014 Equipment Purchase Commitments [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 California Wildfire [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 California Wildfire [Member]	May 07, 2014 Jorge Duran vs. VCA Animal Hospitals [Member] claim
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Potential earn-out payment	$ 1,900,000
Contingent consideration	1,600,000		2,200,000
Number of claims dismissed							4
Total number of claims							8
Number of Animal Hospitals in North America (more than 600)		600
Long-term product supply agreement, amount				2,000,000
Loss recorded in connection with event					18,100,000	18,100,000
Insurance proceeds received						5,000,000
Insurance receivable					$ 13,100,000	$ 13,100,000