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Comprehensive Income
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]  
Comprehensive Income
8. Comprehensive Income
     Total comprehensive income consists of net income and the other comprehensive income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. The following table provides a summary of comprehensive income (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Net income(1)
  $ 40,065     $ 30,517     $ 70,561     $ 63,449  
Other comprehensive income:
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    47       (236 )     296       (69 )
Unrealized gain on foreign currency
    48       (259 )     237       (77 )
Tax expense
    (19 )     101       (92 )     30  
Unrealized loss on hedging instruments
    —       —       —       (2 )
Tax benefit
    —       —       —       1  
Losses on hedging instruments reclassified to income
    —       —       —       382  
Tax benefit
    —       —       —       (149 )
 
                       
Other comprehensive income
    76       (394 )     441       116  
 
                       
Total comprehensive income
    40,141       30,123       71,002       63,565  
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)
    453       1,113       2,110       2,110  
 
                       
Comprehensive income attributable to VCA Antech, Inc
  $ 39,688     $ 29,010     $ 68,892     $ 61,455  
 
                       
 
(1)   Includes $1.1 million and $607,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively, related to redeemable and mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests.