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Comprehensive Income (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Comprehensive Income [Abstract]  
Summary of comprehensive income
                                 
    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.