Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

10. Comprehensive Income

Total comprehensive income consists of net income and the other comprehensive income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The following table provides a summary of comprehensive income (in thousands):

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net income (1)	$	31,359		$	28,587		$	101,920		$	92,036
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(669	)		172			(373	)		103
Unrealized (loss) gain on foreign currency		(608	)		364			(371	)		287
Tax benefit (expense)		237			(142	)		145			(112	)
Unrealized loss on hedging instruments		-			-			-			(2	)
Tax benefit		-			-			-			1
Losses on hedging instruments reclassified to income		-			-			-			382
Tax benefit		-			-			-			(149	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(1,040	)		394			(599	)		510
Total comprehensive income		30,319			28,981			101,321			92,546
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests (1)		1,190			1,156			3,300			3,266
Comprehensive income attributable to VCA Antech, Inc	$	29,129		$	27,825		$	98,021		$	89,280

⁽¹⁾ Includes $1.5 million and $915,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively, related to redeemable and mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests.