Lines of Business (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Lines of Business [Abstract]

Lines of Business

	Animal Hospital			Laboratory		All Other		Corporate			Intercompany Eliminations			Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
External revenue	$	303,203		$	67,588	$	14,344	$	-		$	-		$	385,135
Intercompany revenue		-			11,397		4,538		-			(15,935	)		-
Total revenue		303,203			78,985		18,882		-			(15,935	)		385,135
Direct costs		251,613			43,657		14,149		-			(14,421	)		294,998
Gross profit		51,590			35,328		4,733		-			(1,514	)		90,137
Selling, general and administrative expense		6,126			7,088		4,669		14,605			-			32,488
Net (gain) loss on sale and disposal of assets		(213	)		1		20		-			-			(192	)
Operating income (loss)	$	45,677		$	28,239	$	44	$	(14,605	)	$	(1,514	)	$	57,841
Depreciation and amortization	$	10,393		$	2,563	$	1,606	$	702		$	(334	)	$	14,930
Property and equipment additions	$	11,061		$	1,085	$	1,986	$	1,338		$	(629	)	$	14,841
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
External revenue	$	276,739		$	67,872	$	14,092	$	-		$	-		$	358,703
Intercompany revenue		-			9,420		3,314		-			(12,734	)		-
Total revenue		276,739			77,292		17,406		-			(12,734	)		358,703
Direct costs		230,113			42,579		12,152		-			(11,440	)		273,404
Gross profit		46,626			34,713		5,254		-			(1,294	)		85,299
Selling, general and administrative expense		5,599			6,804		3,731		10,971			-			27,105
Net loss on sale and disposal of assets		114			20		17		1			-			152
Operating income (loss)	$	40,913		$	27,889	$	1,506	$	(10,972	)	$	(1,294	)	$	58,042
Depreciation and amortization	$	8,258		$	2,464	$	606	$	616		$	(263	)	$	11,681
Property and equipment additions	$	16,969		$	1,599	$	428	$	1,394		$	(640	)	$	19,750

	Animal Hospital			Laboratory		All Other		Corporate			Intercompany Eliminations			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
External revenue	$	864,476		$	209,639	$	42,248	$	-		$	-		$	1,116,363
Intercompany revenue		-			33,280		11,939		-			(45,219	)		-
Total revenue		864,476			242,919		54,187		-			(45,219	)		1,116,363
Direct costs		720,393			130,192		40,206		-			(41,175	)		849,616
Gross profit		144,083			112,727		13,981		-			(4,044	)		266,747
Selling, general and administrative expense		18,253			20,577		11,809		34,695			-			85,334
Net (gain) loss on sale and disposal of assets		(84	)		19		22		-			-			(43	)
Operating income (loss)	$	125,914		$	92,131	$	2,150	$	(34,695	)	$	(4,044	)	$	181,456
Depreciation and amortization	$	29,799		$	7,542	$	2,931	$	2,067		$	(953	)	$	41,386
Property and equipment additions	$	33,832		$	4,049	$	3,003	$	3,923		$	(1,532	)	$	43,275
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
External revenue	$	791,002		$	210,531	$	41,823	$	-		$	-		$	1,043,356
Intercompany revenue		-			27,913		5,982		-			(33,895	)		-
Total revenue		791,002			238,444		47,805		-			(33,895	)		1,043,356
Direct costs		653,671			126,647		33,373		-			(31,913	)		781,778
Gross profit		137,331			111,797		14,432		-			(1,982	)		261,578
Selling, general and administrative expense		16,859			19,485		10,650		47,296			-			94,290
Net loss on sale and disposal of assets		63			21		71		8			-			163
Operating income (loss)	$	120,409		$	92,291	$	3,711	$	(47,304	)	$	(1,982	)	$	167,125
Depreciation and amortization	$	23,240		$	7,273	$	1,812	$	1,815		$	(753	)	$	33,387
Property and equipment additions	$	39,946		$	3,937	$	634	$	4,579		$	(1,421	)	$	47,675
At September 30, 2011
Total assets	$	1,417,062		$	229,252	$	220,964	$	149,801		$	(20,265	)	$	1,996,814
At December 31, 2010
Total assets	$	1,320,619		$	215,483	$	69,082	$	175,297		$	(14,059	)	$	1,766,422