Lines of Business (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Lines of Business

The following is a summary of certain financial data for each of our segments (in thousands):

	Animal Hospital		Laboratory			All Other			Corporate			Eliminations			Total
2014
External revenue	$	1,514,878	$	303,798		$	96,053		$	—		$	3,754		$	1,918,483
Intercompany revenue	—		56,598			19,732			—			(76,330		)	—
Total revenue	1,514,878		360,396			115,785			—			(72,576		)	1,918,483
Direct costs	1,284,077		184,588			77,161			—			(71,984		)	1,473,842
Gross profit	230,801		175,808			38,624			—			(592		)	444,641
Selling, general and administrative expense	39,022		33,550			33,456			65,478			—			171,506
Operating income (loss) before charges	191,779		142,258			5,168			(65,478		)	(592		)	273,135
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets	—		—			27,019			—			—			27,019
Net loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	1,473		(88		)	(2,201		)	(336		)	—			(1,152		)
Operating income (loss)	$	190,306	$	142,346		$	(19,650	)	$	(65,142	)	$	(592	)	$	247,268
Depreciation and amortization	$	61,031	$	10,444		$	6,940		$	2,943		$	(1,931	)	$	79,427
Capital expenditures	$	55,814	$	8,306		$	4,912		$	6,649		$	(2,733	)	$	72,948
Total assets at December 31, 2014	$	2,021,725	$	258,550		$	89,596		$	270,414		$	(308,265	)	$	2,332,020
2013
External revenue	$	1,417,908	$	290,583		$	91,686		$	—		$	3,192		$	1,803,369
Intercompany revenue	—		54,248			21,054			—			(75,302		)	—
Total revenue	1,417,908		344,831			112,740			—			(72,110		)	1,803,369
Direct costs	1,208,781		180,952			74,139			—			(69,883		)	1,393,989
Gross profit	209,127		163,879			38,601			—			(2,227		)	409,380
Selling, general and administrative expense	34,133		31,915			32,941			58,922			—			157,911
Operating income (loss) before charges	174,994		131,964			5,660			(58,922		)	(2,227		)	251,469
Net loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	2,853		(77		)	7			(328		)	—			2,455
Operating income (loss)	$	172,141	$	132,041		$	5,653		$	(58,594	)	$	(2,227	)	$	249,014
Depreciation and amortization	$	57,748	$	10,251		$	7,909		$	3,284		$	(1,783	)	$	77,409
Capital expenditures	$	54,116	$	11,148		$	4,288		$	5,908		$	(2,190	)	$	73,270
Total assets at December 31, 2013	$	1,844,235	$	248,282		$	96,245		$	77,264		$	(37,817	)	$	2,228,209
2012
External revenue	$	1,331,314	$	275,406		$	90,616		$	—		$	2,306		$	1,699,642
Intercompany revenue	—		52,395			22,344			—			(74,739		)	—
Total revenue	1,331,314		327,801			112,960			—			(72,433		)	1,699,642
Direct costs	1,142,203		176,040			74,253			—			(67,828		)	1,324,668
Gross profit	189,111		151,761			38,707			—			(4,605		)	374,974
Selling, general and administrative expense	30,826		29,660			37,879			58,790			—			157,155
Operating income (loss) before charges	158,285		122,101			828			(58,790		)	(4,605		)	217,819
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets	1,216		—			122,357			—			—			123,573
Net loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	713		(14		)	717			(106		)	—			1,310
Operating income (loss)	$	156,356	$	122,115		$	(122,246	)	$	(58,684	)	$	(4,605	)	$	92,936
Depreciation and amortization	$	54,835	$	10,141		$	9,582		$	3,198		$	(1,529	)	$	76,227
Capital expenditures	$	55,651	$	8,334		$	5,921		$	9,695		$	(2,794	)	$	76,807
Total assets at December 31, 2012	$	1,638,246	$	245,242		$	98,159		$	127,963		$	(27,671	)	$	2,081,939

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The table below lists our revenue by geographic area for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

	2014		2013		2012
Revenue*
United States	$	1,760,946	$	1,671,170	$	1,589,588
Canada	157,537		132,199		110,054
Total	$	1,918,483	$	1,803,369	$	1,699,642

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*Revenues are determined based on the location of the customer. Long-lived assets were not disclosed, as the amounts attributable to the Canadian operations are immaterial, as compared to total consolidated long-lived assets.