Leases - PetIQ, LLC and Subsidiaries (Details) - Pet, LLC and Subsidiaries (the "Company") - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Net book value of equipment under capital lease	$ 878		$ 878		$ 775
Total operating lease expense	$ 449	$ 909	$ 378	$ 778

The total gross amount less the charge for the use of the long-lived depreciable assets subject to a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84164817&loc=d3e45280-112737

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