CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019		Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 941		$ 947
Cost of sales	761		771
Gross profit	180		176
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	189		143
Restructuring costs	0		1
Operating income (expense)	(9)		32
Other income (expense):
Interest income	2		2
Interest expense	(12)		(1)
Other, net	1		1
Income (expense) before taxes and equity in earnings of affiliates	(18)		34
Income tax benefit (provision)	4		(6)
Net income (loss)	(14)	[1]	28
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	1		(5)
Net income (loss) attributable to Covetrus, Inc.	$ (13)		$ 23
Earnings per share attributable to Covetrus, Inc.:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ (0.14)		$ 0.32
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ (0.14)		$ 0.31
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	94,796		71,451
Diluted (in shares)	94,796		71,973

[1] Net income earned from January 1, 2019 thru February 7, 2019 is attributed to the former parent as it was the sole shareholder prior to February 7, 2019.