Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 18, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity File Number	001-38794
Entity Registrant Name	COVETRUS, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	83-1448706
Entity Address, Address Line One	7 Custom House Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Portland
Entity Address, State or Province	ME
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	04101
City Area Code	888
Local Phone Number	280-2221
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	CVET
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 2.8
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		138,136,146
Documents Incorporated by Reference	DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement of Registrant for use in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (our “2022 Proxy Statement”), are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
Entity Central Index Key	0001752836
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Transition Report	false