Lines of Business (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

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
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
External revenue	$	441,924	$	84,129	$	24,544		$	—		$	1,120		$	551,717
Intercompany revenue	—		16,180		6,294			—			(22,474		)	—
Total revenue	441,924		100,309		30,838			—			(21,354		)	551,717
Direct costs	366,983		48,901		19,077			—			(20,910		)	414,051
Gross profit	74,941		51,408		11,761			—			(444		)	137,666
Selling, general and administrative expense	10,677		9,542		7,660			16,981			—			44,860
Operating income (loss) before sale or disposal of assets	64,264		41,866		4,101			(16,981		)	(444		)	92,806
Business interruption insurance gain	—		—		(4,523		)	—			—			(4,523		)
Net loss on sale or disposal of assets	175		—		72			3			—			250
Operating income (loss)	$	64,089	$	41,866	$	8,552		$	(16,984	)	$	(444	)	$	97,079
Depreciation and amortization	$	16,520	$	2,731	$	1,181		$	588		$	(549	)	$	20,471
Property and equipment additions	$	19,429	$	5,735	$	127		$	2,773		$	(1,115	)	$	26,949
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
External revenue	$	395,820	$	77,394	$	25,397		$	—		$	966		$	499,577
Intercompany revenue	—		14,509		4,684			—			(19,193		)	—
Total revenue	395,820		91,903		30,081			—			(18,227		)	499,577
Direct costs	327,283		46,879		19,945			—			(18,287		)	375,820
Gross profit	68,537		45,024		10,136			—			60			123,757
Selling, general and administrative expense	9,269		8,610		8,023			16,890			—			42,792
Operating income (loss) before sale or disposal of assets	59,268		36,414		2,113			(16,890		)	60			80,965
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets	—		—		27,019			—			—			27,019
Net loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	598		7		—			(135		)	—			470
Operating income (loss)	$	58,670	$	36,407	$	(24,906	)	$	(16,755	)	$	60		$	53,476
Depreciation and amortization	$	15,201	$	2,671	$	1,781		$	688		$	(479	)	$	19,862
Property and equipment additions	$	17,224	$	2,391	$	1,123		$	2,025		$	(649	)	$	22,114

8. Lines of Business, continued

	Animal Hospital			Laboratory			All Other			Corporate			Eliminations			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
External revenue	$	1,270,326		$	252,645		$	73,895		$	—		$	3,089		$	1,599,955
Intercompany revenue	—			47,858			19,839			—			(67,697		)	—
Total revenue	1,270,326			300,503			93,734			—			(64,608		)	1,599,955
Direct costs	1,066,516			144,410			59,160			—			(62,506		)	1,207,580
Gross profit	203,810			156,093			34,574			—			(2,102		)	392,375
Selling, general and administrative expense	32,351			27,894			24,088			49,410			—			133,743
Operating income (loss) before charges	171,459			128,199			10,486			(49,410		)	(2,102		)	258,632
Business interruption insurance gain	—			—			(4,523		)	—			—			(4,523		)
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	(445		)	41			92			78			—			(234		)
Operating income (loss)	$	171,904		$	128,158		$	14,917		$	(49,488	)	$	(2,102	)	$	263,389
Depreciation and amortization	$	49,032		$	7,940		$	3,509		$	1,755		$	(1,602	)	$	60,634
Property and equipment additions	$	45,506		$	11,813		$	1,427		$	5,349		$	(2,625	)	$	61,470
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
External revenue	$	1,134,184		$	233,497		$	68,055		$	—		$	2,820		$	1,438,556
Intercompany revenue	—			42,895			13,859			—			(56,754		)	—
Total revenue	1,134,184			276,392			81,914			—			(53,934		)	1,438,556
Direct costs	953,511			139,245			54,161			—			(53,984		)	1,092,933
Gross profit	180,673			137,147			27,753			—			50			345,623
Selling, general and administrative expense	28,261			24,909			23,782			47,211			—			124,163
Operating income (loss) before charges	152,412			112,238			3,971			(47,211		)	50			221,460
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets	—			—			27,019			—			—			27,019
Net loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets	1,180			(71		)	(1,087		)	(195		)	—			(173		)
Operating income (loss)	$	151,232		$	112,309		$	(21,961	)	$	(47,016	)	$	50		$	194,614
Depreciation and amortization	$	45,053		$	7,769		$	5,921		$	2,333		$	(1,417	)	$	59,659
Property and equipment additions	$	38,411		$	5,676		$	2,801		$	4,769		$	(1,564	)	$	50,093
At September 30, 2015
Total assets	$	2,147,136		$	304,807		$	76,969		$	391,471		$	(489,193	)	$	2,431,190
At December 31, 2014
Total assets	$	2,021,725		$	258,550		$	89,596		$	270,414		$	(308,265	)	$	2,332,020