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Business Combinations - Textual (Details) - Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] $ in Millions | May 01, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2018 location
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Hospice [Member] | Oklahoma City [Member] |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Number of Locations of an Acquired Entity | location |  | 1
Subsequent Event [Member] | Camellia Healthcare [Member] |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |
Cash purchase price | $ | $ 135 |

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