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Business Combinations - Textual (Details) - Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] $ in Millions | 2 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 01, 2018 location | Jan. 01, 2018 location
Camellia Healthcare [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount | $ | $ 97.0 | $ 97.0 |  |
Hospice [Member] | Golden Age Hospice, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Locations of an Acquired Entity | location |  |  |  | 1
Hospice [Member] | Medical Services of America [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Locations of an Acquired Entity | location |  |  | 1 |
Hospice [Member] | Golden Age and MSA [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount | $ | $ 5.1 | $ 5.1 |  |
Noncompete agreements [Member] | Camellia Healthcare [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 5 years |  |  |
Noncompete agreements [Member] | Hospice [Member] | Golden Age and MSA [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 5 years |  |
Trade name [Member] | Camellia Healthcare [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 1 year |  |  |
Certificates of need [Member] | Camellia Healthcare [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 10 years |  |  |
Licenses [Member] | Camellia Healthcare [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 10 years |  |  |
Licenses [Member] | Hospice [Member] | Golden Age and MSA [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  | 10 years |  |

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