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Business Combinations - Textual (Details) | Sep. 01, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 01, 2018 location | Nov. 01, 2018 location bed | Oct. 08, 2018 bed | Sep. 05, 2018 bed | Jun. 01, 2018 location | Jan. 01, 2018 location | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 01, 2017 location | Aug. 01, 2017 location | Jul. 01, 2017 location | May 01, 2017 location | Apr. 08, 2017 bed | Apr. 01, 2017 bed | Feb. 01, 2017 location | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2016 location | Oct. 31, 2016 location | Sep. 30, 2016 location | Aug. 31, 2016 bed | Jul. 31, 2016 location | May 31, 2016 location | Feb. 29, 2016 bed
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Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Murrells Inlet, Winston-Salem and Littleton [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Gulfport, Mount Carmel, Jackson and Heritage Valley [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | St. Joseph Regional Health Center (Bryan) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | The Bernsen Rehabilitation Center at St. John (Broken Arrow) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Hot Springs, Bryan and Broken Arrow [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Camellia Healthcare [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  | 96,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Golden Age, MSA and Tenet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  | $ 8,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Celtic, Community, Bio Care, VNA, Ware, and Pickens County [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 21,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Series of individually immaterial business acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Tenet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Celtic Healthcare of Maryland, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Community Health Services, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Bio Care Home Health Services and Kinsman Enterprises [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | VNA Healthtrends - IL, IN, AZ [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | VNA Healthtrends - OH and IL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Ware Visiting Nurses Services, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Pickens County Health Care Authority [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Home Health Agency of Georgia, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Advantage Health Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Summit Home Health Care, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | LightHouse Health Care, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Gulf City Home Care, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Hospice [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Golden Age Hospice, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hospice [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Medical Services of America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hospice [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Tenet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hospice [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Home Health Agency of Georgia, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Hospice [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Sotto International, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Hospice [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Honor Hospice, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Murrells Inlet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 62.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Certificate of Need Beds Acquired | bed |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of De Novo Beds | bed |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Winston-Salem (Novant) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds contributed | bed |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Littleton [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  | 68.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Memorial Hospital at Gulfport [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Mount Carmel West [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Jackson-Madison County General Hospital [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] | Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest exchanged in business acquisition (percent) | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Home health [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Tenet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] | Hospice [Member] | Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] | Tenet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired in business acquisition (percent) |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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