Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets Net of Cash Acquired

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Amount of liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Business Combinations - Net Cash Paid for Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 2,100.8	$ 1,972.6	$ 1,927.2	$ 1,890.1
Net cash paid for acquisition		143.9	38.8	48.1
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		1,189.2	1,166.0	1,142.0	1,133.1
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] \| Gulfport, Mount Carmel, Jackson and Heritage Valley [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired			11.0
Goodwill			24.0
Noncontrolling interests			(24.1)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] \| Murrells Inlet, Winston-Salem and Littleton [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired		16.3
Goodwill		23.2
Fair value of liabilities assumed		(0.2)
Noncontrolling interests		(39.3)
Net cash paid for acquisition		0.0
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] \| Hot Springs, Bryan and Broken Arrow [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired				6.7
Goodwill				9.4
Noncontrolling interests				(16.1)
Net cash paid for acquisition				0.0
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		911.6	806.6	785.2	$ 757.0
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] \| Celtic, Community, Bio Care, VNA, Ware, and Pickens County [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired			6.8
Goodwill			21.4
Fair value of liabilities assumed			0.3
Net cash paid for acquisition			27.9
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] \| Camellia Healthcare [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired	$ 41.0
Goodwill	96.1
Fair value of liabilities assumed	(5.7)
Net cash paid for acquisition	$ 131.4
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] \| Golden Age, MSA and Tenet [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired		4.3
Goodwill		8.9
Fair value of liabilities assumed		0.1
Noncontrolling interests		(0.6)
Net cash paid for acquisition		$ 12.5
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member] \| Series of individually immaterial business acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired				7.1
Goodwill				41.4
Fair value of liabilities assumed				0.4
Net cash paid for acquisition				$ 48.1
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member] \| Gulfport, Mount Carmel, Jackson and Heritage Valley [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			24.0
Net cash paid for acquisition			$ 10.9