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Business Combinations - Textual (Details) | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) location bed | May 31, 2020 USD ($) bed | Jan. 31, 2020 bed | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) bed | Mar. 31, 2019 location | Dec. 31, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) bed | Nov. 01, 2018 location | Oct. 31, 2018 bed | Sep. 30, 2018 bed | Jun. 01, 2018 location | Jan. 01, 2018 location
Inpatient Rehabilitation | Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inpatient Rehabilitation | Tidelands Health, Novant Health And Portercare Adventist |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Inpatient Rehabilitation | Saint Alphonsus and Heritage Valley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible | $ |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice | Alacare |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses, gross | $ | $ 217,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice | Care Resource Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations | location |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice | Home health | Alacare |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations | $ | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice | Hospice | Alacare |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations | location | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Health and Hospice | Hospice | Golden Age Hospice, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations | location |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Home Health and Hospice | Hospice | Medical Services of America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations | location |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Corporate Joint Venture | Inpatient Rehabilitation | Portercare Adventist |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  | 68.00% |  |  |  | 68.00% |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds contributed |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds expanded |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture | Inpatient Rehabilitation | Premier Health Partners |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of de novo beds |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture | Inpatient Rehabilitation | Saint Alphonsus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired | 51.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of de novo beds | location | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture | Inpatient Rehabilitation | Heritage Valley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds acquired |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture | Inpatient Rehabilitation | Tidelands Health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62.00% |  |
Number of beds acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |
Number of certificate of need beds acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 |  |
Number of de novo beds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |
Corporate Joint Venture | Inpatient Rehabilitation | Winston-Salem (Novant) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Number of beds acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |
Number of beds contributed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture | Home Health and Hospice | Tenet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Joint Venture | Home Health and Hospice | Home health | Tenet |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |
Number of locations | location |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |

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