Employee Benefit Plans (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) yr	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Company healthcare plan costs, net of employee payments	$ 186.2	$ 174.5	$ 166.0
Employer contributions	31.3	28.7	26.4
Employer contributions funded by forfeited accounts	1.1	1.4	1.1
Payments under the Senior Management Bonus Program	$ 28.6	$ 14.5	$ 23.4
Encompass Health Retirement Investment Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contribution as percentage of salary allowed under the Plan (percent)	100.00%
Age requirement to participate in the Plan \| yr	21
Employer matching contribution	50.00%
Vesting percentage in employer contributions (percent)	6.00%
Vesting percentage	100.00%
Vesting period	3 years

Defined Benefit Plans, Forfeited Accounts Used To Fund Matching Contributions, Amount

No definition available.

Name:	ehc_DefinedBenefitPlansForfeitedAccountsUsedToFundMatchingContributionsAmount
Namespace Prefix:	ehc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Total costs for the period associated with the Company's sponsored self-insured healthcare plans that include coverage for medical and dental benefits.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ehc_HealthcarePlanExpense
Namespace Prefix:	ehc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The minimum age required for an employee to be eligible to participate in the Company's Retirement Investment Plan.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ehc_RetirementInvestmentPlanAgeRequirement
Namespace Prefix:	ehc_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Retirement Investment Plan, Company Match, Percentage Of Participant's Contribution

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ehc_RetirementInvestmentPlanCompanyMatchPercentageOfParticipantsContribution
Namespace Prefix:	ehc_
Data Type:	dtr-types1:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The total percentage of the Company's matching contributions that will vest in the Retirement Investment Plan after an employee service requirement has been met.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ehc_RetirementInvestmentPlanCompanyMatchVestingPercentage
Namespace Prefix:	ehc_
Data Type:	dtr-types1:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant

- Definition

The period of time over which the Company's contributions to a participant's retirement account fully vests.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ehc_RetirementInvestmentPlanCompanyMatchVestingPeriod
Namespace Prefix:	ehc_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

The total amount of payments made or expected to be made during a reporting period to participants that are entitled under the Senior Management Bonus Program.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ehc_SeniorManagementBonusProgramTotalCosts
Namespace Prefix:	ehc_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of contribution received by defined benefit plan from employer which increases plan assets.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480482/715-20-55-17

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(iv)(01)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 18
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480482/715-20-55-18

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-6

Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(ii)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(iv)(01)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanContributionsByEmployer
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480794/715-70-50-1

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanDisclosureLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	dtr-types:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_RetirementPlanNameAxis=ehc_EncompassHealthRetirementInvestmentPlanMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: