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Legal And Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 29, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 14, 2022 USD ($) item | Oct. 16, 2020 item | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Audit of provision of elevated level-of-care hospice services [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Period of Occurrence |  |  |  | two-year time period
Number of total care claims | item |  | 50,850 |  |
Reimbursement amount over period of occurrence |  | $ 210,000,000.0 |  |
Number of claims selected | item |  | 100 |  |
Amount of reimbursement for claims selected |  | $ 688,000 |  |
Maximum damages sought |  | $ 140,000,000.0 |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | $ 50,300,000 |  |  |
Difference between the final OAS audit recommendation and damages sought | $ 90,000,000.0 |  |  |
VITAS [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of Patients | item |  |  | 32 |
Refund of amount deposited |  |  |  | $ 3,340,000

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