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Concentration Of Risk (Narrative) (Details) - item	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
VITAS [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of service providers	1
Medicare [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	64.00%	75.00%
Medicaid [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	29.00%	19.00%
Medicare, Medicaid, And Managed Medicaid [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	83.00%

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