Revenue Recognition (Schedule Of Patient Care Service Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 646,943	$ 589,233
VITAS [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	415,569	363,416
Net revenues	407,400	354,007
VITAS [Member] \| Care Services Total [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	410,225	359,332
VITAS [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	351,566	304,860
VITAS [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	34,022	30,303
VITAS [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	24,637	24,169
VITAS [Member] \| All Other Revenue- Self-pay, Respite Care, Etc. [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	5,344	4,084
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare Cap Adjustment [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Medicare cap adjustment	(2,325)	(2,375)
VITAS [Member] \| Implicit Price Concessions [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Implicit price concessions	2,319	4,090
VITAS [Member] \| Room And Board, Net [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Room and board, net	(3,525)	(2,944)
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Care Services Total [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	385,030	335,298
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	332,639	286,555
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	29,544	26,189
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	22,847	22,554
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Care Services Total [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	13,944	15,131
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	11,038	11,971
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	2,164	2,387
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	742	773
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Care Services Total [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	11,251	8,903
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	7,889	6,334
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	2,314	1,727
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	$ 1,048	$ 842