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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Summarized Results of Operations for Discontinued Facilities | The following table summarizes the results of operations for this facility for the six months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands). The financial results of operations for this facility ceased in the first quarter of 2012.
|  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 |
REVENUE: |  | $ | 193 |
Managed-only |  |  | 193 |
EXPENSES: |  |  | 861 |
Managed-only |  |  | 861 |
OPERATING LOSS |  |  | (668) |
Other income |  |  | 91 |
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |  |  | (577) |
Income tax benefit |  |  | 215 |
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES |  | $ | (362) |

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