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Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed accrued payroll.

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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Government stimulus advances.

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Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Long term Operating Lease Liabilities.

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Business combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed operating lease assets.

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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.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed before one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount due from customers or clients for goods or services, including trade receivables, that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, and amounts due from others, including related parties expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities incurred for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business and related party payables, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized for assets, including goodwill, in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Acquisitions (Schedule of Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 04, 2020	Nov. 01, 2020	Jul. 01, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 497,919		$ 469,072
Armada Skilled Homecare [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 28,479
Identifiable intangible assets		990
Cash		653
Property and equipment		40
Other assets		29
Accrued payroll		(400)
Total purchase price		$ 29,791
Queen City Hospice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 169,302
Identifiable intangible assets				20,015
Cash				15,444
Accounts receivable				5,922
Property and equipment				759
Operating lease assets, net				3,028
Other assets				85
Accounts payable				(2,281)
Accrued expenses				(503)
Accrued payroll				(1,555)
Long-term operating lease liabilities				(2,765)
Government stimulus advances				(12,694)
Total purchase price				$ 194,757
County Homemakers [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 13,475
Identifiable intangible assets					474
Cash					1,104
Accounts receivable					1,395
Property and equipment					52
Operating lease assets, net					485
Other assets					40
Accounts payable					(96)
Accrued expenses					(37)
Accrued payroll					(586)
Long-term operating lease liabilities					(485)
Total purchase price					$ 15,821
A Plus Health Cares Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill						$ 9,732
Identifiable intangible assets						1,523
Cash						2,819
Accounts receivable						1,009
Operating lease assets, net						180
Other assets						26
Accounts payable						(34)
Accrued expenses						(353)
Accrued payroll						(275)
Long-term operating lease liabilities						(100)
Total purchase price						$ 14,527