Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)(3)

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Acquisitions and Divestiture (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Divestiture (Details Textual) (USD $)	Apr. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Jul. 31, 2010 Clinic	Mar. 31, 2010 Clinic	Dec. 31, 2012 Partnership Clinic Installment Transaction	Dec. 31, 2011 Installment	Dec. 31, 2010 Partnership Clinic	May 31, 2012	May 22, 2012	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 25, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 21, 2010	Feb. 26, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 General Partner [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Limited Partner [Member]	May 22, 2012 Seller Note [Member]	Jul. 25, 2011 Seller Note [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 STAR Physical Therapy, LP [Member] Transaction	Jun. 30, 2011 Texas Partnerships [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Texas Partnerships [Member] Clinic	Jul. 31, 2011 Referral Relationships [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Referral Relationships [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Non Compete Agreements [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Non Compete Agreements [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Non Compete Agreements [Member] Minimum [Member]	May 31, 2012 May 2013 [Member]	May 31, 2012 May 2014 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 July 2012 [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 July 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Multi Clinic [Member]	Jul. 01, 2010 Multi Clinic [Member]	Mar. 01, 2010 Multi Clinic [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 May 2012 Acquisition [Member] Clinic	Dec. 03, 2012 May 2012 Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Non Competition Agreement [Member] Multi Clinic [Member]	Jul. 01, 2010 Non Competition Agreement [Member] Multi Clinic [Member]
Acquisitions and Divestiture (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of clinics			1	1	7																															7
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest							65.00%		70.00%		51.00%	100.00%	70.00%	70.00%	35.00%	10.00%					22.20%	35.00%	51.00%													70.00%	70.00%
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity							$ 4,500,000				$ 8,226,000		$ 4,000,000	$ 8,900,000							$ 16,900,000	$ 3,900,000											$ 0	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic							4,347,000		6,090,000		8,426,000		3,877,000	8,718,000								3,500,000											1,938,000	50,000	75,000
Principal amount payable																																	100,000	50,000	25,000
Purchase price allocated to current asset																																	43,000
Purchase price allocated to non current asset				1,308,000				478,000		902,000																							213,000	30,000	30,000
Seller notes issued for acquisition of interest in clinic				500,000			200,000	350,000	250,000,000	200,000	200,000		100,000	200,000								367,272
Purchase price allocated to non-competition agreement				480,000				25,000		300,000																												25,000	20,000
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest																													125,000	125,000	100,000	100,000
Accrued interest seller note												3.25%							3.25%	3.25%
Percentage of Tax Deductible Goodwill									70.00%		51.00%
Values assigned being amortized to expense equally over the respective estimated life																								13 years		6 years
Tax deductible portion of goodwill										5,800,000
Sale of proportion of interest in acquisition to limited partner	1.00%
Remaining proportion of July 2011 acquisition, the company owned.	50.00%																1.00%	49.00%
Purchase price allocated to goodwill				18,471,000				10,538,000		11,263,000																							1,883,000	50,000	700,000
Total current assets primarily represent patient accounts receivable				1,765,000	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000	363,000		1,341,000
Values assigned being amortized to expense equally over the respective																									12 years		6 years	5 years
Cash received by company under agreement regarding an adjustment to purchase price		1,500,000
Forgiveness of the balance on notes payable under agreement regarding an adjustment to purchase price		100,000
Percentage of forgiveness on notes payable held by seller under agreement regarding an adjustment to purchase price		30.00%
Book value of notes payable held by seller		3,800,000
Number of separate transactions to purchase partnership interest					15																6
Number of Partnership in which Interest Acquired					15		9
Non controlling interest of minority shareholders' before purchase of non controlling interest																					30.00%
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries					239,000	58,000
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes purchase consideration amount charge from additional paid up capital						36,000
Number of partnership in interest sale by parent					3
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes sale of interest amount credit to additional paid up capital					5,000
Undistributed earnings					200,000																800,000	200,000
Remaining purchase price																					16,100,000	3,500,000
Future tax benefits					800,000																6,300,000	1,400,000
Purchase price for additional non controlling interest					2,200,000	142,000	682,000																974,000
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest amount changes purchase consideration charge from undistributed earning					2,000,000	48,000
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes sale of interest percent by parent															1.00%	0.64%
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest amount changes purchase consideration charge from invested capital						200,000
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes future tax benefit						23,000	217,000
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes in interest							37,000
Number of clinic sold																							5
Pre-Tax gain							578,000
Non controlling interest after purchase						7.80%
Non controlling interest of minority shareholders' after purchase of non controlling interest						92.20%
Noncontrolling interest of purchased interest held by Managing Director and a founder of STAR, percentage						17.00%
Sale of non controlling interest by Managing Director and a founder of STAR, percentage						17.00%
Remaining percentage on interest by Managing Director and a founder of STAR after sale						2.00%
Acquisitions and Divestiture (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Business acquisition number of installments to payment of purchase consideration					2	2
Number of clinic acquired					7		2
Number of separate transaction for clinic acquisition					7
Number of clinic operated under separate partnership					2
Number of clinic operated under existing partnership					5
Number of separate transactions for outpatient therapy practices					7
Number of transaction for notes payable purchased					1
Purchase price allocated to referral relationships				$ 1,700,000	$ 57,000			$ 57,000		$ 1,100,000
Percentage of company owns in partnership						100.00%
Number of annual installments					2	2