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Acquisitions of Businesses and Non-Controlling Interests - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 13, 2013
Installment
Dec. 09, 2013
May 31, 2012
Apr. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Clinic
Partnership
Installment
Dec. 31, 2013
Clinic
Partnership
Installment
Dec. 31, 2012
Clinic
Partnership
Feb. 28, 2013
May 31, 2013
Apr. 30, 2013
Apr. 30, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
May 22, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Number of clinic practices acquired         4usph_NumberOfClinicAcquired 3usph_NumberOfClinicAcquired 7usph_NumberOfClinicAcquired              
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths) 90.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired 60.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired                       70.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic $ 35,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross $ 1,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross $ 6,090,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross                      
Seller notes issued for acquisition of interest in clinic 500,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued   250,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued   400,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued 1,300,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued 350,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued           1,300,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued 250,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued
Business acquisition number of installments to payment of purchase consideration 2usph_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfInstallmentsToPaymentOfPurchaseConsideration                          
Net revenue recognized         505,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsRevenuesAndGainsRecognized                  
Net earnings recognized         119,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationSeparatelyRecognizedTransactionsNetGainsAndLosses                  
Aggregate purchase price for the acquired clinic practices           238,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1                
Percentage of Tax Deductible Goodwill (in hundredths)     67.00%usph_PercentageOfTaxDeductibleGoodwill                     70.00%usph_PercentageOfTaxDeductibleGoodwill
Accrued interest seller note (in hundredths)                           3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Business acquisition, cost of acquired entity     1,938,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityPurchasePriceNet                      
Number of annual installments         2usph_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNotesPayableNumberOfInstallment 2usph_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNotesPayableNumberOfInstallment             2usph_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNotesPayableNumberOfInstallment  
Remaining proportion of July 2011 acquisition, the company owned (in hundredths)       50.00%usph_SaleOfProportionOfInterestInAcquisitionToLimitedPartner                    
Sale of proportion of interest in acquisition to limited partner (in hundredths)       1.00%usph_RemainingProportionOfAcquisitionOwned                    
Number of separate transactions to purchase partnership interest         4usph_NumberOfSeparateTransactionsToPurchasePartnershipInterest 15usph_NumberOfSeparateTransactionsToPurchasePartnershipInterest 15usph_NumberOfSeparateTransactionsToPurchasePartnershipInterest              
Number of Partnership in which Interest Acquired         4usph_NumberOfPartnershipInWhichInterestAcquired 10usph_NumberOfPartnershipInWhichInterestAcquired 15usph_NumberOfPartnershipInWhichInterestAcquired              
Purchase price for additional non controlling interest         600,000us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParent 1,900,000us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParent 2,200,000us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParent              
Proceeds from sales of interest           800,000usph_ProceedsFromSaleOfInterestInPartnershipUnitInNotesReceivable                
Business acquisition cost of acquired entity charge from cash           200,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfInterestInPartnershipUnit                
Business acquisition cost of acquired entity charge from notes receivable           600,000usph_ProceedsFromSaleOfInterestInPartnershipUnitInCash                
Undistributed earnings         100,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityChargeFromUndistributedEarning 100,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityChargeFromUndistributedEarning 200,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityChargeFromUndistributedEarning              
Future tax benefits         200,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits           400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits  
Remaining purchase price         500,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityChargeFromAdditionalPaidUpCapital 1,000,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityChargeFromAdditionalPaidUpCapital 2,000,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityChargeFromAdditionalPaidUpCapital              
Number of partnership in interest sale by parent           3usph_NumberOfPartnershipInInterestSaleByParent                
Proceeds from Divestiture of Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries           239,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfInterestInConsolidatedSubsidiaries                
Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes sale of interest amount credit to additional paid up capital           5,000usph_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesSaleOfInterestAmountCreditToAdditionalPaidUpCapital                
Minimum [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         1.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes sale of interest percent by parent (in hundredths)           0.64%usph_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesSaleOfInterestPercentByParent
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Maximum [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         35.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Consolidation less than wholly owned subsidiary parent ownership interest changes sale of interest percent by parent (in hundredths)           1.00%usph_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesSaleOfInterestPercentByParent
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Non competition agreements [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Values assigned being amortized to expense equally over the respective estimated life               6 years            
Non-Controlling Interest [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Number of separate transactions to purchase partnership interest         4usph_NumberOfSeparateTransactionsToPurchasePartnershipInterest
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Number of Partnership in which Interest Acquired         2usph_NumberOfPartnershipInWhichInterestAcquired
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Book value of purchase price         3,000,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNetBookValue
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Purchase price for additional non controlling interest         4,900,000us-gaap_ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParent
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Future tax benefits         800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
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Remaining purchase price         1,900,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityChargeFromAdditionalPaidUpCapital
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Non-Controlling Interest [Member] | Minimum [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         10.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Trade Names [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Values assigned being amortized to expense equally over the respective estimated life               6 years            
Referral relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Values assigned being amortized to expense equally over the respective estimated life               4 years 7 months 6 days            
Referral relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Values assigned being amortized to expense equally over the respective estimated life               13 years            
April 2014 Acquisition [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         70.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic         10,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Seller notes issued for acquisition of interest in clinic         400,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued
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Business acquisition number of installments to payment of purchase consideration         2usph_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfInstallmentsToPaymentOfPurchaseConsideration
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August 2014 Acquisition [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Number of clinic practices acquired         3usph_NumberOfClinicAcquired
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Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         100.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic         1,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Seller notes issued for acquisition of interest in clinic         595,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued
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February 2013 Acquisition [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         72.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= usph_FebruaryTwoThousandThirteenAcquisitionMember		 72.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= usph_FebruaryTwoThousandThirteenAcquisitionMember		             72.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= usph_FebruaryTwoThousandThirteenAcquisitionMember		  
Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic         4,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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= usph_FebruaryTwoThousandThirteenAcquisitionMember		                  
Seller notes issued for acquisition of interest in clinic         400,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued
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Business acquisition number of installments to payment of purchase consideration         2usph_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfInstallmentsToPaymentOfPurchaseConsideration
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April 2013 Acquisition [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         50.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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= usph_AprilTwoThousandThirteenAcquisitionMember		  
Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic         2,400,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Seller notes issued for acquisition of interest in clinic         200,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued
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Business acquisition number of installments to payment of purchase consideration         2usph_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfInstallmentsToPaymentOfPurchaseConsideration
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May 2013 Acquisition [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Percentage of purchase of non controlling interest (in hundredths)         80.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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Cash paid for acquisition of interest in clinic         3,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Seller notes issued for acquisition of interest in clinic         200,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityDebtIssued
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Business acquisition number of installments to payment of purchase consideration         2usph_BusinessAcquisitionNumberOfInstallmentsToPaymentOfPurchaseConsideration
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General Partner [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Remaining proportion of July 2011 acquisition, the company owned (in hundredths)       1.00%usph_SaleOfProportionOfInterestInAcquisitionToLimitedPartner
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Limited Partner [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Remaining proportion of July 2011 acquisition, the company owned (in hundredths)       49.00%usph_SaleOfProportionOfInterestInAcquisitionToLimitedPartner
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Texas Partnerships [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Ownership percentage (in hundredths)         1.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Limited partnership interest owned by USPT Ltd. (in hundredths)         89.00%us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyLLCOrLimitedPartnershipLPManagingMemberOrGeneralPartnerOwnershipInterest
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Texas Partnerships [Member] | Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Clinics [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Number of clinic practices operated under existing partnership         11usph_NumberOfClinicOperatedUnderExistingPartnership
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Texas Partnerships [Member] | Industrial Client Locations [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Number of clinic practices operated under existing partnership         3usph_NumberOfClinicOperatedUnderExistingPartnership
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May 2013 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest     125,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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May 2014 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest     125,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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April 2014 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                   100,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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April 2015 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                   100,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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April 2016 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                     200,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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February 2014 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                       200,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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February 2015 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                       200,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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May 2015 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                 100,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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December 2014 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                         250,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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December 2015 [Member]                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition cost payable in two principal installments including accrued interest                         $ 250,000usph_BusinessAcquisitionPrincipalInstallmentsPayableAtCostOfAcquiredByEntityAtAccruedInterest
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