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	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) Clinic State	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) Clinic State Facility Region	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2015	Apr. 01, 2013
Depreciation Amortization Impairment [Line Items]
Percentage of general partnership interest owned				1.00%
Number of clinics operated \| Clinic	566			566
Number of states where clinics are operated \| State	41			41
Number of third party facilities \| Facility				27
Number of regions \| Region				6
Federal debt ceiling in connection with deficit reductions				10 years
Reductions in federal spending				$ 1,200,000,000,000
Medicare spending cut percentage				2.00%
Expected reduction in Medicare spending percentage						2.00%	2.00%
Combined physical therapy/speech language pathology expenses				$ 3,700
Percentage of practice expense component				100.00%
Percentage reduction for service				50.00%
Net revenue from Medicare accounts				$ 45,800,000
Difference between net revenues and corresponding cash collections, approximately of net revenues				1.00%
Difference between actual aggregate contractual reserve and estimated contractual allowance reserve percentage				1.00%
Maximum contractual allowance reserve estimate				1.00%
Unrecognized tax benefit				$ 0
Accrued interest and penalties associated with any unrecognized tax benefits	$ 0			0
Interest expense recognized				0
Increase in earnings by decreasing the tax provision due to adoption of new accounting treatment	$ 3,085,000	$ 3,802,000		$ 4,897,000	$ 5,974,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]
Depreciation Amortization Impairment [Line Items]
Increase in earnings by decreasing the tax provision due to adoption of new accounting treatment			$ 500,000
Year 2017 [Member]
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Percentage of increase in medicare payment rates				0.50%
Year 2019 [Member]
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Percentage of increase in medicare payment rates				0.50%
March 2017 Acquisition [Member]
Depreciation Amortization Impairment [Line Items]
Percentage of interest acquired	55.00%			55.00%
Minimum [Member]
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Redeemable non-controlling interest, redemption rights, commencement period				3 years
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Estimated useful lives				3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Software [Member]
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Estimated useful lives				3 years
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Estimated useful lives				3 years
Maximum [Member]
Depreciation Amortization Impairment [Line Items]
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Annual limit occupational therapy services				$ 1,980
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