Mandatorily Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Carrying Amount of Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest [Abstract]
Contractual time period has lapsed but holder's employment has not been terminated	$ 0	$ 327
Contractual time period has not lapsed and holder's employment has not been terminated	0	0
Holder's employment has terminated and contractual time period has expired	0	0
Holder's employment has terminated and contractual time period has not expired	0	0
Redemption value prior to excess distributed earnings	0	327
Excess distributions over earnings and losses	0	0
Redeemable non-controlling interests	$ 0	$ 327
Therapy Practice [Member] \| NewCo. [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Required redemption term, under condition of termination of employment of employed selling shareholders	3 years
Therapy Practice [Member] \| NewCo. [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Description [Abstract]
Required redemption term, under condition of termination of employment of employed selling shareholders	5 years

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Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 480
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 3A
-Subparagraph 24(b)
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The amount that is required to be paid, determined under the conditions specified in the contract, if as of the reporting date, the holder of the share has exercised the right to or the shares are mandatorily redeemable after one year from the reporting date or operating cycle, if longer.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 480
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
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Refers to amount of contractual time period had not lapsed and holder's employment had not been terminated as of balance sheet date.

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Refers to amount of contractual time period had lapsed but holder's employment had not been terminated as of balance sheet date.

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Refers to holder's employment has terminated and contractual time period has not expired.

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Refers to the required redemption term under condition of termination of an Employed Selling Shareholder's employment with subsidiary , regardless of the reason for such termination.

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