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Segment Information - Revenues by Client Services (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 384,807	$ 355,246
Housekeeping Services
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	168,916	156,587
Dietary Services
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	146,528	128,665
Laundry and Linen Services
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	68,714	69,488
Maintenance Services and Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 649	$ 506

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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