Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net operating revenues	$ 3,742,736	$ 3,065,017	$ 2,975,648
Costs and expenses:
Cost of services	3,211,541	2,582,340	2,495,476
General and administrative	92,052	85,247	76,921
Bad debt expense	59,372	44,600	37,423
Depreciation and amortization	104,981	68,354	64,392
Total costs and expenses	3,467,946	2,780,541	2,674,212
Income (loss) from operations	274,790	284,476	301,436
Other income and expense:
Loss on early retirement of debt		(2,277)	(18,747)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	16,811	7,044	2,476
Gain on sale of equity investment	29,647
Interest expense	(112,816)	(85,446)	(87,364)
Income before income taxes	208,432	203,797	197,801
Income tax expense	72,436	75,622	74,792
Net income	135,996	128,175	123,009
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	5,260	7,548	8,619
Net income attributable to Select Medical Holdings Corporation and Select Medical Corporation	$ 130,736	$ 120,627	$ 114,390
Income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 0.91	$ 0.82
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.99	0.91	0.82
Dividends paid per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.40	$ 0.30
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	127,478	129,026	136,879
Diluted	127,752	129,465	137,047
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Net operating revenues	$ 3,742,736	$ 3,065,017	$ 2,975,648
Costs and expenses:
Cost of services	3,211,541	2,582,340	2,495,476
General and administrative	92,052	85,247	76,921
Bad debt expense	59,372	44,600	37,423
Depreciation and amortization	104,981	68,354	64,392
Total costs and expenses	3,467,946	2,780,541	2,674,212
Income (loss) from operations	274,790	284,476	301,436
Other income and expense:
Loss on early retirement of debt		(2,277)	(17,788)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries	16,811	7,044	2,476
Gain on sale of equity investment	29,647
Interest expense	(112,816)	(85,446)	(84,954)
Income before income taxes	208,432	203,797	201,170
Income tax expense	72,436	75,622	75,971
Net income	135,996	128,175	125,199
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	5,260	7,548	8,619
Net income attributable to Select Medical Holdings Corporation and Select Medical Corporation	$ 130,736	$ 120,627	$ 116,580