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Low end of the range of variable interest rates when a range is presented for a group of interest rate derivatives.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 10, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) Derivative	May. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($) Derivative	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2014 USD ($) Derivative	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) Derivative
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value							$ 2,978,890	$ 2,930,815
Proceeds from senior unsecured notes due 2020 and 2023 held in escrow		$ 1,350,000						1,350,000
Interest on senior unsecured notes due 2020 and 2023 held in escrow		23,400
Line of credit facility, guarantees							All obligations under the Term Loan Facility are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, subject to certain customary release provisions, by substantially all of the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect domestic 100% owned subsidiaries, as well as certain non-100% owned domestic subsidiaries as the Company may determine from time to time in its sole discretion
Amortization of deferred financing costs							$ 13,721	23,288	$ 11,905
Interest expense							232,395	168,763	108,008
Loss recognized as a Ineffectiveness related to interest rate swaps							$ 200	200
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin				1.00%
Annual interest rate				1.867%								1.8925%
Number of interest rate swaps \| Derivative				1							2	2
Term loan facility, amount outstanding				$ 400,000							$ 125,000	$ 225,000
Interest rate swap, maturity date							Jan. 11, 2016
Minimum interest rate based on LIBOR												1.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date				Apr. 09, 2018
Interest expense									$ 400
Fair value of interest rate swaps							$ 4,500	$ 3,700
Interest Rate Swap \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin						1.00%
Number of interest rate swaps \| Derivative						3
Term loan facility, amount outstanding						$ 325,000
Debt instrument, maturity date						Jan. 09, 2021
Interest Rate Swap \| Subsequent event \| Interest Rate Agreement Swap One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate						1.862%
Term loan facility, amount outstanding						$ 175,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Subsequent event \| Interest Rate Agreement Swap Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate						1.855%
Term loan facility, amount outstanding						$ 150,000
Amended ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increased credit capacity										$ 150,000
Maximum \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of LIBOR floor rate					1.50%
Minimum \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of LIBOR floor rate					1.00%
Gentiva Health Services Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of private placement							$ 1,350,000
Equity offerings, net of costs (in shares) \| shares							15,000,000
Common stock shares issued \| shares							10,000,000
Tangible equity units shares issued \| shares							172,500
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin	0.50%
Soft-Call Protection At Prepayment Premium Percentage							1.00%
Incremental term loan	$ 200,000
Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin							3.25%	3.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Base Rate Borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin							2.25%	2.00%
8.00% Senior Notes due 2020 \| Escrow Issuer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of private placement		$ 750,000
Annual interest rate		8.00%
Debt Instrument Maturity Year		2020
8.75% Senior Notes due 2023 \| Escrow Issuer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of private placement		$ 600,000
Annual interest rate		8.75%
Debt Instrument Maturity Year		2023
Indentures
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of dividend payment to consolidated net income		50.00%
Percentage of dividend payment to cash proceeds from issuance of capital stock		100.00%
Indentures \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated coverage Ratio		200.00%
6.375% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate			6.375%
Debt Instrument Maturity Year			2022
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 500,000
April 2014 Debt Refinancing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate			8.25%
Debt Instrument Maturity Year			2019
Aggregate principal amount			$ 550,000
Unamortized deferred financing cost								$ 10,700
Unamortized deferred financing cost net of income tax								6,600
Unamortized premium								36,400
Unamortized premium, net of tax								22,500
Interest expense on other long term debt								3,900
Interest expense, net of tax								2,400
April 2014 Debt Refinancing \| Prior Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred financing costs								5,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs written-off and recorded as interest expense, net of tax								3,100
April 2014 Debt Refinancing \| Prior ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred financing costs								600
Unamortized deferred financing costs written-off and recorded as interest expense, net of tax								$ 400