Background and Basis of Presentation Background and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

A summary of the transactions for 2013 and 2012 and the consideration paid are as follows (in millions):



Acquisitions:	Geographic Service Area	Date	Consideration
Appalachian Regional Health Systems	North Carolina	September 30, 2013	$	2.7
Wake Forest Baptist Health Care at Home, LLC	North Carolina	August 23, 2013	2.4
Hope Hospice, Inc.	Indiana	April 30, 2013	1.0
Family Home Care Corporation	Washington and Idaho	August 31, 2012	12.3
North Mississippi Hospice	Mississippi	August 31, 2012	4.7
Advocate Hospice	Indiana	July 22, 2012	5.5

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

A summary of the Company's operations which were sold during the first nine months of 2012 is as follows (in millions):



Dispositions:	Date	Consideration
Gentiva Consulting	May 31, 2012	$	0.3
Louisiana home health and hospice operations	Second Quarter 2012	6.4

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Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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