Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 183,294	$ 207,052	$ 156,049	$ 164,912
Receivables, net	242,458	251,080
Deferred tax assets, net	8,476	12,263
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	44,827	45,632
Total current assets	479,055	516,027
Note receivable from CareCentrix	28,471	28,471
Fixed assets, net	41,425	41,414
Intangible assets, net	193,235	193,613
Goodwill	438,436	656,364
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	71,446	75,045
Total assets	1,252,068	1,510,934	1,484,214
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	18,750	25,000
Accounts payable	11,974	13,445
Other current liabilities	209,448	251,454
Total current liabilities	240,172	289,899
Long-term debt	891,432	910,182
Deferred tax liabilities, net	31,734	42,165
Other liabilities	41,851	33,988
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	43,879	233,162
Noncontrolling interests	3,000	1,538
Total equity	46,879	234,700	222,751	202,531
Total liabilities and equity	1,252,068	1,510,934
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	142,345	166,140	114,650	124,101
Receivables, net	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	142,345	166,140
Note receivable from CareCentrix	0	0
Fixed assets, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	811,716	1,002,204
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	954,061	1,168,344
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	18,750	25,000
Accounts payable	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	18,750	25,000
Long-term debt	891,432	910,182
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	43,879	233,162
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	43,879	233,162
Total liabilities and equity	954,061	1,168,344
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	237,240	245,191
Deferred tax assets, net	6,069	10,280
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	34,330	36,899
Total current assets	277,639	292,370
Note receivable from CareCentrix	28,471	28,471
Fixed assets, net	40,858	41,066
Intangible assets, net	190,635	193,513
Goodwill	432,372	650,300
Investment in subsidiaries	28,234	27,210
Other assets	71,441	75,039
Total assets	1,069,650	1,307,969
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	11,451	27,300
Other current liabilities	172,899	202,321
Total current liabilities	184,350	229,621
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	31,734	42,165
Other liabilities	41,850	33,979
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	811,716	1,002,204
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	811,716	1,002,204
Total liabilities and equity	1,069,650	1,307,969
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	40,949	40,912	41,399	40,811
Receivables, net	24,741	19,744
Deferred tax assets, net	2,407	1,983
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	10,497	8,733
Total current assets	78,594	71,372
Note receivable from CareCentrix	0	0
Fixed assets, net	567	348
Intangible assets, net	2,600	100
Goodwill	6,064	6,064
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets	5	6
Total assets	87,830	77,890
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	523	0
Other current liabilities	56,072	49,133
Total current liabilities	56,595	49,133
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0	0
Other liabilities	1	9
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	28,234	27,210
Noncontrolling interests	3,000	1,538
Total equity	31,234	28,748
Total liabilities and equity	87,830	77,890
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	(19,523)	(13,855)
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(19,523)	(13,855)
Note receivable from CareCentrix	0	0
Fixed assets, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(839,950)	(1,029,414)
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(859,473)	(1,043,269)
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	0	(13,855)
Other current liabilities	(19,523)	0
Total current liabilities	(19,523)	(13,855)
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	(839,950)	(1,029,414)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(839,950)	(1,029,414)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (859,473)	$ (1,043,269)