Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenue	$ 407,983	$ 398,119	$ 807,477	$ 780,154
Operating expenses:
Service expense	377,036	367,846	746,446	716,521
General and administrative expense	18,048	16,711	35,076	35,228
Depreciation and amortization	6,900	6,849	13,169	13,388
Total operating expenses	401,984	391,406	794,691	765,137
Operating income	5,999	6,713	12,786	15,017
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	329	407	681	902
Equity in net loss of investees	(1,530)	1,459	530	4,176
Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions	463	(775)	400	(850)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	6,737	5,622	11,175	10,789
Provision for income taxes	2,879	3,997	5,402	7,789
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	3,858	1,625	5,773	3,000
Discontinued operations, net of tax	(117)	2,370	(5,984)	3,123
Net income (loss)	3,741	3,995	(211)	6,123
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	174	628	(200)	735
Net income (loss) attributable to Providence	3,915	4,623	(411)	6,858
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders (Note 9)	$ 2,434	$ 3,104	$ (3,037)	$ 4,108
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.07	$ 0.22	$ 0.09
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	0.14	(0.44)	0.18
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	0.18	0.21	(0.22)	0.27
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.19	0.07	0.22	0.09
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	(0.01)	0.14	(0.44)	0.18
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.21	$ (0.22)	$ 0.27
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	13,553,704	14,893,595	13,628,572	14,975,582
Diluted (in shares)	13,607,576	15,019,312	13,687,183	15,098,945