Revenue and Earnings of Combined Entity Acquisition (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 27,342,483	$ 31,862,954	$ 65,979,561	$ 61,405,104
Loss from Continuing Operations	(10,268,671)	1,933,901	(11,911,574)	2,304,225
Net income (loss)	(10,272,991)	5,791,036	(11,927,655)	6,075,282
Net Loss Attributable to Foundation HealthCare common stock	$ (9,001,548)	$ 4,717,014	(11,384,307)	$ 3,580,366
UGHS and 99 Mgmt
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues			21,511,000
Loss from Continuing Operations			(7,227,000)
Net income (loss)			(7,227,000)
Net Loss Attributable to Foundation HealthCare common stock			$ (7,227,000)
Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Foundation HealthCare common stock			$ (0.41)
Revenues, Proforma			$ 67,834,000		$ 184,169,000
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest, Proforma			(12,048,000)		(939,000)
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Proforma			(12,064,000)		5,792,000
Attributable to Foundation HealthCare common stock, Proforma			$ (11,833,000)		$ (1,560,000)
Attributable to Foundation HealthCare common stock, Proforma			$ (0.66)		$ (0.09)