Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Home- Based Services			Facility- Based Services			Total
Net service revenue	$	140,256		$	18,670		$	158,926
Cost of service revenue		80,579			10,655			91,234
Provision for bad debts		2,669			318			2,987
General and administrative expenses		47,110			5,354			52,464
Other intangibles impairment charge		650			—			650
Operating income		9,248			2,343			11,591
Interest expense		(364	)		(41	)		(405	)
Non-operating income		74			20			94
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest		8,958			2,322			11,280
Income tax expense		3,050			338			3,388
Net income		5,908			1,984			7,892
Noncontrolling interest		1,308			248			1,556
Net income available to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders.	$	4,600		$	1,736		$	6,336
Total assets	$	352,541		$	34,957		$	387,498

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Home- Based Services			Facility- Based Services			Total
Net service revenue	$	134,950		$	18,448		$	153,398
Cost of service revenue		77,331			10,484			87,815
Provision for bad debts		3,097			102			3,199
General and administrative expenses		47,522			5,134			52,656
Settlement with government agencies		65,000			—			65,000
Operating income (loss)		(58,000	)		2,728			(55,272	)
Interest expense		(196	)		(21	)		(217	)
Non-operating income		1,374			22			1,396
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest		(56,822	)		2,729			(54,093	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(18,506	)		376			(18,130	)
Net income (loss)		(38,316	)		2,353			(35,963	)
Noncontrolling interest		1,622			375			1,997
Net income (loss) available to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders.	$	(39,938	)	$	1,978		$	(37,960	)
Total assets	$	356,417		$	41,476		$	397,893

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Home- Based Services			Facility- Based Services			Total
Net service revenue	$	419,847		$	55,895		$	475,742
Cost of service revenue		240,347			32,964			273,311
Provision for bad debts		7,626			769			8,395
General and administrative expenses		137,902			16,411			154,313
Other intangibles impairment charge		650			—			650
Operating income		33,322			5,751			39,073
Interest expense		(874	)		(98	)		(972	)
Non-operating income		77			31			108
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest		32,525			5,684			38,209
Income tax expense		11,478			1,228			12,706
Net income		21,047			4,456			25,503
Noncontrolling interest		4,826			637			5,463
Net income available to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders.	$	16,221		$	3,819		$	20,040

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Home- Based Services			Facility- Based Services			Total
Net service revenue	$	418,735		$	57,461		$	476,196
Cost of service revenue		229,153			33,834			262,987
Provision for bad debts		8,503			400			8,903
General and administrative expenses		145,043			14,808			159,851
Settlement with government agencies		65,000			—			65,000
Operating income (loss)		(28,964	)		8,419			(20,545	)
Interest expense		(457	)		(50	)		(507	)
Non-operating income		1,516			57			1,573
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest		(27,905	)		8,426			(19,479	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(7,912	)		1,492			(6,420	)
Net income (loss)		(19,993	)		6,934			(13,059	)
Noncontrolling interest		6,404			1,015			7,419
Net income (loss) available to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders.	$	(26,397	)	$	5,919		$	(20,478	)