Unaudited Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table represents the Company’s unaudited quarterly results of operations (amounts in thousands, except share data):

	First Quarter 2013		Second Quarter 2013		Third Quarter 2013		Fourth Quarter 2013
Net service revenue	$	161,953	$	166,302	$	164,748	$	165,280
Gross margin		68,705		69,293		66,782		70,039
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders		6,286		5,790		5,297		4,969
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.37	$	0.34	$	0.31	$	0.29
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.37	$	0.34	$	0.31	$	0.29
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		16,966,525		17,055,619		17,083,201		17,096,360
Diluted		17,073,543		17,127,017		17,182,013		17,228,499

	First Quarter 2012		Second Quarter 2012		Third Quarter 2012		Fourth Quarter 2012
Net service revenue	$	158,761	$	158,055	$	158,926	$	161,827
Gross margin		68,902		65,837		67,692		69,386
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders		7,741		5,963		6,336		7,400
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.42	$	0.32	$	0.36	$	0.43
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.42	$	0.32	$	0.36	$	0.43
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		18,333,838		18,385,783		17,656,842		17,056,611
Diluted		18,399,608		18,423,258		17,726,819		17,155,909