CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net service revenue	$ 163,681	$ 161,953
Cost of service revenue	97,334	93,248
Gross margin	66,347	68,705
Provision for bad debts	3,362	3,917
General and administrative expenses	54,612	51,623
Operating income	8,373	13,165
Interest expense	(388)	(425)
Non-operating income	33	65
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	8,018	12,805
Income tax expense	2,923	4,536
Net income	5,095	8,269
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,027	1,983
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 4,068	$ 6,286
Earnings per share - basic and diluted:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.24	$ 0.37
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,148,043	16,966,525
Diluted	17,268,716	17,073,543