Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

11. Segment Information

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company had a change in the composition of segments due to the hospice services meeting the criteria of quantitative thresholds established by ASC 280, Segment Reporting. Prior period segment data has been restated to reflect the newly reportable segment in which hospice services were previously included in home-based services.

The Company’s segments consist of home-based services, hospice services and facility-based services. Home-based services include home nursing services and community-based services. Facility-based services include long-term acute care services. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (amounts in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Home-based services			Hospice services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	592,664		$	67,621		$	73,347		$	733,632
Cost of service revenue	349,467			39,804			45,504			434,775
Provision for bad debts	13,945			909			926			15,780
General and administrative expenses	193,832			18,882			21,231			233,945
Impairment of intangibles and other	3,269			202			175			3,646
Operating income	32,151			7,824			5,511			45,486
Interest expense	(1,988		)	(249		)	(249		)	(2,486		)
Non-operating income	203			43			19			265
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	30,366			7,618			5,281			43,265
Income tax expense	11,104			1,955			1,454			14,513
Income from continuing operations	19,262			5,663			3,827			28,752
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,085			1,122			708			6,915
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	14,177		$	4,541		$	3,119		$	21,837
Total assets	$	420,538		$	34,847		$	36,354		$	491,739

	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Home-based services			Hospice services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	526,719		$	56,172		$	75,392		$	658,283
Cost of service revenue	304,987			34,212			44,265			383,464
Provision for bad debts	11,628			1,215			1,086			13,929
General and administrative expenses	176,074			16,210			21,349			213,633
Impairment of intangibles and other	344			175			1			520
Operating income	33,686			4,360			8,691			46,737
Interest expense	(1,600		)	(200		)	(195		)	(1,995		)
Non-operating income	142			26			95			263
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	32,228			4,186			8,591			45,005
Income tax expense	12,545			1,797			1,517			15,859
Income from continuing operations	19,683			2,389			7,074			29,146
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,596			956			1,252			6,804
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	15,087		$	1,433		$	5,822		$	22,342
Total assets	$	356,842		$	29,073		$	36,311		$	422,226

Year Ended December 31, 2012

	Home-based services			Hospice services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	513,244		$	50,497		$	73,828		$	637,569
Cost of service revenue	292,580			29,609			43,563			365,752
Provision for bad debts	9,741			852			1,282			11,875
General and administrative expenses	168,815			14,660			21,512			204,987
Impairment of intangibles and other	250			—			400			650
Operating income	41,858			5,376			7,071			54,305
Interest expense	(1,205		)	(151		)	(194		)	(1,550		)
Non-operating income	124			9			51			184
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	40,777			5,234			6,928			52,939
Income tax expense	13,848			1,771			1,892			17,511
Income from continuing operations	26,929			3,463			5,036			35,428
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,153			811			1,024			7,988
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	20,776		$	2,652		$	4,012		$	27,440
Total assets	$	326,920		$	23,220		$	36,754		$	386,894