Unaudited Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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 2014		Second Quarter 2014		Third Quarter 2014		Fourth Quarter 2014
Net service revenue	$	163,681	$	188,867	$	187,713	$	193,371
Gross margin	66,347		77,340		74,591		80,579
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	4,068		6,061		6,174		5,534
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.24	$	0.35	$	0.36	$	0.32
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.24	$	0.35	$	0.36	$	0.32
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,148,043		17,233,264		17,260,078		17,274,677
Diluted	17,268,716		17,277,224		17,356,916		17,419,423

	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