Organization - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2015 State ServiceProvider
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of service providers operated	341lhcg_NumberOfServiceProviders
Number of states in which Company operates	29

The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant