CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net service revenue	$ 200,172	$ 188,867	$ 393,251	$ 352,548
Cost of service revenue	116,639	111,527	231,065	208,861
Gross margin	83,533	77,340	162,186	143,687
Provision for bad debts	4,805	4,363	10,064	7,725
General and administrative expenses	60,370	59,723	119,668	114,302
Operating income	18,358	13,254	32,454	21,660
Interest expense	(554)	(830)	(1,099)	(1,218)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	17,804	12,424	31,355	20,442
Income tax expense	6,220	4,352	10,949	7,275
Net income	11,584	8,072	20,406	13,167
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,634	2,011	4,651	3,038
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$ 8,950	$ 6,061	$ 15,755	$ 10,129
Earnings per share — basic:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.51	$ 0.35	$ 0.91	$ 0.59
Earnings per share — diluted:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.51	$ 0.35	$ 0.90	$ 0.59
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,410,971	17,233,264	17,366,141	17,190,070
Diluted	17,529,100	17,277,224	17,528,101	17,268,556