Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility- based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	155,047		$	19,205		$	10,628		$	19,242		$	204,122
Cost of service revenue	90,013			11,691			7,276			11,893			120,873
Provision for bad debts	3,988			51			560			210			4,809
General and administrative expenses	47,666			5,398			2,091			5,593			60,748
Operating income	13,380			2,065			701			1,546			17,692
Interest expense	(343		)	(47		)	(5		)	(39		)	(434		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	13,037			2,018			696			1,507			17,258
Income tax expense	4,602			713			297			536			6,148
Net income	8,435			1,305			399			971			11,110
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,812			279			(29		)	203			2,265
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	6,623		$	1,026		$	428		$	768		$	8,845
Total assets	$	449,038		$	41,694		$	33,070		$	45,085		$	568,887

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility- based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	143,675		$	17,071		$	8,973		$	17,994		$	187,713
Cost of service revenue	85,305			10,431			6,201			11,185			113,122
Provision for bad debts	3,644			269			109			(48		)	3,974
General and administrative expenses	46,501			4,721			1,900			5,075			58,197
Operating income	8,225			1,650			763			1,782			12,420
Interest expense	(510		)	(64		)	(5		)	(64		)	(643		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	7,715			1,586			758			1,718			11,777
Income tax expense	3,005			521			29			369			3,924
Net income	4,710			1,065			729			1,349			7,853
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,193			292			(8		)	202			1,679
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	3,517		$	773		$	737		$	1,147		$	6,174
Total assets	$	390,536		$	34,622		$	34,244		$	36,229		$	495,631

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility- based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	454,911		$	54,688		$	30,713		$	57,061		$	597,373
Cost of service revenue	262,604			32,634			21,632			35,068			351,938
Provision for bad debts	12,109			697			1,431			636			14,873
General and administrative expenses	141,696			15,397			6,376			16,947			180,416
Operating income	38,502			5,960			1,274			4,410			50,146
Interest expense	(1,211		)	(168		)	(17		)	(137		)	(1,533		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	37,291			5,792			1,257			4,273			48,613
Income tax expense	12,999			2,056			557			1,485			17,097
Net income	24,292			3,736			700			2,788			31,516
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,584			778			(101		)	655			6,916
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	18,708		$	2,958		$	801		$	2,133		$	24,600

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility- based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	417,329		$	49,361		$	18,259		$	55,312		$	540,261
Cost of service revenue	245,383			29,479			12,790			34,331			321,983
Provision for bad debts	9,968			467			507			757			11,699
General and administrative expenses	138,356			13,954			4,288			15,901			172,499
Operating income	23,622			5,461			674			4,323			34,080
Interest expense	(1,474		)	(186		)	(15		)	(186		)	(1,861		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	22,148			5,275			659			4,137			32,219
Income tax expense	8,680			1,397			83			1,039			11,199
Net income	13,468			3,878			576			3,098			21,020
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	3,341			828			(12		)	560			4,717
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	10,127		$	3,050		$	588		$	2,538		$	16,303