CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net service revenue	$ 204,122	$ 187,713	$ 597,373	$ 540,261
Cost of service revenue	120,873	113,122	351,938	321,983
Gross margin	83,249	74,591	245,435	218,278
Provision for bad debts	4,809	3,974	14,873	11,699
General and administrative expenses	60,748	58,197	180,416	172,499
Operating income	17,692	12,420	50,146	34,080
Interest expense	(434)	(643)	(1,533)	(1,861)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	17,258	11,777	48,613	32,219
Income tax expense	6,148	3,924	17,097	11,199
Net income	11,110	7,853	31,516	21,020
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,265	1,679	6,916	4,717
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$ 8,845	$ 6,174	$ 24,600	$ 16,303
Earnings per share — basic:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.51	$ 0.36	$ 1.41	$ 0.95
Earnings per share — diluted:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.50	$ 0.36	$ 1.40	$ 0.94
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,436,731	17,260,078	17,389,934	17,213,648
Diluted	17,610,953	17,356,916	17,526,687	17,289,554