Unaudited Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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 2015		Second Quarter 2015		Third Quarter 2015		Fourth Quarter 2015
Net service revenue	$	193,079	$	200,172	$	204,122	$	218,993
Gross margin	78,653		83,533		83,249		90,053
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	6,805		8,950		8,845		7,735
Basic earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.39	$	0.51	$	0.51	$	0.44
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	0.39	$	0.51	$	0.50	$	0.44
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,322,791		17,410,971		17,436,731		17,447,691
Diluted	17,489,483		17,529,100		17,610,953		17,647,483

	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