Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company’s reportable segments consist of home health services, hospice services, community-based services, and facility-based services. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies, as described in Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	161,387		$	30,824		10,443			$	19,898		$	222,552
Cost of service revenue	96,712			19,627			7,727			11,535			135,601
Provision for bad debts	3,455			775			82			289			4,601
General and administrative expenses	49,558			8,990			2,079			5,613			66,240
Operating income	11,662			1,432			555			2,461			16,110
Interest expense	(678		)	(91		)	(41		)	(75		)	(885		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	10,984			1,341			514			2,386			15,225
Income tax expense	3,850			420			228			844			5,342
Net income	7,134			921			286			1,542			9,883
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,594			317			(43		)	329			2,197
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	5,540		$	604		$	329		$	1,213		$	7,686
Total assets	$	400,924		$	111,308		$	33,133		$	37,488		$	582,853

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	146,592		$	16,851		$	9,773		$	19,863		$	193,079
Cost of service revenue	85,546			10,099			6,900			11,881			114,426
Provision for bad debts	4,476			347			180			256			5,259
General and administrative expenses	46,454			4,888			2,217			5,739			59,298
Operating income	10,116			1,517			476			1,987			14,096
Interest expense	(430		)	(60		)	(6		)	(49		)	(545		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	9,686			1,457			470			1,938			13,551
Income tax expense	3,657			620			45			407			4,729
Net income	6,029			837			425			1,531			8,822
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,521			246			(20		)	270			2,017
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	4,508		$	591		$	445		$	1,261		$	6,805
Total assets	$	385,653		$	34,019		$	32,971		$	38,321		$	490,964