CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net service revenue	$ 226,031	$ 200,172	$ 448,583	$ 393,251
Cost of service revenue	137,128	116,639	272,729	231,065
Gross margin	88,903	83,533	175,854	162,186
Provision for bad debts	3,782	4,805	8,383	10,064
General and administrative expenses	68,261	60,250	134,297	119,264
Loss on disposal of assets	1,043	120	1,247	404
Operating income	15,817	18,358	31,927	32,454
Interest expense	(466)	(554)	(1,351)	(1,099)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	15,351	17,804	30,576	31,355
Income tax expense	3,596	6,220	8,938	10,949
Net income	11,755	11,584	21,638	20,406
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,291	2,634	4,488	4,651
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$ 9,464	$ 8,950	$ 17,150	$ 15,755
Earnings per share - basic:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.54	$ 0.51	$ 0.98	$ 0.91
Earnings per share - diluted:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.54	$ 0.51	$ 0.97	$ 0.90
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,566,097	17,410,971	17,525,937	17,366,141
Diluted	17,685,147	17,529,100	17,649,620	17,528,101