Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	167,529		$	35,322		11,793			$	16,153		$	230,797
Cost of service revenue	100,057			21,243			9,100			10,432			140,832
Provision for bad debts	2,049			797			190			239			3,275
General and administrative expenses	50,293			9,491			2,263			4,952			66,999
Loss on disposal of assets	20			5			—			117			142
Operating income	15,110			3,786			240			413			19,549
Interest expense	(612		)	(90		)	(41		)	(73		)	(816		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	14,498			3,696			199			340			18,733
Income tax expense	5,133			1,275			83			71			6,562
Net income	9,365			2,421			116			269			12,171
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,853			553			—			149			2,555
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	7,512		$	1,868		$	116		$	120		$	9,616
Total assets	$	425,923		$	119,906		$	33,549		$	34,075		$	613,453

	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	47,451			5,364			2,084			5,573			60,472
Loss on disposal of assets	215			34			7			20			276
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 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

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	492,090		$	100,051		$	32,823		$	54,416		$	679,380
Cost of service revenue	294,359			61,836			24,656			32,710			413,561
Provision for bad debts	8,122			2,364			488			684			11,658
General and administrative expenses	150,948			27,787			6,557			16,004			201,296
Loss on disposal of assets	811			329			46			203			1,389
Operating income	37,850			7,735			1,076			4,815			51,476
Interest expense	(1,640		)	(232		)	(106		)	(189		)	(2,167		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	36,210			7,503			970			4,626			49,309
Income tax expense	11,026			2,484			413			1,577			15,500
Net income	25,184			5,019			557			3,049			33,809
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,002			1,368			(57		)	730			7,043
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	20,182		$	3,651		$	614		$	2,319		$	26,766

	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	141,178			15,325			6,331			16,902			179,736
Loss on disposal of assets	518			72			45			45			680
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 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