CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net service revenue	$ 230,797	$ 204,122	$ 679,380	$ 597,373
Cost of service revenue	140,832	120,873	413,561	351,938
Gross margin	89,965	83,249	265,819	245,435
Provision for bad debts	3,275	4,809	11,658	14,873
General and administrative expenses	66,999	60,472	201,296	179,736
Loss on disposal of assets	142	276	1,389	680
Operating income	19,549	17,692	51,476	50,146
Interest expense	(816)	(434)	(2,167)	(1,533)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	18,733	17,258	49,309	48,613
Income tax expense	6,562	6,148	15,500	17,097
Net income	12,171	11,110	33,809	31,516
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	2,555	2,265	7,043	6,916
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$ 9,616	$ 8,845	$ 26,766	$ 24,600
Earnings per share - basic:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.55	$ 0.51	$ 1.53	$ 1.41
Earnings per share - diluted:
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders	$ 0.54	$ 0.50	$ 1.52	$ 1.40
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,588,163	17,436,731	17,546,773	17,389,934
Diluted	17,719,473	17,610,953	17,664,284	17,526,687