Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

11. Segment Information

The Company’s 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.

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (amounts in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	665,896		$	134,948		$	43,891		$	70,088		$	914,823
Cost of service revenue	398,450			83,359			32,603			43,238			557,650
Provision for bad debts	9,609			3,401			797			983			14,790
General and administrative expenses	203,418			37,207			8,785			21,212			270,622
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets	857			338			49			(45		)	1,199
Operating income	53,562			10,643			1,657			4,700			70,562
Interest expense	(2,216		)	(317		)	(144		)	(259		)	(2,936		)
Non-operating income	422			25			14			31			492
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	51,768			10,351			1,527			4,472			68,118
Income tax expense	16,505			3,485			651			1,535			22,176
Income from continuing operations	35,263			6,866			876			2,937			45,942
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,876			1,867			(58		)	674			9,359
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	28,387		$	4,999		$	934		$	2,263		$	36,583
Total assets	$	427,782		$	116,090		$	33,520		$	36,679		$	614,071

	Year Ended December 31, 2015
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	613,188		$	85,854		$	41,202		$	76,122		$	816,366
Cost of service revenue	354,750			50,906			29,076			46,146			480,878
Provision for bad debts	15,736			1,002			1,816			689			19,243
General and administrative expenses	190,591			26,437			8,465			22,426			247,919
Impairment of intangibles and other	1,245			—			28			—			1,273
Loss on disposal of assets	544			80			41			45			710
Operating income	50,322			7,429			1,776			6,816			66,343
Interest expense	(1,819		)	(253		)	(23		)	(207		)	(2,302		)
Non-operating income	397			38			3			19			457
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	48,900			7,214			1,756			6,628			64,498
Income tax expense	17,173			2,541			787			2,347			22,848
Income from continuing operations	31,727			4,673			969			4,281			41,650

Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	7,424		1,077		(144		)	958		9,315
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	24,303	$	3,596	$	1,113		$	3,323	$	32,335
Total assets	$	394,392	$	101,641	$	31,235		$	38,786	$	566,054

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	564,966		$	67,621		$	27,698		$	73,347		$	733,632
Cost of service revenue	329,856			39,804			19,611			45,504			434,775
Provision for bad debts	13,072			909			873			926			15,780
General and administrative expenses	187,280			18,875			6,551			21,192			233,898
Impairment of intangibles and other	3,269			202			—			175			3,646
Loss on disposal of assets	1			7			—			39			47
Operating income	31,488			7,824			663			5,511			45,486
Interest expense	(1,969		)	(249		)	(19		)	(249		)	(2,486		)
Non-operating income	201			43			2			19			265
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	29,720			7,618			646			5,281			43,265
Income tax expense	10,999			1,955			105			1,454			14,513
Income from continuing operations	18,721			5,663			541			3,827			28,752
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,121			1,122			(36		)	708			6,915
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	13,600		$	4,541		$	577		$	3,119		$	21,837
Total assets	$	386,511		$	34,847		$	34,027		$	36,354		$	491,739