Unaudited Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Unaudited Quarterly Results of Operations

The following table represents the Company’s unaudited quarterly results of operations (amounts in thousands, except share data):

	First Quarter 2016		Second Quarter 2016		Third Quarter 2016		Fourth Quarter 2016
Net service revenue	$	222,552	$	226,031	$	230,797	$	235,443
Gross margin	86,951		88,903		89,965		91,354
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	7,686		9,464		9,616		9,817
Net income attributable to LHC Group' Inc.'s common stockholders
Basic earnings per share:	$	0.44	$	0.54	$	0.55	$	0.56
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.44	$	0.54	$	0.54	$	0.55
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,485,766		17,566,097		17,588,163		17,597,190
Diluted	17,633,549		17,685,147		17,719,473		17,764,066

	First Quarter 2015		Second Quarter 2015		Third Quarter 2015		Fourth Quarter 2015
Net service revenue	$	193,079	$	200,172	$	204,122	$	218,993
Gross margin	78,653		83,533		83,249		90,053
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	6,805		8,950		8,845		7,735
Net income attributable to LHC Group' Inc.'s common stockholders
Basic earnings per share:	$	0.39	$	0.51	$	0.51	$	0.44
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.39	$	0.51	$	0.50	$	0.44
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,322,791		17,410,971		17,436,731		17,447,691
Diluted	17,489,483		17,529,100		17,610,953		17,647,483