Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	198,978		$	41,291		12,146			$	20,457		$	272,872
Cost of service revenue	123,204			27,441			8,971			13,240			172,856
Provision for bad debts	2,661			234			30			269			3,194
General and administrative expenses	55,980			11,263			2,387			6,039			75,669
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	20			13			—			(210		)	(177		)
Operating income	17,113			2,340			758			1,119			21,330
Interest expense	(746		)	(149		)	(50		)	(50		)	(995		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	16,367			2,191			708			1,069			20,335
Income tax expense	5,703			931			338			473			7,445
Net income	10,664			1,260			370			596			12,890
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,759			273			(21		)	(27		)	1,984
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	8,905		$	987		$	391		$	623		$	10,906
Total assets	$	515,562		$	156,296		$	44,621		$	48,574		$	765,053

	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

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Home health services			Hospice services			Community-based services			Facility-based services			Total
Net service revenue	$	575,180		$	116,249		$	33,807		$	54,464		$	779,700
Cost of service revenue	352,896			75,187			24,905			35,396			488,384
Provision for bad debts	5,796			1,393			404			645			8,238
General and administrative expenses	165,153			32,404			6,957			16,563			221,077
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	39			21			—			(83		)	(23		)
Operating income	51,296			7,244			1,541			1,943			62,024
Interest expense	(1,961		)	(393		)	(130		)	(131		)	(2,615		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	49,335			6,851			1,411			1,812			59,409
Income tax expense	16,712			2,439			602			657			20,410
Net income	32,623			4,412			809			1,155			38,999
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,053			1,038			(7		)	237			7,321
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	26,570		$	3,374		$	816		$	918		$	31,678

	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 (loss) 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