Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

Adoption of the standard impacted the Company's previously reported results as follows (amounts in thousands):

	As previously reported			Adjustment for ASU 2014-09			As adjusted
	As of December 31, 2017
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Patient accounts receivable	$	161,898		$	—		$	161,898
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	23,556			(23,556		)	—
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:
Net service revenue	246,618			(2,369		)	244,249
Provision for bad debts	2,369			(2,369		)	—
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common  stockholders	9,467			—			9,467
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Provision for bad debts	2,369			(2,369		)	—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables	(341		)	2,369			2,028

Percentage of Net Service Revenue Earned by Type of Ownership or Relationship with Operating Entity

The following table summarizes the percentage of net service revenue earned by type of ownership or relationship the Company had with the operating entity:

	Three Months Ended    March 31,
Ownership type	2018		2017
Wholly-owned subsidiaries	48.7	%	54.2	%
Equity joint ventures	48.7		44.1
Other	2.6		1.7
	100.0	%	100.0	%

Percentage of Net Service Revenue Earned by Category of Payor

The following table sets forth the percentage of net service revenue earned by category of payor for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

	Three Months Ended    March 31,
Payor:	2018		2017
Home health:
Medicare	71.2	%	73.6	%
Medicaid	0.9		1.0
Managed Care, Commercial, and Other	27.9		25.4
	100.0	%	100.0	%
Hospice:
Medicare	92.3	%	94.1	%
Medicaid	0.6		0.3
Managed Care, Commercial, and Other	7.1		5.6
	100.0	%	100.0	%
Community based services:
Medicaid	17.3	%	16.5	%
Managed Care, Commercial, and Other	82.7		83.5
	100.0	%	100.0	%
Facility-based services:
Medicare	64.0	%	63.9	%
Medicaid	—		—
Managed Care, Commercial, and Other	36.0		36.1
	100.0	%	100.0	%

Shares Used in Computation of Basic and Diluted Per Share Information

The following table sets forth shares used in the computation of basic and diluted per share information:

	Three Months Ended    March 31,
	2018	2017
Weighted average number of shares outstanding for basic per share calculation	17,789,863	17,643,463
Effect of dilutive potential shares:
Nonvested stock	249,482	174,417
Adjusted weighted average shares for diluted per share calculation	18,039,345	17,817,880
Anti-dilutive shares	169,945	151,010