CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus			2018
Net service revenue	$ 502,024	$ 257,535	$ 793,078	$ 501,784
Cost of service revenue	329,646	161,158	518,264	315,528
Gross margin	172,378	96,377	274,814	186,256
General and administrative expenses	141,350	73,552	233,381	145,563
Operating income	31,028	22,825	41,433	40,693
Interest expense	(3,202)	(840)	(4,652)	(1,620)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	27,826	21,985	36,781	39,073
Income tax expense	7,170	7,792	8,147	12,965
Net income	20,656	14,193	28,634	26,108
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	3,859	2,889	6,842	5,337
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$ 16,797	$ 11,304	$ 21,792	$ 20,771
Earnings per share attributable to LHC Group, Inc.'s common stockholders:
Basic	$ 0.55	$ 0.64	$ 0.90	$ 1.17
Diluted	$ 0.55	$ 0.63	$ 0.89	$ 1.16
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	30,497,501	17,728,567	24,178,781	17,686,134
Diluted	30,742,293	17,964,387	24,403,310	17,911,723