Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Other assets, amount from government payors	$ 16.9
Period of joint venture buy/sell option	30 days

Time frame in which the other joint venture party must either purchase all of the exercising member's membership interests or sell to the exercising member all of the non-exercising member's membership interests in the exercise of a joint venture buy/sell option.

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