Organization	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is a health care provider specializing in the post-acute continuum of care. The Company provides home health services, hospice services, home and community-based services, facility-based services, the latter primarily through long-term acute care hospitals (“LTACHs”), and healthcare innovations services ("HCI"). On April 1, 2018, the Company completed its previously announced "merger of equals" business combination (the "Merger") with Almost Family, Inc. ("Almost Family"). See Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As of September 30, 2018, the Company, through its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries, equity joint ventures, controlled affiliates, and management agreements (including, as a result of the Merger, those owned and operated by Almost Family), operated 771 service locations in 36 states within the continental United States. Unaudited Interim Financial Information The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the related unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and related notes (collectively, these financial statements are referred to as the "interim financial statements" and together with the related notes are referred to herein as the “interim financial information”) have been prepared by the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from the interim financial information presented. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The report was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2018, and includes information and disclosures not included herein. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, include the results of operations for Almost Family for the period April 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2018 includes the preliminary valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the Merger. See Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Reclassification Certain acquired employee salaries that were previously classified in costs of service revenue for the second quarter of 2018 were reclassified into general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 to align with the Company's historical presentation of such job functions as employee roles were clarified during the payroll integration process.

Organization

LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is a health care provider specializing in the post-acute continuum of care. The Company provides home health services, hospice services, home and community-based services, facility-based services, the latter primarily through long-term acute care hospitals (“LTACHs”), and healthcare innovations services ("HCI").

On April 1, 2018, the Company completed its previously announced "merger of equals" business combination (the "Merger") with Almost Family, Inc. ("Almost Family"). See Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company, through its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries, equity joint ventures, controlled affiliates, and management agreements (including, as a result of the Merger, those owned and operated by Almost Family), operated 771 service locations in 36 states within the continental United States.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the related unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and related notes (collectively, these financial statements are referred to as the "interim financial statements" and together with the related notes are referred to herein as the “interim financial information”) have been prepared by the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from the interim financial information presented. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The report was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2018, and includes information and disclosures not included herein.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, include the results of operations for Almost Family for the period April 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2018 includes the preliminary valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the Merger. See Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reclassification

Certain acquired employee salaries that were previously classified in costs of service revenue for the second quarter of 2018 were reclassified into general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 to align with the Company's historical presentation of such job functions as employee roles were clarified during the payroll integration process.