CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash	$ 49,363	$ 2,849
Receivables:
Patient accounts receivable	252,592	161,898
Other receivables	6,658	3,163
Amounts due from governmental entities	830	830
Total receivables, net	260,080	165,891
Prepaid income taxes	11,788	7,006
Prepaid expenses	24,775	13,042
Other current assets	20,899	12,177
Total current assets	366,905	200,965
Property, building and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $55,253 and $43,565, respectively	79,563	46,453
Goodwill	1,161,717	392,601
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $15,176 and $13,041, respectively	297,379	134,610
Assets held for sale	2,850	0
Other assets	20,301	19,073
Total assets	1,928,715	793,702
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	77,135	39,750
Salaries, wages and benefits payable	84,254	44,747
Self insurance reserves	32,776	12,450
Current portion of long-term notes payable	7,773	286
Amounts due to governmental entities	4,174	5,019
Total current liabilities	206,112	102,252
Deferred income taxes	43,306	27,466
Income taxes payable	4,297	0
Revolving credit facility	235,000	144,000
Long-term notes payable	930	0
Total liabilities	489,645	273,718
Noncontrolling interest-redeemable	14,596	13,393
LHC Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock – $0.01 par value: 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock – $0.01 par value: 60,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares authorized in 2018 and 2017, respectively; 35,636,414 and 22,640,046 shares issued in 2018 and 2017, respectively	356	226
Treasury stock – 4,958,721 and 4,890,504 shares at cost, respectively	(49,374)	(42,249)
Additional paid-in capital	937,968	126,490
Retained earnings	427,975	364,401
Total LHC Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,316,925	448,868
Noncontrolling interest – non-redeemable	107,549	57,723
Total stockholders’ equity	1,424,474	506,591
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 1,928,715	$ 793,702