Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31, 2018
	Home health			Hospice			Home and community-based			Facility-based			Healthcare innovations			Total
Net service revenue	$	1,291,457		$	199,118		$	172,501		$	113,784		$	33,103		$	1,809,963
Cost of service revenue	802,006			130,991			130,660			76,899			15,801			1,156,357
General and administrative expenses	378,124			60,933			40,467			39,638			18,754			537,916
Impairment of intangibles and other	1,816			186			(6		)	554			2,139			4,689
Operating income (loss)	109,511			7,008			1,380			(3,307		)	(3,591		)	111,001
Interest expense	(7,060		)	(1,529		)	(76		)	(545		)	(469		)	(9,679		)
Income (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	102,451			5,479			1,304			(3,852		)	(4,060		)	101,322
Income tax expense (benefit)	22,711			1,227			420			(1,136		)	(823		)	22,399
Net income (loss)	79,740			4,252			884			(2,716		)	(3,237		)	78,923
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	13,361			1,764			(275		)	589			(90		)	15,349
Net income (loss) attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	66,379		$	2,488		$	1,159		$	(3,305	)	$	(3,147	)	$	63,574
Total assets	$	1,336,988		$	209,680		$	236,072		$	70,261		$	75,714		$	1,928,715

	Year Ended December 31, 2017
	Home health			Hospice			Home and community-based			Facility-based			Healthcare innovations		Total
Net service revenue	$	777,583		$	157,287		$	46,159		$	81,573		$	—	$	1,062,602
Cost of service revenue	482,179			103,969			35,244			54,418			—		675,810
General and administrative expenses	229,264			45,516			9,946			25,813			—		310,539
Impairment of intangibles and other	1,612			22			—			(63		)	—		1,571
Operating income	64,528			7,780			969			1,405			—		74,682
Interest expense	(2,546		)	(511		)	(191		)	(104		)	—		(3,352		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	61,982			7,269			778			1,301			—		71,330
Income tax expense	9,509			1,057			156			222			—		10,944
Net income	52,473			6,212			622			1,079			—		60,386
Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	9,102			1,248			(111		)	35			—		10,274
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	43,371		$	4,964		$	733		$	1,044		$	—	$	50,112
Total assets	$	534,385		$	155,230		$	48,216		$	55,871		$	—	$	793,702

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	Home health		Hospice		Home and community-based		Facility-based			Healthcare innovations		Total
Net service revenue	$	656,287	$	131,547	$	43,094	$	69,105		$	—	$	900,033
Cost of service revenue	398,450		83,359		32,603		43,238			—		557,650
General and administrative expenses	203,418		37,207		8,785		21,212			—		270,622
Impairment of intangibles and other	857		338		49		(45		)	—		1,199

Operating income	53,562			10,643			1,657			4,700			—		70,562
Interest expense	(1,794		)	(292		)	(130		)	(228		)	—		(2,444		)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	51,768			10,351			1,527			4,472			—		68,118
Income tax expense	16,505			3,485			651			1,535			—		22,176
Net income	35,263			6,866			876			2,937			—		45,942
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	6,876			1,867			(58		)	674			—		9,359
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$	28,387		$	4,999		$	934		$	2,263		$	—	$	36,583
Total assets	$	427,782		$	116,090		$	33,520		$	36,679		$	—	$	614,071