Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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 services through five segments: home health, hospice, home and community-based, facility-based, the latter primarily through long-term acute care hospitals ("LTACHs"), and healthcare innovations ("HCI"). On April 1, 2018, the Company completed its previously announced "merger of equals" business combination (the "Merger") with Almost Family, Inc. ("Almost Family"). Almost Family's operating results are included in the Company's operating results from the date of acquisition. See Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. As of December 31, 2018, the Company, through its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries, equity joint ventures, controlled affiliates, and management agreements, operated 757 service providers in 36 states within the continental United States.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

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

On April 1, 2018, the Company completed its previously announced "merger of equals" business combination (the "Merger") with Almost Family, Inc. ("Almost Family"). Almost Family's operating results are included in the Company's operating results from the date of acquisition. See Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company, through its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries, equity joint ventures, controlled affiliates, and management agreements, operated 757 service providers in 36 states within the continental United States.