CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net service revenue	$ 512,871	$ 502,585
Cost of service revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	321,202	320,992
Gross margin	191,669	181,593
General and administrative expenses	157,866	145,221
Impairment of intangibles and other	0	6,319
Operating income	33,803	30,053
Interest expense	(2,768)	(3,052)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	31,035	27,001
Income tax expense	3,359	3,600
Net income	27,676	23,401
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	5,652	4,545
Net income attributable to LHC Group, Inc.’s common stockholders	$ 22,024	$ 18,856
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.61
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.70	$ 0.60
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	31,020,000	30,837,000
Diluted (in shares)	31,303,000	31,187,000