Letters Of Credit Sublimit

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity Under Accordion Feature

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- Definition

Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2021	Aug. 03, 2021	Apr. 02, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000.0
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity under accordion feature			200,000,000.0
Letter of credit, sub-limit amount			$ 50,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 800,000,000.0
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity under accordion feature		500,000,000.0
Letter of credit, sub-limit amount		$ 75,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Heart 'n Home Hospice and Casa de la Luz
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 96,000,000.0