CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash	$ 9,809	$ 286,569
Receivables:
Patient accounts receivable	348,820	301,209
Other receivables	13,780	11,522
Total receivables	362,600	312,731
Prepaid income taxes	7,531
Prepaid expenses	28,401	22,058
Other current assets	24,801	25,664
Total current assets	433,142	647,022
Property, building and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $98,394 and $82,721, respectively	153,959	138,366
Goodwill	1,748,426	1,259,147
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $19,152 and $17,659, respectively	400,002	315,355
Assets held for sale	0	1,900
Operating lease right of use asset	113,399	100,046
Other assets	46,693	21,518
Total assets	2,895,621	2,483,354
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	98,118	64,864
Salaries, wages and benefits payable	100,532	88,666
Self insurance reserves	33,784	35,103
Government stimulus advance	0	93,257
Contract liabilities - deferred revenue	106,489	317,962
Current operating lease payable	37,630	32,676
Amounts due to governmental entities	5,447	1,516
Income taxes payable	0	21,464
Current liabilities - deferred employer payroll tax	26,790	25,928
Total current liabilities	408,790	681,436
Deferred income taxes	70,026	47,237
Income taxes payable	7,320	6,203
Revolving credit facility	661,197
Other long term liabilities	0	25,928
Operating lease payable	78,688	70,275
Total liabilities	1,226,021	851,079
Noncontrolling interest-redeemable	17,501	18,921
Commitments and contingencies
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 shares authorized; 36,549,524 and 36,355,497 shares issued, and 30,634,414 and 31,139,840 shares outstanding, respectively	365	364
Treasury stock – 5,915,110 and 5,215,657 shares at cost, respectively	(164,790)	(69,011)
Additional paid-in capital	979,642	962,120
Retained earnings	751,025	635,297
Total LHC Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,566,242	1,528,770
Noncontrolling interest – non-redeemable	85,857	84,584
Total stockholders’ equity	1,652,099	1,613,354
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,895,621	$ 2,483,354