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Acquisitions, Divestitures, and Joint Venture Activities - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) location agency state	Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($) location	Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($) location	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) subsidiary agency location	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) acquisition agency	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisitions across number of states \| state	22
Number of acquisitions funded \| acquisition						3
Goodwill				$ 1,748,426	$ 1,259,147	$ 1,219,972
Partnership Interest
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of interest					$ 5,100
Number of noncontrolling membership interest \| acquisition					2
Consideration for joint venture					$ 24,300
Cash proceeds from joint venture					$ 4,900
Partnership Interest \| Home Health Agencies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of agencies sold \| agency					7
Partnership Interest \| Hospice Agencies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of agencies sold \| agency					1
Partnership Interest \| Trade name
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets					$ 200
Home Health Agency and Facility Based Agency \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of interest				1,500
Loss on sale of investments				$ 100
Health Agencies, Second Transaction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of noncontrolling membership interest \| subsidiary				4
Consideration for joint venture				$ 2,100
Health Agencies, Second Transaction \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location				2
Proceeds from sale of interest				$ 1,900
General and Administrative Expense
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs				9,100
Heart n' Home Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 50,100
Heart n' Home Hospice \| Hospice Locations \| IDAHO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location			7
Heart n' Home Hospice \| Hospice Locations \| OREGON
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location			2
Casa de la Luz
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 48,000
Casa de la Luz \| Hospice Locations and Palliative Care \| ARIZONA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location			2
Heart of Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 278,000
Heart of Hospice \| Hospice Locations \| Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location		24
Brookdale Health Care Services
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 197,000
Cash paid for acquisitions	$ 178,800
Brookdale Health Care Services \| Hospice Locations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location	11
Brookdale Health Care Services \| Main Therapy Agencies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| agency	13
Brookdale Health Care Services \| Home Health Locations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| location	23
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred				$ 17,800
Cash paid for acquisitions					42,100	$ 16,400
Cash proceeds from joint venture					$ 3,100
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Partnership Interest
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of noncontrolling membership interest \| acquisition					2
Cash proceeds from joint venture					$ 3,900
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Home Health Agency
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| agency				4	13
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Hospice Agency
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| agency				3	6
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Home and Community Based
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired				1	4
Home Health Agencies and Hospice Agency \| Physician Practice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of business acquired \| acquisition					1
Home Health Agency and Home Community Based Agency \| Partnership Interest
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid for acquisitions					$ 6,600
Home Health Agencies \| Partnership Interest
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of interest in joint venture					4,400
2020 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					40,100
Other assets and (liabilities), net					500
Noncontrolling interest					9,400
2020 Acquisitions \| Trade name
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets					4,800
2020 Acquisitions \| Certificates of need/licenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets					$ 6,000