Number Of Adult Day Centers Sold

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Number Of Joint Ventures Where Ten Percent Membership Interest Sold

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Percentage Of Equity Ownership Sold

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Gain (loss) from sale or disposal of an organization or integrated set of activities (for example, but not limited to, a partnership or corporation) engaged in providing a product or service in a commercial, industrial, or professional environment.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of equity securities, not separately or otherwise categorized as trading or available-for-sale. This element includes investments in which the entity holds a small ownership stake (generally, less than 20% of the shares outstanding) and cannot exert significant influence.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.13(h))
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Gain on Sale of Assets (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
Gain on Sale of Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2017 USD ($) entity	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Gain on sale of adult day services centers			$ 2,065
Illinois [Member]
Number of adult day centers sold \| item		3
Proceeds from sale of adult day service centers		$ 2,400
Gain on sale of adult day services centers		$ 2,100
LHC Group, Inc. [Member]
Equity ownership percentage sold in joint venture with LHCG	10.00%
Number of joint ventures where 10% membership interest is sold \| entity	2
Proceeds from the sale of investments in joint ventures	$ 1,300
Pre-tax gain from sale of the investments in joint ventures	$ 400