The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3213-108585

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 01, 2019 USD ($) location	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition purchase price		$ 53,224	$ 62,347
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Hospice Partners [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition purchase price	$ 130,000
Number of locations \| location	21