CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues
Client related revenue	$ 205,752	$ 132,968	$ 115,741
Other revenue	6,509
Total revenue	212,261	132,968	115,741
Operating expenses
Salaries, wages and benefits	91,406	54,707	46,856
Advertising and marketing	20,821	15,683	13,493
Professional fees	10,316	8,075	10,277
Client related services	15,754	10,794	7,986
Other operating expenses	22,708	13,518	11,615
Rentals and leases	5,298	2,106	4,634
Provision for doubtful accounts	18,113	11,391	10,950
Litigation settlement	2,379	487	2,588
Restructuring			806
Depreciation and amortization	7,837	4,662	3,003
Acquisition-related expenses	3,401	845
Total operating expenses	198,033	122,268	112,208
Income from operations	14,228	10,700	3,533
Interest expense, net (change in fair value of interest rate swaps of $ –, $431, and $33, respectively)	3,607	1,872	1,390
Bargain purchase gain	(1,775)
Other expense (income), net	(725)	(93)	36
Income before income tax expense	13,121	8,921	2,107
Income tax expense	4,780	2,555	615
Net income	8,341	6,366	1,492
Less: net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	2,833	1,182	(706)
Net income attributable to AAC Holdings, Inc. stockholders	11,174	7,548	786
Net income available to AAC Holdings, Inc. common stockholders	$ 10,493	$ 6,855	$ 1,786
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.49	$ 0.41	$ 0.13
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.48	$ 0.41	$ 0.12
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic	21,605,037	16,557,655	13,855,797
Diluted	21,661,259	16,619,180	14,291,937
Series B Preferred Stock
Operating expenses
Deemed contribution-redemption of Series B Preferred Stock			$ 1,000
BHR | Series A Preferred Stock
Operating expenses
BHR Series A Preferred Unit dividends	$ (147)	$ (693)
Redemption of BHR Series A Preferred Units	$ (534)