CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	IPO	Series B Preferred Stock	Series A Preferred Stock	AAC Holdings, Inc.	AAC Holdings, Inc. IPO	AAC Holdings, Inc. Series B Preferred Stock	TSN Acquisition	TSN Acquisition AAC Holdings, Inc.	BHR	BHR Series A Preferred Stock	BHR AAC Holdings, Inc.	BHR AAC Holdings, Inc. Series A Preferred Stock	CRMS	CRMS AAC Holdings, Inc.	Clinical Services Of Rhode Island Inc	Clinical Services Of Rhode Island Inc AAC Holdings, Inc.	Referral Solutions Group LLC	Referral Solutions Group LLC AAC Holdings, Inc.	Taj Media LLC	Taj Media LLC AAC Holdings, Inc.	Marketing Intangibles	Marketing Intangibles AAC Holdings, Inc.	Common Stock	Common Stock American Addiction Centers	Common Stock AAC Holdings, Inc.	Common Stock AAC Holdings, Inc. IPO	Common Stock TSN Acquisition American Addiction Centers	Common Stock BHR AAC Holdings, Inc.	Common Stock CRMS AAC Holdings, Inc.	Common Stock Clinical Services Of Rhode Island Inc AAC Holdings, Inc.	Common Stock Referral Solutions Group LLC AAC Holdings, Inc.	Common Stock Taj Media LLC AAC Holdings, Inc.	Subscribed	Subscriptions Receivable	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital)	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) IPO	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) Series B Preferred Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) BHR	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) CRMS	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) Clinical Services Of Rhode Island Inc	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) Referral Solutions Group LLC	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) Taj Media LLC	Additional Paid-in Capital/ (Distributions in Excess of Paid-in Capital) Marketing Intangibles	Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock TSN Acquisition	Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings BHR Series A Preferred Stock	Non-Controlling Interests	Non-Controlling Interests Series A Preferred Stock	Non-Controlling Interests BHR
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 4,678				$ 881																				$ 1											$ (677)									$ (17)		$ 1,574		$ 3,797
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012																									1,545,373
Common stock issued, amount	7,471				7,471																				$ 1									$ 100	$ (58)	7,428
Common stock issued, share																								1,424,124	1,424,124
Deemed contribution-redemption of Series B Preferred Stock			$ 1,000				$ 1,000																															$ 1,000
Redemption of common stock, amount	(1,238)				(1,238)			$ (3,654)	$ (3,654)																											(1,238)										$ (3,654)
Redemption of common stock, share																												(698,259)
Common stock granted and issued under stock incentive plan, amount	937				937																				$ 1											936
Common stock granted and issued under stock incentive plan, share																									546,828
Conversion of debt to equity, amount	2,000				2,000																															2,000
Conversion of debt to equity, share																									381,803
Initial consolidation of VIEs	3,020																																																3,020
Redemptions of noncontrolling interest of variable interest entities	(2,990)																																																(2,990)
Disbrution to noncontrolling interest holders	(815)																																																(815)
Net income	1,492				786																																										786		706
Noncontrolling interest - Series A Preferred Dividend accrued				$ (18)																																														$ (18)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	11,883				8,183																				$ 3									100	(58)	9,449									(3,671)		2,360		3,700
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013																									3,199,869
Common stock issued, amount	6,076	$ 68,871			6,076	$ 68,871																			$ 1		$ 5							$ (100)	$ 58	6,117	$ 68,866
Common stock issued, share																									741,322		5,250,000
Exercise of common stock warrants, amount	72				72																															72
Exercise of common stock warrants, share																									112,658
Dividends to mezzanine noncontrolling interests	(61)																																																(61)
Redemption of common stock, amount	(5,710)				(5,710)																															(5,594)									(116)
Redemption of common stock, share																									(14,318)
Common stock granted and issued under stock incentive plan, amount	1,745				1,745																															1,745
Common stock granted and issued under stock incentive plan, share																									111,676	158,000
Disbrution to noncontrolling interest holders	(915)																																																(915)
Private share exchange, amount	10,384				8,690																				$ (4)	$ 15										4,892									$ 3,787				1,694
Private share exchange, shares																									(4,151,207)	14,618,886
Acquisition of certain assets										$ (4,877)		$ (1,216)		$ 2,000	$ 2,000														$ 1										$ (1,217)	$ 2,000											$ (3,661)
Acquisition of certain assets, shares																													820,124	234,324
Short-form merger, amount					1,908																															1,908													(1,908)
Short-form merger, shares																										293,040
BHR Series A Preferred Unit dividends											$ (693)		$ (693)																																			$ (693)
Net income	6,366				7,548																																										7,548		(1,182)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	95,141				97,474																					$ 21										88,238											9,215		(2,333)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014																										21,374,374
Common stock granted and issued under stock incentive plan, amount	5,376				5,376																					$ 1										5,375
Common stock granted and issued under stock incentive plan, share																										806,892
Excess tax benefit from equity awards	33				33																															33
Effect of employee stock purchase plan	554				554																															554
Effect of employee stock purchase plan, shares																										12,637
Redemption of BHR Series A Preferred Units											(534)		(534)																																			(534)
Acquisition of certain assets																$ 1,343	$ 1,343	$ 24,174	$ 24,174	$ 1,667	$ 1,667	$ 540	$ 540									$ 1									$ 1,343	$ 24,173	$ 1,667	$ 540
Acquisition of certain assets, shares																															42,460	540,193	37,253
BHR Series A Preferred Unit dividends											$ (147)		$ (147)																																			$ (147)
Net income	8,341				11,174																																										11,174		(2,833)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 136,488				$ 141,654																					$ 23										$ 121,923											$ 19,708		$ (5,166)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015																										22,813,809