VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Summarized Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 198,743	$ 258,012
Other noncurrent assets	19,284	19,572
Current liabilities	110,949	117,395
Equity (deficit) attributable to AWH	163,415	176,477
Revenue, net	405,926	332,381	$ 143,732
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	1,598
Net income (loss) attributable to AWH	(80,899)	(122,657)	(25,439)
Net income (loss)	(80,899)	(122,657)	(23,841)
Ascend Illinois
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests			$ 1,598
Ascend Michigan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage			99.90%
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Ascend Illinois
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets		111,118
Other noncurrent assets		171,566
Current liabilities		71,264
Noncurrent liabilities		126,397
Equity (deficit) attributable to AWH		41,873
Revenue, net	261,503	265,872	$ 120,004
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	1,598
Net income (loss) attributable to AWH	32,206	36,152	14,363
Net income (loss)	32,206	$ 36,152	15,961
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Ohio Patient Access LLC (“OPA”)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	0
Other noncurrent assets	24,675
Current liabilities	1,675
Noncurrent liabilities	0
Equity (deficit) attributable to AWH	(588)
Revenue, net	0
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Net income (loss) attributable to AWH	(588)
Net income (loss)	$ (588)
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Ascend Michigan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Revenue, net			11,719
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests			0
Net income (loss) attributable to AWH			(16,684)
Net income (loss)			$ (16,684)