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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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ACQUISITIONS - NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS - NARRATIVE (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) senior_living_unit hospice_agency stand-alone_senior_living_operation home_health_agency	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) home_health_agency hospice_agency	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, preliminary allocation of purchase price, goodwill	$ 42,837		$ 41,233
Asset acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, purchase price	2,968
Business combination, preliminary allocation of purchase price, goodwill	1,604
Preliminary allocation of purchase price, indefinite-lived intangible assets	1,363
Business acquisitions 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, purchase price		$ 1,500
Business combination, preliminary allocation of purchase price, goodwill		1,154
Preliminary allocation of purchase price, indefinite-lived intangible assets		$ 346
Home Health and Hospice Services
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, preliminary allocation of purchase price, goodwill	$ 39,195		37,591
Home Health and Hospice Services \| Home Health Services \| Asset acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| home_health_agency	1
Home Health and Hospice Services \| Home Health Services \| Business acquisitions 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| home_health_agency		1
Home Health and Hospice Services \| Hospice Services \| Asset acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| hospice_agency	1
Home Health and Hospice Services \| Hospice Services \| Business acquisitions 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired \| hospice_agency		1
Senior Living Services
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of units (in units) \| senior_living_unit	164
Business combination, preliminary allocation of purchase price, goodwill	$ 3,642		$ 3,642
Senior Living Services \| Asset acquisitions 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of asset acquisitions \| stand-alone_senior_living_operation	1