Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Segments [Abstract]

Service Revenues And Sales And After-Tax Earnings By Business Segment

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
After-tax Income/(Loss)
VITAS	$	37,339	$	31,785	$	66,626	$	63,800
Roto-Rooter		27,175		25,298		50,162		48,236
Total		64,514		57,083		116,788		112,036
Corporate		(13,785)		(2,112)		(21,392)		(12,069)
Net income	$	50,729	$	54,971	$	95,396	$	99,967