Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segments [Abstract]

Segments

3.  Segments

Service revenues and sales and after-tax earnings by business segment are as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service Revenues and Sales
VITAS	$	267,990	$	252,944	$	794,050	$	731,712
Roto-Rooter		86,363		88,495		267,416		274,005
Total	$	354,353	$	341,439	$	1,061,466	$	1,005,717
After-tax Earnings
VITAS	$	21,940	$	20,970	$	61,999	$	57,684
Roto-Rooter		6,145		8,016		21,715		25,618
Total		28,085		28,986		83,714		83,302
Corporate		(7,240)		(7,099)		(21,150)		(23,028)
Net income	$	20,845	$	21,887	$	62,564	$	60,274

We report corporate administrative expenses and unallocated investing and financing income and expense not directly related to either segment as “Corporate”.