Long-Term Debt And Lines Of Credit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt And Lines Of Credit [Abstract]

Debt Amounts Included In Consolidated Balance Sheet

	December 31,
	2012	2011
Principal amount of convertible debentures	$          186,956	$          186,956
Unamortized debt discount	(12,066)	(20,172)
Carrying amount of convertible debentures	$          174,890	$          166,784
Additional paid in capital (net of tax)	$            31,310	$            31,310

Interest Expense Included In Consolidated Income Statement

	December 31,
	2012	2011	2010
Cash interest expense	$             5,352	$             5,175	$            4,224
Non-cash amortization of debt discount	8,106	7,576	7,081
Amortization of debt costs	1,265	1,137	654
Total interest expense	$           14,723	$           13,888	$          11,959

Interest Paid During Period

2012	$	5,547
2011		4,754
2010		4,113

Financial Debt Covenants

Description	Requirement	Chemed
Leverage Ratio (Consolidated Indebtedness/Consolidated  Adj.
EBITDA)	<  3.50 to 1.00	1.07 to 1.00
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Consolidated Free Cash
Flow/Consolidated Fixed Charges	>  1.50 to 1.00	2.20 to 1.00
Annual Operating Lease Commitment	< $30.0 million	$20.2 million