Segments And Nature Of The Business (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segments And Nature Of The Business [Abstract]

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

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2012		2011		2010
Revenues by Type of Service
VITAS
Routine homecare	$	778,776	$	718,658	$	666,562
Continuous care		172,063		158,466		153,050
General inpatient		114,494		110,742		105,588
Medicare cap		1,704		(1,594)		610
Total segment		1,067,037		986,272		925,810
Roto-Rooter
Sewer and drain cleaning		138,500		138,932		135,704
Plumbing repair and maintenance		172,310		177,363		168,625
Independent contractors		28,522		26,711		22,943
HVAC repair and maintenance		1,109		3,410		4,183
Other products and services		22,565		23,282		23,280
Total segment		363,006		369,698		354,735
Total service revenues and sales	$	1,430,043	$	1,355,970	$	1,280,545
Aftertax Segment Earnings/(Loss)
VITAS	$	86,577	$	80,358	$	79,796
Roto-Rooter		30,905		34,879		31,678
Total		117,482		115,237		111,474
Corporate		(28,178)		(29,258)		(29,643)
Net income	$	89,304	$	85,979	$	81,831
Interest Income
VITAS	$	3,883	$	4,293	$	4,852
Roto-Rooter		1,647		2,176		2,661
Total		5,530		6,469		7,513
Corporate		76		91		175
Intercompany eliminations		(4,797)		(6,134)		(7,244)
Total interest income	$	809	$	426	$	444
Interest Expense
VITAS	$	233	$	229	$	131
Roto-Rooter		433		358		233
Total		666		587		364
Corporate		14,057		13,301		11,595
Total interest expense	$	14,723	$	13,888	$	11,959
Income Tax Provision
VITAS	$	53,092	$	48,835	$	48,601
Roto-Rooter		18,770		21,353		19,547
Total		71,862		70,188		68,148
Corporate		(15,347)		(15,611)		(16,148)
Total income tax provision	$	56,515	$	54,577	$	52,000
Identifiable Assets
VITAS	$	519,555	$	504,677	$	531,247
Roto-Rooter		224,735		212,234		205,601
Total		744,290		716,911		736,848
Corporate		115,336		78,994		93,313
Total identifiable assets	$	859,626	$	795,905	$	830,161
Additions to Long-Lived Assets
VITAS	$	24,735	$	24,298	$	17,492
Roto-Rooter		16,132		9,426		18,035
Total		40,867		33,724		35,527
Corporate		285		72		18
Total additions to long-lived assets	$	41,152	$	33,796	$	35,545

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2012		2011		2010
Depreciation and Amortization
VITAS	$	19,043	$	18,480	$	18,900
Roto-Rooter		9,029		8,729		8,289
Total		28,072		27,209		27,189
Corporate		2,449		2,290		1,854
Total depreciation and amortization	$	30,521	$	29,499	$	29,043