Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segments [Abstract]

Segments And Nature Of Business

3.   Segments

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

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Service Revenues and Sales
VITAS	$	269,613	$	260,412
Roto-Rooter		107,039		97,888
Total	$	376,652	$	358,300
After-tax Earnings
VITAS	$	19,315	$	18,159
Roto-Rooter		12,008		10,033
Total		31,323		28,192
Corporate		(6,786)		(7,618)
Net income	$	24,537	$	20,574

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