Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit [Abstract]

Debt Outstanding

		December 31,
		2015		2014
Revolver	$	-	$	50,000
Term loan		91,250		97,500
Total		91,250		147,500
Current portion of term loan		(7,500)		(6,250)
Long-term debt	$	83,750	$	141,250

Schedule of Principal Payments of the Term Loan

2016	$	7,500
2017		8,750
2018		10,000
2019		65,000
	$	91,250

Interest Paid During Period

2015	$	2,988
2014		4,322
2013		4,744

Financial Debt Covenants

Description	Requirement	Chemed
Leverage Ratio (Consolidated Indebtedness/Consolidated  Adj. EBITDA)	<  3.50 to 1.00	0.54 to 1.00
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Consolidated Free Cash Flow/Consolidated
Fixed Charges)	>  1.50 to 1.00	2.18 to 1.00
Annual Operating Lease Commitment	<  $50.0 million	$25.5 million