Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segments [Abstract]

Segments

3.   Segments

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

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Service Revenues and Sales
VITAS	$	282,865	$	285,008	$	839,131	$	831,081
Roto-Rooter		109,742		101,218		334,274		313,718
Total	$	392,607	$	386,226	$	1,173,405	$	1,144,799
After-tax Earnings
VITAS	$	20,903	$	25,723	$	58,538	$	66,839
Roto-Rooter		12,855		10,961		39,216		35,122
Total		33,758		36,684		97,754		101,961
Corporate		(6,929)		(7,851)		(21,200)		(21,616)
Net income	$	26,829	$	28,833	$	76,554	$	80,345

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