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Other Operating Expenses
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Other Operating Expenses [Abstract]  
Other Operating Expenses

6.   Other Operating Expenses







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,



2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potential litigation settlement

$

 90,000 

 

$

 -

 

$

 90,000 

 

$

 -

Program closure expense

 

 636 

 

 

 -

 

 

 1,509 

 

 

 -

Retirement expenses

 

 -

 

 

 4,491 

 

 

 -

 

 

 4,491 

Total other operating expenses

$

 90,636 

 

$

 4,491 

 

$

 91,509 

 

$

 4,491 



During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded $90 million for a potential litigation settlement.  See footnote 11 for further discussion.



During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded $636,000 and $1.5 million, respectively, related to the closure of three Alabama programs at VITAS. 



During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded early retirement related costs and accelerated stock-based compensation expense of approximately $4.5 million pretax and $2.8 million after-tax, related to the early retirement of VITAS’ former Chief Executive Officer.