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Other Operating Income/(Expenses)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Other Operating Income/(Expenses) [Abstract]  
Other Operating Income/(Expenses)

6.   Other Operating Income/(Expenses)







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,



2017

 

2016

 

2017

 

2016



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potential litigation settlement

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

 90,000 

 

$

 -

Program closure (income)/expenses

 

 (371)

 

 

 -

 

 

 1,138 

 

 

 -

Retirement expenses

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 4,491 

Total other operating (income)/expenses

$

 (371)

 

$

 -

 

$

 91,138 

 

$

 4,491 



During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded a credit for recovery of previously expensed costs of $371,000 and a net expense of $1.1 million, respectively, related to the closure of three Alabama programs at VITAS. 



During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded $90 million for a potential litigation settlement.  See footnote 11 for further discussion.



During the nine months ended September 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.