Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021
Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions [Abstract]
Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions	15.    Capital Stock Repurchase Plan Transactions We repurchased the following capital stock: Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Total cost of repurchased shares (in thousands) $ 163,731 $ 24,975 $ 330,380 $ 147,123Shares repurchased 350,000 50,000  700,000 325,000Weighted average price per share $ 467.80 $ 499.48 $ 471.97 $ 452.69 In May 2021, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $300.0 million for stock repurchase under Chemed’s existing share repurchase program. We currently have $148.0 million of authorization remaining under this share repurchase plan.