Segments and Nature of the Business (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Segments and Nature of the Business [Abstract]
Segment Data	For the Years Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019After-tax Segment Earnings/(Loss) VITAS $ 162,431  $ 238,782  $ 155,822 Roto-Rooter 166,333  120,394  103,710 Total 328,764  359,176  259,532 Corporate (60,214) (39,710) (39,609)Net income$ 268,550  $ 319,466  $ 219,923 Interest Income VITAS $ 18,378  $ 20,565  $ 18,515 Roto-Rooter 7,304  6,332  8,285 Total 25,682  26,897  26,800 Corporate - 13  -Intercompany eliminations (25,305) (26,153) (26,287)Total interest income$ 377  $ 757  $ 513 Interest Expense VITAS $ 160  $ 166  $ 169 Roto-Rooter 595  340  345 Total 755  506  514 Corporate 1,113  1,849  4,021 Total interest expense$ 1,868  $ 2,355  $ 4,535 Income Tax Provision VITAS $ 52,426  $ 76,473  $ 48,711 Roto-Rooter 51,420  37,038  30,276 Total 103,846  113,511  78,987 Corporate (22,082) (36,987) (37,301)Total income tax provision$ 81,764  $ 76,524  $ 41,686 Identifiable Assets VITAS $ 693,490  $ 672,246  $ 663,455 Roto-Rooter 513,191  499,101  507,480 Total 1,206,681  1,171,347  1,170,935 Corporate 136,042  263,564  97,382 Total identifiable assets$ 1,342,723  $ 1,434,911  $ 1,268,317 Additions to Long-Lived Assets VITAS $ 28,583  $ 28,865  $ 25,530 Roto-Rooter 30,249  27,682  162,494 Total 58,832  56,547  188,024 Corporate 24  5,246  1,000 Total additions to long-lived assets$ 58,856  $ 61,793  $ 189,024 Depreciation and Amortization VITAS $ 23,185  $ 22,239  $ 20,055 Roto-Rooter 35,785  34,208  24,994 Total 58,970  56,447  45,049 Corporate 81  136  156 Total depreciation and amortization$ 59,051  $ 56,583  $ 45,205