Legal And Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details)				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2022 USD ($) item	Oct. 16, 2020 item	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Deposit with OAS				$ 50,274,000
Audit of provision of elevated level-of-care hospice services [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Period of Occurrence				two-year time period
Number of total care claims | item		50,850
Reimbursement amount over period of occurence		$ 210,000,000.0
Number of claims selected | item		100
Amount of reimbursement for claims selected		$ 688,000
Maximum damages sought		$ 140,000,000.0
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 50,300,000
Difference between the final OAS audit recommendation and damages sought	$ 90,000,000.0
VITAS [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Patients | item			32