Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Information of Reportable Segments

All revenues and net income are earned in one geographic area, the United States.

	Housekeeping services		Dietary services		Corporate and eliminations				Total
	(in thousands)
Year Ended December 31, 2016
Revenues	$	957,148	$	605,514	$	—			$	1,562,662
Income before income taxes	$	90,756	$	34,641	$	(5,010	)	(1)	$	120,387
Depreciation and amortization	$	6,535	$	439	$	522			$	7,496
Total assets	$	266,464	$	127,187	$	134,795		(2)	$	528,446
Capital expenditures	$	4,612	$	410	$	420			$	5,442
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Revenues	$	909,709	$	527,140	$	—			$	1,436,849
Income before income taxes	$	84,471	$	31,612	$	(26,319	)	(1)	$	89,764
Depreciation and amortization	$	6,488	$	685	$	487			$	7,660
Total assets	$	228,116	$	104,797	$	148,036		(2)	$	480,949
Capital expenditures	$	3,586	$	336	$	1,076			$	4,998
Year Ended December 31, 2014
Revenues	$	846,610	$	446,573	$	—			$	1,293,183
Income before income taxes	$	70,390	$	26,343	$	(65,025	)	(1)	$	31,708
Depreciation and amortization	$	6,114	$	662	$	493			$	7,269
Total assets	$	223,440	$	95,861	$	150,278		(2)	$	469,579
Capital expenditures	$	4,375	$	391	$	1,029			$	5,795

⁽¹⁾  Represents primarily corporate office cost and related overhead, recording of certain inventories and supplies and workers compensation costs at the reportable segment level which use accounting methods that differ from those used at the corporate level, as well as consolidated subsidiaries’ operating expenses that are not allocated to the reportable segments, net of investment and interest income. Additionally, during 2014, the Company recorded a one-time, non-cash change in estimate related to our self-insurance liability which was not allocated to the reportable segments.

⁽²⁾  Primarily consists of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, deferred income taxes and other current and noncurrent assets.