CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues	$ 397,342	$ 386,084
Cost of services	298,890	293,386
Gross profit	98,452	92,698
Operating expenses:
Operational general and administrative	60,285	57,988
Corporate general and administrative	17,667	14,053
Total operating expenses	77,952	72,041
Operating income	20,500	20,657
Interest expense, net	10,208	10,766
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	10,292	9,891
Income tax expense	4,137	3,061
Income from continuing operations	6,155	6,830
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(3,156)
Net income	6,155	3,674
Net loss-noncontrolling interest	(30)	(32)
Net income-Res-Care, Inc.	6,185	3,706
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	161	94
Comprehensive income attributable to Res-Care, Inc.	6,346	3,800
Total comprehensive income	$ 6,316	$ 3,768