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Number of hospital beds acquired as part of a facility acquisition.

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The number of locations acquired as part of a facility acquisition.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of increase (decrease) of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Business Combinations - Textual (Details)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Textual (Details)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2021 USD ($) location	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) location bed	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021 bed	Jun. 30, 2021 bed	Apr. 30, 2021 bed	May 31, 2020 USD ($) bed	Jan. 31, 2020 bed	Sep. 30, 2019 bed	Mar. 31, 2019 location
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on consolidation of joint venture formerly accounted for under the equity method of accounting				$ 0	$ 0	$ 19,200,000
Home Health and Hospice \| Alacare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of equity interest prior to acquisition			$ 217,800,000
Home Health and Hospice \| Care Resource Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location														2
Home Health and Hospice \| Home health \| Alacare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations			23
Home Health and Hospice \| Hospice \| Alacare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location			23
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Shannon Medical
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired										51.00%
Number of beds acquired \| bed										14
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Heritage Valley
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired									75.00%				75.00%
Number of beds acquired \| bed									16				11
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired								65.00%
Number of beds acquired \| bed								22
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Shannon Medical, Heritage Valley & ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible				$ 0
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Portercare Adventist
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired												68.00%
Number of beds acquired \| bed												13
Number of beds contributed \| bed												40
Number of beds expanded \| bed												20
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired											51.00%
Number of beds acquired \| bed											45
Number of de novo beds \| bed											60
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible											$ 0
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Saint Alphonsus
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired			51.00%
Number of beds acquired \| bed			30
Number of de novo beds \| location			40
Corporate Joint Venture \| Home Health and Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of equity interest prior to acquisition		$ 4,000,000
Corporate Joint Venture \| Home Health and Hospice \| Heart of the Rockies Home Health
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		50.00%
Corporate Joint Venture \| Home Health and Hospice \| Hospice of Southwest Montana
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		90.00%
Equity method investment, additional ownership percentage		40.00%
Corporate Joint Venture \| Home Health and Hospice \| Home health \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location		9
Corporate Joint Venture \| Home Health and Hospice \| Hospice \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location		11
Corporate Joint Venture \| Other Home Health and Hospice Acquisitions \| Saint Alphonsus \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired	50.00%
Escrow agent cost	$ 15,900,000
Corporate Joint Venture \| Other Home Health and Hospice Acquisitions \| Baptist Outpatient Services, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired				29.00%
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible				$ 3,900,000
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				80.00%			51.00%
Goodwill increase				$ 8,000,000
Gain on consolidation of joint venture formerly accounted for under the equity method of accounting				$ 3,200,000