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Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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The fair value of assets acquired in noncash investing or financing activities.

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Business Combinations - Net Cash Paid for Acquisition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 01, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 101.2	$ 10.2	$ 179.5
Net cash paid for acquisitions				118.6	1.1	231.5
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				8.8	9.2	4.8
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Shannon Medical, Heritage Valley & ECHD Ventures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired				1.4
Goodwill				8.8
Fair value of noncontrolling interest owned by joint venture partner			$ (9.1)	(9.1)
Net cash paid for acquisitions				1.1
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired					1.7
Goodwill					9.2
Fair value of noncontrolling interest owned by joint venture partner					(10.9)
Net cash paid for acquisitions					0.0
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Saint Alphonsus and Heritage Valley
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired						0.5
Goodwill						4.8
Fair value of liabilities assumed						(0.2)
Fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest owned by joint venture partner						5.1
Net cash paid for acquisitions						0.0
Home Health and Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				92.4	$ 1.0	174.7
Home Health and Hospice \| Frontier Home Health And Hospice
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired			11.9
Goodwill			92.4
Fair value of liabilities assumed			(2.0)
Fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest owned by joint venture partner			(3.9)
Fair value of noncontrolling interest owned by joint venture partner							$ (3.9)
Net cash paid for acquisitions			98.4
Cash and cash equivalents							$ 0.8
Home Health and Hospice \| Generation Solutions of Lynchburg
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired	$ 0.1
Goodwill	1.0
Net cash paid for acquisitions	$ 1.1
Home Health and Hospice \| Alacare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired		$ 68.6
Goodwill		163.9
Fair value of liabilities assumed		(14.7)
Net cash paid for acquisitions		$ 217.8
Home Health and Hospice \| Tidewater and Care Resource Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired						3.2
Goodwill						10.8
Fair value of liabilities assumed						(0.3)
Net cash paid for acquisitions						$ 13.7
Other Home Health and Hospice Acquisitions \| Baptist Outpatient Services, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assets acquired				3.8
Goodwill				8.0
Fair value of liabilities assumed				(1.0)
Fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest owned by joint venture partner				2.3
Fair value of equity interest prior to acquisition			(5.3)	(5.3)
Fair value of noncontrolling interest owned by joint venture partner			(2.3)	(2.3)
Net cash paid for acquisitions				3.2
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 0.8	$ 0.8