CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Non-controlling Interest Non-redeemable Member	Redeemable Non-controlling Interest Member	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 942	$ (2,320)	$ 101,945	$ 103,748			$ 204,315
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	9,421	(91)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock award maturities, net of shares surrendered or withheld	$ 1	$ (20)	17				(2)
Stock award maturities, net of shares surrendered or withheld (in shares)	1	(1)
Share awards and related compensation	$ 5		1,460				1,465
Share awards and related compensation (in shares)	52
Tax loss from stock-based compensation			62				62
Stock provided in acquisitions	$ 2		498				500
Stock provided in acquisitions (in shares)	26
Acquired noncontrolling interest			0		$ (193)	$ 3,639	(193)
Net loss noncontrolling interests - redeemable						(185)
Noncontrolling Interests - redeemable fair value accretion				(185)		185	(185)
Net loss noncontrolling interests - nonredeemable					7		7
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc				8,226			8,226
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 950	$ (2,340)	103,858	111,789	(186)	3,639	214,071
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	9,500	(92)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock award maturities, net of shares surrendered or withheld	$ 1	$ (52)	156				105
Stock award maturities, net of shares surrendered or withheld (in shares)	14	(2)
Share awards and related compensation	$ 6		1,808				1,814
Share awards and related compensation (in shares)	60
Tax loss from stock-based compensation			40				40
Net loss noncontrolling interests - redeemable						(6)
Noncontrolling Interests - redeemable fair value accretion				(6)		6	(6)
Net loss noncontrolling interests - nonredeemable					(234)		(234)
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc				13,763			13,763
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 957	$ (2,392)	105,862	125,546	(420)	3,639	$ 229,553
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	9,574	(94)					9,574
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Stock award maturities, net of shares surrendered or withheld	$ 1	$ (339)	128				$ (210)
Stock award maturities, net of shares surrendered or withheld (in shares)	10	(9)
Share awards and related compensation	$ 11		2,110				2,121
Share awards and related compensation (in shares)	100
Tax loss from stock-based compensation			215				215
Stock provided in acquisitions	$ 44		18,938			(99)	18,982
Stock provided in acquisitions (in shares)	441
Net loss noncontrolling interests - redeemable						99
Noncontrolling Interests - redeemable fair value accretion				(99)			(99)
Net loss noncontrolling interests - nonredeemable					(310)		(310)
Net income attributable to Almost Family, Inc				20,009			20,009
Balance at Jan. 01, 2016	$ 1,013	$ (2,731)	$ 127,253	$ 145,456	$ (730)	$ 3,639	$ 270,261
Balance (in shares) at Jan. 01, 2016	10,125	(103)					10,125