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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Basis of Consolidation - (Details) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) state item	Jan. 05, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Jan. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2015 state
Basis of Presentation
Number of states \| state	26
Amortization of debt issuance costs \| $				$ 336	$ 281	$ 190
Number of branches operated	340
Ownership percentage retained	20.00
Community Health Systems Inc.
Basis of Presentation
Interest acquired (as a percent)	80.00%
Number of home health branch locations operated by acquired entity	74			74
Number of hospice branch locations operated by acquired entity	15			15
Number of states	22			7
Purchase price \| $	$ 128,000
LTS
Basis of Presentation
Interest acquired (as a percent)		100.00%
Purchase price \| $		$ 37,000
Ingenios
Basis of Presentation
Interest acquired (as a percent)							1.00%
Number of states \| state							4
Willcare
Basis of Presentation
Interest acquired (as a percent)			1.00%
Purchase price \| $			$ 50,800
New York \| Willcare
Basis of Presentation
Number of branches operated			12
Connecticut \| Willcare
Basis of Presentation
Number of branches operated			1