Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 01, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 760	$ (190)
C H S Home Health
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(941)
Other
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 181	$ 190

Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
-Paragraph 4J
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65897068&loc=SL4591551-111686

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (a)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64809438&loc=SL4573702-111684

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