SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Income of Reportable Segments

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2013
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	237.1	$	64.5	$	0.0	$	301.6
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		140.9		34.5		0.0		175.4
General and administrative expenses		74.4		16.1		25.5		116.0
Provision for doubtful accounts		2.8		1.2		0.0		4.0
Depreciation and amortization		2.5		0.5		7.5		10.5
U.S. Department of Justice settlement		0.0		0.0		150.0		150.0
Operating expenses		220.6		52.3		183.0		455.9
Operating income (loss)	$	16.5	$	12.2	$	(183.0)	$	(154.3)
	For the Three-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2012
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	290.2	$	74.1	$	0.0	$	364.3
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		168.9		38.1		0.0		207.0
General and administrative expenses		82.1		18.8		25.8		126.7
Provision for doubtful accounts		4.6		0.9		0.0		5.5
Depreciation and amortization		3.5		0.5		5.8		9.8
Operating expenses		259.1		58.3		31.6		349.0
Operating income (loss)	$	31.1	$	15.8	$	(31.6)	$	15.3
	For the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2013
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	750.6	$	196.5	$	0.0	$	947.1
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		435.3		104.2		0.0		539.5
General and administrative expenses		231.0		49.2		77.7		357.9
Provision for doubtful accounts		7.7		4.8		0.0		12.5
Depreciation and amortization		7.8		1.6		22.7		32.1
U.S. Department of Justice settlement		0.0		0.0		150.0		150.0
Operating expenses		681.8		159.8		250.4		1,092.0
Operating income (loss)	$	68.8	$	36.7	$	(250.4)	$	(144.9)
	For the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2012
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	873.9	$	216.8	$	0.0	$	1,090.7
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		500.7		112.2		0.0		612.9
General and administrative expenses		249.0		53.2		85.6		387.8
Provision for doubtful accounts		13.4		2.4		0.0		15.8
Depreciation and amortization		10.3		1.1		18.0		29.4
Operating expenses		773.4		168.9		103.6		1,045.9
Operating income (loss)	$	100.5	$	47.9	$	(103.6)	$	44.8