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Discontinued Operations and Assets Held For Sale - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Agencies
Dec. 31, 2012
Agencies
Home Health [Member]    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Number of care centers included in discontinued operations 32amed_NumberOfCareCentersIncludedInDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= amed_HomeHealthMember
3amed_NumberOfCareCentersIncludedInDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= amed_HomeHealthMember
Hospice [Member]    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Number of care centers included in discontinued operations 1amed_NumberOfCareCentersIncludedInDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= amed_HospiceMember