Accumulated amortization of finance costs.

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Debt Instrument Maturities Period

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Financing costs and expenses.

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Loan proceeds applied as payment against the Company's senior debt.

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Loan proceeds to be used to finance improvements.

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Maximum LIBOR rate.

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Minimum LIBOR rate.

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Number of promissory notes.

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to issue debt and obtain financing associated with the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings as of the balance sheet date before deducting unamortized discount or premiums (if any). May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Date the credit facility first became available, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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This element represents the cash inflow during the period from the sale of a component of the entity.

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Long-Term Debt and Revolving Line of Credit - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended								3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 26, 2012 Dexter Hospital [Member]	Apr. 23, 2008 Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Line of credit [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 23, 2008 Line of credit [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Line of credit [Member] Revolving Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Line of credit [Member] Revolving Loan [Member]	Apr. 23, 2008 Line of credit [Member] Revolving Loan [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 Callaway RDA Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Callaway RDA Loan [Member] Promissory Note [Member] Note	Sep. 30, 2012 Callaway RDA Loan [Member] Promissory Note One [Member]	Mar. 26, 2012 Callaway RDA Loan [Member] Promissory Note One [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Callaway RDA Loan [Member] Promissory Note Two [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Trace RDA Loan [Member] Mortgage Loan [Member]	Jul. 11, 2012 Trace RDA Loan [Member] Mortgage Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Trace RDA Loan [Member] Mortgage Loan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Trace RDA Loan [Member] Mortgage Loan [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Trace RDA Loan [Member] Working Capital Loans [Member]	Jul. 11, 2012 Trace RDA Loan [Member] Working Capital Loans [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
SunLink entered into senior secured credit facility, Date	Apr. 23, 2008	Apr. 23, 2008
Credit Facility				$ 35,000		$ 47,000	$ 9,000	$ 9,000	$ 12,000
Outstanding balance					648		4,931
Interest rate in addition to LIBOR					11.32%		9.375%				2.00%						1.50%	6.00%
Interest rate					14.07%		12.125%
LIBOR Rate, Minimum	2.75%	2.75%
LIBOR Rate, Maximum	5.50%	5.50%
Financing costs and expenses	2,700,000
Accumulated amortization	2,606,000	2,364,000
Amortization expense	84,000	42,000
Net proceeds expected after sale expenses and taxes			7,400,000
Loan Agreement amount										5,000,000		4,000,000		1,000,000		9,975,000				1,000,000
Date of loan agreement											Mar. 16, 2012				Jul. 11, 2012				Jul. 11, 2012
Outstanding balance amount													4,000,000	388,000
Number of promissory notes											2,000
Debt instrument maturity period											25 years				15 years
Loan proceeds applied as payment against the Company's senior debt											3,250,000				8,500,000
Loan proceeds to be used to finance improvements	$ 1,000,000														$ 850,000