Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 86,957,000	$ 207,052,000	$ 164,912,000	$ 104,752,000
Receivables, net	289,905,000	251,080,000
Deferred tax assets, current	28,153,000	12,263,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	64,746,000	45,632,000
Total current assets	469,761,000	516,027,000
Note receivable from CareCentrix	28,471,000	28,471,000
Fixed assets, net	49,375,000	41,414,000
Intangible assets, net	256,282,000	193,613,000
Goodwill	390,081,000	656,364,000	641,669,000
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Amount of Equity	0	0
Other assets	68,647,000	75,045,000
Total assets	1,262,617,000	1,510,934,000	1,530,328,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	45,325,000	25,000,000
Accounts payable	15,659,000	13,445,000
Other current liabilities	314,486,000	251,454,000
Total current liabilities	375,470,000	289,899,000
Long-term debt	1,124,432,000	910,182,000
Deferred tax liabilities, net	9,825,000	42,165,000
Other liabilities	53,084,000	33,988,000
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	(303,069,000)	233,162,000
Noncontrolling interests	2,875,000	1,538,000
Total equity	(300,194,000)	234,700,000	202,531,000	638,232,000
Total liabilities and equity	1,262,617,000	1,510,934,000
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	55,076,000	166,140,000	124,101,000	63,816,000
Receivables, net	0	0
Deferred tax assets, current	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	55,076,000	166,140,000
Note receivable from CareCentrix	0	0
Fixed assets, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Amount of Equity	790,589,000	1,002,204,000
Other assets	28,266,000	44,219,000
Total assets	873,931,000	1,212,563,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	45,325,000	25,000,000
Accounts payable	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	45,325,000	25,000,000
Long-term debt	1,124,432,000	910,182,000
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0	0
Other liabilities	7,243,000	0
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	(303,069,000)	277,381,000
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(303,069,000)	277,381,000
Total liabilities and equity	873,931,000	1,212,563,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	284,379,000	245,191,000
Deferred tax assets, current	25,845,000	10,280,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,890,000	36,899,000
Total current assets	361,114,000	292,370,000
Note receivable from CareCentrix	28,471,000	28,471,000
Fixed assets, net	48,824,000	41,066,000
Intangible assets, net	253,682,000	193,513,000
Goodwill	384,017,000	650,300,000
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Amount of Equity	28,382,000	27,210,000
Other assets	40,370,000	30,820,000
Total assets	1,144,860,000	1,263,750,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	15,377,000	27,300,000
Other current liabilities	283,228,000	202,321,000
Total current liabilities	298,605,000	229,621,000
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	9,825,000	42,165,000
Other liabilities	45,841,000	33,979,000
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	790,589,000	957,985,000
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	790,589,000	957,985,000
Total liabilities and equity	1,144,860,000	1,263,750,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	31,881,000	40,912,000	40,811,000	40,936,000
Receivables, net	34,136,000	19,744,000
Deferred tax assets, current	2,308,000	1,983,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,856,000	8,733,000
Total current assets	82,181,000	71,372,000
Note receivable from CareCentrix	0	0
Fixed assets, net	551,000	348,000
Intangible assets, net	2,600,000	100,000
Goodwill	6,064,000	6,064,000
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Amount of Equity	0	0
Other assets	11,000	6,000
Total assets	91,407,000	77,890,000
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	282,000	0
Other current liabilities	59,868,000	49,133,000
Total current liabilities	60,150,000	49,133,000
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0	0
Other liabilities	0	9,000
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	28,382,000	27,210,000
Noncontrolling interests	2,875,000	1,538,000
Total equity	31,257,000	28,748,000
Total liabilities and equity	91,407,000	77,890,000
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	(28,610,000)	(13,855,000)
Deferred tax assets, current	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(28,610,000)	(13,855,000)
Note receivable from CareCentrix	0	0
Fixed assets, net	0	0
Intangible assets, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Amount of Equity	(818,971,000)	(1,029,414,000)
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(847,581,000)	(1,043,269,000)
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	0	(13,855,000)
Other current liabilities	(28,610,000)	0
Total current liabilities	(28,610,000)	(13,855,000)
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities, net	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Total Gentiva shareholders' equity	(818,971,000)	(1,029,414,000)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	(818,971,000)	(1,029,414,000)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (847,581,000)	$ (1,043,269,000)