Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding letter of credit	$ 51,600,000	$ 52,000,000
Weighted average cash interest rate on outstanding borrowings	7.70%	8.20%
Excess cash flow with two step downs based on company leverage ratio	75.00%
Consolidated leverage ratio	5.8
Pledge of Capital Stock to lenders percentage	100.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	100,000,000
Unused and available borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement	21,400,000
Federal Funds [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Effective interest rate	0.50%
Eurodollar Rate [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Effective interest rate	1.00%
Eurodollar Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Effective interest rate	1.25%
Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Effective interest rate	2.25%
Loans Payable [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Maturity, repayments of principal for 12 months ending March 31,2015	20,300,000
Maturity, repayments of principal for 12 months ending March 31, 2016	27,000,000
Maturity, repayments of principal for 12 months ending March 31, 2017	31,900,000
Maturity, repayments of principal for 12 months ending March 31, 2018	45,500,000
Maturity, repayments of principal for 12 months ending March 31, 2019	60,900,000
Maturity, repayments of principal thereafter	634,800,000
Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior notes, noncurrent	325,000,000	325,000,000
Effective interest rate	11.50%
Maturity, repayments of principal for 12 months ending March 31, 2019	325,000,000
Debt instrument redemption price terms	Gentiva may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the first interest payment of 2014, at a price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed plus an applicable make-whole premium based on the present value of the remaining payments discounted at the treasury rate plus 50 basis points plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.
Term Loan B, dated October 18, 2013 [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt instrument, face amount	670,000,000
Effective interest rate	6.50%
Annual principal payment	6,700,000
Term Loan C, Dated October 18, 2013 [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt instrument, face amount	155,000,000
Effective interest rate	5.75%
Annual principal payment	11,600,000
Revolver, Dated October 18, 2013 [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	80,000,000
Revolver, Dated October 18, 2013 [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	100,000,000
Effective interest rate	5.48%
Line of credit facility, expiration date	Oct. 18, 2018
Line of Credit Facility, unused commitment fee percentage	0.50%
Revolver, Dated October 18, 2013 [Member] | Same-Day Borrowing [Member]
Long-Term Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 15,000,000