Background and Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Background and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Background and Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Background and Basis of Presentation

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (“Gentiva” or the “Company”) provides home health services and hospice care throughout most of the United States. The Company’s continuing operations involve servicing its patients and customers through (i) its Home Health segment and (ii) its Hospice segment.

Effective May 31, 2012, the Company completed the sale of its Gentiva consulting business to MP Healthcare Partners, LLC, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, for cash consideration of approximately $0.3 million.

During the second quarter of 2012, the Company sold eight home health branches and four hospice branches in Louisiana, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, for total consideration of approximately $6.4 million. The Company received proceeds of approximately $5.9 million during the second quarter and first six months of 2012 and established a receivable of approximately $0.5 million.

Effective October 14, 2011, the Company sold its homemaker services agency business in Illinois (“IDOA”) pursuant to an asset purchase agreement. The financial results of this business are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. See Note 3 for additional information.

Effective September 10, 2011, the Company completed the sale of its Rehab Without Walls ^® business. The financial results of the Rehab Without Walls ^® business are presented as discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. See Note 3 for additional information.

Effective April 29, 2011, the Company purchased the outstanding member units representing the noncontrolling interest in Odyssey Healthcare of Augusta, LLC (“Augusta”) for approximately $0.3 million. As a result of the transaction, the Company owns 100 percent of the outstanding member units of Augusta.

In addition, the Company has completed various other transactions that have impacted the Company’s results of operations and financial condition and are reflected therein as further described in Note 3.

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited, and have been prepared by the Company using accounting principles consistent with those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each period presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated statements of financial position, comprehensive income and cash flows prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries in which the Company owns more than a 50 percent interest. Noncontrolling interests, which relate to the minority ownership held by third party investors in certain of the Company’s hospice programs, are reported below net income under the heading “Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests” in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income and presented as a component of equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. All balances and transactions between the consolidated entities have been eliminated.