Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenue	$ 202,160	$ 182,943
Expense:
Cost of services (exclusive of facility rent and depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	160,829	143,155
Facility rent—cost of services	3,321	3,616
General and administrative expense	7,697	7,401
Depreciation and amortization	6,924	5,059
Total expenses	178,771	159,231
Income from operations	23,389	23,712
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(2,925)	(2,727)
Interest income	51	55
Other expense, net	(2,874)	(2,672)
Income before provision for income taxes	20,515	21,040
Provision for income taxes	7,687	8,294
Net income	12,828	12,746
Less: net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(76)	0
Net income attributable to The Ensign Group, Inc.	$ 12,904	$ 12,746
Net income per share:
Basic	$ 0.61	$ 0.61
Diluted	$ 0.59	$ 0.59
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	21,251	20,854
Diluted	21,796	21,516