Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue	$ 383,234	$ 306,529
Expense:
Cost of services (exclusive of facility rent, general and administrative and depreciation and amortization expenses shown separately below)	306,308	241,456
Losses related to operational closure	7,935	0
Rent—cost of services (Note 18)	26,991	18,966
General and administrative expense	17,387	14,416
Depreciation and amortization	8,298	6,517
Total expenses	366,919	281,355
Income from operations	16,315	25,174
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(1,370)	(667)
Interest income	234	166
Other expense, net	(1,136)	(501)
Income before provision for income taxes	15,179	24,673
Provision for income taxes	5,889	9,585
Net income	9,290	15,088
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	118	(82)
Net income attributable to The Ensign Group, Inc.	9,172	15,170
Amounts attributable to The Ensign Group, Inc.:
Net income attributable to The Ensign Group, Inc.	$ 9,172	$ 15,170
Basic:
Net income attributable to The Ensign Group, Inc.	$ 0.18	$ 0.32
Diluted:
Net income attributable to The Ensign Group, Inc.	$ 0.18	$ 0.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	50,679	47,815
Diluted	52,334	49,652
Dividends per share	$ 0.0400	$ 0.0375