Facilities under Medicare Probe reviews relating to Medicare services, billings and potential overpayments

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018 operating_entity	Sep. 30, 2022 facility	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022 facility	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 24, 2022 USD ($)
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Facilities under Medicare probe reviews \| facility		27		27
Loss Contingency, Independent Operating Facilities Included In Scope \| operating_entity	10
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Customer Concentration Risk \| Total Medicaid and Medicare \| Accounts Receivable
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk				53.50%		54.00%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Total Medicaid and Medicare \| Revenue Benchmark
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk		73.70%	73.60%	73.50%	73.60%