CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 98,397	$ 88,398	$ 282,986	$ 249,039
Expense
Cost of services	75,486	68,286	213,834	190,053
Rent—cost of services	9,721	8,538	29,194	25,368
General and administrative expense	7,500	8,577	21,699	23,710
Depreciation and amortization	1,212	1,071	3,434	2,843
Total expenses	93,919	86,472	268,161	241,974
Income from operations	4,478	1,926	14,825	7,065
Other income (expense):
Other income	225	0	225	0
Interest expense, net	(192)	0	(896)	0
Other income (expense), net	33	0	(671)	0
Income before provision for income taxes	4,511	1,926	14,154	7,065
Provision for income taxes	104	123	2,430	91
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Total	4,407	1,803	11,724	6,974
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	279	0	629
Net income and other comprehensive income attributable to The Pennant Group, Inc.	$ 4,407	$ 1,524	$ 11,724	$ 6,345
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.06	$ 0.42	$ 0.25
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.06	$ 0.39	$ 0.25
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	28,055	27,834	27,967	27,834
Diluted (in shares)	30,243	27,834	29,955	27,834