Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segments [Abstract]

Service Revenues And Sales And After-Tax Earnings By Business Segment

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
After-tax Income/(Loss)
VITAS	$	39,773	$	35,921	$	106,400	$	99,720
Roto-Rooter		26,140		24,563		76,302		72,799
Total		65,913		60,484		182,702		172,519
Corporate		(6,966)		(9,235)		(28,359)		(21,303)
Net income	$	58,947	$	51,249	$	154,343	$	151,216