Segments And Nature Of Business (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segments And Nature Of Business [Abstract]

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

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
Revenues by Type of Service
VITAS
Routine homecare	$	810,413	$	791,735	$	778,776
Continuous care		152,206		155,409		172,063
General inpatient		102,876		104,968		114,494
Medicare cap		(1,290)		(6,999)		1,704
Total segment		1,064,205		1,045,113		1,067,037
Roto-Rooter
Sewer and drain cleaning		141,078		141,283		138,500
Plumbing repair and maintenance		174,993		168,942		171,890
Independent contractors		36,496		33,030		28,522
Water restoration		18,480		3,042		414
Other products and services		21,030		21,919		23,680
Total segment		392,077		368,216		363,006
Total service revenues and sales	$	1,456,282	$	1,413,329	$	1,430,043
Aftertax Segment Earnings/(Loss)
VITAS	$	86,185	$	76,144	$	86,577
Roto-Rooter		42,075		29,243		30,905
Total		128,260		105,387		117,482
Corporate		(28,943)		(28,160)		(28,178)
Net income	$	99,317	$	77,227	$	89,304
Interest Income
VITAS	$	6,111	$	5,038	$	3,883
Roto-Rooter		2,931		2,096		1,647
Total		9,042		7,134		5,530
Corporate		10		56		76
Intercompany eliminations		(9,081)		(6,343)		(4,797)
Total interest income	$	(29)	$	847	$	809
Interest Expense
VITAS	$	207	$	182	$	233
Roto-Rooter		363		322		433
Total		570		504		666
Corporate		7,616		14,531		14,057
Total interest expense	$	8,186	$	15,035	$	14,723

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
Income Tax Provision
VITAS	$	53,278	$	46,910	$	53,092
Roto-Rooter		25,808		17,560		18,770
Total		79,086		64,470		71,862
Corporate		(15,649)		(17,868)		(15,347)
Total income tax provision	$	63,437	$	46,602	$	56,515
Identifiable Assets
VITAS	$	546,031	$	518,316	$	519,555
Roto-Rooter		251,407		241,679		224,735
Total		797,438		759,995		744,290
Corporate		62,494		133,706		115,336
Total identifiable assets	$	859,932	$	893,701	$	859,626
Additions to Long-Lived Assets
VITAS	$	21,880	$	16,219	$	24,735
Roto-Rooter		21,595		15,202		16,132
Total		43,475		31,421		40,867
Corporate		346		160		285
Total additions to long-lived assets	$	43,821	$	31,581	$	41,152
Depreciation and Amortization
VITAS	$	19,635	$	20,251	$	19,043
Roto-Rooter		11,227		9,621		9,029
Total		30,862		29,872		28,072
Corporate		2,210		2,516		2,449
Total depreciation and amortization	$	33,072	$	32,388	$	30,521