Revenue Recognition (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue Recognition [line items]
Charity care cost	$ 2,200,000	$ 2,000,000.0
Medicare cap liability	6,097,000		$ 8,901,000
Service revenue and sales	$ 589,233,000	$ 560,157,000
Roto-Rooter [Member]
Revenue Recognition [line items]
Credit payment terms	30 days
Duration of advance notice of cancellation without penalty for both parties	90 days
Term of contract	10 years
Duration of advance notice of cancelation without penalty	60 days
Roto-Rooter [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [line items]
Duration of services provided	5 days
Roto-Rooter [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [line items]
Duration of services provided	3 days
VITAS [Member]
Revenue Recognition [line items]
Period of tier one care rate	60 days
Period of tier two care rate	61 days
Period of services provided after discharge	12 months
Period of service intensity add-on payment	7 days
Reimbursement period per day in 15 min. increments	4 hours
Minimum amount of care per 24-hr period	8 hours
Percentage of Medicaid reimbursement	95.00%
Percentage of expenses	5.00%
Service revenue and sales	$ 0
Accounts Receivable, Sale	$ 0
VITAS [Member] | Adoption of ASC 606 [Member]
Revenue Recognition [line items]
Percentage of expenses	5.00%
VITAS [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Revenue Recognition [line items]
Inpatient cap percentage	20.00%