Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt To Capitalization Percentage, Actual

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt To Capitalization Percentage, Maximum

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The cash outflow for a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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DEBT - Term Loan Agreement (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DEBT - Term Loan Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2021	May 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repayment of term loan			$ 2,078,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 650,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt to capitalization percentage, maximum			60.00%
Loans Payable
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Debt to capitalization percentage, maximum			60.00%
Actual debt to capitalization percentage			43.70%
October 2021 Term Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Basis points spread on variable rate (percent)			1.125%
October 2021 Term Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Basis points spread on variable rate (percent)			0.875%
October 2021 Term Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Basis points spread on variable rate (percent)			1.375%
October 2021 Term Loan Agreement \| Loans Payable
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal	$ 2,000,000,000
Gentiva Term Loan Due 2025 \| Loans Payable
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repayment of term loan	$ 1,900,000,000
Delayed Draw Term Loan May 2021 \| Loans Payable
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal		$ 500,000,000
Delayed Draw Term Loan May 2021 \| Loans Payable \| LIBOR
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Basis points spread on variable rate (percent)		1.25%
Delayed Draw Term Loan May 2021 \| Loans Payable \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Basis points spread on variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Delayed Draw Term Loan May 2021 \| Loans Payable \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Basis points spread on variable rate (percent)		1.625%