Coram Acquisition (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 16, 2014 Coram LLC [Member] Patient	Sep. 30, 2014 Coram LLC [Member]	Jan. 16, 2014 Branch location [Member] Coram LLC [Member] Branch	Jan. 16, 2014 Centers of Excellence [Member] Coram LLC [Member] Center	Jan. 16, 2014 Employee [Member] Coram LLC [Member] employee	Jan. 16, 2014 Nurses [Member] Coram LLC [Member] nurse	Jan. 16, 2014 Dietitians [Member] Coram LLC [Member] Dietitian
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 2,100,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability		100,000,000
Working Capital Adjustment	9,000,000
Net operating loss carryforwards to be paid to seller			60,000,000
Additional payments to seller for remaining net operating losses used			50.00%
Fair Value of Assets Acquired		2,500,000,000
Fair value of liabilities acquired		300,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables		200,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles		500,000,000
Goodwill		1,600,000,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			$ 14,000,000
Number of Patients		165,000
Entity Number of Employees						4,600	600	250
Number of Locations Acquired				84	6