Segment Reporting Segment Reporting - Textuals (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 facilities	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Home Health Locations Before Encompass Acquisition		25
Number of States in which Entity Operates	34
Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of States in which Entity Operates	29
Number of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals	121
Number of Joint Venture Hospitals Accounted for Using the Equity Method	1
Number of inpatient rehabilitation units under management contracts	3
Home Health and Hospice [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of States in which Entity Operates	23
Number of Hospital Based Home Health and Hospice Agencies	213