Segment Reporting Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Selected financial information for our reportable segments is as follows (in millions):

	Inpatient Rehabilitation									Home Health and Hospice
	For the Year Ended December 31,									For the Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013			2015			2014			2013
Net operating revenues	$	2,653.1		$	2,377.3		$	2,244.4		$	509.8		$	28.6		$	28.8
Less: Provision for doubtful accounts	(44.7		)	(31.2		)	(25.6		)	(2.5		)	(0.4		)	(0.4		)
Net operating revenues less provision for doubtful accounts	2,608.4			2,346.1			2,218.8			507.3			28.2			28.4
Operating expenses:
Inpatient rehabilitation:
Salaries and benefits	1,310.6			1,141.0			1,069.7			—			—			—
Other operating expenses	387.7			342.5			314.7			—			—			—
Supplies	120.9			111.5			105.2			—			—			—
Occupancy costs	46.2			41.2			46.5			—			—			—
Home health and hospice:
Cost of services sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			—			—			244.8			17.0			16.7
Support and overhead costs	—			—			—			172.7			6.9			6.6
	1,865.4			1,636.2			1,536.1			417.5			23.9			23.3
Other income	(2.3		)	(4.0		)	(4.5		)	—			—			—
Equity in net income of nonconsolidated affiliates	(8.6		)	(10.7		)	(11.2		)	(0.1		)	—			—
Noncontrolling interests	62.9			59.3			57.2			6.8			0.4			0.6
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	691.0		$	665.3		$	641.2		$	83.1		$	3.9		$	4.5
Capital expenditures	$	151.7		$	187.9		$	216.5		$	5.8		$	—		$	—

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2015			As of December 31, 2014
Total assets for reportable segments	$	4,677.4		$	3,452.6
Reclassification of noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities to net noncurrent deferred income tax assets	(71.3		)	(64.3		)
Total consolidated assets	$	4,606.1		$	3,388.3

	Inpatient Rehabilitation		Home Health and Hospice		HealthSouth Consolidated
As of December 31, 2015
Total assets	$	3,589.0	$	1,088.4	$	4,606.1
Investments in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates	9.3		2.4		11.7
As of December 31, 2014
Total assets	$	2,576.3	$	876.3	$	3,388.3
Investments in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates	9.4		—		9.4

Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Tax Expense [Table Text Block]

Segment reconciliations (in millions):

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
Total segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	774.1		$	669.2		$	645.7
General and administrative expenses	(133.3		)	(124.8		)	(119.1		)
Depreciation and amortization	(139.7		)	(107.7		)	(94.7		)
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets	(2.6		)	(6.7		)	(5.9		)
Government, class action, and related settlements	(7.5		)	1.7			23.5
Professional fees - accounting, tax, and legal	(3.0		)	(9.3		)	(9.5		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(22.4		)	(13.2		)	(2.4		)
Interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and fees	(142.9		)	(109.2		)	(100.4		)
Gain on consolidation of former equity method hospital	—			27.2			—
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	69.7			59.7			57.8
Gain related to SCA equity interest	3.2			—			—
Other	—			—			0.2
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	395.6		$	386.9		$	395.2

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Additional detail regarding the revenues of our operating segments by service line follows (in millions):

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Inpatient rehabilitation:
Inpatient	$	2,547.2	$	2,272.5	$	2,130.8
Outpatient and other	105.9		104.8		113.6
Total inpatient rehabilitation	2,653.1		2,377.3		2,244.4
Home health and hospice:
Home health	478.1		28.6		28.8
Hospice	31.7		—		—
Total home health and hospice	509.8		28.6		28.8
Total net operating revenues	$	3,162.9	$	2,405.9	$	2,273.2