Business Acquisition Textual.

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Number of hospital beds acquired as part of an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or facility acquisition.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
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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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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Business Combinations - Textual (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Textual (Details) $ in Millions	May 01, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital [Member]
Business Acquisition (Textual) [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent							50.00%
Number of Beds Acquired							20
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 1.8	$ 0.0	$ 0.7	$ 1.8	$ 0.7
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount							$ 0.0
Home Health and Hospice [Member]
Business Acquisition (Textual) [Abstract]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	$ 8.1		$ 8.1	$ 6.8	$ 8.1	$ 12.8
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	$ 8.1
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Home Health and Hospice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					5 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					20 years
Certificate of Need [Member] \| Home Health and Hospice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					10 years
License [Member] \| Home Health and Hospice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					10 years