Segment Reporting Segment Reporting - Textuals (Details)	Dec. 31, 2016 facilities location state hospital
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of legacy hospital-based Home Health agancies reclassified to Inpatient Rehabilitation segment \| hospital	25
Number of states in which Entity operates \| state	35
Inpatient Rehabilitation Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of states in which Entity operates \| state	30
Number of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals	123
Number of Joint Venture hospitals accounted for using equity method of accounting	1
Number of inpatient rehabilitation units under management contracts	5
Home Health and Hospice Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of states in which Entity operates \| state	25
Number of Hospital Based Home Health and Hospice Agencies \| location	223
Number of Joint Venture Agencies Accounted for Using the Equity Method	2

Total number of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals owned and operated as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of inpatient rehabilitation units under management contracts with the Company as of the balance sheet date.

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Total number of joint venture hospitals accounted for using the equity method.

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Total number of home health agencies owned and operated before an acquisition.

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Number of hospital based home health and hospice agencies the Company owns and operates as of the balance sheet date.

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Total number of joint venture agencies accounted for using the equity method.

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The number of states the entity operates in as of the balance sheet date.

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