Number of hospital beds acquired as part of a facility acquisition.

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The number of locations acquired as part of a facility acquisition.

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Number of hospital beds contributed as part of a facility acquisition.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Business Combinations - Textual (Details)	1 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Textual (Details)	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) location bed	May 31, 2020 USD ($) bed	Jan. 31, 2020 bed	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) bed	Mar. 31, 2019 location	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) bed	Nov. 01, 2018 location	Oct. 31, 2018 bed	Sep. 30, 2018 bed	Jun. 01, 2018 location	Jan. 01, 2018 location
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Portercare Adventist and Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible \| $		$ 0
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Tidelands Health, Novant Health And Portercare Adventist
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible \| $							$ 0
Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Saint Alphonsus and Heritage Valley
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill expected to be tax-deductible \| $				$ 0
Home Health and Hospice \| Alacare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, gross \| $	$ 217,800,000
Home Health and Hospice \| Care Resource Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location					2
Home Health and Hospice \| Home health \| Alacare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| $	23
Home Health and Hospice \| Hospice \| Alacare
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location	23
Home Health and Hospice \| Hospice \| Golden Age Hospice, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location												1
Home Health and Hospice \| Hospice \| Medical Services of America
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of locations \| location											1
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Portercare Adventist
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired			68.00%				68.00%
Number of beds acquired			13				17
Number of beds contributed			40
Number of beds expanded			20
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Premier Health Partners
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired		51.00%
Number of beds acquired		45
Number of de novo beds		60
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Saint Alphonsus
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired	51.00%
Number of beds acquired	30
Number of de novo beds \| location	40
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Heritage Valley
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired				75.00%
Number of beds acquired				11
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Tidelands Health
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired										62.00%
Number of beds acquired										29
Number of certificate of need beds acquired										60
Number of de novo beds										46
Corporate Joint Venture \| Inpatient Rehabilitation \| Winston-Salem (Novant)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired									50.00%
Number of beds acquired									68
Number of beds contributed									68
Corporate Joint Venture \| Home Health and Hospice \| Tenet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired						75.00%
Corporate Joint Venture \| Home Health and Hospice \| Home health \| Tenet
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition percentage of voting interests acquired								75.00%
Number of locations \| location								1