NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Apr. 24, 2020	Mar. 27, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Funding for Healthcare Providers, Including Hospitals							$ 100,000,000
Funding Immediately Distributed to Healthcare Providers Based on Their 2019 Medicare Fee-For-Service Reimbursements							$ 30,000,000
Funding Received From CARES Act	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Provider relief fund advance		70,000		$ 70,000				$ 0
Additional Funding Distributed to Healthcare Providers						$ 20,000,000
CARES Act Deferral of Employer Share Social Security Tax		20,300		20,300
Estimated Future COVID-19 related expenses				11,000
Other operating income		22,780	$ 0	22,780	$ 0
Home Health and Hospice [Member]
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
COVID-19 Expenses Incurred				$ 22,000
AseraCare Hospice [Member]
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Funding Received From CARES Act	5,000	5,000
Equity Method Investments [Member]
NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC "COVID-19" [Line Items]
Funding Received From CARES Act	$ 2,000	$ 2,000