Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information

	For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30,  2011
	Home Health			Hospice		Other			Total
Net service revenue	$	310.4		$	64.5	$	—		$	374.9
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		170.7			35.0		—			205.7
General and administrative expenses		74.5			12.5		51.0			138.0
Provision for doubtful accounts		4.0			0.6		—			4.6
Depreciation and amortization		3.7			0.2		5.9			9.8
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment charge		574.1			—		—			574.1
Operating expenses		827.0			48.3		56.9			932.2
Operating income (loss)	$	(516.6	)	$	16.2	$	(56.9	)	$	(557.3	)
	For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2010
	Home Health			Hospice		Other			Total
Net service revenue	$	368.5		$	36.2	$	—		$	404.7
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		186.2			20.1		—			206.3
General and administrative expenses		92.0			9.4		45.8			147.2
Provision for doubtful accounts		5.1			0.2		—			5.3
Depreciation and amortization		3.8			0.2		4.8			8.8
Operating expenses		287.1			29.9		50.6			367.6
Operating income (loss)	$	81.4		$	6.3	$	(50.6	)	$	37.1
	For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2011
	Home Health			Hospice		Other			Total
Net service revenue	$	962.3		$	150.6	$	—		$	1,112.9
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		509.1			80.9		—			590.0
General and administrative expenses		224.7			30.3		146.8			401.8
Provision for doubtful accounts		9.4			0.5		—			9.9
Depreciation and amortization		10.7			0.5		17.7			28.9
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment charge		574.1			—		—			574.1
Operating expenses		1,328.0			112.2		164.5			1,604.7
Operating income (loss)	$	(365.7	)	$	38.4	$	(164.5	)	$	(491.8	)
	For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2010
	Home Health			Hospice		Other			Total
Net service revenue	$	1,137.0		$	103.0	$	—		$	1,240.0
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		563.9			55.8		—			619.7
General and administrative expenses		269.4			25.1		131.3			425.8
Provision for doubtful accounts		12.9			1.2		—			14.1
Depreciation and amortization		11.3			0.4		13.6			25.3
Operating expenses		857.5			82.5		144.9			1,084.9
Operating income (loss)	$	279.5		$	20.5	$	(144.9	)	$	155.1