SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Income of Reportable Segments

	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	248.6	$	64.5	$	0.0	$	313.1
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		142.0		34.1		0.0		176.1
General and administrative expenses		75.6		15.6		25.7		116.9
Provision for doubtful accounts		3.0		1.6		0.0		4.6
Depreciation and amortization		2.6		0.5		8.6		11.7
Operating expenses		223.2		51.8		34.3		309.3
Operating income (loss)	$	25.4	$	12.7	$	(34.3)	$	3.8
	For the Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2012
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	290.6	$	72.5	$	0.0	$	363.1
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		165.3		37.3		0.0		202.6
General and administrative expenses		81.5		17.8		31.6		130.9
Provision for doubtful accounts		3.9		0.6		0.0		4.5
Depreciation and amortization		3.4		0.3		6.0		9.7
Operating expenses		254.1		56.0		37.6		347.7
Operating income (loss)	$	36.5	$	16.5	$	(37.6)	$	15.4
	For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	508.8	$	130.4	$	0.0	$	639.2
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		291.3		68.9		0.0		360.2
General and administrative expenses		155.1		32.8		52.2		240.1
Provision for doubtful accounts		5.0		3.5		0.0		8.5
Depreciation and amortization		5.3		1.1		15.2		21.6
Operating expenses		456.7		106.3		67.4		630.4
Operating income (loss)	$	52.1	$	24.1	$	(67.4)	$	8.8
	For the Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2012
		Home Health		Hospice		Other		Total
Net service revenue	$	578.4	$	140.6	$	0.0	$	719.0
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization		328.5		73.1		0.0		401.6
General and administrative expenses		165.6		34.0		59.7		259.3
Provision for doubtful accounts		8.8		1.4		0.0		10.2
Depreciation and amortization		6.6		0.6		12.3		19.5
Operating expenses		509.5		109.1		72.0		690.6
Operating income (loss)	$	68.9	$	31.5	$	(72.0)	$	28.4