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	Sep. 30, 2013 Agencies	Jun. 30, 2013 Agencies	Sep. 30, 2013 Agencies	Dec. 31, 2012 Agencies	Sep. 30, 2013 Assets Held-for-sale [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Home Health [Member] Agencies	Jun. 30, 2013 Home Health [Member] Agencies	Mar. 31, 2013 Home Health [Member] Agencies	Sep. 30, 2013 Home Health [Member] Agencies	Sep. 30, 2013 Hospice [Member] Agencies	Jun. 30, 2013 Hospice [Member] Agencies	Sep. 30, 2013 Hospice [Member] Agencies
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Number of care centers closed				3
Number of care centers available for sale		34	28				33		28		1	0
Number of care centers sold	0	3	3				2				1
Number of care centers included in divestiture plan		50
Property Plant And Equipment Net	$ 160,077		$ 160,077	$ 156,709	$ 300
Goodwill	208,126		208,126	209,594	500
Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill	$ 42,332		$ 42,332	$ 47,050	$ 500
Number of care centers removed from available for sale	6					5				1