SEGMENT INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

6. Segment Information

Our operations involve servicing patients through our three reportable business segments: home health, hospice and personal care. Our home health segment delivers a wide range of services in the homes of individuals who may be recovering from surgery, have a chronic disability or terminal illness or need assistance with completing important personal tasks. Our hospice segment provides palliative care and comfort to terminally ill patients and their families. Our personal care segment, which was established with the acquisition of Associated Home Care during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, provides patients with assistance with the essential activities of daily living. The “other” column in the following tables consists of costs relating to executive management and administrative support functions, primarily information services, accounting, finance, billing and collections, legal, compliance, risk management, procurement, marketing, clinical administration, training, human resources and administration.

Managementevaluates performance and allocates resources based on the operating income of the reportable segments, which includes an allocation of corporate expenses directly attributable to the specific segment and includes revenues and all other costs directly attributable to the specific segment. Segment assets are not reviewed by the company's chief operating decision maker and therefore are not disclosed below (amounts in millions).

	For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2016
			Home Health		Hospice		Personal Care		Other		Total
Net service revenue		$	268.9	$	82.0	$	10.7	$	0.0	$	361.6
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization			162.4		41.9		7.8		0.0		212.1
General and administrative expenses			71.8		17.6		2.3		32.7		124.4
Provision for doubtful accounts			4.0		1.4		0.1		0.0		5.5
Depreciation and amortization			1.6		0.3		0.0		3.3		5.2
Operating expenses			239.8		61.2		10.2		36.0		347.2
Operating income (loss)		$	29.1	$	20.8	$	0.5	$	(36.0)	$	14.4
	For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2015
			Home Health		Hospice		Personal Care		Other		Total
Net service revenue		$	253.4	$	73.0	$	0.0	$	0.0	$	326.4
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization			150.0		36.8		0.0		0.0		186.8
General and administrative expenses			65.7		16.1		0.0		30.8		112.6
Provision for doubtful accounts			3.1		0.5		0.0		0.0		3.6
Depreciation and amortization			1.2		0.3		0.0		3.1		4.6
Asset impairment charge			0.0		0.0		0.0		2.1		2.1
Operating expenses			220.0		53.7		0.0		36.0		309.7
Operating income (loss)		$	33.4	$	19.3	$	0.0	$	(36.0)	$	16.7
	For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2016
			Home Health		Hospice		Personal Care		Other		Total
Net service revenue		$	817.2	$	230.8	$	23.2	$	0.0	$	1,071.2
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization			483.6		120.1		16.8		0.0		620.5
General and administrative expenses			215.3		51.8		5.0		106.4		378.5
Provision for doubtful accounts			10.8		2.8		0.1		0.0		13.7
Depreciation and amortization			4.4		1.0		0.0		9.3		14.7
Operating expenses			714.1		175.7		21.9		115.7		1,027.4
Operating income (loss)		$	103.1	$	55.1	$	1.3	$	(115.7)	$	43.8
	For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2015
			Home Health		Hospice		Personal Care		Other		Total
Net service revenue		$	742.6	$	199.6	$	0.0	$	0.0	$	942.2
Cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization			431.0		102.4		0.0		0.0		533.4
General and administrative expenses			192.0		45.8		0.0		94.3		332.1
Provision for doubtful accounts			8.0		1.4		0.0		0.0		9.4
Depreciation and amortization			4.0		1.0		0.0		10.8		15.8
Asset impairment charge			0.0		0.0		0.0		77.3		77.3
Operating expenses			635.0		150.6		0.0		182.4		968.0
Operating income (loss)		$	107.6	$	49.0	$	0.0	$	(182.4)	$	(25.8)