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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Acquisitions (Detail) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Detail) $ in Millions	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($) Agencies	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 01, 2017 USD ($) Agencies	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($) Agencies	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Long Term Debt		$ 89.9				$ 93.0
Promissory Notes [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Long Term Debt		0.7				$ 0.7
Tenet Healthcare [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, total purchase price				$ 20.5
Acquisition, recorded other assets and liabilities		0.8
Additions		$ 20.9
Tenet Healthcare [Member] \| Home Health [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies				3
Tenet Healthcare [Member] \| Hospice [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies				2
Intercity Home Care [Member] \| Personal Care [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, total purchase price					$ 9.6
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies					3
Massachusetts [Member] \| Home Staff, L.L.C. [Member] \| Personal Care [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, total purchase price	$ 4.0
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies	3
Acquisition, recorded other assets and liabilities			$ 0.5
Additions			3.8
Massachusetts [Member] \| Home Staff, L.L.C. [Member] \| Personal Care [Member] \| Promissory Notes [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Long Term Debt	$ 0.4
Massachusetts [Member] \| Home Staff, L.L.C. [Member] \| Personal Care [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, other intangibles recorded			$ 0.2
Weighted-average amortization period			2 years 9 months 18 days
Massachusetts [Member] \| Tenet Healthcare [Member] \| Home Health [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies				1
Massachusetts [Member] \| Tenet Healthcare [Member] \| Hospice [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies				1
Illinois [Member] \| Tenet Healthcare [Member] \| Home Health [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies				1
Arizona [Member] \| Tenet Healthcare [Member] \| Hospice [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies				1
Texas [Member] \| Tenet Healthcare [Member] \| Home Health [Member]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation [Line Items]
Acquisition, number of care centers acquired \| Agencies				1