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Amedisys, Inc
(NASDAQ:AMED) 

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Amedisys, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides healthcare services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Home Health, Hospice, and Personal Care. The Home Health segment offers a range of services in the homes of individuals for the recovery of patients from surgery, ch...

Founded: 1982
Full Time Employees: 21,000
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care Facilities

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      net service revenue
    621,861,000 594,781,000 1,760,653,000 587,671,000 591,187,000 571,414,000 1,680,145,000 556,237,000 552,968,000 556,389,000 1,665,211,000 557,988,000 557,890,000 545,257,000 1,660,627,000 553,485,000 564,166,000 537,144,000 1,527,449,000 544,070,000 485,059,000 491,685,000 1,461,002,000 494,631,000 492,984,000 467,340,000  417,335,000 411,603,000 399,262,000  380,163,000 378,821,000 370,458,000  361,595,000 360,746,000 348,817,000  326,450,000 314,152,000 301,572,000  300,281,000 305,006,000 298,739,000  301,639,000 313,148,000 339,175,000  375,625,000 378,498,000 370,833,000  374,861,000 373,722,000 364,302,000  404,680,000 422,349,000 412,967,000  388,257,000 377,892,000 341,838,000  321,561,000 312,671,000 213,087,000  180,910,000 169,457,000 153,581,000  137,041,000 132,910,000 127,187,000 118,893,000 112,166,000 80,061,000 70,437,000 64,360,000 58,494,000 56,896,000 47,339 42,099 37,048 32,194 31,132  
      operating expenses:
                                                                                               
      cost of service, inclusive of depreciation
    348,470,000 334,050,000 993,084,000 337,563,000 326,933,000 321,537,000 933,881,000 311,628,000 297,455,000 315,010,000                                                                                  
      general and administrative expenses:
                                                                                               
      salaries and benefits
    130,322,000 131,968,000 394,915,000 134,833,000 129,323,000 127,946,000 386,966,000 129,083,000 125,504,000 126,339,000 383,241,000 125,550,000 127,758,000 123,480,000 355,345,000 119,373,000 114,335,000 115,825,000 326,302,000 123,146,000 105,617,000 101,566,000 294,511,000 99,941,000 98,356,000 94,830,000  79,367,000 77,215,000 75,631,000  77,130,000 74,943,000 74,459,000  77,019,000 77,343,000 76,717,000  69,993,000 71,249,000 68,555,000  69,461,000 71,400,000 83,171,000  73,993,000 74,601,000 82,794,000  81,627,000 86,499,000 87,077,000  87,106,000 80,862,000 85,650,000  90,354,000 89,210,000 87,499,000  87,260,000 82,055,000 73,025,000  72,124,000 72,751,000 45,948,000  43,238,000 43,194,000 37,277,000  32,389,000 34,025,000 32,145,000 28,824,000 27,798,000 18,857,000 18,005,000 15,348,000 14,217,000 14,794,000 12,557 11,048 10,462 9,881 9,861  
      non-cash compensation
    7,266,000 6,223,000 22,302,000 6,726,000 7,828,000 7,433,000 19,470,000 6,612,000 9,108,000 3,273,000 13,065,000 3,495,000 5,148,000 7,347,000 19,412,000 4,397,000 6,156,000 7,307,000 19,606,000 7,124,000 6,725,000 5,909,000 18,742,000 6,298,000 5,538,000 6,615,000  4,842,000 3,767,000 4,044,000  3,558,000 4,356,000 3,874,000  4,750,000 3,736,000 4,070,000  3,060,000 2,193,000 2,384,000  1,697,000 1,069,000 431,000  1,653,000 1,224,000 2,056,000  1,285,000 2,298,000 2,482,000  3,150,000 3,205,000 1,910,000  2,636,000 3,168,000 2,513,000  820,000 2,779,000 2,141,000  1,923,000 1,268,000 1,053,000  828,000 800,000 731,000  797,000 597,000 596,000              
      merger-related expenses
    26,277,000 16,769,000 49,969,000 16,669,000 11,901,000 20,667,000 31,692,000 4,980,000                                                                                    
      depreciation and amortization
    4,372,000 4,447,000 13,223,000 4,774,000 4,386,000 4,271,000 13,311,000 4,436,000 4,725,000 4,443,000 19,458,000 5,477,000 6,220,000 8,008,000 23,414,000 7,487,000 6,721,000 7,555,000 20,519,000 8,283,000 6,334,000 5,338,000 14,062,000 4,366,000 5,179,000 2,895,000  3,164,000 3,125,000 3,593,000  4,185,000 4,537,000 4,417,000  5,214,000 4,975,000 4,473,000  4,646,000 4,615,000 6,537,000  6,515,000 7,692,000 7,902,000  10,471,000 11,674,000 10,123,000  9,963,000 9,905,000 10,054,000  9,826,000 9,726,000 9,355,000  8,832,000 8,279,000 8,186,000  7,481,000 6,919,000 6,282,000  5,885,000 5,419,000 4,424,000  3,853,000 3,030,000 2,741,000  2,487,000 2,477,000 2,373,000              
      impairment
    883,000                                                                                           
      other
    58,693,000 57,965,000 174,560,000 56,777,000 58,602,000 57,941,000 180,642,000 57,287,000 78,381,000 64,945,000 169,408,000 59,299,000 54,912,000 53,640,000 157,555,000 55,158,000 54,731,000 49,106,000 142,774,000 49,348,000 44,003,000 49,265,000 139,960,000 48,474,000 48,408,000 43,402,000  40,335,000 42,104,000 41,680,000  38,189,000 41,617,000 40,417,000  42,658,000 45,576,000 46,717,000  39,551,000 42,113,000 33,070,000  32,018,000 35,522,000 42,698,000  40,360,000 41,121,000 43,562,000  48,261,000 47,286,000 44,394,000  47,697,000 46,644,000 45,565,000  54,177,000 51,799,000 44,648,000  43,765,000 42,425,000 42,266,000  40,641,000 45,726,000 33,056,000  27,955,000 23,735,000 25,106,000  23,326,000 23,458,000 23,583,000 25,713,000 21,328,000 15,439,000 12,459,000 11,730,000 10,184,000 10,406,000 8,397 7,999 7,495 6,657 6,178  
      total operating expenses
    576,283,000 551,422,000 1,696,444,000 557,342,000 538,973,000 539,795,000 1,565,962,000 514,026,000 515,173,000 514,010,000                                                                                  
      operating income
    45,578,000 43,359,000 64,209,000 30,329,000 52,214,000 31,619,000 114,183,000 42,211,000 37,795,000 42,379,000 141,841,000 38,931,000 47,641,000 47,962,000 195,143,000 56,772,000 78,135,000 68,849,000 155,955,000 63,313,000 49,932,000 43,870,000 130,628,000 46,844,000 44,751,000 44,324,000  39,888,000 42,828,000 36,005,000  23,373,000 240,000 25,165,000  14,359,000 18,358,000 11,063,000  16,715,000 15,527,000 -58,104,000  16,248,000 12,561,000 -19,573,000  -154,292,000 3,793,000 4,169,000  14,681,000 15,549,000 12,457,000  -557,317,000 38,010,000 27,481,000  37,108,000 56,128,000 61,714,000  60,734,000 59,540,000 46,919,000  43,638,000 38,753,000 27,838,000  25,736,000 24,041,000 20,692,000  18,165,000 15,689,000 12,720,000 11,840,000 14,029,000 12,721,000 11,512,000 9,950,000 8,440,000 8,083,000 6,905 5,706 3,892 2,556 2,184  
      yoy
    -12.71% 37.13% -43.77% -28.15% 38.15% -25.39% -19.50% 8.43% -20.67% -11.64% -27.31% -31.43% -39.03% -30.34% 25.13% -10.33% 56.48% 56.94% 19.39% 35.16% 11.58% -1.02%  17.44% 4.49% 23.11%  70.66% 17745.00% 43.08%  62.78% -98.69% 127.47%  -14.10% 18.23% -119.04%  2.87% 23.61% 196.86%  -110.53% 231.16% -569.49%  -1150.96% -75.61% -66.53%  -102.63% -59.09% -54.67%  -1601.88% -32.28% -55.47%  -38.90% -5.73% 31.53%  39.18% 53.64% 68.54%  69.56% 61.20% 34.54%  41.68% 53.23% 62.67%  29.48% 23.33% 10.49% 18.99% 66.22% 57.38% 166619.77% 174277.85% 216755.09% 316136.31% 216.16%      
      qoq
    5.12% -32.47% 111.71% -41.91% 65.13% -72.31% 170.51% 11.68% -10.82% -70.12% 264.34% -18.28% -0.67% -75.42% 243.73% -27.34% 13.49% -55.85% 146.32% 26.80% 13.82% -66.42% 178.86% 4.68% 0.96%   -6.86% 18.95%   9638.75% -99.05%   -21.78% 65.94%   7.65% -126.72%   29.35% -164.18%   -4167.81% -9.02%   -5.58% 24.82%   -1566.24% 38.31%   -33.89% -9.05%   2.01% 26.90%   12.61% 39.21%   7.05% 16.18%   15.78% 23.34% 7.43% -15.60% 10.28% 10.50% 15.70% 17.89% 4.42% 116960.10% 21.01% 46.61% 52.27% 17.03%   
      other income:
                                                                                               
      interest income
    3,016,000 2,873,000 6,093,000 2,017,000 1,617,000 1,727,000 1,966,000 1,304,000 742,000 406,000 119,000 59,000 36,000 13,000   25,000 24,000 261,000 31,000 214,000 13,000 63,000 15,000 20,000 24,000  29,000 114,000 120,000  44,000 41,000 19,000  14,000 9,000 22,000  7,000 4,000 22,000  24,000 16,000 6,000  18,000 11,000 11,000  10,000 27,000 15,000  18,000 89,000 118,000  197,000 92,000 85,000  28,000 52,000 81,000  200,000 270,000 468,000  965,000 1,199,000 956,000  209,000 220,000 206,000 324,000 240,000 519,000 381,000 370,000 84,000 44,000 52 32 18 24 17  
      interest expense
    -6,415,000 -6,422,000 -22,992,000 -7,772,000 -7,895,000 -8,119,000 -23,253,000 -8,021,000 -7,502,000 -7,517,000 -17,265,000 -4,963,000 -8,311,000 -3,173,000 -6,795,000 -2,730,000 -1,932,000 -2,072,000 -8,346,000 -2,692,000 -2,752,000 -3,231,000 -10,737,000 -3,778,000 -4,332,000 -3,349,000  -1,991,000 -2,140,000 -1,703,000  -1,335,000 -1,197,000 -1,068,000  -1,136,000 -1,303,000 -1,112,000  -4,936,000 -2,416,000 -2,426,000  -2,990,000 -1,352,000 -1,261,000  -687,000 -730,000 -1,106,000  -1,982,000 -2,002,000 -2,074,000  -2,187,000 -2,254,000 -2,252,000  -2,277,000 -2,350,000 -2,411,000  -2,682,000 -2,958,000 -3,455,000  -5,033,000 -5,448,000 -1,126,000  -209,000 -174,000 -93,000  -873,000 -1,122,000 -1,124,000 -1,108,000 -1,537,000 -142,000 -145,000 -144,000 -142,000 -100,000 -124 -296 -296 -341 -360  
      equity in earnings from equity method investments
    1,641,000 1,794,000 4,376,000 1,891,000 1,515,000 910,000 9,508,000 1,252,000 7,991,000 123,000 -347,000 302,000 659,000 -1,403,000 3,505,000 1,444,000 1,370,000 1,118,000 2,531,000 1,435,000 487,000 477,000 6,150,000 -812,000 3,716,000 1,216,000  1,625,000 2,976,000 1,860,000  900,000 2,355,000   3,244,000 363,000 -5,000                                                      
      gain on equity method investment
     48,093,000                                                                                          
      miscellaneous
    4,506,000 1,508,000 5,543,000 2,522,000 1,779,000 1,090,000 5,272,000 1,201,000 4,743,000 -682,000 1,076,000 491,000 331,000 333,000 1,255,000 490,000 475,000 288,000 -1,791,000 122,000 -2,703,000 263,000 62,000 1,975,000 193,000 236,000  1,822,000 359,000 601,000  1,043,000 1,127,000 1,112,000  1,713,000 658,000 735,000  1,330,000 498,000 2,134,000  110,000 243,000 190,000  5,102,000 136,000 59,000  -14,000 -134,000 429,000  -176,000 -425,000 -339,000  -65,000 -1,575,000 201,000  979,000 943,000 778,000  -186,000 148,000 29,000  -64,000 -802,000 155,000  -247,000 5,000 100,000 60,000 74,000 -12,000 -15,000 -31,000 -21,000 -3,000 -4      
      total other income
    2,748,000 47,846,000         -16,417,000 -4,111,000 -7,285,000  29,112,000 -796,000 31,030,000      -4,462,000 -2,600,000 -403,000 -1,873,000  1,485,000 1,309,000 878,000  652,000 2,326,000   3,835,000 -273,000 -360,000  -1,675,000 2,912,000 1,681,000  -2,293,000    6,238,000                  -2,596,000  -5,019,000 -5,030,000 -629,000  4,861,000 223,000 1,018,000  -911,000 -897,000 -818,000   365,000 221,000          
      income before income taxes
    48,326,000 91,205,000 57,229,000 28,987,000 49,230,000 27,227,000 1,676,000 37,947,000 -62,231,000 34,709,000 125,424,000 34,820,000 40,356,000 43,732,000 224,255,000 55,976,000 109,165,000 68,207,000 148,610,000 62,209,000 45,178,000 41,392,000 126,166,000 44,244,000 44,348,000 42,451,000  41,373,000 44,137,000 36,883,000  24,025,000 2,566,000 25,122,000  18,194,000 18,085,000 10,703,000  15,040,000 18,439,000 -56,423,000  13,955,000 12,353,000 -19,851,000  -148,054,000 3,904,000 3,496,000  13,085,000 13,836,000 11,132,000  -559,337,000 35,886,000 25,331,000  35,751,000 53,029,000 60,377,000  59,059,000 57,577,000 44,323,000       24,264,000 21,710,000  17,254,000 14,792,000 11,902,000 11,116,000 12,806,000 13,086,000 11,733,000 10,145,000 8,361,000 8,024,000 6,829 2,044 3,887 2,438 1,851  
      income tax expense
    -19,274,000 -29,384,000 -35,581,000 -12,473,000 -16,657,000 -12,633,000 -38,228,000 -12,331,000 -18,250,000 -9,800,000 -33,128,000 -9,417,000 -11,319,000 -12,019,000   -28,546,000 -17,915,000   -10,031,000 -9,346,000 -32,584,000 -9,919,000 -10,308,000 -10,878,000  -9,825,000  -9,563,000  -9,364,000  -9,923,000               -1,566,000 -1,363,000   -5,742,000 -4,620,000   -14,175,000 -10,007,000  -13,943,000 -20,663,000 -23,547,000  -23,033,000 -22,455,000 -17,286,000  -15,144,000 -13,337,000 -10,772,000  -10,391,000 9,347,000 8,445,000  6,695,000 5,739,000 4,618,000 -33,462,000 5,045,000 5,156,000 4,623,000 2,211,500 3,175,000 3,063,000 2,608 783 1,506 924 702  
      net income
    29,052,000 61,821,000 21,648,000 16,514,000 32,573,000 14,594,000 -36,552,000 25,616,000 -80,481,000 24,909,000 92,296,000 25,403,000 29,037,000 31,713,000 164,921,000 45,245,000 80,619,000 50,292,000 112,773,000 72,411,000 35,147,000 32,046,000 93,582,000 34,325,000 34,040,000 31,573,000  31,548,000 33,541,000 27,320,000  14,661,000 4,529,000 15,199,000  11,501,000 10,843,000 6,315,000  8,575,000 10,873,000 -34,832,000  8,597,000 7,671,000 -12,510,000  -91,778,000 1,848,000 2,133,000  9,995,000 7,966,000 5,463,000  -423,697,000 21,711,000 15,324,000  21,808,000 32,366,000 36,830,000  36,026,000 35,122,000 27,037,000  23,493,000 20,384,000 16,464,000  20,216,000 14,917,000 13,265,000  10,559,000 9,053,000 7,284,000 7,302,000 7,760,000 7,930,000 7,110,000 6,136,000 5,186,000 4,961,000 4,221 3,363 2,381 1,514 1,149  
      yoy
    -10.81% 323.61% -159.23% -35.53% -140.47% -41.41% -139.60% 0.84% -377.17% -21.45% -44.04% -43.85% -63.98% -36.94% 46.24% -37.52% 129.38% 56.94% 20.51% 110.96% 3.25% 1.50%  8.80% 1.49% 15.57%  115.18% 640.58% 79.75%  27.48% -58.23% 140.68%  34.12% -0.28% -118.13%  -0.26% 41.74% 178.43%  -109.37% 315.10% -686.50%  -1018.24% -76.80% -60.96%  -102.36% -63.31% -64.35%  -2042.85% -32.92% -58.39%  -39.47% -7.85% 36.22%  53.35% 72.30% 64.22%  16.21% 36.65% 24.12%  91.46% 64.77% 82.11%  36.07% 14.16% 2.45% 19.00% 49.63% 59.85% 168343.50% 182356.14% 217707.64% 327575.03% 267.36%      
      qoq
    -53.01% 185.57% 31.09% -49.30% 123.19% -139.93% -242.69% -131.83% -423.10% -73.01% 263.33% -12.52% -8.44% -80.77% 264.51% -43.88% 60.30% -55.40% 55.74% 106.02% 9.68% -65.76% 172.64% 0.84% 7.81%   -5.94% 22.77%   223.71% -70.20%   6.07% 71.70%   -21.13% -131.22%   12.07% -161.32%   -5066.34% -13.36%   25.47% 45.82%   -2051.53% 41.68%   -32.62% -12.12%   2.57% 29.90%   15.25% 23.81%   35.52% 12.45%   16.64% 24.29% -0.25% -5.90% -2.14% 11.53% 15.87% 18.32% 4.54% 117431.39% 25.51% 41.24% 57.27% 31.77%   
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -968,000 -809,000            -42,000 -855,000 -239,000 -470,000 -422,000 -1,146,000 -430,000 -473,000 -244,000 -881,000 -193,000 -298,000 -269,000  -171,000 -192,000 -161,000  -103,000 -68,000 -69,000  -66,000 -147,000 -102,000  -135,000            -73,000 -84,000    -55,000 -36,000  -174,000 -164,000 -184,000                              
      net income attributable to amedisys, inc.
    28,084,000 61,012,000 26,320,000 16,911,000 32,301,000 14,400,000 -35,707,000 25,960,000 -80,275,000 25,246,000 92,967,000 25,642,000 29,579,000 31,671,000 164,066,000 45,006,000 80,149,000 49,870,000 111,627,000 71,981,000 34,674,000 31,802,000 92,701,000 34,132,000 33,742,000 31,304,000  31,377,000 33,349,000 27,159,000  14,558,000 4,461,000 15,130,000  11,435,000 10,696,000 6,213,000  8,440,000 10,637,000   8,439,000 7,619,000 -12,417,000  -91,069,000 1,841,000 2,679,000  9,922,000 7,882,000 5,420,000  -423,722,000 21,656,000 15,288,000  21,634,000 32,202,000 36,646,000  35,940,000 35,083,000 27,022,000                          
      basic earnings per common share:
                                                                                               
      net income attributable to amedisys, inc. common stockholders
    850 1,860 800 520 990 440 -1,100 800 -2,460 780 2,860 790 910 970 5,030 1,380 2,460 1,520 3,440 2,200 1,070 980 2,890 1,060 1,050 980  990 1,000 800  430 130 450  340 320 190  250 320   260 240 -390  -2,890 60 90  330 260 180                                      
      weighted-average shares outstanding
    32,849,000 32,793,000 32,718,000 32,745,000 32,706,000 32,670,000 32,599,000 32,624,000 32,579,000 32,558,000 32,517,000 32,482,000 32,522,000 32,555,000 32,642,000 32,607,000 32,588,000 32,780,000 32,559,000 32,662,000 32,412,000 32,331,000 32,142,000 32,211,000 32,075,000 32,001,000 32,791,000 31,815,000 33,439,000 33,971,000 33,704,000 33,838,000 33,637,000 33,443,000 33,198,000 33,309,000 33,197,000 32,920,000 33,018,000 33,128,000 33,004,000 32,739,000 32,301,000 32,468,000 32,251,000 31,864,000 31,247,000 31,505,000 31,160,000 30,640,000 29,896,000 30,055,000 29,780,000 29,389,000 28,693,000                                     
      diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                                               
      merger termination fee
            -106,000,000                                                                                   
      total other expense
      -6,980,000 -1,342,000 -2,984,000 -4,392,000 -1,066,000 -4,264,000 -100,026,000 -7,670,000    -4,230,000    -642,000 -276,000 -1,104,000 -4,754,000 -2,478,000            -43,000           -208,000 -278,000   111,000 -673,000  -1,596,000 -1,713,000 -1,325,000  -2,020,000 -2,124,000 -2,150,000  -1,357,000 -3,099,000 -1,337,000  -1,675,000 -1,963,000                  195,000 -79,000 -59,000 -76 -255 -5 -118 -333  
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
      4,672,000 397,000 -272,000 -194,000 845,000 344,000 206,000 337,000 671,000 239,000 542,000                            -236,000 -177,000  -158,000 -52,000 93,000  709,000 -7,000 546,000              -86,000 -39,000                           
      investment impairment
              752,250 3,009,000                                                                                
      other operating income
                  13,304,000 -4,000 4,603,000 8,701,000 29,560,000 4,812,000 22,780,000                                                                       
      cost of service, excluding depreciation and amortization
              938,198,000 322,227,000 316,211,000 304,820,000 923,062,000 310,294,000 308,691,000 297,203,000 887,701,000 297,668,000 295,228,000 285,737,000 861,629,000 288,708,000 290,752,000 275,274,000  249,739,000 242,564,000 238,309,000  226,642,000 219,765,000 215,785,000  212,124,000 206,505,000 201,837,000  186,772,000 175,699,000 170,961,000  170,159,000 172,520,000 177,008,000  175,483,000 176,077,000 192,504,000  214,131,000 212,266,000 208,506,000  205,657,000 193,147,000 191,179,000  206,312,000 209,302,000 204,062,000  183,619,000 178,437,000 165,039,000  151,122,000 148,754,000 100,768,000  79,300,000 74,657,000 67,034,000  59,877,000 56,664,000               
      operating expenses
              1,523,370,000 519,057,000 510,249,000 497,295,000 1,478,788,000 496,709,000 490,634,000 476,996,000 1,401,054,000 485,569,000 457,907,000 447,815,000 1,330,374,000 447,787,000 448,233,000 423,016,000  377,447,000 368,775,000 363,257,000  356,790,000 378,581,000 345,293,000  347,236,000 342,388,000 337,754,000  309,735,000 298,625,000 359,676,000  284,033,000 292,445,000 318,312,000  455,931,000 309,355,000 335,006,000  360,944,000 362,949,000 358,376,000  932,178,000 335,712,000 336,821,000  367,572,000 366,221,000 351,253,000  327,523,000 318,352,000 294,919,000  277,923,000 273,918,000 185,249,000  155,174,000  132,889,000                  
      gain on equity method investments
                    31,092,000                                                                           
      income tax benefit
                  -2,682,750 -10,731,000   2,550,500 10,202,000         -10,596,000    1,963,000   -6,693,000 -7,242,000 -4,388,000  -6,465,000 -7,566,000 21,591,000  -5,358,000 -4,743,000 7,618,000  56,962,000    -3,049,000    135,640,000                                    
      securities class action lawsuit settlement
                                    28,712,000                                                           
      provision for doubtful accounts
                                   7,086,000 4,651,000 6,341,000  5,471,000 4,253,000 3,940,000  3,638,000 2,756,000 2,976,000  4,183,000 4,242,000 4,894,000  3,971,000 4,658,000 3,967,000  5,677,000 4,695,000 5,863,000  4,628,000 2,128,000 3,162,000  5,261,000 4,463,000 4,345,000  4,578,000 5,737,000   6,228,000                        
      other expense:
                                                                                               
      equity in loss from equity method investments
                                     -106,000                                                          
      asset impairment charge
                                           2,075,000  75,193,000                                                  
      equity in earnings from equity investments
                                           1,924,000 4,826,000 1,951,000  563,000 885,000 787,000  354,000 337,000 363,000  390,000 396,000 305,000                                      
      income from continuing operations
                                           8,575,000 10,873,000   8,597,000 7,610,000 -12,233,000  -91,092,000 2,338,000 2,133,000  10,036,000 8,094,000 6,512,000                                      
      discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                61,000 -277,000  -686,000 -490,000   -41,000 -128,000 -1,049,000                                      
      income from continuing operations attributable to amedisys, inc. common stockholders
                                           250 320   260 240 -380  -2,870 70 90  330 270 220                                      
      amounts attributable to amedisys, inc. common stockholders:
                                                                                               
      loss from continuing operations
                                             -34,832,000                                                  
      net loss attributable to amedisys, inc.
                                             -35,009,000                                                  
      basic and diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                                               
      loss from continuing operations attributable to amedisys, inc. common stockholders
                                             -1,070                                                  
      net loss attributable to amedisys, inc. common stockholders
                                             -1,070                                                  
      u.s. department of justice settlement
                                                   150,000,000                                            
      other intangibles impairment charge
                                                 2,208,000                                              
      gain on sale of care centers
                                                   1,451,000 357,000                                           
      goodwill and other intangibles impairment charge
                                                           574,114,000                                    
      net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                         -43,000  -25,000                                    
      equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                           325,000 466,000 323,000  788,000 734,000 788,000                              
      net income per share
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                           -14.73 0.76 0.54  0.77 1.15 1.32      880 770 630  780 580 520  660 570               
      diluted
                                                           -14.73 0.75 0.53  0.76 1.13 1.29      870 760 620  770 570 510  640 550               
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                           28,770 28,625 28,366 28,032 28,096 28,106 27,821 27,231 27,340,000 27,124,000 26,854,000 26,445,000 26,556,000 26,341,000 26,191,000 25,842,000 25,899,000 25,774,000 25,634,000 21,809,000 16,101,000 15,976,000 15,902 15,606   15,390,000          
      diluted
                                                           28,770 29,010 28,867 28,484 28,499 28,597 28,359 27,759 27,912,000 27,541,000 27,293,000 26,903,000 27,018,000 26,811,000 26,645,000 26,275,000 26,332,000 26,196,000 26,041,000 22,289,000 16,446,000 16,326,000 16,283 15,970   15,740,000          
      net income attributable to amedisys, inc. common stockholders:
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                                   1,310 1,290 1,010                          
      diluted
                                                                   1,290 1,270 990                          
      benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                                     6,166,000                          
      net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                     -15,000                          
      net income attributable to amedisys, inc. common shareholders:
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                                   1,310 1,290 1,010                          
      diluted
                                                                   1,290 1,270 990                          
      gain on release of alliance’s net liabilities
                                                                                               
      income before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                       38,619,000 33,723,000 27,209,000  30,597,000                    
      minority interests
                                                                       18,000 -2,000 27,000  10,000                    
      net income per common share:
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                           -14.73 0.76 0.54  0.77 1.15 1.32      880 770 630  780 580 520  660 570               
      diluted
                                                           -14.73 0.75 0.53  0.76 1.13 1.29      870 760 620  770 570 510  640 550               
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                           -43,000                    
      alliance
                                                                           4,212,000                    
      operating expense
                                                                            145,416,000   118,876,000 117,221,000 114,467,000              
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                           28,770 28,625 28,366 28,032 28,096 28,106 27,821 27,231 27,340,000 27,124,000 26,854,000 26,445,000 26,556,000 26,341,000 26,191,000 25,842,000 25,899,000 25,774,000 25,634,000 21,809,000 16,101,000 15,976,000 15,902 15,606   15,390,000          
      diluted
                                                           28,770 29,010 28,867 28,484 28,499 28,597 28,359 27,759 27,912,000 27,541,000 27,293,000 26,903,000 27,018,000 26,811,000 26,645,000 26,275,000 26,332,000 26,196,000 26,041,000 22,289,000 16,446,000 16,326,000 16,283 15,970   15,740,000          
      cost of service
                                                                                 55,770,000              
      general and administrative:
                                                                                               
      earnings per share:
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                                                 0.46              
      diluted
                                                                                 0.45              
      income:
                                                                                               
      cost of service revenue
                                                                                  52,515,000 49,011,000 33,044,000 28,461,000 27,332,000 25,653,000 23,613,000 19,480 17,346 15,199 13,100 12,909  
      gross margin
                                                                                  66,378,000 63,155,000 47,017,000 41,976,000 37,028,000 32,841,000 33,283,000 27,859 24,753 21,849 19,094 18,223  
      yoy
                                                                                  79.26% 92.31% 41.26% 150573.03% 149489.95% 150208.94% 174211.30% 52.88%      
      qoq
                                                                                  5.10% 34.32% 12.01% 13.36% 12.75% -1.33% 119369.47% 12.55% 13.29% 14.43% 4.78%   
      total general and administrative expenses
                                                                                  54,538,000 49,126,000 34,296,000 30,464,000 27,078,000 24,401,000 25,200,000 20,954 19,047 17,957 16,538 16,039  
      total other (expense)
                                                                                  -159,500 -1,223,000            
      basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                   15,692,000 15,509,000  13,057,000,000 12,669,000 12,281,000 12,006,000 9,808,000 9,713 9,477 9,327,000  
      basic income per common share:
                                                                                  365 490            
      diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                   16,064,000 15,837,000  13,543,000,000 13,136,000 12,804,000 12,536,000 10,074,000 10,108 9,666 9,501,000  
      diluted income per common share:
                                                                                  360 480            
      earnings per common share:
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                                                     460          
      diluted
                                                                                     450          
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                                                               
      basic
                                                           28,770 28,625 28,366 28,032 28,096 28,106 27,821 27,231 27,340,000 27,124,000 26,854,000 26,445,000 26,556,000 26,341,000 26,191,000 25,842,000 25,899,000 25,774,000 25,634,000 21,809,000 16,101,000 15,976,000 15,902 15,606   15,390,000          
      diluted
                                                           28,770 29,010 28,867 28,484 28,499 28,597 28,359 27,759 27,912,000 27,541,000 27,293,000 26,903,000 27,018,000 26,811,000 26,645,000 26,275,000 26,332,000 26,196,000 26,041,000 22,289,000 16,446,000 16,326,000 16,283 15,970   15,740,000          
      other income and expense:
                                                                                               
      other income
                                                                                          120.5 273 199 10  
      basic income per common share
                                                                                          0.133 0.25 0.16   
      diluted income per common share
                                                                                          0.13 0.24 0.16   
      basic net income per common share
                                                                                             0.12  
      diluted net income per common share
                                                                                             0.12  
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        current assets:
                                                                                                 
        cash and cash equivalents
      337,304,000 284,881,000 303,242,000 245,450,000 149,883,000 108,234,000 126,450,000 78,112,000 95,377,000 49,436,000 40,540,000 17,956,000 26,566,000 67,834,000 42,694,000 124,458,000 91,646,000 77,344,000 81,808,000 112,904,000 177,278,000 174,756,000 30,294,000 20,757,000 13,902,000 10,554,000 20,229,000 14,010,000 25,904,000 120,005,000 86,363,000 66,114,000 59,164,000 48,334,000 30,197,000 8,915,000 9,968,000 7,824,000 27,502,000 57,051,000 33,201,000 3,132,000 8,032,000 5,542,000 11,225,000 2,840,000 17,303,000 43,626,000 30,118,000 7,021,000 14,545,000 39,106,000 37,158,000 41,290,000 48,004,000 29,462,000 28,132,000 148,868,000 120,295,000 128,037,000 116,027,000 81,980,000 34,485,000 45,160,000 898,000 25,648,000 2,847,000 5,664,000 1,660,000 25,236,000 56,190,000 66,592,000 91,341,000 107,483,000 84,221,000 9,855,000 7,957,000 9,476,000 17,231,000 20,750,000 72,063,000 78,917,000 89,679,000 93,181,000 22,279,000 24,338 29,779 10,064 12,801 8,341 4,861 
        patient accounts receivable
      295,521,000 319,639,000 296,075,000 301,050,000 356,909,000 359,359,000 313,373,000 319,580,000 278,785,000 294,122,000 296,785,000 302,470,000 305,413,000 293,579,000 274,961,000 274,570,000 278,216,000 275,632,000 255,145,000 250,777,000 249,030,000 268,551,000 237,596,000 254,703,000 239,674,000 236,437,000 188,972,000 195,030,000 197,592,000 192,936,000                                         96,309,000 86,553,000 75,034,000 67,930,000  81,109,000                
        prepaid expenses
      18,282,000 17,410,000 13,072,000 20,485,000 15,510,000 20,332,000 14,639,000 20,534,000 13,774,000 18,754,000 11,628,000 17,011,000 15,199,000 17,221,000 10,356,000 16,080,000 11,979,000 15,449,000 10,217,000 14,906,000 10,788,000 12,487,000 8,243,000 10,601,000 8,957,000 10,792,000 7,568,000 11,679,000 10,493,000 12,430,000 7,329,000 9,770,000 8,800,000 10,097,000 7,397,000 9,948,000 7,931,000 9,086,000 8,110,000 10,402,000 7,568,000 8,504,000 8,493,000 11,303,000 10,855,000 13,675,000 10,669,000 11,460,000 13,369,000 14,478,000 10,631,000 10,646,000 11,180,000 12,765,000 11,321,000 10,950,000 10,976,000 11,605,000 9,947,000 9,932,000 11,713,000 12,651,000 10,279,000 9,199,000 8,865,000 10,128,000 8,086,000 7,159,000 8,573,000 10,714,000 6,023,000 4,956,000 4,786,000 5,091,000 4,133,000 3,222,000 4,286,000 4,906,000 2,693,000 2,570,000 2,613,000 3,572,000 1,356,000 2,538,000 2,268,000 2,452 1,103 1,428 1,631 1,929 1,600 
        other current assets
      11,091,000 12,034,000 19,694,000 12,962,000 26,125,000 26,053,000 30,060,000 33,097,000 22,824,000 23,581,000 26,415,000 37,839,000 25,493,000 10,776,000 25,598,000 14,024,000 8,124,000 11,025,000 13,265,000 30,114,000 9,395,000 9,278,000 8,225,000 13,458,000 13,252,000 13,948,000 7,349,000 11,949,000 24,784,000 18,148,000 16,268,000 14,904,000 31,789,000 11,964,000 11,260,000 12,070,000 9,407,000 5,959,000 14,641,000 5,641,000 17,147,000 23,556,000 19,708,000 12,577,000 15,185,000 14,309,000 10,785,000 9,819,000 12,006,000 16,229,000 11,440,000 20,635,000 24,801,000 22,072,000 24,630,000 13,795,000 12,400,000 15,701,000 22,139,000 7,838,000 10,776,000 15,905,000 23,003,000 5,539,000 9,154,000 8,727,000 7,719,000 7,872,000 3,903,000 3,858,000 5,991,000 5,847,000 4,683,000 3,887,000 11,125,000 2,824,000 5,912,000 2,366,000 4,277,000             
        total current assets
      662,198,000 633,964,000 632,083,000 579,947,000 555,902,000 526,448,000 496,935,000 467,227,000 426,544,000 405,557,000 388,961,000 388,780,000 394,869,000 392,485,000 356,684,000 432,882,000 390,965,000 380,450,000 361,984,000 411,250,000 449,540,000 468,128,000 350,554,000 299,519,000 275,785,000 271,731,000 224,118,000 232,668,000 258,773,000 343,519,000 311,156,000 268,190,000 273,141,000 243,102,000 214,910,000 193,433,000 179,519,000 176,729,000 175,263,000 216,441,000 168,370,000 145,843,000 135,558,000 142,434,000 158,911,000 203,517,000 205,279,000 234,410,000 181,809,000 182,387,000 205,788,000 233,848,000 236,300,000 237,961,000 232,016,000 205,415,000 204,781,000 318,097,000 293,930,000 282,257,000 290,371,000 261,108,000 218,036,000 200,909,000 173,196,000 198,871,000 194,350,000 200,463,000 177,074,000 183,874,000 164,513,000 169,881,000 181,757,000 190,312,000 179,205,000 97,010,000 81,969,000 84,150,000 92,340,000 92,030,000 114,900,000 110,175,000 118,890,000 115,222,000 45,511,000 43,783 49,596 26,438 26,954 23,669 22,588 
        property and equipment
      38,273,000 40,186,000 42,108,000 42,000,000 44,654,000 42,684,000 41,845,000 39,631,000 36,399,000 33,353,000 16,026,000 17,248,000 17,847,000 17,295,000 18,435,000 20,381,000 20,986,000 21,679,000 23,719,000 24,104,000 25,007,000 26,477,000 28,113,000 29,969,000 29,762,000 29,716,000 29,449,000 30,215,000 27,998,000 28,213,000 31,122,000 32,695,000 34,420,000 36,676,000 36,999,000 42,960,000 44,617,000 43,963,000 42,695,000 41,485,000 66,953,000 57,088,000 137,455,000 141,419,000 148,346,000 157,034,000 159,025,000 160,077,000 156,887,000 156,481,000 156,709,000 150,947,000 146,207,000 143,965,000 148,536,000 146,928,000 144,446,000 144,023,000 138,554,000 117,820,000 112,143,000 95,440,000 91,919,000 87,021,000 82,644,000 80,740,000 79,258,000 80,387,000 78,504,000 75,397,000 68,313,000 66,709,000 66,896,000 55,401,000 52,960,000 42,857,000 36,700,000 30,282,000 27,389,000 24,315,000 19,825,000 14,677,000 10,003,000 9,127,000 8,121,000 7,239 7,219 6,919 7,378 7,815 8,257 
        operating lease right of use assets
      86,614,000 80,905,000 81,500,000 85,110,000 84,692,000 88,425,000 88,939,000 87,834,000 85,142,000 85,211,000 102,856,000 105,843,000 107,723,000 102,801,000 101,257,000 100,028,000 95,034,000 94,620,000 93,440,000 94,273,000 92,904,000 83,693,000 84,791,000 84,124,000 85,026,000 83,064,000                                                                  
        goodwill
      1,213,888,000 1,213,888,000 1,213,888,000 1,244,679,000 1,244,679,000 1,244,679,000 1,244,679,000 1,244,679,000 1,244,679,000 1,244,679,000 1,287,399,000 1,285,455,000 1,289,672,000 1,204,638,000 1,196,090,000 1,188,054,000 936,772,000 933,207,000 932,685,000 931,483,000 937,088,000 721,049,000 658,500,000 660,472,000 664,822,000 649,514,000 329,480,000 324,145,000 324,145,000 322,199,000 319,949,000 313,663,000 313,663,000 292,793,000 288,957,000 284,552,000 280,349,000 285,124,000 261,663,000 211,109,000 205,587,000 205,587,000 205,587,000 205,587,000 205,587,000 208,923,000 208,915,000 208,126,000 209,260,000 209,994,000 209,594,000 367,495,000 343,353,000 334,695,000 334,695,000 335,811,000 901,611,000 791,412,000 791,412,000 790,409,000 790,210,000 789,054,000 786,923,000 765,137,000 749,238,000 736,253,000 733,881,000 701,113,000 697,545,000 734,187,000 332,534,000 307,375,000 249,632,000 219,061,000 213,032,000 210,337,000 207,775,000 201,218,000 197,002,000 194,502,000 85,120,000 80,065,000 62,537,000         
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 21,134 and 18,787
      79,243,000                                                                                           
        other assets
      135,169,000 135,432,000 87,980,000 87,680,000 86,609,000 85,857,000 85,097,000 84,412,000 84,894,000 78,230,000 79,836,000 81,123,000 84,686,000 84,639,000 73,023,000 68,105,000 64,103,000 32,913,000 33,200,000 33,278,000 33,673,000 52,287,000 54,612,000 54,260,000 58,288,000 54,888,000 54,145,000 53,406,000 50,601,000 49,856,000 49,130,000 48,976,000 38,320,000 38,894,000 38,468,000 39,741,000 37,875,000 34,914,000 36,172,000 34,259,000 30,845,000 35,051,000 33,161,000 30,199,000 28,898,000 27,589,000 26,283,000 26,501,000 23,932,000 24,855,000 18,650,000 16,963,000 23,606,000 23,721,000 24,322,000 29,190,000 27,478,000 21,780,000 22,536,000 17,536,000 18,764,000 17,750,000 17,865,000 20,512,000 20,988,000 19,746,000 20,317,000 24,280,000 24,719,000 16,401,000 7,450,000 6,871,000 6,725,000 5,600,000 5,826,000 7,147,000 7,037,000 12,444,000 11,819,000 5,777,000 6,042,000 6,188,000 3,856,000     34,331 25,737 25,748  
        total assets
      2,215,385,000 2,184,574,000 2,138,714,000 2,139,114,000 2,117,368,000 2,089,871,000 2,060,170,000 2,027,417,000 1,982,402,000 1,946,959,000 1,976,245,000 1,982,127,000 2,000,986,000 1,908,392,000 1,856,968,000 1,937,645,000 1,599,563,000 1,573,209,000 1,567,198,000 1,602,720,000 1,645,488,000 1,440,084,000 1,262,745,000 1,212,380,000 1,205,862,000 1,184,239,000 717,118,000 725,892,000 753,324,000 842,288,000 813,482,000 799,529,000 805,873,000 756,628,000 734,029,000 721,732,000 711,102,000 705,645,000 685,085,000 666,436,000 645,433,000 623,327,000 669,742,000 682,213,000 710,296,000 727,390,000 726,406,000 754,569,000 700,253,000 712,317,000 730,595,000 875,724,000 858,299,000 855,380,000 858,285,000 846,776,000 1,340,647,000 1,327,560,000 1,299,825,000 1,263,922,000 1,269,220,000 1,222,445,000 1,172,351,000 1,130,940,000 1,083,398,000 1,086,401,000 1,070,194,000 1,050,723,000 1,022,450,000 1,037,747,000 587,111,000 564,727,000 518,671,000 483,115,000 463,756,000 370,188,000 347,680,000 339,511,000 339,997,000 330,605,000 232,919,000 217,726,000 199,733,000 187,914,000 111,015,000 106,128 92,473 67,688 60,069 58,006 58,324 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                                 
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                 
        accounts payable
      29,789,000 28,705,000 39,956,000 32,117,000 26,626,000 36,249,000 28,237,000 34,555,000 38,557,000 40,017,000 43,735,000 45,527,000 43,509,000 36,621,000 38,217,000 41,649,000 36,668,000 38,865,000 42,674,000 39,037,000 33,383,000 31,147,000 31,259,000 35,901,000 35,690,000 32,797,000 28,531,000 24,519,000 29,810,000 22,966,000 25,384,000 22,815,000 29,119,000 29,444,000 30,358,000 33,088,000 35,070,000 33,627,000 25,682,000 24,226,000 21,911,000 23,651,000 16,056,000 19,363,000 18,886,000 24,198,000 20,139,000 24,362,000 21,658,000 27,646,000 29,175,000 21,690,000 24,425,000 20,532,000 25,475,000 22,347,000 21,843,000 21,290,000 23,374,000 19,551,000 22,968,000 21,554,000 16,535,000 18,999,000 17,391,000 18,528,000 18,652,000 15,535,000 19,681,000 21,520,000 14,438,000 14,370,000 10,533,000 10,916,000 14,339,000 13,643,000 13,527,000 7,919,000 29,922,000 10,170,000 4,521,000 4,419,000 6,681,000 3,674,000 3,255,000 5,009 3,340 2,411 2,029 1,776 2,495 
        payroll and employee benefits
      138,515,000 131,722,000 151,995,000 138,374,000 136,118,000 131,631,000 136,835,000 126,989,000 123,234,000 122,723,000 125,387,000 145,073,000 161,068,000 151,279,000 141,001,000 155,123,000 147,017,000 150,887,000 146,929,000 126,543,000 128,275,000 109,713,000 120,877,000 115,899,000 111,660,000 111,312,000 92,858,000 92,385,000 87,239,000 88,585,000 89,936,000 86,139,000 81,331,000 81,909,000 82,480,000 78,754,000 86,075,000 82,837,000 72,546,000 74,050,000 74,688,000 69,791,000 75,553,000 71,208,000 72,861,000 76,066,000 70,801,000 68,923,000 76,205,000 78,919,000 79,341,000 81,751,000 86,590,000 87,334,000 82,130,000 77,038,000 78,077,000 88,322,000 100,700,000 117,200,000 119,549,000 124,832,000                              
        accrued expenses
      150,379,000 162,180,000 152,564,000 145,611,000 147,038,000 147,464,000 140,049,000 139,100,000 137,359,000 137,899,000 137,390,000 130,100,000 176,239,000 148,044,000 150,836,000 154,264,000 166,157,000 170,954,000 166,192,000 170,743,000 169,722,000 136,659,000 137,111,000 127,111,000 131,860,000 121,716,000 99,475,000 101,177,000 96,472,000 88,842,000 89,104,000 83,516,000 62,981,000 65,663,000 63,290,000 65,112,000 63,641,000 63,903,000 71,965,000 69,188,000 64,101,000 56,763,000 56,329,000 53,494,000 61,712,000 61,498,000 57,572,000 54,340,000 54,175,000 57,054,000 54,855,000 64,460,000 62,218,000 65,845,000 68,493,000 67,939,000 70,014,000 69,321,000 36,149,000 33,746,000 36,650,000 35,592,000 152,654,000 158,527,000 144,115,000 128,253,000 134,049,000 121,497,000 111,978,000 95,806,000 66,667,000 66,286,000 58,549,000 53,833,000 46,587,000 53,273,000 51,672,000 49,415,000 45,165,000             
        termination fee paid by unitedhealth group
      106,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000                                                                                   
        current portion of long-term obligations
      36,799,000 37,579,000 37,968,000 37,478,000 37,747,000 37,232,000 36,314,000 35,364,000 31,465,000 26,958,000 15,496,000 12,628,000 12,521,000 12,309,000 12,995,000 13,225,000 10,160,000 10,329,000 10,496,000 10,711,000 10,718,000 11,122,000 9,927,000 8,959,000 7,610,000 6,038,000 1,612,000 1,209,000 668,000 10,417,000 10,638,000 9,387,000 8,137,000 6,888,000 5,220,000 5,220,000 5,000,000 20,000,000 5,000,000 3,750,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,277,000 12,952,000 13,904,000 34,855,000 35,807,000 35,807,000 35,807,000 54,307,000 60,700,000 68,513,000 33,888,000 33,525,000 35,448,000 36,101,000 37,178,000 39,265,000 41,773,000 40,581,000 44,254,000 43,779,000 44,795,000 42,451,000 42,632,000 43,716,000 42,739,000 41,496,000 11,049,000 10,356,000 7,237,000 3,779,000 3,223,000 11,416,000 11,194,000 9,881,000              
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      26,879,000 25,845,000 25,909,000 26,441,000 26,447,000 26,284,000 26,286,000 26,111,000 25,786,000 25,453,000 33,521,000 33,872,000 34,035,000 31,901,000 31,233,000 31,553,000 30,893,000 30,047,000 30,046,000 30,462,000 29,950,000 27,465,000 27,769,000 26,783,000 26,187,000 25,514,000                                                                  
        total current liabilities
      488,361,000 492,031,000 514,392,000 486,021,000 479,976,000 484,860,000 473,721,000 468,119,000 462,401,000 353,050,000 355,529,000 367,200,000 427,372,000 380,154,000 374,282,000 454,349,000 449,223,000 456,082,000 456,337,000 437,496,000 442,048,000 316,106,000 326,943,000 314,653,000 313,007,000 297,377,000 222,476,000 219,290,000 214,189,000 210,810,000 215,062,000 201,857,000 225,318,000 183,904,000 181,348,000 182,174,000 189,786,000 200,367,000 175,193,000 171,214,000 176,029,000 164,234,000 162,323,000 191,065,000 200,736,000 324,714,000 312,416,000 332,480,000 191,014,000 202,821,000 204,787,000 231,457,000 245,004,000 252,417,000 221,734,000 209,508,000 215,790,000 227,728,000 216,304,000 218,627,000 238,237,000 238,623,000 229,306,000 232,584,000 217,263,000 197,316,000 204,627,000 192,908,000 179,029,000 173,162,000 101,736,000 107,167,000 91,484,000 82,735,000 81,918,000 92,124,000 88,739,000 90,941,000 99,955,000 87,115,000 52,425,000 48,136,000 41,976,000 40,004,000 40,574,000 41,873 34,018 33,031 31,056 30,547 31,120 
        long-term obligations, less current portion
      326,425,000 332,947,000 339,313,000 344,428,000 351,442,000 356,080,000 361,862,000 366,853,000 369,896,000 373,202,000 419,420,000 443,431,000 442,413,000 429,453,000 432,075,000 434,781,000 179,415,000 231,380,000 204,511,000 300,576,000 392,713,000 379,942,000 232,256,000 231,641,000 266,468,000 303,733,000 5,775,000 54,853,000 123,937,000 75,782,000 78,203,000 80,523,000 83,157,000 85,472,000 87,809,000 88,874,000 89,500,000 90,565,000 95,000,000 96,250,000 83,517,000 86,444,000 104,372,000 102,299,000 132,000,000 30,000,000 33,000,000 36,000,000 39,000,000 42,952,000 66,904,000 67,856,000 67,701,000 68,376,000 111,551,000 119,726,000 127,901,000 136,138,000 144,688,000 153,414,000 162,349,000 162,799,000 170,899,000 179,440,000 196,904,000 268,407,000 285,942,000 316,015,000 336,458,000 375,932,000 12,991,000 13,325,000 8,064,000  2,114,000                 
        operating lease liabilities, less current portion
      60,404,000 55,642,000 56,111,000 59,323,000 59,007,000 62,220,000 62,751,000 61,878,000 59,634,000 59,826,000 69,504,000 72,030,000 72,619,000 70,295,000 69,309,000 67,723,000 63,152,000 63,359,000 61,987,000 62,519,000 61,611,000 54,926,000 56,128,000 56,619,000 57,392,000 55,840,000                                                                  
        deferred income tax liabilities
      64,445,000 58,032,000 48,051,000 48,017,000 47,212,000 43,229,000 40,635,000 35,398,000 28,085,000 22,752,000 20,411,000 15,983,000 6,179,000 2,915,000                                                                              
        other long-term obligations
      847,000 848,000 882,000 886,000 845,000 828,000 1,418,000 1,651,000 1,629,000 4,781,000 4,808,000 13,873,000 13,408,000 4,923,000 4,979,000 31,991,000 31,886,000 32,814,000 33,622,000 44,386,000 26,857,000 8,966,000 5,905,000 6,002,000 6,053,000 6,089,000 6,234,000 6,253,000 6,137,000 6,138,000 3,791,000 3,930,000 4,337,000 4,306,000 3,730,000 4,306,000 3,991,000 3,934,000 4,456,000 4,998,000 5,837,000 5,214,000 5,285,000 5,748,000 6,518,000 9,761,000 8,511,000 8,297,000 5,209,000 4,761,000 4,671,000 4,431,000 4,274,000 4,613,000 4,852,000 5,561,000 5,460,000 5,291,000 6,832,000 6,963,000 7,074,000 5,787,000 6,412,000 8,654,000 8,482,000 5,791,000 5,959,000 6,882,000 7,296,000 6,086,000 6,069,000 6,036,000 6,841,000 5,785,000 4,936,000 1,298,000 1,184,000 1,062,000              
        total liabilities
      940,482,000 939,500,000 958,749,000 938,675,000 938,482,000 947,217,000 940,387,000 933,899,000 921,645,000 813,611,000 869,672,000 912,517,000 961,991,000 887,740,000 880,645,000 988,844,000 723,676,000 783,635,000 756,457,000 844,977,000 923,229,000 759,940,000 621,232,000 608,915,000 642,920,000 663,039,000 234,485,000 280,396,000 344,263,000 292,730,000 297,056,000 286,310,000 312,812,000 273,682,000 272,887,000 275,354,000 283,277,000 294,866,000 274,649,000 272,462,000 265,383,000 255,892,000 271,980,000 299,112,000 339,254,000 364,475,000 353,927,000 376,777,000 235,223,000 250,534,000 276,362,000 303,744,000 316,979,000 325,406,000 338,137,000 334,795,000 410,667,000 423,433,000 420,110,000 415,701,000 441,699,000 438,030,000 436,016,000 444,792,000 440,556,000 488,299,000 508,076,000 521,657,000 525,685,000 568,509,000 139,291,000 139,749,000 119,228,000 103,132,000 99,749,000 138,434,000 131,820,000 136,575,000 147,398,000 148,159,000 63,349,000 58,928,000 51,260,000 46,924,000 46,919,000 48,548 41,074 42,312 38,930 38,909 41,361 
        commitments and contingencies—note 7
                                                                                                 
        equity:
                                                                                                 
        preferred stock, 0.001 par value...
                                                                                                 
        common stock, 0.001 par value...
      38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 37,000 37,000 37,000 37,000 37,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 35,000 35,000 36,000 36,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 34,000 34,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 31,000 31,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000                 
        additional paid-in capital
      833,099,000 825,138,000 818,201,000 809,655,000 803,361,000 795,063,000 787,177,000 776,880,000 768,789,000 758,669,000 755,063,000 750,914,000 743,276,000 736,536,000 728,118,000 720,875,000 714,334,000 707,006,000 698,287,000 690,099,000 665,580,000 656,266,000 645,256,000 634,854,000 623,309,000 613,714,000 603,666,000 592,539,000 585,137,000 575,926,000 568,780,000 561,380,000 555,029,000 544,428,000 537,472,000 531,112,000 523,583,000 510,881,000 504,290,000 495,827,000 490,474,000 486,267,000 481,762,000 477,115,000 473,634,000 470,851,000 467,890,000 462,962,000 458,475,000 456,046,000 450,792,000 446,233,000 441,479,000 437,024,000 432,390,000 428,400,000 422,273,000 416,425,000 407,156,000 398,133,000 387,377,000 374,981,000 363,670,000 351,582,000 344,446,000 335,111,000 326,120,000 318,957,000 310,017,000 302,871,000 297,802,000 291,706,000 287,199,000 282,638,000 279,553,000 158,342,000 153,007,000 149,109,000 146,684,000 143,959,000 138,751,000 135,696,000 132,032,000 130,685,000 58,980,000 57,425 55,465 32,807 30,951 30,424 29,439 
        treasury stock
      -480,859,000 -477,718,000 -474,854,000 -473,466,000 -472,821,000 -469,243,000 -468,626,000 -465,613,000 -464,688,000 -462,508,000 -461,200,000 -461,168,000 -457,981,000 -440,550,000 -435,868,000 -420,665,000 -400,110,000 -398,752,000 -319,092,000 -318,771,000 -257,625,000 -255,291,000 -251,241,000 -251,070,000 -246,175,000 -244,373,000 -241,685,000 -240,536,000 -237,947,000 -55,019,000 -53,713,000 -53,228,000 -52,500,000 -47,531,000 -46,774,000 -46,253,000 -45,829,000 -39,529,000 -26,966,000 -22,029,000 -22,026,000 -19,860,000 -19,860,000 -19,483,000 -19,464,000 -18,191,000 -18,176,000 -18,080,000 -18,056,000 -17,119,000 -17,116,000 -17,034,000 -17,014,000 -16,044,000 -15,770,000 -15,762,000 -15,702,000 -14,194,000 -14,022,000 -14,008,000 -2,156,000 -791,000 -735,000 -735,000 -681,000 -649,000 -617,000 -515,000 -516,000 -437,000 -437,000 -437,000 -437,000 -403,000 -379,000 -52,000 -52,000 -25,000 -25,000 -25,000 -25,000 -25,000 -25,000 -25,000 -25,000 -25 -25 -25 -25 -25 -25 
        retained earnings
      880,252,000 852,168,000 791,156,000 811,537,000 794,626,000 762,325,000 747,925,000 728,603,000 702,643,000 782,918,000 757,672,000 725,955,000 700,313,000 670,734,000 639,063,000 605,016,000 560,010,000 479,861,000 429,991,000 384,840,000 312,859,000 278,185,000 246,383,000 218,728,000 184,596,000 150,854,000 119,550,000 92,089,000 60,712,000 27,363,000 204,000 4,053,000  -14,967,000 -30,545,000 -39,462,000 -50,897,000 -61,593,000 -67,806,000 -80,717,000 -89,157,000 -99,794,000 -64,785,000 -73,920,000 -82,359,000 -89,978,000 -77,561,000 -67,932,000 23,136,000 21,296,000 18,617,000 125,429,000 115,507,000 107,625,000 102,205,000 97,891,000 521,612,000 499,957,000 484,669,000 462,571,000 440,937,000 408,735,000 372,089,000 334,296,000 298,357,000 263,274,000 236,252,000 209,911,000 186,418,000 166,034,000 149,570,000 132,855,000 112,639,000 97,722,000 84,807,000 73,448,000 62,889,000 53,836,000 46,552,000 39,251,000 31,491,000 23,561,000 16,451,000 10,315,000 5,129,000 168    -11,311 -12,460 
        total amedisys, inc. stockholders’ equity
      1,232,530,000 1,199,626,000 1,134,541,000 1,147,764,000 1,125,204,000 1,088,183,000 1,066,514,000 1,039,908,000 1,006,782,000 1,079,117,000 1,051,573,000 1,015,739,000 985,646,000 966,758,000 931,351,000 905,264,000 874,272,000 788,153,000 809,224,000 756,205,000 720,851,000 679,197,000 640,450,000 602,564,000 561,781,000 520,246,000 481,582,000 444,143,000 407,953,000 548,320,000 515,321,000 512,256,000 492,075,000 481,980,000 460,203,000 445,447,000 426,907,000 409,809,000 409,568,000 393,131,000 379,341,000 366,663,000 397,167,000 383,761,000 371,860,000 362,730,000 372,201,000 376,998,000 463,603,000 460,270,000 452,340,000 554,675,000 540,018,000 528,651,000 518,868,000  928,228,000 902,233,000 877,857,000 846,715,000 826,189,000 783,062,000 735,166,000 685,135,000 641,969,000                           
        noncontrolling interests
      42,373,000 45,448,000 45,424,000 52,675,000 53,682,000 54,471,000 53,269,000 53,610,000 53,975,000 54,231,000 55,000,000 53,871,000 53,349,000 53,894,000 44,972,000 43,537,000 1,615,000 1,421,000 1,517,000 1,538,000 1,408,000 947,000 1,063,000 901,000 1,161,000 954,000 1,051,000 1,353,000 1,108,000 1,238,000 1,105,000 963,000 986,000 966,000 939,000 931,000 918,000 970,000 868,000 843,000 709,000 772,000 595,000 -660,000 -818,000 185,000 278,000 794,000 1,427,000 1,513,000 1,893,000 17,305,000 1,302,000 1,323,000 1,280,000 1,407,000 1,752,000 1,894,000 1,858,000 1,506,000 1,332,000 1,353,000 1,169,000 1,013,000 873,000 808,000                          
        total equity
      1,274,903,000 1,245,074,000 1,179,965,000 1,200,439,000 1,178,886,000 1,142,654,000 1,119,783,000 1,093,518,000 1,060,757,000 1,133,348,000 1,106,573,000 1,069,610,000 1,038,995,000 1,020,652,000 976,323,000 948,801,000 875,887,000 789,574,000 810,741,000 757,743,000 722,259,000 680,144,000 641,513,000 603,465,000 562,942,000 521,200,000 482,633,000 445,496,000 409,061,000 549,558,000 516,426,000 513,219,000 493,061,000 482,946,000 461,142,000 446,378,000 427,825,000 410,779,000 410,436,000 393,974,000 380,050,000 367,435,000 397,762,000 383,101,000 371,042,000 362,915,000 372,479,000 377,792,000 465,030,000 461,783,000 454,233,000 571,980,000 541,320,000 529,974,000 520,148,000 511,981,000 929,980,000 904,127,000 879,715,000 848,221,000 827,521,000 784,415,000 736,335,000 686,148,000 642,842,000 598,102,000                          
        total liabilities and equity
      2,215,385,000 2,184,574,000 2,138,714,000 2,139,114,000 2,117,368,000 2,089,871,000 2,060,170,000 2,027,417,000 1,982,402,000 1,946,959,000 1,976,245,000 1,982,127,000 2,000,986,000 1,908,392,000 1,856,968,000 1,937,645,000 1,599,563,000 1,573,209,000 1,567,198,000 1,602,720,000 1,645,488,000 1,440,084,000 1,262,745,000 1,212,380,000 1,205,862,000 1,184,239,000 717,118,000 725,892,000 753,324,000 842,288,000 813,482,000 799,529,000 805,873,000 756,628,000 734,029,000 721,732,000 711,102,000 705,645,000 685,085,000 666,436,000 645,433,000 623,327,000 669,742,000 682,213,000 710,296,000 727,390,000 726,406,000 754,569,000 700,253,000 712,317,000 730,595,000 875,724,000 858,299,000 855,380,000 858,285,000 846,776,000 1,340,647,000 1,327,560,000 1,299,825,000 1,263,922,000 1,269,220,000 1,222,445,000 1,172,351,000 1,130,940,000 1,083,398,000 1,086,401,000                          
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 19,949 and 18,787
       80,199,000                                                                                          
        restricted cash
          7,475,000 12,470,000 12,413,000 15,904,000 15,784,000 19,664,000 13,593,000 13,504,000 22,198,000 3,075,000 3,075,000 3,750,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,549,000 2,549,000 3,049,000 3,056,000 66,196,000                                                 5,933,000 5,913,000 5,921,000 4,797,000                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 18,787 and 14,008
        81,155,000                                                                                         
        commitments and contingencies – note 11
                                                                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 17,603 and 14,008
         99,698,000                                                                                        
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 16,259 and 14,008
          100,832,000                                                                                       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 15,128 and 14,008
           101,778,000                                                                                      
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 14,008 and 14,604
            102,675,000                                                                                     
        commitments and contingencies – note 12
                                                                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 12,838 and 14,604
             103,634,000                                                                                    
        commitments and contingencies—note 6
                                                                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 17,714 and 14,604
              104,744,000                                                                                   
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 16,071 and 14,604
               99,929,000                                                                                  
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 14,604 and 19,900
                101,167,000                                                                                 
        deferred income tax assets
                                                                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 11,891 and 19,900
                 103,678,000                                                                                
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 9,109 and 19,900
                  106,189,000                                                                               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 18,590 and 19,900
                   106,534,000                                                                              
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 19,900 and 22,973
                    111,190,000                                                                             
        deferred income taxes
                    289,000 10,111,000 25,271,000 40,576,000 47,987,000 24,189,000 25,463,000 20,199,000 21,427,000 17,568,000 30,213,000 32,525,000 35,794,000 41,149,000 46,919,000 53,119,000 56,064,000 91,160,000 100,806,000 98,943,000 107,940,000 113,797,000 121,014,000 121,367,000 125,245,000 1,953,000 140,485,000 146,565,000  10,153,000 10,712,000 57,325,000 55,329,000 57,008,000         61,516,000 54,276,000 52,286,000 36,697,000 34,039,000 30,821,000 29,399,000 24,114,000 17,907,000 16,785,000 11,548,000 5,852,000 1,074,000 13,329,000 18,495,000 13,221,000 12,839,000 12,057,000 10,781,000 8,499,000 2,680,000 3,421,000 3,556,000 3,671,000 8,008,000 7,711,000    831 1,650 2,424 2,376 2,080 1,803 
        provider relief fund advance
                     58,535,000 58,328,000 55,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000 70,000,000                                                                       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 20,309 and 22,973
                     118,084,000                                                                            
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 15,842 and 22,973
                      66,432,000                                                                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 12,738 and 22,973
                       69,764,000                                                                          
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 22,973 and 7,044
                        74,183,000                                                                         
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                            15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 13,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 25,000 -10,000 2,000 108,000 114,000    -447,000 -92,000 12,000 -62,000 10,000  16,000                   
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 17,165 and 7,044
                         84,143,000                                                                        
        commitments and contingencies—note 5
                                                                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 12,649 and 7,044
                          81,813,000                                                                       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 9,341 and 7,044
                           68,251,000                                                                      
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 7,044 and 693
                            64,748,000                                                                     
        commitments and contingencies – note 10
                                                                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 36,799 and 33,050
                             66,468,000                                                                    
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 35,402 and 33,050
                              61,966,000                                                                   
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 33,166 and 33,050
                               62,801,000                                                                  
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 33,050 and 30,610
                                44,132,000                                                                 
        commitments and contingencies – note 9
                                                                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 32,443 and 30,610
                                 44,309,000                                                                
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 31,864 and 30,610
                                  44,888,000                                                               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 31,288 and 30,610
                                   45,382,000                                                              
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 20,866, and 17,716
                                    201,196,000                                                             
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 30,610 and 27,864
                                    46,061,000                                                             
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 19,933 and 17,716
                                     177,402,000                                                            
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 29,932 and 27,864
                                     44,845,000                                                            
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 17,865 and 17,716
                                      173,388,000                                                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 29,254 and 27,864
                                      45,523,000                                                           
        accrued charge related to securities class action lawsuit settlement
                                      43,750,000                                                           
        commitments and contingencies - note 5
                                                                                                 
        retained deficit
                                      -10,505,000                                                           
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 19,249 and 17,716
                                       172,707,000                                                          
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 28,557 and 27,864
                                       46,220,000                                                          
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 17,716, and 16,526
                                        166,056,000                                                         
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 27,864 and 25,386
                                        46,755,000                                                         
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 16,710 and 16,526
                                         162,500,000                                                        
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 27,180 and 25,386
                                         47,249,000                                                        
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 15,950 and 16,526
                                          152,213,000                                                       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 26,525 and 25,386
                                          47,728,000                                                       
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 16,751 and 16,526
                                           153,860,000                                                      
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,885 and 25,386
                                           43,548,000                                                      
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 16,526, and 14,317
                                            125,010,000                                                     
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,386 and 25,374
                                            44,047,000                                                     
        current portion of deferred income taxes
                                              3,329,000 2,029,000 2,385,000      3,169,000 3,395,000 5,609,000 9,249,000 11,071,000 10,193,000 11,748,000 8,659,000 10,408,000 12,694,000 14,285,000 4,247,000 12,679,000 11,446,000 11,245,000 6,661,000 6,344,000 3,453,000 4,663,000 7,529,000  11,155,000 6,771,000 13,344,000 9,238,000 8,280,000 11,630,000 7,653,000 4,473,000 3,180,000 4,173,000  853,000 863,000 1,353,000         
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 14,753 and 14,317
                                             121,744,000                                                    
        assets held for sale
                                             19,650,000      18,000 60,000 1,348,000 1,550,000                                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,379 and 25,374
                                             33,150,000                                                    
        commitments and contingencies - note 6
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 14,228, and 14,317
                                              110,454,000                                                   
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,374
                                              33,193,000 33,193,000                                                  
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 14,845, and 14,317
                                               110,651,000                                                  
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 14,317, and 14,231
                                                99,325,000                                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,374 and 25,133
                                                33,193,000                                                 
        accrued charge related to u.s. department of justice settlement
                                                 35,000,000 35,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000                                            
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 15,640 and 14,231
                                                 102,859,000                                                
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,370 and 25,133
                                                 34,096,000                                                
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 14,956 and 14,231
                                                  110,934,000                                               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,354 and 25,133
                                                  34,112,000                                               
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 14,131 and 14,231
                                                   115,350,000                                              
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,279 and 25,133
                                                   34,336,000                                              
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 14,231, and 20,994
                                                    111,133,000                                             
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 25,133 and 23,457
                                                    36,690,000                                             
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 15,601 and 20,994
                                                     111,149,000                                            
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 24,926 and 23,457
                                                     42,332,000                                            
        deferred tax asset
                                                     83,123,000 85,256,000 91,808,000 92,804,000 54,512,000 59,498,000 65,674,000 68,649,000 77,173,000                                    
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 17,610 and 20,994
                                                      124,766,000                                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 24,560 and 23,457
                                                      43,109,000                                           
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 18,991, and 20,994
                                                       144,659,000                                          
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 24,119 and 23,457
                                                       46,792,000                                          
        commitments and contingencies—note 4
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 20,994, and 17,438
                                                        169,172,000                                         
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 23,457 and 20,611
                                                        47,050,000                                         
        commitments and contingencies—note 10
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 20,447, and 17,438
                                                         163,461,000                                        
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 22,745 and 20,611
                                                         51,959,000                                        
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 19,603, and 17,438
                                                          163,161,000                                       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 22,024 and 20,611
                                                          49,335,000                                       
        commitments and contingencies - note 7
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 18,607, and 17,438
                                                           161,834,000                                      
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 21,314 and 20,611
                                                           49,364,000                                      
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 17,438, and 20,977
                                                            148,061,000                                     
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 20,611 and 17,135
                                                            50,067,000                                     
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 18,110 and 20,977
                                                             151,208,000                                    
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 19,875 and 17,135
                                                             52,259,000                                    
        total amedisys, inc. stockholders' equity
                                                             510,574,000          597,294,000                          
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 18,162 and 20,977
                                                              153,273,000                                   
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 19,130 and 17,135
                                                              62,331,000                                   
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 19,125 and 20,977
                                                               141,923,000                                  
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 18,280 and 17,135
                                                               52,248,000                                  
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 20,977 and 26,371
                                                                141,549,000                                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 17,135 and 11,826
                                                                53,393,000                                 
        obligations due medicare
                                                                4,618,000 4,618,000 4,618,000 4,618,000 4,618,000 4,618,000 4,618,000 4,631,000 4,631,000 4,631,000 4,631,000 3,185,000 2,811,000 2,811,000 5,927,000 5,927,000 6,139,000 6,139,000 7,873,000 10,546,000 10,551,000             
        commitments and contingencies—note 9
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 23,036 and 26,371
                                                                 136,450,000                                
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 15,972 and 11,826
                                                                 55,900,000                                
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 24,523 and 26,371
                                                                  151,855,000                               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 14,792 and 11,824
                                                                  57,732,000                               
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 25,806 and 26,371
                                                                   150,572,000                              
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 13,337 and 11,824
                                                                   59,093,000                              
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 26,371 and 27,052
                                                                    150,269,000                             
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 11,824 and 7,944
                                                                    57,608,000                             
        commitments and contingencies — note 9
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 28,352 and 27,052
                                                                     141,011,000                            
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 10,648 and 7,944
                                                                     57,361,000                            
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                                     -36,000 -181,000 -469,000      -3,000                    
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 30,806 and 27,052
                                                                      154,279,000                           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 9,487 and 7,944
                                                                      57,332,000                           
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 28,732 and 27,052
                                                                       154,368,000                          
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 8,526 and 7,944
                                                                       50,791,000                          
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 27,052 and 12,968
                                                                        175,698,000                         
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 7,944 and 6,261
                                                                        42,388,000                         
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                 
        minority interests
                                                                        783,000 778,000 807,000 805,000 849,000 831,000                    
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                 
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                        561,335,000 528,288,000 495,958,000 468,433,000 446,971,000 424,147,000 399,443,000 379,983,000 364,007,000 231,754,000 215,860,000 202,936,000 192,599,000 182,446,000 169,570,000 158,798,000 148,473,000 140,990,000 64,096,000 57,580 51,399 25,376 21,139  16,963 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                        1,070,194,000 1,050,723,000 1,022,450,000 1,037,747,000 587,111,000 564,727,000 518,671,000 483,115,000 463,756,000 370,188,000 347,680,000 339,511,000 339,997,000 330,605,000 232,919,000 217,726,000 199,733,000 187,914,000 111,015,000 106,128 92,473 67,688 60,069  58,324 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 19,967 and 12,968 at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                         179,768,000                        
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 7,700 and 6,261 at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                         44,480,000                        
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 15,957 and 12,968 at june 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                          161,864,000                       
        intangible assets
                                                                          44,608,000 27,888,000 14,301,000 13,891,000 13,661,000 12,741,000  12,837,000                
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 17,643 and 12,968 at march 31, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                           144,066,000                      
        long-term obligations, less current portions
                                                                               2,555,000  36,513,000 39,217,000 41,151,000              
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 9,870 and 12,387 at december 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                74,929,000                 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 4,899 and 3,108 at december 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                12,733,000                 
        unearned compensation
                                                                                    -628,000 -755,000 -663,000 -449,000          
        preferred stock, .001 par value...
                                                                                                 
        common stock, .001 par value...
                                                                                 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 12,000  12 10 10  
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 7,626 at june 30, 2006 and 12,387 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                  63,814,000               
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 4,169 at june 30, 2006 and 3,108 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                  14,199,000               
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 10,615 at march 31, 2006 and 12,387 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                   67,402,000              
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 3,722 march 31, 2006 and 3,108 at december 31, 2005
                                                                                   11,417,000              
        short-term revolving line of credit
                                                                                   10,000,000              
        short-term investments
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 12,387 and 3,751 at december 31, 2005 and 2004
                                                                                    68,139,000             
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization at december 31, 2005 of 3,108 and 1,177 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                    11,447,000             
        current portion of long term obligations
                                                                                    10,144,000             
        long-term obligations
                                                                                    43,063,000             
        other long-term liabilities
                                                                                    824,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 1,213,000 1,213 1,213 1,212 826 826 827 
        assets:
                                                                                                 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 11,270 at september 30, 2005 and 3,751 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                     59,212,000            
        inventory and other current assets
                                                                                     5,827,000 3,230,000 2,838,000 3,377,000 1,238,000 1,123,000 1,269 1,879 955 722 1,092 857 
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 2,756 at september 30, 2005 and 1,177 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                     13,981,000            
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                 
        accrued expenses:
                                                                                                 
        payroll and payroll taxes
                                                                                     27,887,000 19,924,000 14,920,000 11,914,000 12,650,000 13,536,000 10,639 9,163 8,755 7,394 6,437 6,504 
        insurance
                                                                                     9,539,000 5,325,000 5,438,000 4,663,000 2,725,000 2,908,000 1,990 2,336 2,265 2,309 2,112 2,171 
        income taxes
                                                                                     4,957,000 1,359,000 2,619,000 271,000 837,000 1,400,000 735 575 641 457 458 297 
        legal settlements
                                                                                     1,739,000 1,950,000 2,013,000  1,375,000 1,367,000 1,337 1,248 1,292 2,035 2,181 1,887 
        other
                                                                                     11,716,000 5,713,000 4,955,000 3,822,000 3,806,000 3,919,000 7,985 2,818 3,491 3,148 2,435 2,439 
        current portion of long-term debt
                                                                                     9,301,000 3,433,000 3,396,000 1,689,000 3,871,000 3,875,000 4,175 3,974 3,970 3,615 3,970 3,903 
        current portion of obligations under capital leases
                                                                                     223,000 228,000 250,000 423,000 435,000 456,000 653 1,217 1,773 2,274 2,561 2,476 
        current portion of medicare liabilities
                                                                                     11,583,000 9,119,000  9,327,000  9,326,000 9,350 9,347 8,433 7,795 8,617 8,948 
        long-term debt
                                                                                     55,072,000 1,928,000 2,066,000 1,380,000 1,657,000 921,000 1,807 2,696 2,829 2,879 3,674 4,474 
        obligations under capital leases
                                                                                     136,000 162,000 189,000 329,000 401,000 486,000 391 391 396 334 534 1,042 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,943 at june 30, 2005 and 3,751 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                      36,994,000           
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,982 at june 30, 2005 and 1,177 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                      7,032,000           
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 4,216 at march 31, 2005 and 3,751 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                       24,848,000          
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 1,549 at march 31, 2005 and 1,177 at december 31, 2004
                                                                                       6,621,000          
        medicare liabilities
                                                                                       9,263,000  9,358,000        
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 3,751 and 3,008 at december 31, 2004 and 2003
                                                                                        24,478,000         
        intangible assets, net of 1,177 net of accumulated amortization at december 31, 2004
                                                                                        4,447,000         
        legal and other settlements
                                                                                        1,833,000         
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 3,249 at september 30, 2004 and 3,008 at december 31, 2003
                                                                                         18,265,000        
        goodwill and other assets
                                                                                         63,565,000 57,383,000 55,106 35,658    25,768 
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 3,624 at june 30, 2004 and 3,008 at december 31, 2003
                                                                                          19,841,000       
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
                                                                                                 
        of 3,554 at march 31, 2004 and 3,008 at december 31, 2003
                                                                                           14,893      
        none issued and outstanding
                                                                                                 
        12,146,898 and 11,908,146 shares issued at march 31, 2004 and december 31, 2003, respectively
                                                                                           12      
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 3,008 and 1,865 at december 2003 and 2002
                                                                                            15,185     
        long-term medicare liabilities
                                                                                             3,078 3,444 3,328 3,898 
        accumulated deficit
                                                                                            -4,053 -7,416 -9,797   
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 2,641 at september 30, 2003 and 1,865 at december 31, 2002
                                                                                             11,567    
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 2,192 at june 30, 2003 and 1,865 at december 31, 2002
                                                                                              9,424   
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 2,309 in march 2003 and 1,865 in december 2002
                                                                                               10,227  
        stockholder’s equity:
                                                                                                 
        common stock .001 par value...
                                                                                                
        total stockholder’s equity
                                                                                               19,097  
        total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                                                                               58,006  
        patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,865 and 3,125 at december 2002 and 2001
                                                                                                13,467 
        notes payable
                                                                                                 
        minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                                 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 
                                                                              
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                              
          net income
        90,873,000 61,821,000 63,681,000 47,167,000 14,594,000 -29,956,000 -55,572,000 24,909,000 86,153,000 60,750,000 31,713,000 176,156,000 130,911,000 50,292,000 139,604,000 67,193,000 32,046,000 99,938,000 65,613,000 31,573,000 92,409,000 60,861,000 27,320,000 34,389,000 19,728,000 15,199,000 28,659,000 17,158,000 6,315,000 -15,384,000   3,758,000 -4,839,000 -12,510,000 -87,797,000 3,980,000 2,133,000 23,424,000 13,429,000 5,463,000 -386,662,000 37,035,000 15,324,000 91,004,000 69,196,000 36,830,000 98,184,000 62,160,000 60,341,000 36,848,000 16,464,000 48,398,000 28,182,000 13,265,000 26,896,000 16,337,000 7,284,000 7,302,000 7,760,000 7,930,000 7,110,000 6,136,000 5,186,000 9,177,779 4,221 3,363 2,381 1,514 1,149 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          depreciation and amortization
        13,488,000 6,787,000 19,331,000 12,496,000 6,138,000 17,956,000 11,893,000 5,694,000 19,705,000 14,228,000 8,008,000 21,763,000 14,276,000 7,555,000 19,955,000 11,672,000 5,338,000 12,440,000 8,074,000 2,895,000 9,882,000 6,718,000 3,593,000 13,139,000 8,954,000 4,417,000 14,662,000 9,448,000 4,473,000 15,798,000 11,152,000 6,537,000 22,149,000 15,634,000 7,936,000 28,730,000 19,679,000 10,123,000 30,046,000 20,071,000 10,166,000 28,907,000 19,081,000 9,355,000 25,297,000 16,465,000 8,186,000 20,682,000 13,201,000 15,728,000 9,843,000 4,424,000 9,624,000 5,771,000 2,741,000 7,337,000 4,850,000 2,373,000 1,988,000 2,123,000 1,530,000 1,332,000 1,092,000 1,229,000     762 740 
          non-cash compensation
        14,749,000 6,844,000 22,390,000 16,184,000 7,886,000 19,624,000 12,381,000 3,273,000 15,990,000 12,495,000 7,347,000 17,860,000 13,463,000 7,307,000 19,758,000 12,634,000 5,909,000 18,451,000 12,153,000 6,615,000 12,653,000 7,811,000 4,044,000 11,788,000 8,230,000 3,874,000 12,556,000 7,806,000 4,070,000 7,637,000 4,577,000 2,384,000 3,197,000 1,500,000 431,000 4,933,000 3,280,000 2,056,000 6,065,000 4,780,000 2,482,000 8,265,000 5,115,000 1,910,000 8,317,000 5,681,000 2,513,000 5,740,000 4,920,000                      
          amortization and impairment of operating lease right of use assets
        17,395,000 8,645,000 25,720,000 17,100,000 8,566,000 25,427,000 16,971,000 8,622,000 34,782,000 22,463,000 10,096,000 30,181,000 19,702,000 9,850,000 29,149,000 18,558,000 9,058,000 27,014,000 17,495,000 8,345,000                                                   
          gain on disposal of property and equipment
        -45,000           -64,000    -94,000                                                       
          gain on equity method investment
        -48,093,000 -48,093,000                                                                     
          gain on termination of joint venture
        -3,568,000                                                                      
          deferred income taxes
        16,395,000 9,981,000 7,382,000 6,577,000 2,594,000 15,417,000 8,104,000 2,772,000 19,031,000 6,003,000 3,205,000 34,729,000 22,716,000 7,411,000 -2,762,000 -4,036,000 1,228,000 17,798,000 5,875,000 3,269,000 14,916,000 9,145,000 2,945,000 17,228,000 7,582,000 9,445,000 18,689,000 11,362,000 4,038,000 -9,547,000 -14,788,000 -22,165,000 6,357,000 -3,017,000 -7,799,000 -53,611,000 2,959,000 -1,287,000 11,637,000 8,474,000 1,421,000 -133,623,000 3,708,000 399,000 300,000 6,074,000 1,623,000 11,677,000 5,154,000 17,939,000 6,386,000 1,324,000 3,755,000 -1,212,000 -2,953,000 8,745,000 -253,000  6,971,000 -305,000 287,000 472,000 2,793,000 1,052,000 3,149,673 1,327 1,764 1,327 869 660 
          equity in earnings from equity method investments
        -3,435,000 -1,794,000 -4,316,000 -2,425,000 -910,000       -3,932,000 -2,488,000 -1,118,000 -2,399,000 -964,000 -477,000 -4,120,000 -4,932,000 -1,216,000 -6,461,000 -4,836,000  -3,149,000 -2,249,000  -3,602,000 -358,000                                           
          amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
        442,000 248,000 743,000 495,000 248,000 743,000 495,000 248,000              355,000 178,000 555,000 370,000 185,000    774,000 553,000 276,000 521,000 283,000 141,000 548,000 370,000 193,000 1,182,000 788,000 394,000 1,182,000 788,000 394,000 1,182,000 788,000 394,000 1,182,000 788,000 813,000 419,000 25,000                   
          return on equity method investments
        3,379,000 2,320,000 2,160,000 718,000 170,000 4,309,000 2,753,000 1,787,000 3,798,000 2,428,000 1,710,000 4,268,000 2,683,000                                                          
          impairment
        883,000                                                                      
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                              
          patient accounts receivable
        554,000 -23,564,000 11,503,000 -44,357,000 -46,806,000 -32,934,000 7,862,000 -7,476,000 -18,266,000 -21,344,000 -18,618,000 -17,638,000 -22,787,000 -20,448,000 6,486,000 8,997,000 -25,459,000 -39,469,000 -24,165,000 -22,333,000 6,166,000 3,604,000 8,260,000 -28,924,000 -17,825,000 -12,493,000 -46,107,000 -30,349,000 -27,689,000 -31,788,000 -16,861,000 -14,302,000 -5,848,000 -9,740,000 -9,185,000 45,170,000 35,684,000 20,545,000 -31,686,000 -25,722,000 -19,686,000 -5,883,000 -3,320,000 -3,536,000 -250,000 -10,395,000 -4,648,000 18,155,000 9,465,000 -54,829,000                     
          other current assets
        3,576,000 3,480,000 11,242,000 3,127,000 -1,696,000 -15,434,000 1,689,000 -4,128,000 -19,929,000 -4,468,000 7,882,000 -6,219,000 3,560,000 -2,874,000 -28,217,000 -3,469,000 -5,756,000 -10,194,000 -8,343,000 -10,635,000 -32,000 -11,680,000 -6,982,000 -5,896,000 -6,892,000 -3,403,000 870,000 5,551,000 7,845,000 12,701,000 3,849,000 -3,677,000 -1,885,000 -2,215,000 -6,337,000 1,409,000 -2,878,000 -8,420,000 2,875,000 411,000 1,335,000 8,960,000 10,117,000 5,112,000 16,006,000 11,120,000 4,885,000 1,415,000 -2,020,000 -3,223,000                     
          operating lease right of use assets
        -2,364,000 -1,186,000 -3,135,000 -2,069,000 -1,042,000 -2,803,000 -1,937,000 -918,000 -2,323,000 -1,662,000 -749,000 -2,304,000 -1,524,000 -762,000 -2,775,000 -1,924,000 -817,000 -2,622,000 -1,754,000 -844,000                                                   
          other assets
        48,000 88,000 598,000 370,000 155,000 273,000 244,000 -111,000 283,000 220,000 247,000 -938,000 -52,000 -115,000 -91,000 -675,000 417,000 202,000 -56,000 -338,000 726,000 688,000 46,000 -12,202,000 -1,148,000 -990,000 -11,909,000 -11,943,000 -2,775,000 -803,000 -1,160,000 -1,014,000 1,554,000 1,200,000 -1,219,000 -2,069,000 -800,000 -517,000 -483,000 -545,000 -39,000 -4,304,000 -6,364,000 -493,000 -1,934,000 -2,777,000 295,000 1,930,000 1,775,000 -211,000                     
          accounts payable
        -9,805,000 -10,913,000 4,167,000 -1,693,000 8,652,000 -8,839,000 -4,731,000 -3,457,000 5,886,000 4,498,000 -2,115,000 -1,192,000 -6,530,000 -3,374,000 -1,627,000 -6,452,000 -2,673,000 -8,145,000 -9,475,000 -11,140,000 -670,000 3,623,000 -1,523,000 -5,430,000 1,093,000 93,000 7,308,000 8,608,000 9,098,000 8,597,000 6,163,000 8,156,000 668,000 414,000 3,491,000 -8,111,000 -7,963,000 -945,000 194,000 1,457,000 -87,000 814,000 -357,000 2,889,000 2,907,000 5,436,000 4,636,000 3,572,000 1,754,000 -13,501,000                     
          accrued expenses
        -15,666,000 -10,658,000 12,495,000 7,095,000 3,029,000 10,340,000 4,775,000 741,000 -26,790,000 29,529,000 7,483,000 -9,363,000 -1,627,000 8,370,000 25,594,000 27,990,000 -13,627,000 27,903,000 29,262,000 18,838,000 14,758,000 4,548,000 -1,807,000 22,584,000 -2,743,000 1,386,000 -9,100,000 -2,811,000 801,000 9,152,000 4,189,000 -5,681,000 -4,081,000 5,958,000 9,591,000 -11,198,000 -4,293,000 1,990,000 -10,815,000 -3,976,000 2,051,000 -1,475,000 2,398,000 17,605,000 -3,771,000 1,571,000 7,425,000 23,885,000 9,489,000 36,661,000                     
          other long-term obligations
        -34,000 -34,000 -532,000 -573,000 -591,000 -3,156,000 -3,179,000 -28,000 243,000 -223,000 -57,000 -1,785,000 -1,736,000 -808,000 38,481,000 20,746,000 3,060,000 -231,000 -181,000 -144,000 2,462,000 2,347,000 2,348,000 201,000 607,000 576,000 -150,000 -464,000 -521,000 -286,000 552,000 -71,000 -2,762,000 1,135,000 1,250,000 3,625,000 537,000 90,000 -421,000 -578,000 -239,000 -3,535,000 -1,374,000 -1,543,000 551,000 663,000 -625,000 2,695,000 2,509,000 -1,963,000                     
          operating lease liabilities
        -15,248,000 -7,625,000 -22,019,000 -14,429,000 -7,532,000 -23,256,000 -15,456,000 -7,960,000 -30,864,000 -20,657,000 -9,187,000 -27,372,000 -17,955,000 -9,014,000 -25,576,000 -16,365,000 -8,132,000 -24,116,000 -16,200,000 -8,139,000                                                   
          net cash from operating activities
        63,524,000 -3,687,000 151,388,000 45,764,000 -6,541,000 76,877,000 86,720,000 25,961,000 92,400,000 106,030,000 48,621,000 183,727,000 121,960,000 54,002,000 223,040,000 139,957,000 6,035,000 126,780,000 79,325,000 20,059,000 159,450,000 90,970,000 40,317,000 73,542,000 63,341,000 27,097,000 33,698,000 26,895,000 12,244,000 87,741,000 57,037,000 14,483,000 -70,129,000 -95,471,000 -6,342,000 93,862,000 65,977,000 32,416,000 56,904,000 35,022,000 11,871,000 104,293,000 76,513,000 52,554,000 172,608,000 125,434,000 71,037,000 218,922,000 130,298,000 86,834,000 57,544,000 25,688,000 81,762,000 55,255,000 35,041,000 26,388,000 14,808,000 -6,499,000 14,547,000 15,598,000 2,767,000 10,628,000 5,140,000 8,516,000 16,045,267 9,733 5,769 3,881 6,755 5,383 
          capital expenditures
        -1,915,000 -1,215,000 -5,440,000 -4,055,000 -2,670,000 -3,728,000 -2,744,000 -1,350,000 -4,338,000 -2,782,000 -902,000 -5,187,000 -2,943,000 -1,618,000 -2,995,000 -1,701,000 -1,434,000 -6,337,000 -2,693,000 -1,198,000 -5,684,000 -1,611,000 -1,462,000 -9,074,000 -7,449,000 -4,385,000 -13,502,000 -9,915,000 -6,702,000 -17,969,000 -16,668,000 -2,113,000 -9,882,000 -9,068,000 -5,532,000 -28,983,000 -19,595,000 -10,074,000 -32,198,000 -20,241,000 -10,236,000 -38,573,000 -26,032,000 -16,580,000 -37,535,000 -23,910,000 -9,966,000 -25,998,000 -15,056,000 -20,610,000 -11,627,000 -5,305,000 -23,087,000 -16,447,000 -7,232,000 -20,419,000 -12,608,000 -4,676,000 -3,747,000 -6,173,000 -5,518,000 -1,661,000 -1,686,000 -1,883,375 -625 -1,044 -122 -325 -298 
          free cash flows
        61,609,000 -4,902,000 145,948,000 41,709,000 -9,211,000 73,149,000 83,976,000 24,611,000 88,062,000 103,248,000 47,719,000 178,540,000 119,017,000 52,384,000 220,045,000 138,256,000 4,601,000 120,443,000 76,632,000 18,861,000 153,766,000 89,359,000 38,855,000 64,468,000 55,892,000 22,712,000 20,196,000 16,980,000 5,542,000 69,772,000 40,369,000 12,370,000 -80,011,000 -104,539,000 -11,874,000 64,879,000 46,382,000 22,342,000 24,706,000 14,781,000 1,635,000 65,720,000 50,481,000 35,974,000 135,073,000 101,524,000 61,071,000 192,924,000 115,242,000 66,224,000 45,917,000 20,383,000 58,675,000 38,808,000 27,809,000 5,969,000 2,200,000 -11,175,000 14,547,000 11,851,000 -3,406,000 5,110,000 3,479,000 6,830,000 14,161,892 9,108 4,725 3,759 6,430 5,085 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                              
          proceeds from the sale of deferred compensation plan assets
        27,000 27,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 25,000 25,000 19,000 89,000 28,000 22,000                                                            
          proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
        19,000 15,000    100,000 100,000  66,000 37,000 37,000   42,000 80,000 80,000 12,000 158,000 146,000 65,000 51,000 11,000 5,000 118,000         3,000   126,000 126,000 61,000 609,000 590,000        41,000 3,000 13,000 3,000 2,000 3,091,000 16,000 16,000 50,000 50,000 49,000             
          purchases of property and equipment
        -1,915,000 -1,215,000 -5,440,000 -4,055,000 -2,670,000 -3,728,000 -2,744,000 -1,350,000 -4,338,000 -2,782,000 -902,000 -5,187,000 -2,943,000 -1,618,000 -2,995,000 -1,701,000 -1,434,000 -6,337,000 -2,693,000 -1,198,000 -5,684,000 -1,611,000 -1,462,000 -9,074,000 -7,449,000 -4,385,000 -13,502,000 -9,915,000 -6,702,000 -17,969,000 -16,668,000 -2,113,000 -9,882,000 -9,068,000 -5,532,000 -28,983,000 -19,595,000 -10,074,000 -32,198,000 -20,241,000 -10,236,000 -38,573,000 -26,032,000 -16,580,000 -37,535,000 -23,910,000 -9,966,000 -25,998,000 -15,056,000 -20,610,000 -11,627,000 -5,305,000 -23,087,000 -16,447,000 -7,232,000 -20,419,000 -12,608,000 -4,676,000             
          investments in technology assets
        -426,000 -201,000 -619,000 -409,000 -223,000 -6,881,000 -6,667,000 -210,000 -848,000 -559,000 -236,000 -147,000                                                           
          investment in equity method investee
           -196,000 -196,000    -637,000                                                              
          net cash from investing activities
        -2,295,000 -1,374,000 -7,084,000 -4,639,000 -3,068,000 37,103,000 38,151,000 45,896,000 -92,620,000 -91,587,000 -16,079,000 -269,940,000 -5,379,000 -1,557,000 -285,543,000 -284,322,000 -70,755,000 -351,562,000 -347,958,000 -328,912,000 -12,621,000 -5,203,000 -3,245,000 -32,898,000 -31,448,000 -8,175,000 -45,400,000 -37,751,000 -34,154,000 -19,859,000 -11,822,000 -2,068,000 -9,162,000 -9,392,000 -4,920,000 -35,456,000 -24,215,000 -16,825,000 -40,249,000 -27,931,000 -10,053,000 -168,663,000 -151,535,000 -15,946,000 -41,660,000 -27,686,000 -14,366,000 -64,771,000 -41,485,000 -468,840,000 -459,807,000 -441,851,000 -101,543,000 -50,339,000 -12,736,000 -30,681,000 -21,325,000 -8,718,000 23,796,000 -125,212,000 -10,139,000 -21,146,000 63,809,000 -6,255,000 -22,588,233 -14,767 -1,278 -6,426 -325 -298 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of stock upon exercise of stock options
        149,000  88,000   100,000 75,000  1,078,000 772,000 86,000 1,706,000 623,000 364,000 6,070,000 2,947,000 1,184,000 3,388,000 1,343,000 356,000             89,000 88,000                 1,155,000 244,000 2,138,000 1,734,000 1,010,000                
          shares withheld to pay taxes on non-cash compensation
        -6,005,000 -2,864,000 -4,840,000 -4,195,000 -617,000 -4,413,000 -3,488,000 -1,308,000 -7,949,000 -4,762,000 -4,682,000 -16,694,000 -6,944,000 -6,774,000 -54,172,000 -6,384,000                                                       
          noncontrolling interest contributions
          1,911,000 1,911,000 1,764,000 1,232,000 376,000  2,100,000 952,000 652,000                                                            
          noncontrolling interest distributions
        -1,260,000 -785,000 -2,574,000 -1,964,000 -756,000 -1,614,000 -712,000 -285,000 -1,425,000 -975,000 -672,000                                                            
          principal payments of long-term obligations
        -19,552,000 -9,744,000 -27,730,000 -18,382,000 -8,941,000 -67,113,000 -60,993,000 -55,313,000 -10,126,000 -6,975,000 -3,771,000 -5,893,000 -5,392,000 -2,692,000 -7,360,000 -4,675,000 -1,592,000 -3,820,000 -2,277,000 -559,000 -91,071,000 -90,475,000 -2,819,000 -4,069,000 -2,500,000 -1,250,000 -3,750,000 -2,500,000 -1,250,000 -103,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 -10,904,000 -7,627,000 -3,952,000 -31,856,000 -27,904,000 -23,952,000 -25,489,000 -17,038,000 -8,550,000 -29,674,000 -19,576,000 -9,627,000 -34,026,000 -22,583,000 -12,274,000 -33,810,000 -21,708,000 -85,124,000 -45,288,000 -3,155,000 -3,016,000 -1,548,000 -903,000 -8,180,000 -5,315,000 -3,523,000             
          debt issuance costs
        -499,000           -2,792,000      -847,000 -847,000 -847,000 -2,433,000 -2,433,000        -2,553,000   -901,000                                      
          net cash from financing activities
        -27,167,000 -13,300,000 -37,717,000 -22,630,000 -8,550,000 -74,097,000 -67,843,000 -56,890,000 -14,089,000 -11,448,000 -7,402,000 131,064,000 -107,292,000 -57,458,000 81,466,000 228,202,000 146,042,000 225,310,000 262,306,000 299,178,000 -219,182,000 -146,226,000 -3,430,000 -4,727,000 -2,926,000 -785,000 -6,885,000 -6,678,000 2,232,000 -18,863,000 -20,046,000 -17,315,000 67,530,000 98,785,000 -3,201,000 -29,325,000 -26,189,000 -23,115,000 -25,553,000 -17,937,000 -8,532,000 -26,463,000 -17,141,000 -8,035,000 -37,396,000 -16,206,000 -9,176,000 -111,838,000 -90,762,000 331,480,000 347,733,000 385,209,000 2,152,000 2,204,000 957,000 -3,083,000 -2,757,000 7,462,000 -9,861,000 58,300,000 518,000 -244,000 -1,999,000 68,641,000 -951,593 -407 15,224 -192 -1,970 -1,605 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        34,062,000  106,587,000 18,495,000 -18,159,000 39,883,000 57,028,000 14,967,000 -14,309,000 2,995,000 25,140,000 44,851,000 9,289,000 -5,013,000 18,963,000 83,837,000 81,322,000                                                      
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        303,242,000 303,242,000 138,863,000 138,863,000 138,863,000 54,133,000 54,133,000 54,133,000 45,769,000 45,769,000 45,769,000 83,357,000 83,357,000 83,357,000 96,490,000 96,490,000 96,490,000                                                      
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        337,304,000 284,881,000 245,450,000 157,358,000 120,704,000 94,016,000 111,161,000 69,100,000 31,460,000 48,764,000 70,909,000 128,208,000 92,646,000 78,344,000 115,453,000 180,327,000 177,812,000                                                      
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                              
          cash paid for interest
        12,359,000 6,177,000            1,011,000 4,902,000 3,292,000 1,755,000 7,756,000 4,187,000 725,000 2,989,000 2,080,000 1,065,000 2,188,000 1,172,000 706,000 2,276,000 1,359,000 648,000 5,598,000 3,598,000 1,827,000 4,771,000 2,974,000 425,000 2,384,000 2,006,000 1,629,000 6,896,000 3,494,000 3,388,000 7,094,000 3,656,000 3,490,000 7,949,000 4,266,000 3,735,000 9,885,000 5,920,000 10,406,000 4,072,000 710,000 260,000 194,000 91,000 3,038,000 2,073,000 1,051,000             
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received
        25,330,000 907,000            971,000 30,290,000 8,153,000 5,272,000 17,656,000 7,849,000 404,000 11,017,000 6,149,000 2,813,000 315,000 284,000 284,000 758,000 825,000 -7,000 -12,383,000 -2,496,000 -89,000 13,000   3,235,000 3,135,000 3,135,000 1,620,000 1,470,000 1,150,000 11,273,000 6,273,000 2,793,000 49,870,000 31,870,000 14,620,000 47,135,000 27,915,000 18,783,000 16,848,000 8,365,000 17,455,000 6,724,000 777,000 2,870,000 1,933,000 874,000             
          cash paid for operating lease liabilities
        17,612,000 8,811,000            9,776,000 28,351,000 18,289,000 8,949,000                                                      
          cash paid for finance lease liabilities
        8,302,000 4,121,000            503,000 1,483,000 986,000 499,000                                                      
          loss on disposal of property and equipment
         -34,000 -22,000 -19,000 4,000 346,000 356,000 -70,000 507,000 531,000 5,000  8,000 14,000 -77,000  55,000 6,000 -2,000 -4,000 738,000 650,000 563,000 -22,000 147,000 -16,000 556,000 522,000 360,000 945,000 530,000 196,000 4,174,000 2,688,000 332,000 1,239,000 708,000 211,000 1,066,000 848,000 505,000 1,796,000 1,313,000 656,000 2,314,000 2,019,000 171,000 593,000 535,000 611,000 483,000 161,000 301,000 397,000 48,000 459,000 179,000 -9,000             
          proceeds from the issuance of stock upon exercise of stock options
         93,000                                                                     
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
         -18,361,000                                                                     
          supplemental disclosures of non-cash activity:
                                                                              
          right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities
         7,006,000            10,548,000 29,876,000 18,891,000 6,437,000                                                      
          right of use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities
         3,158,000            177,000 822,000 487,000 254,000                                                      
          reductions to right of use assets resulting from reductions to operating lease liabilities
         75,000            279,000 767,000 407,000 159,000                                                      
          reductions to right of use assets resulting from reductions to finance lease liabilities
         415,000                                                                     
          gain on deconsolidation of joint venture
                                                                              
          loss on personal care divestiture
             2,186,000 2,186,000 2,186,000                                                               
          merger termination fee
             106,000,000 106,000,000                                                                
          equity in (earnings) loss from equity method investments
             -9,366,000 -8,114,000 -123,000               -1,860,000                                                
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions:
                                                                              
          purchase of cost method investment
                -15,000,000                                                              
          return of investment
             150,000                                                                 
          proceeds from personal care divestiture
             47,787,000 47,787,000 47,787,000                                                               
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
             -350,000 -350,000 -350,000 -71,952,000 -73,311,000  -264,872,000 -2,503,000  -299,723,000 -299,723,000 -69,349,000 -345,460,000 -345,414,000 -327,867,000 -4,074,000 -4,074,000 -2,250,000 -24,128,000 -24,128,000 -4,099,000 -31,378,000 -27,634,000 -27,682,000 -5,800,000      -627,000 -627,000 -627,000 -8,744,000 -8,392,000  -125,977,000 -125,977,000  -3,121,000 -2,721,000 -1,969,000 -31,492,000 -19,205,000 -447,082,000 -447,124,000 -436,481,000 -79,154,000 -31,616,000 -4,396,000                
          proceeds from issuance of stock to employee stock purchase plan
               816,000 2,857,000 1,891,000 985,000 3,022,000 1,961,000 1,048,000 2,600,000 1,686,000 860,000 2,384,000 1,534,000 782,000 1,787,000 1,157,000 597,000 1,798,000 1,187,000 612,000 1,818,000 1,207,000 638,000 1,591,000 1,059,000 504,000 1,875,000 1,324,000 657,000 2,436,000 1,695,000 837,000 2,934,000 1,978,000 962,000 3,961,000 2,731,000 1,578,000 4,690,000 3,012,000 1,445,000 4,081,000 2,734,000 2,665,000 1,688,000 774,000 1,896,000 1,254,000 599,000 1,465,000 834,000 295,000 564,000 247,000           
          proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest
                3,941,000                                                              
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
             -800,000 -800,000 -800,000                                                               
          proceeds from borrowings under revolving line of credit
             23,000,000 23,000,000 8,000,000 484,000,000 298,500,000  500,700,000 389,200,000 215,200,000 432,000,000 424,500,000 187,500,000 192,500,000 184,500,000 161,500,000 127,500,000 127,500,000                                                 
          repayments of borrowings under revolving line of credit
             -23,000,000 -23,000,000 -8,000,000 -465,500,000 -283,500,000  -551,700,000 -410,200,000 -186,200,000 -357,000,000 -259,500,000 -37,500,000 -133,000,000 -92,000,000 -34,000,000 -70,000,000                                                  
          purchase of company stock
                -17,351,000 -17,351,000  -84,879,000 -74,074,000 -72,886,000       -181,402,000 -181,402,000     -12,315,000 -12,315,000 -12,315,000                -11,796,000                          
          payment of accrued contingent consideration
          -4,572,000   -4,091,000 -4,055,000  -5,714,000                                                              
          investments in equity method investees
          -1,046,000            -875,000 -875,000  -210,000 -210,000 -120,000 -3,477,000                                                  
          proceeds from issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan
             2,602,000 1,754,000                                                                
          gain on equity method investments
                                                                              
          investment impairment
                3,009,000                                                              
          proceeds from borrowings under term loan
                   290,312,000      175,000,000 175,000,000 175,000,000                                                   
          provider relief fund advance
                   -1,465,000 -1,672,000 -5,000,000 60,000,000 70,000,000                                                       
          loss on equity method investments
                   -31,092,000 -31,092,000                                                          
          write-off of other comprehensive income
                      -15,000 -15,000 -15,000                                                      
          equity in loss (earnings) from equity method investments
                442,000 744,000 1,403,000                  5,000                                          
          amortization of deferred debt issuance costs/debt discount
                743,000 495,000 248,000 669,000 432,000 216,000 653,000 437,000 220,000 653,000 433,000 213,000 596,000      555,000 370,000 185,000                                          
          impairment charge
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of equity method investment
                      17,876,000 17,876,000                                                       
          other investments
                 -15,000,000 -15,000,000                                                            
          non-cash 401(k) employer match
                                                                              
          asset impairment charge
                                     77,268,000 75,193,000 75,193,000                                       
          purchase of investment
                               -436,000 -436,000 -256,000 -750,000 -432,000  -2,561,000 -1,161,000      -6,227,000 -6,227,000    -4,500,000                             
          proceeds from sale of deferred compensation plan assets
                   126,000 25,000 19,000 94,000 21,000 16,000 287,000 213,000 208,000 563,000 471,000 462,000 622,000 565,000 565,000 230,000 230,000 230,000  1,026,000 64,000 9,000 5,000  128,000 100,000 71,000 239,000 239,000 230,000 859,000 853,000 853,000 2,425,000 2,340,000  956,000 956,000                      
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                   140,000 42,000                                              29,000 106,000 -41,000 115,000 53,000 26,000 22,991     
          noncontrolling interest distribution
                   -1,253,000 -794,000 -518,000 -672,000 -372,000 -360,000 -910,000 -457,000 -366,000 -530,000                                                  
          return on equity investment
                     1,500,000 3,919,000 2,744,000 2,369,000 3,727,000 842,000 725,000 4,373,000 2,204,000 625,000 4,656,000 3,416,000 150,000 1,913,000 362,000 362,000 5,135,000 4,638,000 645,000 1,500,000 700,000 400,000 975,000 400,000 400,000 1,050,000 625,000 150,000 1,088,000 540,000 240,000 1,390,000 840,000 90,000 625,000 150,000 187,000 112,000 75,000                   
          loss on sale of equity method investment
                      2,980,000 2,980,000                                                       
          non-controlling interest distribution
                             -350,000 -28,000 -216,000 -90,000 -42,000 -284,000 -200,000  -300,000 -300,000     -163,000 -93,000  -105,000 -105,000  -568,000 -198,000  -185,000 -185,000                         
          repurchase of noncontrolling interest
                            -361,000                                                  
          supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activity:
                                                                              
          note payable issued for software licenses
                                                                              
          401(k) employer match
                        3,291,000 7,545,000 4,686,000 2,379,000 6,934,000 4,894,000 2,567,000 6,547,000 4,367,000 2,227,000 5,134,000 3,440,000 1,737,000 4,544,000 3,454,000 1,813,000 4,682,000 3,048,000 1,392,000 6,200,000 4,363,000 2,240,000 7,575,000 5,040,000 2,347,000 5,845,000 3,332,000 1,403,000 17,536,000 11,467,000 5,705,000 13,827,000 9,581,000                      
          shares withheld upon stock vesting
                        -4,050,000 -9,385,000 -4,490,000 -2,688,000 -5,421,000 -2,832,000 -1,305,000 -6,454,000 -5,726,000 -758,000                                             
          supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing activities:
                                                                              
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                         528,000  -9,675,000 -72,353,000 -60,459,000 33,642,000 35,917,000 28,967,000 18,137,000 -18,587,000 -17,534,000  49,019,000 25,169,000  -11,761,000 -6,078,000  29,081,000 15,573,000    -6,714,000 -90,833,000 -92,163,000 28,573,000 93,552,000 81,542,000 47,495,000 42,313,000   -54,530,000 -30,954,000  7,120,000 23,262,000    28,481,000    -2,952,000 70,902,000 -7,494,559 -5,441 19,715 -2,737 4,460 3,480 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                         20,229,000 20,229,000 20,229,000 86,363,000 86,363,000 86,363,000 30,197,000 30,197,000 30,197,000 27,502,000 27,502,000 27,502,000 8,032,000 8,032,000 8,032,000 17,303,000 17,303,000 17,303,000 14,545,000 14,545,000 14,545,000 48,004,000 48,004,000 48,004,000 120,295,000 120,295,000 120,295,000 34,485,000 34,485,000 34,485,000 2,847,000 2,847,000 56,190,000 56,190,000 56,190,000 84,221,000 84,221,000 84,221,000 17,231,000 17,231,000 17,231,000  89,679,000  29,749,221 29,779  4,861 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                         20,757,000 13,902,000 10,554,000 14,010,000 25,904,000 120,005,000 66,114,000 59,164,000 48,334,000 8,915,000 9,968,000 7,824,000 57,051,000 33,201,000 3,132,000 5,542,000 11,225,000 2,840,000 43,626,000 30,118,000 7,021,000 39,106,000 37,158,000 41,290,000 29,462,000 28,132,000 148,868,000 128,037,000 116,027,000 81,980,000 45,160,000 898,000 5,664,000 1,660,000 25,236,000 66,592,000 91,341,000 107,483,000 9,855,000 7,957,000 9,476,000  -51,313,000 -6,854,000 78,917,000  70,902,000 22,254,662 24,338  -2,737 4,460 8,341 
          write off of deferred debt issuance costs
                             38,000        2,513,000   488,000                 406,000 406,000 406,000                   
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                          -6,327,000          -19,678,000   -4,900,000   -14,463,000   -7,524,000 -8,898,000 -10,846,000                -7,376,000 -9,274,000 -7,755,000   -6,854,000 -10,762,000         
          write-off of investment
                                                                              
          tax benefit from stock options exercised and restricted stock vesting
                                  7,241,000 7,130,000 159,000                                          
          assets contributed to equity investment
                                                                              
          capital leases
                                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of stock upon exercise of stock options and warrants
                            2,749,000 2,609,000 125,000 4,214,000 4,203,000 653,000    399,000 195,000 181,000   89,000 258,000 113,000  145,000 145,000  245,000 236,000 96,000 1,494,000 1,358,000 939,000 966,000 454,000 2,757,000      2,505,000 1,071,000 458,000 1,183,000 1,742,000 796,000 306,000  1,385,000 1,650,181 819  184 60 453 
          securities class action lawsuit settlement accrual
                                28,712,000                                              
          provision for doubtful accounts
                               18,078,000 10,992,000 6,341,000 13,664,000 8,193,000 3,940,000 9,370,000 5,732,000 2,976,000 13,392,000 9,210,000 4,968,000 12,853,000 8,722,000 3,967,000 16,286,000 10,621,000 5,913,000 9,918,000 5,290,000 3,162,000 14,069,000 8,808,000 4,345,000 16,481,000 11,903,000 15,505,000 9,277,000 3,595,000 9,032,000                  
          gain on sale of care centers
                                     -184,000   -2,967,000 -2,967,000 -645,000 -1,808,000 -357,000                                  
          write off of deferred debt issuance costs/debt discount
                                                                              
          purchases of deferred compensation plan assets
                                     -19,000 -19,000 -19,000 -104,000 -67,000 -33,000 -93,000 -74,000 -29,000 -155,000 -127,000 -47,000 -472,000 -379,000 -219,000 -1,053,000 -1,018,000 -54,000 -3,064,000 -2,969,000                      
          purchase of investments
                                         -2,495,000  -9,732,000                                   
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                     5,000,000 5,000,000                                        
          proceeds from disposition of care centers
                                                                              
          proceeds from revolving line of credit
                                  128,500,000 84,000,000 40,500,000 63,400,000 63,400,000 40,800,000 200,800,000 200,800,000 54,000,000 25,500,000 25,500,000 12,500,000          50,200,000 50,200,000          10,000,000            
          repayments of revolving line of credit
                                  -128,500,000 -84,000,000 -25,500,000 -78,400,000 -78,400,000 -55,800,000 -190,800,000 -95,800,000 -54,000,000 -25,500,000 -25,500,000 -12,500,000          -130,700,000 -119,700,000                      
          proceeds from issuance of long-term obligations
                                     100,000,000   67,371,000                 412,000,000 395,000,000 395,000,000                   
          sale of non-controlling interest
                                  405,000                                            
          equity in loss from equity method investments
                                 106,000                                             
          u.s. department of justice settlement
                                           150,000,000                                   
          supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing and investing activities:
                                                                              
          (sale) acquisition of non-controlling interests
                                        -1,549,000 -1,549,000                                     
          proceeds from dispositions of care centers
                                     413,000     645,000 3,725,000 2,082,000                                  
          equity in earnings of equity investments
                                     -8,701,000 -6,777,000 -1,951,000 -2,234,000 -1,671,000 -787,000 -1,054,000 -700,000 -363,000 -1,091,000 -701,000 -305,000                              
          u.s. department of justice settlement accrual
                                        -115,000,000 -115,000,000                                     
          proceeds from deferred compensation plan assets
                                     1,077,000                                         
          net loss
                                      -23,959,000 -34,832,000                                       
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                              
          tax benefit from stock option exercises
                                          5,000    -3,038,000 -2,917,000 -944,000 -427,000 -334,000 -82,000 2,427,000 2,192,000 714,000 847,000 637,000 2,764,000 1,645,000 285,000 1,134,000 764,000 251,000    324,000 1,955,000 688,000 341,000 198,000 1,185,000 1,049,120 880 417 
          goodwill and other intangibles impairment charge
                                                 574,114,000                             
          purchases of investments
                                        -3,421,000                                      
          notes payable issued for software licenses
                                              2,214,000      10,801,000 10,801,000    2,126,000 1,946,000  5,501,000 5,501,000                 
          other intangibles impairment charge
                                        2,208,000 2,208,000 2,208,000                                    
          proceeds from dispositions of care centers, net of cash sold
                                        4,233,000 2,233,000                                     
          acquired non-controlling interests
                                           312,000 167,000 167,000                                 
          payment of deferred financing fees
                                                         -8,124,000                     
          notes payable issued for/assumed in acquisitions
                                                 1,058,000                             
          write off of intangible assets
                                           3,828,000 2,286,000                                  
          acquisitions of reacquired franchise rights
                                                    -2,376,000 -2,377,000 -2,377,000 -5,214,000 -5,214,000                      
          equity in earnings from equity investments
                                                                              
          outstanding checks in excess of bank balance
                                                       -3,422,000 -3,379,000 4,542,000 1,657,000                    
          equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                 -1,114,000 -789,000 -323,000 -2,310,000 -1,522,000 -788,000 -1,721,000 -1,066,000 -557,000 -387,000 -150,000 43,000                  
          notes payable issued for acquisitions
                                                    750,000 750,000 500,000 8,455,000 3,834,000 6,688,000 3,499,000 1,545,000 15,892,000 6,010,000 1,900,000 2,520,000 2,520,000 1,350,000   500,000 2,900,000        
          gain on release of alliance’s net liabilities
                                                                              
          obligations due medicare
                                                                              
          purchases of short-term investments
                                                            -89,000,000 -53,000,000 -34,200,000                
          proceeds from sales of short-term investments
                                                                              
          withdrawals from restricted cash
                                                                              
          net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                        -1,949,000 -50,526,000   -17,629,000                  
          benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                                              
          net cash (used in) investing activities
                                                                              
          proceeds from swingline facility
                                                         21,700,000                     
          repayments of swingline facility
                                                                              
          minority interests
                                                         -43,000 -25,000 -27,000 -10,000                  
          impairment of intangible assets
                                                                              
          release of shares from escrow
                                                                              
          deposits into restricted cash
                                                            -1,136,000 -1,116,000 -1,124,000                
          purchase of deferred compensation plan assets
                                                         -1,761,000 -1,659,000 -67,000 -1,955,000 -1,873,000                 
          proceeds from equity offering
                                                                              
          issuance cost related to equity offering
                                                                              
          proceeds from short-term revolving line of credit
                                                               10,000,000  10,000,000             
          principal payments of short-term revolving line of credit
                                                               -10,000,000               
          repayments from swingline facility
                                                         -21,700,000                     
          cash paid for 2005 payroll taxes under hurricane relief act extended deadlines
                                                               26,906,000 26,906,000              
          non-cash compensation expense
                                                         4,244,000 2,321,000 1,053,000 2,359,000 1,531,000 731,000 1,990,000 1,193,000 596,000  128,000           
          401(k) employer match expense
                                                         8,726,000 5,357,000 2,714,000 4,627,000 2,361,000 493,000                
          proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments
                                                            89,000,000 53,000,000 34,200,000                
          sale of deferred compensation plan assets
                                                         600,000 600,000  698,000 697,000                 
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions:
                                                                              
          (increase) in patient accounts receivable
                                                          -30,416,000  -19,442,000 -5,329,000                 
          decrease in other current assets
                                                          -484,000 -523,000 4,189,000 5,790,000 6,280,000 926,000               
          decrease in other assets
                                                          -219,000 76,000 1,458,000 1,124,000 226,000 756,000 962,000        -1,028,530 -470   11 20 
          (decrease) in accounts payable
                                                          -8,237,000 -638,000 -1,215,000 -4,126,000 -3,362,000  -17,055,000 -22,001,000            -719 
          increase in accrued expenses
                                                          24,633,000 10,382,000 22,811,000 15,363,000 10,690,000 12,334,000 8,789,000 5,662,000 -10,168,000 7,951,000 5,124,000 7,913,000 1,311,000 -1,214,000 6,985,386 1,614 -3 1,340 1,240 848 
          increase in other long-term obligations
                                                          1,227,000 16,000 260,000 238,000  472,000 358,000              
          (decrease) in obligations due medicare
                                                            -216,000 -211,000 -211,000                
          issuance costs related to issuance of long-term debt
                                                          -8,124,000 -7,939,000                   
          decrease in patient accounts receivable
                                                           -13,689,000   4,599,000                
          write-off of deferred debt issuance costs
                                                                              
          write-off of medical supplies
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions
                                                                              
          increase in accounts payable
                                                               -17,290,000   19,752,000   -2,262,000 3,007,000   1,670     
          sale of short-term investments
                                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of long-term obligations, net of issuance cost
                                                                              
          other
                                                                              
          stock issued for acquisitions
                                                                    1,500,000        
          alliance
                                                            -4,212,000                  
          provision for bad debts
                                                             5,376,000 2,552,000 7,747,000 4,004,000 2,009,000 1,144,000 2,175,000 1,126,000 648,000 527,000 909,000 1,618,257 743 658 583 504 494 
          (decrease) in other long-term obligations
                                                              -58,000                
          (increase) in other current assets
                                                                -3,226,000 -244,000             
          (decrease) in medicare liabilities
                                                               -3,244,000 -1,509,000 -6,000            -902 
          acquisitions of businesses
                                                               -10,312,000 -8,767,000 -4,091,000             
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                              
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                              
          supplemental disclosures of non cash financing and investing activities:
                                                                              
          stock issued for 401(k) plan
                                                               5,199,000 3,199,000 1,471,000             
          amortization of deferred debt issue costs
                                                               362,000 242,000              
          write off of inventory
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                              
          (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                               -21,102,000 -63,000 -1,272,000  -10,036,000 -13,272,000 -1,018,000         
          proceeds for sales and maturities of short–term investments
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                              
          (increase) in other assets
                                                                 -891,000  1,753,000 -1,243,000 -2,363,000         
          other increases
                                                                              
          cash paid for payroll taxes under hurricane relief act extended deadlines
                                                                 26,906,000             
          compensation expense due to issuance of stock and stock options
                                                                              
          loss on disposals of property and equipment
                                                                  -22,000 -16,000 15,000 38,000         
          increase in patient accounts receivable
                                                                              
          increase in inventory and other current assets
                                                                              
          increase in other assets
                                                                              
          increase in amounts due to medicare
                                                                              
          acquisition of businesses
                                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                              
          proceeds from equity offering, net of costs
                                                                              
          principal payments of long-term debt
                                                                              
          principal payments of revolving line of credit
                                                                              
          payments on notes payable and capital leases
                                                                    -648,000 -820,000  -1,144,000 -3,260,227 -1,773 -1,780 -1,658 -1,772 -1,700 
          proceeds from private placement of stock
                                                                         -23     
          decrease in medicare liabilities
                                                                           272   
          cash paid for income taxes
                                                                              
          writeoff of inventory
                                                                             
          (increase) in inventory and other current assets
                                                                   502,000 -481,000 -1,588,000    -719    -564 
          (decrease) in long-term liabilities
                                                                              
          purchase of property and equipment
                                                                   -3,747,000 -6,173,000 -5,518,000 -1,661,000 -1,686,000 -1,883,375 -625 -1,044 -122 -325 -298 
          cash from purchase acquisitions
                                                                   -121,571,000 -3,925,000 -15,743,000  -4,595,000 -20,727,849 -14,151     
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance cost
                                                                              
          payments on long-term debt and capital leases
                                                                              
          proceeds from 2004 secondary equity offering, net of offering costs
                                                                              
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                                                                              
          interest paid
                                                                   425,000           
          income taxes paid, net of refunds received
                                                                   25,000           
          non-cash financing activities:
                                                                              
          stock issued as contributions to the company’s 401(k) plan
                                                                   1,043,000 943,000 729,000  528,000       
          stock issued to sellers in acquisitions
                                                                              
          notes payable issued to sellers in acquisitions
                                                                              
          capital leases entered into
                                                                              
          decrease in accounts payable
                                                                           381   
          proceeds from issuance of notes payable
                                                                      455,000 416,583 417     
          costs associated with equity offerings
                                                                    -21,000         
          financing activities:
                                                                              
          compensation expense
                                                                     69,000  5,000 25,980 20     
          increase in medicare liabilities
                                                                     -64,000        
          proceeds from issuance of stock from employee stock purchase plan
                                                                     291,000  222,000 349,847 153  151   
          cash paid for:
                                                                              
          interest
                                                                     68,000 87,000 72,000 193,891 109 254 276 296 340 
          income taxes, net of refunds received
                                                                     1,546,000         
          supplemental disclosures of noncash financing and investing activities
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions—
                                                                              
          partnership distributions
                                                                              
          net (payments) on line of credit agreements
                                                                              
          payments on notes payable
                                                                              
          decrease in long-term liabilities
                                                                              
          proceeds from other issuance of stock
                                                                              
          proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
                                                                              
          income taxes
                                                                      348,000 1,576,000 805,700 300 128 56 116 -151 
          supplemental disclosures of non cash financing and investing activities
                                                                              
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                       668,000 -6,275,549 -451  -2,726 934 2,746 
          decrease in inventory and other current assets
                                                                       -375,000    39   
          increase in long-term liabilities
                                                                          -1    
          expenses incurred from 2003 private placement of stock
                                                                              
          depreciation
                                                                         894     
          deferred revenue
                                                                              
          gain on sale of discontinued operations
                                                                              
          minority interest
                                                                              
          increase in cash included in assets held for sale
                                                                              
          proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
                                                                              
          minority interest investment in subsidiary
                                                                              
          net (payments) borrowings on line of credit agreements
                                                                              
          proceeds from issuance of notes payable and capital leases
                                                                          91 472 135 544 
          proceeds from issuance of stock
                                                                              
          decrease in notes payable—related parties
                                                                              
          increase in notes receivable—related parties
                                                                              
          net repayments on line of credit agreements
                                                                              
          cash paid for
                                                                              
          net (repayments) on line of credit agreements
                                                                              
          impairment of goodwill
                                                                              
          changes in assets and liabilities—
                                                                              
          issuance of warrants for extinguishment of debt
                                                                              
          decrease in notes payable — related parties
                                                                              
          increase in notes receivable — related parties