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Encompass Health Corporation
(NYSE:EHC) 

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Encompass Health Corporation provides facility-based and home-based post-acute healthcare services in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Home Health and Hospice. The Inpatient Rehabilitation segment provides specialized rehabilitative treatmen...

Founded: 1984
Full Time Employees: 27,970
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Care Facilities

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    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2010-01-20 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 
                                                                            
      net operating revenues
    1,586,600,000 1,544,600,000 1,477,500,000 1,457,700,000 1,455,400,000 1,405,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,301,200,000 1,316,000,000 1,246,800,000 1,206,900,000 1,187,100,000 1,160,400,000 1,137,300,000 1,089,500,000 1,330,500,000 1,333,600,000 1,318,700,000 1,284,800,000 1,287,700,000 1,230,400,000 1,214,400,000 1,173,900,000 1,074,100,000 1,182,000,000 1,184,400,000 1,161,600,000 1,135,000,000 1,124,000,000 1,096,000,000 1,067,600,000 1,067,700,000 1,046,000,000 1,019,700,000 995,600,000 981,300,000 974,800,000 949,900,000 926,800,000 920,700,000 909,800,000 879,300,000 778,600,000 764,400,000 740,600,000 596,900,000 604,400,000 591,200,000 572,100,000 564,000,000 564,500,000 572,600,000 552,900,000 537,000,000 538,100,000 490,700,000 496,900,000 491,000,000 479,600,000 472,700,000 483,700,000 475,100,000 456,200,000 461,400,000 469,000,000 439,000,000 431,600,000 442,800,000 448,600,000 731,207,000 787,513,000 791,987,000 
      operating expenses:
                                                                            
      salaries and benefits
    818,100,000 801,100,000 784,800,000 767,700,000 762,300,000 756,800,000 732,100,000 700,500,000 711,600,000 676,300,000 658,600,000 636,200,000 629,000,000 614,400,000 605,600,000 773,800,000 776,000,000 761,000,000 730,100,000 708,200,000 687,200,000 686,100,000 664,900,000 651,900,000 679,100,000 668,500,000 660,800,000 622,900,000 620,800,000 613,300,000 592,300,000 578,200,000 570,200,000 554,600,000 542,100,000 527,800,000 530,100,000 516,300,000 497,400,000 486,100,000 486,100,000 466,800,000 417,100,000 401,800,000 385,100,000 290,000,000 285,300,000 286,100,000 272,000,000 269,500,000 273,600,000 274,600,000 269,500,000 262,300,000 259,100,000 246,400,000 241,600,000 241,900,000 239,600,000 235,400,000 239,100,000 234,700,000 236,500,000 236,700,000 232,900,000 227,000,000 213,100,000 217,200,000 217,400,000 344,385,000 354,870,000 363,860,000 
      other operating expenses
    241,900,000 226,300,000 231,100,000 213,800,000 217,500,000 206,400,000 202,400,000 189,900,000 203,900,000 184,800,000 183,700,000 172,700,000 177,900,000 170,100,000 172,000,000 193,400,000 182,100,000 176,800,000 173,400,000 172,700,000 162,300,000 163,100,000 163,400,000 148,300,000 159,600,000 167,100,000 156,600,000 149,800,000 150,100,000 151,600,000 142,900,000 149,400,000 141,200,000 139,500,000 137,600,000 130,500,000 129,100,000 125,100,000 126,300,000 121,500,000 119,200,000 118,000,000 106,700,000 104,200,000 103,200,000 89,400,000 86,300,000 84,500,000 81,700,000 82,200,000 81,000,000 78,100,000 81,000,000 75,400,000 76,700,000 71,200,000 76,600,000 66,900,000 69,800,000 66,800,000 67,600,000 67,200,000 68,900,000 65,100,000 70,400,000 48,200,000 66,100,000 60,700,000 70,300,000 147,052,000 168,442,000 154,182,000 
      occupancy costs
    15,200,000 14,500,000 14,900,000 14,700,000 14,900,000 14,700,000 14,400,000 14,200,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,200,000 14,300,000 13,800,000 13,100,000 12,400,000 19,300,000 20,900,000 20,000,000 19,800,000 20,200,000 20,200,000 20,400,000 20,300,000 20,300,000 20,200,000 20,600,000 21,800,000 20,300,000 19,600,000 20,300,000 19,600,000 19,500,000 18,600,000 18,700,000 18,600,000 18,300,000 17,900,000 17,800,000 17,600,000 17,900,000 18,000,000 16,800,000 12,500,000 12,500,000 12,100,000 10,300,000 10,300,000 10,500,000 11,200,000 11,700,000 11,900,000 12,200,000 12,000,000 11,800,000 12,300,000 12,100,000 11,400,000 11,600,000 11,700,000 11,800,000 12,100,000 12,000,000 12,800,000 12,500,000 12,300,000 13,900,000 12,800,000 13,300,000 13,300,000    
      supplies
    64,300,000 64,500,000 64,600,000 63,100,000 62,200,000 62,300,000 60,600,000 57,600,000 58,500,000 58,600,000 53,900,000 52,000,000 53,800,000 53,900,000 51,100,000 52,800,000 56,100,000 54,200,000 53,200,000 50,000,000 51,900,000 51,700,000 52,500,000 50,600,000 45,700,000 43,200,000 42,900,000 41,700,000 40,100,000 40,900,000 38,600,000 39,300,000 39,900,000 38,700,000 36,500,000 37,100,000 37,000,000 35,800,000 34,800,000 34,400,000 35,000,000 34,600,000 31,000,000 31,700,000 31,400,000 26,600,000 27,800,000 27,600,000 27,100,000 25,500,000 26,600,000 26,200,000 26,200,000 23,800,000 29,900,000 27,800,000 28,800,000 28,300,000 28,500,000 27,700,000 28,700,000 27,500,000 26,200,000 28,000,000 27,500,000 25,600,000 24,200,000 25,800,000 26,300,000 69,584,000 73,631,000 76,107,000 
      general and administrative expenses
    58,200,000 68,400,000 56,100,000 59,400,000 52,300,000 54,500,000 54,000,000 50,500,000 50,200,000 53,100,000 49,800,000 55,400,000 43,400,000 42,800,000 37,900,000 60,300,000 48,400,000 60,600,000 43,900,000 54,200,000 38,600,000 37,800,000 39,100,000 43,000,000 35,600,000 64,000,000 52,500,000 77,100,000 53,400,000 54,300,000 49,900,000 54,900,000 61,100,000 43,100,000 39,700,000 52,400,000 36,500,000 36,800,000 30,300,000 34,400,000 31,900,000 36,000,000 30,600,000 32,100,000 34,600,000 27,500,000 30,200,000 30,700,000 30,600,000 28,800,000 29,500,000 30,200,000 30,600,000 29,300,000 26,900,000 24,900,000 26,700,000 26,300,000 28,100,000 26,000,000 24,900,000 25,500,000 25,500,000 25,200,000 28,100,000 27,600,000 27,500,000 35,000,000 44,700,000    
      depreciation and amortization
    87,300,000 86,400,000 82,400,000 79,900,000 79,200,000 78,000,000 78,400,000 72,900,000 70,300,000 70,100,000 67,300,000 72,600,000 63,900,000 63,300,000 62,100,000 68,800,000 66,200,000 65,800,000 64,900,000 63,400,000 62,500,000 62,300,000 61,200,000 60,700,000 58,800,000 58,400,000 55,100,000 52,700,000 52,500,000 52,900,000 51,200,000 49,700,000 45,900,000 46,600,000 46,200,000 45,800,000 45,200,000 43,800,000 43,500,000 42,900,000 42,400,000 41,400,000 33,700,000 32,700,000 31,900,000 27,400,000 26,400,000 26,400,000 25,200,000 24,300,000 23,100,000 22,100,000 21,700,000 21,300,000 20,300,000 19,300,000 18,700,000 18,300,000 17,500,000 18,100,000 17,700,000 17,600,000 18,100,000 18,300,000 30,100,000 19,700,000 19,900,000 20,000,000 18,200,000 38,473,000 38,917,000 37,109,000 
      total operating expenses
    1,285,000,000 1,261,200,000 1,233,900,000 1,198,600,000 1,188,400,000 1,172,700,000 1,141,900,000 1,085,600,000 1,108,500,000 1,056,900,000 1,027,500,000 1,003,200,000 981,800,000 957,600,000 941,100,000 1,168,400,000 1,149,700,000 1,138,400,000 1,085,300,000 1,068,700,000 1,022,700,000 1,021,400,000 1,001,400,000 974,800,000 1,001,800,000 1,021,800,000 989,700,000 964,500,000 936,500,000 985,300,000 894,500,000 891,000,000 876,900,000 841,200,000 820,700,000 811,900,000 795,800,000 775,600,000 749,900,000 738,900,000 732,800,000 713,400,000 632,000,000 615,100,000 608,500,000 475,200,000 467,500,000 467,400,000 449,300,000 424,900,000 445,900,000 444,800,000 440,900,000 426,100,000 434,600,000 412,100,000 415,800,000 403,100,000 398,500,000 410,400,000 446,500,000 382,300,000 416,000,000 390,600,000 376,200,000 293,075,000 383,400,000 389,100,000 410,400,000 672,037,000 737,426,000 719,459,000 
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
    200,000     200,000 400,000         1,100,000 300,000   1,000,000      5,400,000  2,300,000       300,000 10,400,000   2,600,000 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,400,000  18,800,000 1,200,000        2,700,000 1,300,000         2,100,000 3,400,000 300,000 4,975,000 2,200,000 17,700,000   4,565,000 361,077,000 
      interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and fees
    31,800,000 30,200,000 30,800,000 30,400,000 31,800,000 33,000,000 34,900,000 34,300,000 35,200,000 34,900,000 35,900,000 36,300,000 36,400,000 37,500,000 38,200,000 60,600,000 39,600,000 40,100,000 39,900,000 41,800,000 42,800,000 46,200,000 49,000,000 45,800,000 43,200,000 44,500,000 40,300,000 37,700,000 37,200,000 36,700,000 37,300,000 37,700,000 35,600,000 35,900,000 36,800,000 40,400,000 41,300,000 41,600,000 42,500,000 43,400,000 44,600,000 44,600,000 35,600,000 30,900,000 31,800,000 27,800,000 27,800,000 27,900,000 26,500,000 25,300,000 24,400,000 24,200,000 24,300,000 23,500,000 35,100,000 30,800,000 30,100,000 30,500,000 30,800,000 29,500,000 31,100,000 34,400,000   47,400,000 44,475,000 60,200,000 59,200,000 58,500,000 82,493,000 82,974,000 85,375,000 
      other income
    -18,700,000 -3,700,000 -5,900,000 -6,700,000 -2,500,000 -4,500,000 -9,300,000 -3,300,000 -5,400,000         -5,900,000 -400,000 -4,600,000  -4,200,000 -2,500,000 -5,800,000  -3,600,000 -21,000,000 -2,200,000  700,000 -1,700,000 -1,300,000  -1,200,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 -1,000,000 -800,000 -800,000 -700,000 -600,000 -1,300,000 -700,000 -3,000,000 -500,000 -200,000 -28,200,000 -1,700,000 -1,300,000 -600,000 -1,900,000 -700,000 -1,100,000 -6,100,000 -600,000 -700,000 -1,400,000 -700,000 -2,000,000 -600,000 -1,000,000 200,000 -400,000 -1,000,000 -700,000 -1,000,000 -9,400,000 -400,000 -4,800,000    
      equity in net income of nonconsolidated affiliates
    -400,000 -800,000 -1,200,000 -1,400,000 -900,000 -200,000 -700,000 -1,400,000 -700,000 -900,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 -400,000 -300,000 -700,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 -1,100,000 -900,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -700,000 -800,000 -1,200,000 -1,200,000 -1,800,000 -2,500,000 -2,300,000 -2,100,000 -2,000,000 -2,300,000 -1,800,000 -2,100,000 -2,000,000 -2,100,000 -2,500,000 -2,500,000 -2,400,000 -2,400,000 -2,400,000 -2,400,000 -2,300,000 -1,600,000 -1,900,000 -2,600,000 -4,300,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,300,000 -2,900,000 -3,000,000 -3,300,000 -2,500,000 -2,300,000  -2,600,000 -1,800,000 -3,000,000  -2,500,000 -2,700,000 -2,700,000 -2,400,000 -2,900,000 -2,300,000 -2,400,000 -2,700,000 -6,677,000 -5,618,000 -4,545,000 
      income from continuing operations before income tax expense
    288,700,000 257,700,000 219,900,000 236,800,000 238,600,000 201,400,000 183,800,000 186,000,000 178,400,000 164,800,000 145,000,000 151,200,000 146,200,000 150,900,000 107,300,000 95,100,000 141,300,000 147,200,000 160,900,000 181,800,000 167,300,000 149,700,000 127,000,000 60,000,000 135,900,000 117,500,000 153,800,000 134,500,000 156,500,000 75,600,000 139,600,000 142,300,000 135,700,000 135,900,000 128,300,000 107,800,000 124,400,000 121,500,000 120,300,000 123,700,000 116,500,000 108,600,000 103,400,000 94,000,000 89,600,000   94,400,000   92,400,000 99,800,000 81,900,000 88,500,000    56,100,000    57,500,000   4,000,000   -9,200,000 -25,900,000 -68,271,000 -28,941,000 -404,360,000 
      provision for income tax expense
    56,400,000 55,400,000 44,900,000 51,000,000 41,600,000 37,600,000 36,000,000 38,300,000 38,300,000 37,200,000 30,300,000 32,800,000 31,900,000 31,900,000 21,800,000 23,800,000 31,200,000 31,500,000 34,100,000 39,500,000 34,500,000 38,000,000 26,900,000 11,800,000 27,100,000 27,300,000 34,300,000 23,500,000 30,800,000 29,400,000 30,200,000 29,300,000 30,000,000 49,200,000 43,100,000 28,600,000 39,700,000 39,700,000 42,100,000 42,400,000  43,500,000 35,900,000 32,200,000                             
      income from continuing operations
    232,300,000 202,300,000 175,000,000 185,800,000 197,000,000 163,800,000 147,800,000 147,700,000 140,100,000 127,600,000 114,700,000 118,400,000 114,300,000 119,000,000 85,500,000 71,300,000 110,100,000 115,700,000 126,800,000 142,300,000 132,800,000 111,700,000 100,100,000 48,200,000 108,800,000 90,200,000 119,500,000 111,000,000 125,700,000 46,200,000 109,400,000 113,000,000 105,700,000 86,700,000 85,200,000 79,200,000 84,700,000 81,800,000 78,200,000 81,300,000 76,800,000 65,100,000 67,500,000 61,800,000 59,300,000 65,700,000 94,100,000 61,600,000 64,100,000 73,200,000 178,900,000 66,300,000 57,400,000 60,400,000 77,100,000 42,500,000 57,400,000 53,600,000 38,000,000 30,200,000 2,200,000 56,300,000 9,400,000 47,200,000 3,900,000 55,875,000 250,000,000 1,100,000 -29,200,000 -72,853,000 -38,027,000 -422,293,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
    15,900,000         -8,500,000 -1,300,000 -1,200,000 -1,000,000 -1,500,000 -18,500,000     -300,000    100,000    -100,000    200,000    200,000  -75,000 -100,000  -100,000 700,000 300,000 -1,600,000 -300,000 -900,000 3,800,000 -100,000 100,000 -900,000 100,000 -400,000 1,900,000 -500,000 14,400,000 -600,000 100,000 -3,100,000 8,900,000 -5,400,000 1,400,000 -3.1        -0.04 -0.01 -0.03 
      net income
    248,200,000 203,100,000 174,600,000 184,900,000 1.5 1.2 1.08 1.13 1.12 0.87 0.85 0.91 0.88 0.9 0.45 0.49 0.88 0.93 1.01 1.14 1.08 0.86 0.78 0.34 0.88 445,799,997.04 0.99 0.93 1.04 47,700,000 109,300,000 113,200,000 105,200,000 86,500,000 85,100,000 79,400,000 84,400,000 82,100,000 78,100,000 81,200,000 76,700,000 65,800,000 67,800,000 60,200,000 59,000,000 64,800,000 97,900,000 61,500,000 64,200,000 72,300,000 179,000,000 65,900,000 59,300,000 59,900,000 91,500,000 41,900,000 57,500,000 50,500,000 46,900,000 24,800,000 3,600,000 53,500,000 6,600,000 44,100,000 19,800,000 -45,800,000 287,600,000 468,300,000 -56,600,000 -76,144,000 -42,436,000 -435,138,000 
      yoy
    16546666566.67% 16924999900.00% 16166666566.67% 16362831758.41% 33.93% 37.93% 27.06% 24.18% 27.27% -3.33% 88.89% 85.71% 0.00% -3.23% -55.45% -57.02% -18.52% 8.14% 29.49% 235.29% 22.73% -100.00% -21.21% -63.44% -15.38% 834.59% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% -44.86% 28.44% 42.57% 24.64% 5.36% 8.96% -2.22% 10.04% 24.77% 15.19% 34.88% 30.00% 1.54% -30.75% -2.11% -8.10% -10.37% -45.31% -6.68% 8.26% 20.70% 95.63% 57.28% 3.13% 18.61% 95.10% 68.95% 1497.22% -5.61% 610.61% -43.76% -81.82% -216.81% -97.71% -90.58% -134.98% -39.85% -777.73% -207.62%     
      qoq
    22.21% 16.32% -5.57% 12326666566.67% 25.00% 11.11% -4.42% 0.89% 28.74% 2.35% -6.59% 3.41% -2.22% 100.00% -8.16% -44.32% -5.38% -7.92% -11.40% 5.56% 25.58% 10.26% 129.41% -61.36% -100.00% 45030302631.31% 6.45% -10.58% -100.00% -56.36% -3.45% 7.60% 21.62% 1.65% 7.18% -5.92% 2.80% 5.12% -3.82% 5.87% 16.57% -2.95% 12.62% 2.03% -8.95% -33.81% 59.19% -4.21% -11.20% -59.61% 171.62% 11.13% -1.00% -34.54% 118.38% -27.13% 13.86% 7.68% 89.11% 588.89% -93.27% 710.61% -85.03% 122.73% -143.23% -115.92% -38.59% -927.39% -25.67% 79.43% -90.25%  
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -53,700,000 -57,000,000 -48,100,000 -42,800,000                          -19,600,000 -20,700,000 -21,400,000 -21,400,000 -25,900,000 -19,200,000 -16,400,000 -17,600,000 -16,800,000 -16,400,000 -18,600,000 -18,700,000 -18,800,000 -17,100,000 -17,300,000 -16,500,000 -14,700,000 -14,800,000 -14,800,000 -15,300,000 -14,100,000 -13,800,000 -14,600,000 -12,300,000 -12,800,000 -11,700,000 -10,100,000 -10,200,000 -9,800,000 -8,300,000 -8,000,000 -9,100,000 -8,600,000           
      net income attributable to encompass health
    194,500,000 146,100,000 126,500,000 142,100,000 151.5 120.9 108.2 114.1 112.5 87.6 85.3 91.4 87.7 89.4 45.4 48.7 87.5 91.6 100 113.3 107.3 86 77.7 33.5 87 358,699,708.9 97.6 91.2 102.3 28,100,000 88,600,000 91,800,000 83,800,000                                        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                            
      basic
    99,200,000 100,500,000 100,500,000 100,600,000 100,500,000 99,900,000 99,900,000 99,900,000 99,800,000 99,500,000 99,500,000 99,500,000 99,400,000 99,200,000 99,200,000 99,200,000 99,200,000 99,000,000 99,000,000 99,000,000 99,000,000 98,600,000 98,700,000 98,700,000 98,200,000 98,000,000 97,800,000 98,000,000 98,400,000 97,900,000 98,000,000 97,900,000 97,800,000 93,700,000 97,800,000 90,300,000 88,800,000 89,100,000 89,100,000 89,300,000 89,500,000 89,400,000 90,600,000 89,800,000 87,100,000 86,500,000 86,700,000 87,300,000 88,100,000  86,100,000 94,000,000 94,600,000 94,700,000 93,100,000 92,800,000 92,800,000 92,700,000 88,800,000 87,600,000 87,600,000 87,500,000  79,500,000 78,900,000 78,700,000  78,700,000 78,700,000 79,631,000 398,165,000 397,735,000 
      diluted
    100,600,000 102,200,000 102,300,000 102,300,000 102,100,000 102,200,000 102,100,000 102,000,000 102,200,000 101,300,000 101,400,000 101,100,000 100,900,000 100,400,000 100,500,000 100,300,000 100,200,000 100,200,000 100,200,000 100,200,000 100,200,000 99,800,000 99,900,000 99,900,000 99,600,000 99,400,000 99,400,000 99,300,000 99,700,000 99,800,000 100,000,000 99,600,000 99,400,000 99,300,000 99,000,000 98,900,000 99,000,000 99,500,000 99,400,000 99,400,000 99,400,000 101,000,000 101,500,000 101,500,000 101,100,000 100,500,000 100,600,000 100,900,000 102,100,000  99,800,000 107,100,000 108,100,000 108,100,000 109,000,000 108,300,000 108,200,000 108,000,000 103,300,000 102,200,000 101,500,000 100,900,000  93,000,000 92,300,000 92,000,000  92,100,000 92,100,000 92,944,000 464,511,000 414,754,000 
      earnings per common share:
                                                                            
      basic earnings per share attributable to encompass health common shareholders:
                                                                            
      continuing operations
    1.8 1.44 1.26 1.42 1.5 1.2 1.09 1.14 1.13 0.95 0.86 0.92 0.89 0.91 0.64 0.49 0.88 0.93 1.01 1.14 1.08 0.86 0.78 0.34 0.88 0.69 0.99 0.93 1.05 0.28 0.9 0.93 0.86 0.62 0.67 0.7 0.75 0.74 0.69 0.7 0.65 0.51 0.56 0.49 0.47 0.56 0.89 0.51   1.85 0.49                     
      discontinued operations
    0.16 0.01  -0.01   -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.08 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.19              -0.01    -0.01         0.01  -0.02  -0.01 0.04                          
      diluted earnings per share attributable to encompass health common shareholders:
                                                                            
      amounts attributable to encompass health common shareholders:
                                                                            
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
     800,000 -400,000 -900,000 -500,000 -800,000 -700,000 -1,200,000 -1,300,000          -100,000      -100,000 -150,000   -500,000 -100,000 -100,000  -500,000 -200,000 -100,000  -300,000   -100,000                                 
      net and comprehensive income
        196,500,000 164,200,000 147,100,000 146,500,000 138,800,000 119,100,000 113,400,000 117,200,000 113,300,000 117,500,000 67,000,000 71,300,000 110,100,000 115,700,000 126,700,000 142,000,000 132,800,000 111,700,000 100,100,000 48,300,000 108,700,000 88,900,000 119,500,000 110,900,000 125,200,000                                            
      less: net and comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
        -45,000,000 -43,300,000 -38,900,000 -32,400,000 -26,300,000 -31,500,000 -28,100,000 -25,800,000 -25,600,000 -28,100,000 -21,600,000 -22,600,000 -22,600,000 -24,100,000 -26,700,000 -28,700,000 -25,500,000 -25,700,000 -22,400,000 -14,800,000 -21,700,000 -16,125,000 -21,900,000 -19,700,000 -22,900,000                                            
      net and comprehensive income attributable to encompass health
        151,500,000 120,900,000 108,200,000 114,100,000 112,500,000 87,600,000 85,300,000 91,400,000 87,700,000 89,400,000 45,400,000 48,700,000 87,500,000 91,600,000 100,000,000 113,300,000 107,300,000 86,000,000 77,700,000 33,500,000 87,000,000 72,775,000 97,600,000 91,200,000 102,300,000                                            
      other expense
             -8,900,000 -500,000 -2,700,000 -3,600,000 -8,400,000 3,600,000 6,300,000 3,600,000    -1,400,000    1,900,000                                                
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests included in continuing operations
             -31,500,000 -28,100,000 -25,800,000 -25,600,000 -28,100,000 -21,600,000                                                          
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests included in discontinued operations
                                                                            
      government, class action, and related settlements
                            2,800,000                 -500,000   8,000,000  -800,000  -200,000 -21,300,000 -2,000,000   -3,500,000  800,000       17,100,000 -8,600,000 -36,400,000        
      other loss
                                -3,700,000    100,000                                        
      cash dividends per common share
                                 0.193 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.18 0.18                         
      less: provision for doubtful accounts
                                     -9,700,000 -12,600,000 -13,700,000 -16,400,000 -14,500,000 -14,800,000 -15,400,000  -14,000,000 -10,700,000 -10,900,000                             
      net operating revenues less provision for doubtful accounts
                                     1,010,000,000 983,000,000 967,600,000 958,400,000 935,400,000 912,000,000 905,300,000  865,300,000 767,900,000 753,500,000                             
      professional fees—accounting, tax, and legal
                                           1,700,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 100,000 2,200,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 1,600,000 1,700,000 4,200,000 2,200,000 1,400,000 2,900,000 4,100,000 3,800,000 5,200,000 5,700,000 2,900,000 3,800,000 3,500,000 -3,300,000 4,800,000 4,000,000 5,300,000 3,600,000 7,300,000 9,200,000 13,300,000 21,800,000 23,774,000 27,996,000 48,637,000 
      net income attributable to healthsouth
                                     48,925,000 65,900,000 63,000,000 66,800,000 65,300,000 61,700,000 62,600,000 58,000,000 47,000,000 50,700,000 42,900,000 42,500,000 50,100,000 83,100,000 46,700,000 48,900,000 58,200,000 165,200,000 51,300,000 47,000,000 47,100,000 79,800,000 31,800,000 47,300,000 40,700,000 38,600,000 16,800,000 -5,500,000 44,900,000           
      basic earnings per share attributable to healthsouth common shareholders:
                                                                            
      diluted earnings per share attributable to healthsouth common shareholders:
                                                                            
      amounts attributable to healthsouth common shareholders:
                                                                            
      less: convertible perpetual preferred stock dividends
                                                -1,600,000 -1,600,000 -1,500,000 -1,600,000 -3,800,000 -5,700,000 -5,800,000 -5,700,000 -5,800,000 -5,700,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000           
      net income attributable to healthsouth common shareholders
                                         65,300,000 61,700,000 62,600,000 58,000,000 47,000,000 50,700,000 42,900,000 40,900,000 48,500,000 81,600,000 45,100,000 -26,500,000 52,500,000 159,400,000 45,600,000 41,200,000 41,400,000 73,300,000                  
      less: benefit from doubtful accounts
                                            -16,500,000    -11,600,000 -8,200,000 -9,300,000 -7,500,000 -3,600,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,400,000 -4,950,000 -7,000,000                   
      net operating revenues less benefit from doubtful accounts
                                            893,300,000    729,000,000 588,700,000 595,100,000 583,700,000 568,500,000 556,000,000 557,500,000 565,200,000 397,300,000 530,000,000                   
      benefit from income tax expense
                                            39,700,000    30,300,000   32,800,000    33,500,000 21,025,000 28,100,000    2,500,000    1,200,000   100,000    3,300,000 4,582,000 9,086,000 17,933,000 
      income from continuing operations before income tax benefit
                                                 87,800,000 130,600,000  75,150,000 108,400,000         35,600,000 28,500,000             
      benefit from income tax benefit
                                                 22,100,000 36,500,000  -4,450,000 35,200,000      -700,000   -2,400,000 -1,700,000   -22,500,000 700,000         
      less: repurchase of convertible perpetual preferred stock
                                                                            
      benefit from income tax (benefit) expense
                                                      -86,500,000    -5,600,000  -2,200,000    -300,000     -34,200,000 -281,100,000 -10,300,000     
      loss on disposal of assets
                                                        750,000 1,600,000 200,000 100,000 400,000  500,000 700,000 1,300,000  200,000 800,000  550,000 600,000 1,700,000  2,973,000   
      basic and diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                            
      income from continuing operations attributable to healthsouth common shareholders
                                                        307,500 440,000    400,000               
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to healthsouth common shareholders
                                                        7,500     -30,000               
      benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                          5,400,000 4,300,000 5,900,000 6,900,000 7,600,000 7,900,000 9,700,000 7,900,000 6,700,000 6,700,000 8,100,000 7,800,000 5,700,000 10,800,000 10,600,000 34,309,000 29,592,000 23,058,000 
      loss on interest rate swaps
                                                           9,000,000  4,300,000 2,900,000 7,900,000             
      income from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense
                                                          71,500,000      1,900,000            
      basic:
                                                                            
      attributable to healthsouth common shareholders
                                                          630,000 -10,000 440,000  125,000 180,000 -150,000 470,000           
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax,
                                                                            
      diluted:
                                                                            
      gain on early extinguishment of debt
                                                            100,000 300,000 -775,000              
      income from continuing operations before
                                                                            
      income tax benefit
                                                           41,800,000       -13,100,000 47,900,000         
      common shareholders
                                                           25,300,000 40,800,000  9,175,000 10,300,000 -12,000,000            
      income from continuing operations attributable
                                                                            
      to healthsouth common shareholders
                                                           280,000                 
      (gain) loss on interest rate swaps
                                                            -300,000                
      equity in net (income) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                            -2,600,000                
      income from continuing operations before income tax
                                                                            
      (benefit) expense
                                                            55,200,000                
      net income available to common shareholders
                                                             34,200,000    38,400,000  37,600,000 13,300,000 -52,300,000 281,100,000 461,800,000 -63,100,000 -82,644,000 -51,680,000  
      net income per share
                                                             0.37    0.44   0.17    -0.8 -1.04 -0.13 -1.09 
      impairment of long-lived assets
                                                              1,000,000 4,000,000    600,000   400,000 14,700,000  193,000 3,752,000  
      government, class action, and related settlements expense
                                                              -4,600,000 8,500,000 48,700,000 -15,900,000      -23,400,000 -12,200,000 28,420,000 17,186,000 128,000 
      shareholders
                                                              0.105 0.12 -0.14  100,000 0.47    -70,000     
      amounts attributable to healthsouth:
                                                                            
      (gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                -1,300,000 -1,800,000        -6,000   
      gain on interest rate swaps
                                                                3,800,000            
      equity in net income (income) of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                2,700,000            
      gain on disposal of assets
                                                                 1,000,000   -400,000      2,954,000  
      loss on interest rate swap
                                                                 5,000,000 8,000,000  36,600,000 23,600,000 21,400,000  4,300,000 28,711,000  3,815,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
                                                                 -2,800,000   15,900,000        
      income from continuing operations, net of tax
                                                                 48           
      interest expense and amortization of debt discounts
                                                                            
      and fees
                                                                  40,400,000 43,500,000         
      minority interests in earnings of consolidated affiliates
                                                                  5,900,000 8,200,000 7,600,000 8,200,000 7,200,000 7,800,000 8,800,000 21,124,000 21,077,000 36,123,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net of
                                                                            
      convertible perpetual preferred stock dividends
                                                                  -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000        
      net income available to common
                                                                            
      comprehensive income:
                                                                            
      other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                            
      foreign currency translation adjustment
                                                                   800,000  25,000   100,000 439,000 288,000 -411,000 
      unrealized gain on available-for-sale
                                                                            
      securities
                                                                  -600,000          
      other comprehensive income
                                                                         2,026,000   
      of tax
                                                                  -600,000          
      comprehensive income
                                                                  6,000,000 44,500,000 19,400,000 174,075,000 287,900,000 468,600,000     
      (gain) loss on interest rate swap
                                                                   -28,500,000         
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                            
      of income tax benefit
                                                                   -3,100,000         
      unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
                                                                   -400,000  -750,000 300,000 300,000  1,587,000 -293,000 59,000 
      other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                   400,000  -725,000 300,000 300,000     
      income from continuing operations available
                                                                            
      to common shareholders
                                                                   510,000         
      income from discontinued operations,
                                                                            
      net of income tax benefit
                                                                   -40,000         
      other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                                                                            
      unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
                                                                    -400,000    -3,500,000    
      other comprehensive loss, net of tax
                                                                    -400,000        
      income from continuing operations available to common shareholders
                                                                    -30,000    -450,000 -1 -0.12  
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                                            
      benefit
                                                                    200,000        
      recovery of amounts due from richard m. scrushy
                                                                         -35,000,000   
      expense
                                                                     -7,925,000 3,900,000 467,200,000     
      income tax (benefit) expense
                                                                     -16,175,000 -31,100,000      
      income from discontinued operations, net of income
                                                                            
      tax (benefit) expense
                                                                     -599,300,000 37,600,000      
      convertible perpetual preferred dividends
                                                                     -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -9,244,000  
      gain on interest rate swap
                                                                       -19,000,000   -18,604,000  
      income from continuing operations available to common
                                                                            
      income tax expense
                                                                       5,940,000     
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense
                                                                        -27,400,000 -3,291,000 -4,409,000 -12,845,000 
      comprehensive loss:
                                                                            
      other comprehensive loss
                                                                        -3,400,000  -5,000 -352,000 
      comprehensive loss
                                                                        -60,000,000 -74,118,000 -42,441,000 -435,490,000 
      basic and diluted loss per common share:
                                                                            
      professional and medical director fees
                                                                         17,867,000 19,978,000 21,437,000 
      recovery of amounts due from meadowbrook
                                                                            
      impairment of intangible assets
                                                                         7,000 108,000  
      interest income
                                                                         -1,253,000 -4,317,000 -4,063,000 
      loss on sale of investments
                                                                         3,049,000   
      basic and diluted loss per share:
                                                                            
      (gain) loss on sale of investments
                                                                          -1,049,000  
      (gain) loss on disposal of assets
                                                                           -5,059,000 
      gain on sale of investments
                                                                           -894,000 
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 
                                                                       
        assets
                                                                       
        current assets:
                                                                       
        cash and cash equivalents
      110,500,000 72,200,000 48,700,000 99,100,000 95,800,000 85,400,000 147,800,000 154,400,000 134,400,000 69,100,000 99,700,000 117,500,000 85,000,000 21,800,000 59,800,000 186,500,000 94,200,000 54,800,000 94,800,000 73,200,000 223,900,000 224,000,000 450,000,000 419,000,000 104,900,000 94,800,000 422,000,000 221,700,000 56,100,000 69,200,000 56,900,000 59,000,000 86,400,000 54,400,000 67,600,000 71,100,000 61,200,000 40,500,000 76,400,000 70,300,000 73,200,000 61,600,000 801,600,000 45,500,000 272,300,000 65,800,000 53,100,000 64,500,000 65,000,000 68,700,000 80,100,000 132,800,000 163,200,000 141,000,000 190,500,000 172,600,000 116,800,000 24,900,000 67,200,000 60,400,000 15,900,000 21,000,000 26,200,000 34,167,000 53,856,000 
        restricted cash
      52,900,000 30,700,000 45,000,000 38,300,000 27,000,000 37,700,000 51,100,000 27,700,000 38,300,000 35,100,000 41,500,000 36,500,000 34,300,000 31,600,000 44,300,000 70,800,000 61,000,000 65,100,000 75,900,000 65,000,000 62,200,000 65,400,000 57,200,000 56,400,000 56,700,000 57,400,000 66,800,000 56,800,000 59,000,000 59,000,000 62,100,000 65,800,000 69,400,000 62,400,000    60,900,000    45,900,000      52,400,000    49,300,000   33,700,000 49,700,000 76,300,000 73,400,000 46,600,000 64,500,000      
        accounts receivable
      676,000,000 619,200,000 610,800,000 612,500,000 623,400,000 598,800,000 576,400,000 589,700,000 619,300,000 611,600,000 535,900,000 532,300,000 514,500,000 536,800,000 500,100,000 658,700,000 683,500,000 680,300,000 637,800,000 627,500,000 633,600,000 572,800,000 593,300,000 553,200,000 543,400,000 506,100,000 516,900,000 496,000,000 500,600,000 467,700,000 458,000,000 456,600,000 463,100,000 472,100,000 441,600,000 426,500,000 438,000,000 443,800,000 419,200,000 420,600,000 431,900,000 410,500,000 350,900,000 351,800,000 261,600,000 272,300,000 272,700,000 261,800,000 253,400,000 273,700,000 266,300,000 249,300,000 247,500,000    234,100,000       414,074,000 404,699,000 
        other current assets
      189,700,000 129,900,000 165,300,000 168,200,000 164,700,000 122,700,000 158,600,000 166,300,000 137,800,000 91,500,000 136,600,000 137,700,000 127,900,000  129,600,000 116,400,000 111,000,000  101,300,000 93,600,000 81,400,000  73,900,000 73,100,000 79,500,000  71,700,000 70,400,000 67,000,000  61,000,000 90,200,000 89,600,000  178,200,000 195,900,000 183,100,000  170,400,000 168,600,000 127,000,000  124,600,000 126,700,000 110,200,000 103,900,000 120,500,000  119,200,000 111,600,000 113,400,000  138,100,000 139,500,000 74,900,000 56,800,000 56,200,000 54,900,000 56,600,000 62,200,000 98,400,000 69,100,000 81,100,000 139,246,000 103,661,000 
        total current assets
      1,029,100,000 905,900,000 869,800,000 918,100,000 910,900,000 886,900,000 933,900,000 938,100,000 929,800,000 841,800,000 813,700,000 824,000,000 761,700,000 717,200,000 733,800,000 1,032,400,000 949,700,000 921,400,000 909,800,000 859,300,000 1,001,100,000 948,600,000 1,174,400,000 1,101,700,000 784,500,000 755,800,000 1,077,400,000 844,900,000 682,700,000 662,100,000 638,000,000 671,600,000 708,500,000 702,200,000 687,400,000 693,500,000 682,300,000 654,500,000 666,000,000 659,500,000 632,100,000 598,700,000 1,463,000,000 712,400,000 783,000,000 580,900,000 585,200,000 580,400,000 575,100,000 591,500,000 597,300,000 636,800,000 548,800,000 521,400,000 514,300,000 503,900,000 483,400,000 642,200,000 678,400,000 697,500,000 668,900,000 682,900,000 849,200,000 718,612,000 723,859,000 
        property and equipment
      4,216,500,000 4,101,600,000 3,925,500,000 3,820,300,000 3,723,700,000 3,643,100,000 3,523,700,000 3,438,900,000 3,370,300,000 3,301,000,000 3,186,300,000 3,062,200,000 2,988,300,000 2,939,200,000 2,807,400,000 2,730,100,000 2,667,100,000 2,601,600,000 2,467,900,000 2,391,200,000 2,280,500,000 2,206,600,000 2,094,900,000 2,041,400,000 2,003,300,000 1,959,300,000 1,874,800,000 1,788,100,000 1,736,200,000 1,634,800,000 1,591,000,000 1,565,800,000 1,554,300,000 1,517,100,000 1,482,300,000 1,452,100,000 1,406,100,000 1,391,800,000 1,353,100,000 1,336,900,000 1,317,700,000 1,310,100,000 1,079,100,000 1,062,800,000 994,600,000 976,500,000 930,700,000 910,500,000 893,500,000 793,300,000 764,200,000 748,000,000 739,300,000 682,500,000 683,700,000 664,500,000 662,000,000 676,900,000 681,500,000 693,900,000 755,000,000 766,000,000 792,300,000 1,124,830,000 1,153,879,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      205,300,000 212,600,000 218,100,000 215,500,000 218,700,000 203,700,000 209,700,000 216,300,000 199,100,000 208,500,000 196,800,000 206,200,000 212,700,000 212,500,000 195,700,000 238,500,000 236,800,000 242,000,000 239,000,000 244,900,000 248,300,000 245,700,000 267,200,000 268,500,000 267,900,000 276,500,000 311,400,000 284,400,000 284,900,000                                     
        goodwill
      1,317,600,000 1,317,600,000 1,303,000,000 1,303,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,281,300,000 1,281,300,000 1,281,300,000 1,270,700,000 1,270,700,000 1,263,200,000 1,247,400,000 2,456,500,000 2,456,500,000 2,427,900,000 2,417,600,000 2,412,300,000 2,318,700,000 2,318,700,000 2,318,700,000 2,318,700,000 2,312,100,000 2,305,200,000 2,305,200,000 2,111,600,000 2,111,600,000 2,100,800,000 2,081,100,000 2,074,700,000 1,973,100,000 1,972,600,000 1,971,700,000 1,949,600,000 1,931,400,000 1,927,200,000 1,915,600,000 1,899,700,000 1,891,900,000 1,890,100,000 1,105,000,000 1,097,500,000 491,700,000 491,700,000 456,900,000 456,900,000 457,200,000 457,200,000 443,400,000 437,300,000 437,300,000 431,300,000 428,900,000 423,700,000 416,400,000 414,400,000 406,100,000 406,100,000 406,000,000 406,000,000 406,100,000 921,373,000 913,820,000 
        intangible assets
      300,300,000 308,300,000 291,900,000 295,900,000 294,500,000 297,800,000 296,200,000 303,000,000 272,200,000 278,200,000 276,400,000 278,100,000 287,200,000 282,300,000 284,900,000 398,400,000 410,600,000 417,500,000 424,300,000 435,500,000 419,200,000 431,300,000 441,900,000 455,800,000 464,700,000 476,300,000 486,800,000 443,600,000 435,400,000 443,400,000 443,200,000 443,400,000 396,100,000 403,100,000 405,100,000 404,800,000 404,400,000 411,300,000 410,100,000 414,200,000 415,800,000 419,400,000 324,700,000 325,500,000 99,900,000 103,300,000 89,600,000 88,200,000 87,300,000 86,800,000 82,700,000 73,200,000 73,600,000 46,500,000 45,200,000 35,500,000 35,700,000 44,500,000 23,600,000 25,000,000 27,200,000 28,400,000 29,500,000 46,780,000 50,408,000 
        other long-term assets
      244,400,000 243,700,000 257,400,000 232,900,000 209,500,000 219,200,000 210,900,000 208,400,000 178,700,000 191,600,000 209,800,000 219,700,000 226,700,000 222,000,000 206,600,000 226,300,000 223,300,000 254,500,000 263,100,000 269,700,000 274,400,000 295,000,000 305,900,000 305,300,000 303,700,000 304,700,000 308,800,000 296,900,000 292,500,000 291,000,000 296,000,000 258,500,000 239,100,000 235,100,000 245,300,000 237,900,000 244,300,000 221,300,000 213,900,000 206,800,000 205,800,000 197,000,000 222,100,000 191,600,000 169,500,000 148,000,000 151,400,000 144,100,000 130,800,000 138,100,000 144,900,000 135,400,000 130,700,000 125,000,000 93,200,000 97,500,000 85,200,000 69,700,000 69,800,000 76,700,000 88,900,000 97,200,000 120,000,000 414,942,000 412,862,000 
        total assets
      7,313,200,000 7,089,700,000 6,865,700,000 6,785,700,000 6,641,300,000 6,534,700,000 6,458,400,000 6,388,700,000 6,231,400,000 6,102,400,000 5,964,300,000 5,860,900,000 5,747,300,000 5,636,500,000 5,475,900,000 7,082,200,000 6,944,000,000 6,864,900,000 6,721,700,000 6,612,900,000 6,542,200,000 6,445,900,000 6,610,500,000 6,502,500,000 6,137,700,000 6,080,700,000 6,386,800,000 5,812,100,000 5,583,800,000 5,175,000,000 5,131,900,000 5,089,400,000 4,939,600,000 4,893,700,000 4,883,400,000 4,840,000,000 4,703,800,000 4,681,900,000 4,631,300,000 4,632,600,000 4,608,300,000 4,606,100,000 4,249,300,000 3,469,500,000 2,794,000,000 2,576,500,000 2,539,100,000 2,534,400,000 2,556,500,000 2,511,700,000 2,392,300,000 2,423,800,000 2,456,200,000 2,481,100,000 1,796,900,000 1,756,100,000 1,716,100,000 1,980,500,000 1,965,100,000 2,012,000,000 2,528,900,000 2,402,400,000 3,237,800,000 3,285,144,000 3,310,549,000 
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                       
        current liabilities:
                                                                       
        current portion of long-term debt
      42,900,000 43,600,000 39,000,000 139,200,000 138,700,000 138,600,000 233,000,000 32,500,000 25,600,000 24,800,000 23,900,000 22,800,000 26,000,000 25,200,000 26,200,000 49,200,000 42,800,000 42,800,000 65,900,000 66,800,000 137,200,000 38,300,000 37,000,000 36,900,000 40,200,000 39,300,000 437,200,000 38,100,000 37,300,000 35,800,000 37,100,000 36,000,000 32,700,000 32,300,000 31,100,000 38,300,000 37,900,000 37,100,000 36,800,000 36,500,000 36,600,000 36,800,000 23,600,000 21,400,000 208,500,000   12,300,000    13,600,000   16,200,000 21,500,000 21,500,000 56,000,000 56,700,000 61,600,000 40,900,000 40,700,000 44,000,000 59,285,000 60,164,000 
        current operating lease liabilities
      26,900,000 26,500,000 25,900,000 25,500,000 26,700,000 26,300,000 26,500,000 26,600,000 25,400,000 24,100,000 24,900,000 26,100,000 26,300,000 25,600,000 22,700,000 36,700,000 38,400,000 38,400,000 40,700,000 42,000,000 44,200,000 44,800,000 47,100,000 42,200,000 40,800,000 40,400,000 44,900,000 45,200,000 48,300,000                                     
        accounts payable
      204,000,000 178,200,000 138,400,000 174,500,000 159,100,000 171,000,000 170,300,000 164,200,000 166,100,000 170,000,000 165,400,000 155,800,000 141,100,000 132,900,000 134,100,000 138,300,000 147,300,000 137,600,000 149,400,000 145,100,000 122,800,000 115,000,000 119,600,000 93,100,000 98,000,000 94,600,000 101,400,000 95,600,000 94,700,000 90,000,000 86,000,000 85,600,000 83,100,000 78,400,000 81,800,000 77,500,000 68,900,000 68,300,000 67,500,000 67,100,000 62,700,000 61,600,000 65,600,000 60,000,000 54,800,000 55,700,000 48,500,000 61,900,000 54,200,000 57,300,000 61,200,000 45,300,000 51,900,000 50,800,000 49,300,000 47,300,000 47,200,000 40,600,000 47,700,000 46,000,000 50,100,000 58,700,000 62,500,000 117,086,000 100,206,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      603,000,000  558,700,000 525,900,000 531,500,000  467,600,000 471,200,000 463,200,000  425,000,000 416,200,000 366,900,000  421,600,000 611,200,000 526,000,000  537,900,000 550,600,000 508,000,000  478,800,000 492,200,000 407,200,000  525,100,000 574,000,000 587,900,000  486,500,000 452,300,000 456,200,000  398,300,000 377,500,000 380,500,000  371,700,000 355,500,000 364,500,000  314,400,000 283,200,000 251,400,000 243,600,000 253,500,000  257,600,000 254,300,000 255,800,000  325,900,000 287,100,000 324,500,000 322,600,000 324,100,000 360,700,000 342,500,000 396,300,000 364,500,000 307,500,000 405,000,000 469,019,000 394,318,000 
        total current liabilities
      876,800,000 836,400,000 762,000,000 865,100,000 856,000,000 841,000,000 897,400,000 694,500,000 680,300,000 656,400,000 639,200,000 655,000,000 592,100,000 575,900,000 604,700,000 835,400,000 754,500,000 748,800,000 793,900,000 804,500,000 812,200,000 717,300,000 682,500,000 664,400,000 586,200,000 721,000,000 1,108,600,000 752,900,000 768,200,000 672,500,000 609,600,000 573,900,000 572,000,000 517,500,000 511,200,000 493,300,000 487,300,000 475,600,000 476,000,000 459,100,000 463,800,000 426,400,000 403,600,000 364,600,000 514,700,000 299,300,000 302,000,000 311,600,000 311,800,000 311,600,000 317,000,000 300,900,000 377,800,000 337,900,000 390,000,000 391,400,000 392,800,000 860,100,000 839,800,000 911,900,000 1,019,500,000 1,145,600,000 1,247,100,000 1,138,583,000 1,037,716,000 
        long-term debt
      2,530,900,000 2,447,200,000 2,393,900,000 2,320,300,000 2,333,200,000 2,359,200,000 2,344,500,000 2,684,100,000 2,682,600,000 2,687,800,000 2,692,700,000 2,697,600,000 2,722,500,000 2,741,800,000 2,719,000,000 3,233,500,000 3,221,300,000 3,243,900,000 3,142,000,000 3,105,700,000 3,160,000,000 3,250,600,000 3,539,400,000 3,546,700,000 3,321,900,000 3,023,300,000 2,961,900,000 2,719,600,000 2,521,800,000 2,478,600,000 2,503,900,000 2,600,500,000 2,544,400,000 2,545,400,000 2,591,300,000 2,625,100,000 2,915,500,000 2,979,300,000 2,974,000,000 3,050,000,000 3,079,600,000 3,134,700,000 2,800,700,000 2,104,400,000 1,441,400,000 1,475,100,000 1,503,100,000 1,505,200,000 1,306,200,000 1,319,700,000 1,365,300,000 1,239,900,000 1,242,300,000 1,550,800,000 1,639,100,000 1,633,000,000 1,635,800,000 1,820,800,000 1,827,400,000 1,989,000,000 2,351,900,000 2,360,000,000 3,294,500,000 3,254,164,000 3,273,843,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      188,700,000 196,600,000 202,800,000 200,700,000 204,200,000 189,700,000 195,500,000 202,000,000 185,800,000 196,100,000 183,900,000 192,300,000 199,200,000 199,700,000 183,300,000 211,900,000 208,300,000 213,100,000 208,400,000 212,900,000 214,200,000 209,600,000 228,900,000 234,900,000 235,100,000 243,800,000 273,400,000 245,800,000 245,000,000                                     
        deferred income tax liabilities
      135,100,000 126,800,000 107,500,000 110,600,000 114,000,000 105,200,000 97,100,000 91,200,000 93,500,000 87,000,000 80,400,000 83,200,000 87,000,000 83,000,000 46,700,000 79,800,000 89,700,000 86,700,000 60,400,000 61,700,000 60,600,000 51,800,000                                            
        other long-term liabilities
      214,500,000 53,800,000 213,200,000 200,800,000 196,300,000 51,800,000 198,300,000 186,900,000 185,800,000 46,100,000 178,900,000 175,800,000 183,300,000 45,300,000 174,000,000 177,000,000 178,600,000 49,400,000 223,500,000 219,100,000 220,500,000 93,800,000 230,000,000 191,700,000 163,300,000 42,700,000 161,600,000 157,200,000 159,300,000 85,600,000 198,200,000 189,800,000 183,800,000 75,200,000 186,400,000 182,600,000 168,500,000 49,600,000 158,100,000 154,100,000 144,800,000 43,000,000 140,700,000 137,300,000 139,700,000 141,100,000 145,600,000 44,000,000 140,400,000 131,400,000 130,500,000 30,200,000 137,900,000 132,700,000 162,700,000 161,600,000 162,000,000 170,000,000 166,300,000 172,200,000 175,400,000 175,000,000 253,700,000 255,922,000 270,018,000 
        total liabilities
      3,946,000,000 3,813,900,000 3,679,400,000 3,697,500,000 3,703,700,000 3,685,500,000 3,732,800,000 3,858,700,000 3,828,000,000 3,805,200,000                                                        
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                       
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      58,800,000 58,300,000 54,400,000 55,100,000 56,100,000 56,500,000 56,500,000 48,600,000 41,100,000 42,000,000 41,500,000 39,300,000 37,500,000 35,600,000 37,800,000 43,300,000 43,200,000 42,200,000 32,500,000 32,900,000 31,700,000 31,600,000 34,000,000 33,400,000 34,000,000 239,600,000 210,000,000 352,800,000 273,000,000 261,700,000 236,500,000 223,900,000 198,600,000 220,900,000 221,300,000 216,000,000 153,400,000 138,300,000 109,400,000 120,000,000 96,200,000 121,100,000 114,100,000 98,500,000 12,200,000 12,400,000 13,000,000 13,500,000 13,900,000 14,100,000 13,800,000               
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                       
        encompass health shareholders’ equity
      2,521,700,000  2,373,800,000 2,280,100,000 2,159,100,000  1,959,800,000 1,839,400,000 1,741,900,000  1,560,400,000 1,475,300,000 1,383,500,000  1,217,000,000 2,003,000,000 1,973,500,000  1,842,700,000 1,762,000,000 1,655,100,000  1,520,800,000 1,462,800,000 1,443,900,000  1,333,100,000 1,275,900,000 1,314,300,000  1,318,500,000 1,254,900,000 1,197,000,000                                 
        noncontrolling interests
      786,700,000 779,300,000 758,100,000 753,000,000 722,400,000 725,700,000 709,300,000 642,000,000 620,400,000 607,700,000 587,300,000 542,400,000 542,200,000 516,000,000 493,000,000 498,300,000 474,900,000 445,700,000 418,300,000 414,100,000 387,900,000 382,000,000 374,900,000 368,600,000 353,300,000 340,900,000 338,200,000 307,900,000 302,200,000 280,300,000 265,200,000 246,400,000 243,800,000 242,900,000 236,800,000 219,300,000 199,400,000 192,800,000 187,500,000 176,700,000 174,400,000 167,900,000 159,800,000 158,800,000 143,200,000 141,700,000 126,600,000 124,100,000 120,900,000 117,900,000 115,200,000 112,500,000 111,300,000 83,900,000 80,100,000 79,000,000 78,000,000         
        total shareholders’ equity
      3,308,400,000 3,217,500,000 3,131,900,000 3,033,100,000 2,881,500,000 2,792,700,000 2,669,100,000 2,481,400,000 2,362,300,000 2,255,200,000 2,147,700,000 2,017,700,000 1,925,700,000 1,826,300,000 1,710,000,000 2,501,300,000 2,448,400,000 2,357,000,000 2,261,000,000 2,176,100,000 2,043,000,000 1,970,000,000 1,895,700,000 1,831,400,000 1,797,200,000 1,693,100,000 1,671,300,000 1,583,800,000 1,616,500,000 1,557,000,000 1,583,700,000 1,501,300,000 1,440,800,000 1,424,600,000 1,373,200,000 1,323,000,000 979,100,000 928,700,000 913,800,000 849,400,000 823,900,000 779,300,000 790,200,000 764,700,000 592,800,000 555,400,000 482,200,000 468,700,000 442,000,000 392,700,000 223,500,000 404,100,000 356,000,000 72,300,000            
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      7,313,200,000 7,089,700,000 6,865,700,000 6,785,700,000 6,641,300,000 6,534,700,000 6,458,400,000 6,388,700,000 6,231,400,000 6,102,400,000 5,964,300,000 5,860,900,000 5,747,300,000 5,636,500,000 5,475,900,000 7,082,200,000 6,944,000,000 6,864,900,000 6,721,700,000 6,612,900,000 6,542,200,000 6,445,900,000 6,610,500,000 6,502,500,000 6,137,700,000 6,080,700,000 6,386,800,000 5,812,100,000 5,583,800,000 5,175,000,000 5,131,900,000 5,089,400,000 4,939,600,000 4,893,700,000 4,883,400,000 4,840,000,000 4,703,800,000 4,681,900,000 4,631,300,000 4,632,600,000 4,608,300,000 4,606,100,000 4,249,300,000 3,469,500,000 2,794,000,000 2,576,500,000 2,539,100,000 2,534,400,000 2,556,500,000 2,511,700,000 2,392,300,000 2,423,800,000 2,456,200,000 2,481,100,000            
        prepaid expenses
       53,900,000    42,300,000    34,500,000                                                        
        accrued payroll
       243,700,000    227,900,000    207,500,000    168,300,000    265,800,000    253,800,000    210,500,000    188,400,000    172,100,000    147,300,000    126,200,000      90,800,000    85,700,000              
        accrued distributions
       54,800,000                                                                
        other current liabilities
       289,600,000    238,600,000    187,400,000    181,000,000    219,700,000    218,300,000    303,800,000    333,900,000    210,000,000    197,100,000    172,100,000      122,800,000    130,400,000              
        self-insured risks
       153,100,000    138,600,000    131,800,000    128,500,000    123,800,000    121,200,000    117,200,000    119,600,000    110,100,000    110,400,000    101,600,000      98,200,000    106,500,000              
        encompass health shareholders’ equity:
                                                                       
        common stock, .01 par value...
       1,200,000    1,200,000    1,200,000    1,100,000    1,100,000    1,100,000    1,100,000    1,100,000    1,100,000    1,100,000    1,100,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000        4,410,000 
        capital in excess of par value
       1,869,600,000    1,847,000,000    1,787,000,000    1,730,200,000    2,289,600,000    2,326,600,000    2,369,900,000    2,588,700,000    2,791,400,000    2,799,100,000    2,834,900,000   2,828,000,000 2,841,500,000 2,849,300,000 2,849,400,000 2,874,500,000 2,886,300,000 2,882,300,000 2,877,200,000   2,874,600,000 2,877,600,000 2,877,800,000 2,959,700,000 2,963,700,000 2,817,300,000 2,838,700,000 2,842,400,000 2,847,100,000 2,852,104,000 2,850,914,000 
        accumulated income
       1,289,400,000    796,700,000    406,500,000    115,700,000    141,800,000                                                
        accumulated other comprehensive income
       500,000                                            100,000  -100,000 -200,000 -300,000 1,500,000 1,400,000   1,300,000      -1,200,000 -1,500,000 -1,800,000 734,000  
        treasury stock
       -722,500,000    -577,900,000    -547,200,000    -536,700,000    -521,200,000    -497,400,000    -492,300,000    -427,900,000    -418,500,000    -614,700,000    -527,400,000   -458,100,000 -457,600,000 -440,300,000 -404,600,000 -404,200,000 -404,000,000 -403,100,000 -163,300,000     -139,200,000 -311,400,000  -310,600,000  -324,200,000 -323,400,000 -307,868,000 -307,302,000 
        total encompass health shareholders’ equity
       2,438,200,000    2,067,000,000    1,647,500,000    1,310,300,000    1,911,300,000    1,588,000,000    1,352,200,000    1,276,700,000    1,181,700,000                                
        accrued interest payable
           38,600,000    42,600,000    42,800,000    44,500,000    47,100,000    32,400,000    24,400,000    24,700,000    25,800,000    29,700,000      23,800,000    25,900,000              
        accrued medical insurance
                 34,100,000 31,800,000                                                     
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
                   127,000,000    121,200,000    86,400,000    97,500,000    66,200,000    113,300,000    109,300,000    80,700,000      62,700,000    67,900,000              
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                       
        noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
                   100,000 100,000                                                   
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                   100,000 100,000                                                   
        noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations
                   400,000 400,000                                                   
        deferred income tax assets
                            7,500,000 11,100,000 1,500,000 2,900,000 22,400,000 42,600,000 40,500,000 42,900,000 82,600,000 75,400,000 68,500,000 63,600,000 91,600,000 102,100,000 35,300,000 75,800,000 72,600,000 115,500,000 145,000,000  185,900,000 188,400,000 138,900,000 138,900,000 138,900,000 139,000,000 137,500,000 137,500,000 137,500,000 137,500,000 526,500,000 674,400,000            
        accumulated deficit
                           -242,300,000    -526,500,000    -885,200,000    -1,191,000,000    -1,448,400,000    -1,696,000,000   -1,921,200,000 -1,971,300,000 -2,054,400,000 -2,101,100,000 -2,150,000,000 -2,208,200,000 -2,373,400,000 -2,424,700,000   -3,597,600,000 -3,629,400,000 -3,676,700,000 -3,994,100,000 -4,000,700,000 -4,044,800,000 -4,018,900,000 -4,306,400,000 -4,774,700,000 -4,642,545,000 -4,566,401,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                       -1,300,000    -1,200,000    -1,200,000   -100,000           -4,000,000 -2,800,000 -1,400,000 -800,000 -1,100,000     -1,294,000 
        healthsouth shareholders’ equity
                                        1,136,400,000 1,103,700,000 779,700,000  726,300,000 672,700,000 649,500,000  630,400,000 605,900,000         244,700,000             
        healthsouth shareholders’ equity:
                                                                       
        total healthsouth shareholders’ equity
                                           735,900,000    611,400,000   449,600,000 413,700,000 355,600,000 344,600,000 321,100,000 274,800,000 108,300,000 291,600,000              
        convertible perpetual preferred stock, .10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued in 2015 and 96,245 shares issued in 2014; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                                       
        convertible perpetual preferred stock
                                                  93,200,000 93,200,000 93,200,000  342,200,000 342,200,000 342,200,000  342,200,000 387,400,000            
        convertible perpetual preferred stock, .10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; 96,245 shares issued in 2013 and 353,355 shares issued in 2012; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                     93,200,000                  
        convertible perpetual preferred stock, .10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; 353,355 shares issued in 2012 and 400,000 shares issued in 2011; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                         342,200,000              
        25.1 in 2011; 25.9 in 2010
                                                           240,900,000            
        current liabilities
                                                                       
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                       
        healthsouth shareholders’ deficit
                                                           -11,600,000            
        33.1 in 2009
                                                            215,200,000 224,800,000          
        investments in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                            31,600,000 31,000,000 33,400,000 42,600,000        
        liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
                                                                       
        convertible perpetual preferred stock, .10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized;
                                                                       
        400,000 issued; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                            387,400,000 387,400,000          
        shareholders’ deficit:
                                                                       
        healthsouth shareholders' deficit:
                                                                       
        issued: 97,624,393 in 2010; 97,238,725 in 2009
                                                            1,000,000 1,000,000          
        shares in 2009)
                                                            -141,700,000 -141,500,000          
        total healthsouth shareholders’ deficit
                                                            -862,400,000 -896,300,000 -939,900,000         
        total shareholders' deficit
                                                            -782,300,000 -817,300,000 -861,900,000 -1,346,200,000        
        total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
                                                            1,796,900,000 1,756,100,000 1,716,100,000  1,965,100,000 2,012,000,000 2,528,900,000 2,402,400,000 3,237,800,000 3,285,144,000 3,310,549,000 
        comprehensive income
                                                            47,200,000 56,300,000 47,700,000  44,500,000       
        net income
                                                            41,900,000 57,500,000 50,500,000  44,100,000       
        other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                       
        net change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities:
                                                                       
        unrealized net holding gain arising during the period
                                                            700,000 -2,600,000 600,000         
        reclassifications to net income
                                                            4,600,000  -1,300,000         
        net change in unrealized gain on forward-starting interest rate swaps:
                                                                       
        other comprehensive income before income taxes
                                                            5,300,000 -2,600,000          
        benefit from income tax benefit related to other comprehensive
                                                                       
        income items
                                                             1,400,000          
        other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                            5,300,000 -1,200,000   400,000       
        comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                            -10,100,000 -10,200,000 -9,800,000         
        comprehensive income attributable to healthsouth
                                                            37,100,000 46,100,000 37,900,000         
        convertible perpetual preferred stock, .10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; 400,000 shares issued; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                              387,400,000         
        other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                                                                       
        unrealized net holding loss arising during the period
                                                              -2,100,000         
        other comprehensive loss, net of tax
                                                              -2,800,000         
        restricted marketable securities
                                                               27,800,000 29,200,000 29,300,000      
        37.6 in 2007
                                                               226,000,000        
        insurance recoveries receivable
                                                               230,000,000 230,000,000 230,000,000 230,000,000 230,000,000 230,000,000   
        current assets held for sale
                                                               5,200,000 7,900,000 10,200,000 24,200,000 79,700,000 217,400,000   
        assets held for sale
                                                               27,300,000 20,800,000 21,400,000 87,900,000 172,900,000 794,100,000   
        income tax refund receivable
                                                               62,900,000 43,200,000 48,700,000 453,700,000 208,900,000 207,000,000   
        liabilities and shareholders' deficit
                                                                       
        government, class action, and related settlements
                                                               367,700,000 353,300,000 365,000,000 429,300,000 454,000,000 523,300,000   
        current liabilities held for sale
                                                               35,100,000 39,600,000 43,000,000 134,700,000 271,800,000 196,700,000   
        liabilities held for sale
                                                               3,700,000 3,800,000 4,100,000 6,600,000 13,400,000 44,600,000   
        minority interest in equity of consolidated affiliates
                                                               84,700,000 87,900,000 85,700,000 93,600,000 109,800,000 262,500,000 299,030,000 292,909,000 
        400,000 issued in 2008 and 2007; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                               387,400,000 387,400,000 387,400,000      
        shareholders' deficit:
                                                                       
        issued: 96,890,424 in 2008; 87,514,378 in 2007
                                                               1,000,000        
        total liabilities and shareholders' deficit
                                                               1,980,500,000        
        37.8 in 2007
                                                                240,900,000 240,900,000      
        investment in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                41,700,000 42,700,000 41,300,000 40,100,000 39,600,000 58,607,000 55,721,000 
        issued: 96,883,924 in 2008; 87,514,378 in 2007
                                                                1,000,000       
        in 2007)
                                                                -310,700,000       
        total shareholders’ deficit
                                                                -1,347,500,000 -1,538,300,000 -1,505,500,000 -1,788,800,000 -2,252,000,000 -2,096,809,000 -2,019,789,000 
        net operating revenues
                                                                461,400,000       
        operating expenses:
                                                                       
        salaries and benefits
                                                                236,700,000       
        other operating expenses
                                                                65,100,000       
        general and administrative expenses
                                                                25,200,000       
        supplies
                                                                28,000,000       
        depreciation and amortization
                                                                18,300,000       
        impairment of long-lived assets
                                                                600,000       
        occupancy costs
                                                                12,500,000       
        benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                                6,700,000       
        loss on disposal of assets
                                                                800,000       
        professional fees—accounting, tax, and legal
                                                                5,300,000       
        total operating expenses
                                                                390,600,000       
        loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                3,400,000       
        interest expense and amortization of debt discounts
                                                                       
        and fees
                                                                43,500,000       
        other income
                                                                -1,000,000       
        (gain) loss on interest rate swap
                                                                -28,500,000       
        equity in net income of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                -2,700,000       
        minority interests in earnings of consolidated affiliates
                                                                8,200,000       
        income from continuing operations before
                                                                       
        income tax benefit
                                                                47,900,000       
        benefit from income tax benefit
                                                                700,000       
        income from continuing operations
                                                                47,200,000       
        income from discontinued operations
                                                                       
        of income tax benefit
                                                                -3,100,000       
        convertible perpetual preferred stock dividends
                                                                -6,500,000       
        net income available to common shareholders
                                                                37,600,000       
        comprehensive income:
                                                                       
        foreign currency translation adjustment
                                                                800,000       
        unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
                                                                -400,000       
        weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                       
        basic
                                                                79,500,000       
        diluted
                                                                93,000,000       
        basic and diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                       
        income from continuing operations available
                                                                       
        to common shareholders
                                                                510,000       
        income from discontinued operations,
                                                                       
        net of income tax benefit
                                                                -40,000       
        net income per share
                                                                       
        shareholders
                                                                470,000       
        issued: 87,886,328 in 2008; 87,514,378 in 2007
                                                                 900,000      
        current portion of restricted cash
                                                                  53,200,000 50,900,000 53,800,000 120,833,000 161,643,000 
        current portion of restricted marketable securities
                                                                  17,500,000 16,800,000 16,400,000 10,292,000  
        35.3 in 2006
                                                                  229,700,000     
        400,000 issued in 2007 and 2006; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                                  387,400,000 387,400,000 387,400,000   
        issued: 88,112,764 in 2007; 87,999,513 in 2006
                                                                  900,000     
        2006)
                                                                  -325,000,000     
        notes receivable from shareholders, officers, and management employees
                                                                    -100,000 -116,000 -116,000 
        36.6 in 2006
                                                                   215,400,000    
        refunds due patients and other third-party payors
                                                                   12,900,000 15,600,000 113,113,000 122,008,000 
        issued: 88,094,777 in 2007; 87,999,513 in 2006
                                                                   900,000    
        36.4 in 2006
                                                                    224,300,000   
        issued: 88,086,727 in 2007; 87,999,513 in 2006
                                                                    900,000   
        marketable securities
                                                                       
        current portion of government, class action, and related settlements
                                                                     380,080,000 361,020,000 
        government, class action, and related settlements, net of current portion
                                                                     46,851,000 68,449,000 
        convertible perpetual preferred stock, .10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; issued: 400,000 in 2006; none issued and outstanding in 2005; liquidation preference of 1,000 per share
                                                                     387,403,000 387,403,000 
        88,201,204 in 2006; 88,100,795 in 2005
                                                                     882,000  
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2011-03-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 
                                                                        
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                        
          net income
        248,200,000 203,100,000 174,600,000 184,900,000 196,500,000 164,200,000 147,100,000 146,500,000 138,800,000 119,100,000 113,400,000 117,200,000 113,300,000 117,500,000 67,000,000 71,300,000 110,100,000 115,700,000 126,700,000 142,000,000 132,800,000 111,700,000 100,100,000 48,300,000 108,700,000    125,200,000    105,200,000        76,700,000   64,800,000 97,900,000 61,500,000 72,300,000 179,000,000 65,900,000 59,300,000 91,500,000 41,900,000 57,500,000 50,500,000           
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
        -15,900,000 -800,000 400,000 900,000 500,000 -400,000 700,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 8,500,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,000,000     100,000      100,000    500,000    500,000                                
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities—
                                                                        
          depreciation and amortization
        87,300,000 86,400,000 82,400,000 79,900,000 79,200,000 78,000,000 78,400,000 72,900,000 70,300,000 70,100,000 67,300,000 72,600,000 63,900,000 63,300,000 45,300,000 68,800,000 66,200,000 65,800,000 64,900,000 63,400,000 62,500,000 62,300,000 61,200,000 60,700,000 58,800,000    52,500,000    45,900,000        42,400,000   27,400,000 26,400,000 26,400,000 24,300,000 23,100,000 22,100,000 21,700,000 20,300,000 19,300,000 18,700,000 18,300,000           
          stock-based compensation
        11,500,000 18,400,000 14,300,000 14,300,000 9,500,000 12,500,000 12,900,000 13,600,000 9,300,000 13,400,000 13,700,000 15,600,000 7,900,000 8,100,000 4,800,000 8,800,000 7,500,000 11,100,000 6,900,000 12,000,000 2,800,000 4,200,000 8,300,000 9,900,000 7,100,000    19,400,000    26,100,000        4,500,000   5,000,000 7,000,000 7,300,000 6,200,000 6,500,000 6,300,000 6,000,000 4,200,000 3,400,000 4,000,000 3,800,000           
          deferred tax expense
        8,500,000 19,100,000 -2,100,000 -3,500,000 8,800,000 8,600,000 -2,100,000 -2,300,000 6,500,000   -3,700,000 4,000,000 35,600,000 200,000 -9,900,000 2,000,000 23,400,000 -1,800,000 -2,500,000 8,700,000 58,100,000 3,400,000 -10,500,000 1,400,000    2,600,000    -3,000,000        34,700,000     29,200,000   31,700,000 22,300,000               
          loss on investments
        -16,200,000                                                                
          other
        2,300,000 -4,600,000 -1,200,000 2,300,000 1,200,000 -700,000 -700,000 14,900,000 -5,600,000 7,700,000 1,900,000 1,200,000 10,600,000 -12,300,000 14,100,000 7,900,000 -8,000,000 -4,200,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 -9,600,000 7,700,000 100,000 7,700,000 14,200,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -800,000 16,000,000 -1,600,000 -6,800,000 1,600,000 6,100,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 -800,000 3,400,000 -500,000 -8,700,000 5,900,000 -8,700,000 500,000 6,900,000 3,000,000 3,100,000 5,700,000 -500,000 800,000 5,300,000 900,000 -3,300,000 1,000,000 1,700,000 100,000 600,000 -100,000  1,100,000 800,000 300,000    
          change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions—
                                                                        
          accounts receivable
        -53,200,000 3,600,000 -3,100,000 9,000,000 -24,700,000 -26,100,000 28,200,000 8,600,000 -7,700,000 -43,100,000 9,200,000 -12,200,000 23,700,000 -39,300,000 -7,400,000 22,500,000 7,300,000 -27,600,000 1,400,000 17,000,000 -55,100,000 33,700,000 -33,300,000 -1,900,000 -36,600,000    -29,600,000    8,300,000        -45,700,000   -13,100,000 -10,900,000 -24,700,000 12,300,000 -14,500,000 -24,300,000 -9,000,000 -21,400,000 5,300,000 3,400,000 -21,300,000           
          other assets
        -11,600,000  -3,000,000 -17,200,000 700,000  5,100,000 -32,400,000 -16,000,000  4,300,000 -4,700,000 -3,700,000  2,800,000 -9,800,000 12,000,000  -9,800,000 -18,500,000 1,300,000  -2,700,000 4,200,000 15,800,000    -3,800,000    14,200,000        1,800,000   500,000 13,100,000 -4,700,000 -3,800,000 -2,100,000 1,400,000  -13,900,000 3,500,000 -3,700,000 -2,100,000           
          accounts payable
        -2,000,000 10,100,000 -30,200,000 -400,000 -2,100,000 1,600,000 -400,000 5,600,000 -3,800,000 12,000,000 -4,200,000 2,800,000 1,200,000 2,600,000 -4,200,000   6,100,000 2,200,000   3,300,000 10,700,000          1,300,000        600,000   1,000,000 100,000 2,600,000 400,000 -2,600,000 12,100,000 -5,800,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 100,000 -2,900,000           
          other liabilities
        33,000,000 -13,400,000 47,500,000 4,700,000 18,600,000 -900,000 21,400,000 6,400,000 25,900,000 -21,900,000 3,200,000 17,600,000 16,700,000 -17,300,000 -38,300,000 64,300,000 400,000 -9,400,000 10,600,000 12,500,000 -2,200,000 15,100,000 -10,000,000 29,600,000 -109,600,000    11,700,000    26,400,000        4,100,000   12,400,000 -19,900,000 -100,000 -400,000 -4,000,000 -2,200,000 5,900,000 8,600,000 8,200,000 7,800,000 16,600,000           
          net cash from operating activities of discontinued operations
        21,200,000 1,100,000 -600,000 -1,200,000 -700,000 600,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -700,000 -11,400,000 -1,700,000 -1,600,000 -1,300,000 -3,700,000   -100,000 100,000   -100,000 -100,000    -3,000,000    -700,000        -200,000   200,000 -1,000,000 -200,000 -1,200,000 500,000 -700,000 500,000 -1,400,000 -1,300,000 -2,000,000 -2,200,000           
          total adjustments
        80,800,000 143,700,000 95,800,000 84,400,000 91,600,000 115,000,000 120,000,000 69,700,000 98,700,000 73,400,000 100,500,000 88,300,000 113,600,000 53,200,000 19,800,000 173,300,000 108,800,000 8,100,000 50,800,000 113,600,000 25,700,000 168,000,000 73,300,000 174,100,000 -79,500,000    34,200,000    110,600,000        82,900,000   73,900,000 33,900,000 45,500,000 69,400,000 -73,500,000 55,100,000 51,900,000 12,000,000 54,300,000 30,500,000 31,200,000           
          net cash from operating activities
        313,100,000 346,000,000 270,800,000 270,200,000 288,600,000 278,800,000 267,800,000 217,400,000 238,800,000 201,000,000 215,200,000 206,700,000 227,900,000 172,200,000 70,100,000 244,600,000 218,900,000 123,800,000 177,600,000 255,900,000 158,500,000 279,700,000 173,400,000 222,300,000 29,300,000 679,000,000 -5,500,000 -198,100,000 159,900,000 778,800,000 -2,600,000 -230,100,000 216,300,000 610,200,000 14,400,000 -12,500,000 45,100,000 527,700,000 46,300,000 -128,200,000 159,700,000 -338,600,000 382,200,000 139,600,000 128,000,000 107,100,000 142,600,000 105,400,000 121,400,000 109,300,000 89,100,000 96,800,000 87,900,000 84,800,000 82,300,000 25,200,000 41,800,000 376,300,000 -34,600,000 -105,200,000 -5,800,000 -25,071,000 20,749,000 -71,313,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                        
          purchases of property, equipment, and intangible assets
        -162,400,000 -229,300,000 -187,100,000 -156,900,000 -163,100,000 -198,700,000 -147,500,000 -156,900,000 -139,400,000                                                        
          proceeds from sale of restricted investments
        42,900,000 12,800,000 28,000,000 121,000,000 11,000,000 1,000,000 900,000 1,000,000 16,000,000                                      6,600,000    300,000 400,000             
          purchases of restricted investments
        -26,400,000 -18,500,000 -38,100,000                                                              
          net cash from investing activities
        -150,100,000 -239,400,000 -201,300,000 -165,400,000 -158,500,000 -203,700,000 -161,500,000 -158,400,000 -129,700,000 -208,100,000 -162,200,000 -128,500,000 -104,000,000 -206,400,000 -174,300,000 -123,200,000 -123,100,000 -220,700,000 -124,000,000 -226,000,000 -95,600,000 -142,700,000 -89,700,000 -92,100,000 -83,000,000 -381,800,000 -268,000,000 83,900,000 -91,500,000 -322,600,000 29,700,000 -71,000,000 -60,600,000 -268,300,000 800,000 -4,100,000 -12,900,000 -227,100,000 -17,600,000 39,200,000 -39,500,000 -780,800,000 -111,600,000 -55,300,000 -39,200,000 -67,800,000 -95,800,000 -53,500,000 -47,900,000 -54,500,000 -23,400,000 -56,700,000 -13,500,000 -26,200,000 -51,500,000 6,500,000 33,100,000 -3,400,000 44,700,000 1,080,000,000 63,200,000 19,547,000 -15,361,000 48,948,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                        
          borrowings on revolving credit facility
        420,000,000 70,000,000 80,000,000 60,000,000 30,000,000 50,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 60,000,000 -120,000,000 170,000,000 130,000,000 190,000,000 65,000,000   330,000,000 110,000,000 125,000,000 375,000,000 25,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 150,000,000 95,000,000 32,000,000 136,300,000 50,000,000 55,000,000 75,000,000 95,000,000 105,000,000 60,000,000 225,000,000 45,000,000 25,000,000 40,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 122,000,000 40,000,000    13,000,000 60,000,000 15,000,000  85,000,000 165,000,000 10,000,000 50,000,000 
          payments on revolving credit facility
        -330,000,000 -20,000,000 -80,000,000 -10,000,000 -50,000,000 -70,000,000 -45,000,000 -45,000,000 -10,000,000 -305,000,000 -25,000,000 -80,000,000    -350,000,000 -25,000,000 -65,000,000 -460,000,000 -65,000,000 -30,000,000 -75,000,000 -125,000,000 -95,000,000 -95,000,000 -75,000,000 -68,300,000 -65,000,000 -122,000,000 -73,000,000 -95,000,000 -85,000,000 -60,000,000 -120,000,000 -173,000,000 -15,000,000 -53,000,000 -42,000,000 -53,000,000   -107,000,000       -35,000,000 -240,000,000 -40,000,000    
          repurchases of common stock, including fees and expenses
        -71,600,000 -76,300,000 -24,900,000 -24,700,000 -32,100,000 -7,500,000 -6,800,000               -1,200,000   -2,100,000       -20,000,000 -18,100,000 -41,500,000 -11,200,000 -12,900,000                       
          dividends paid on common stock
        -20,300,000 -19,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,100,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -15,000,000 -14,900,000 -15,900,000 -14,900,000 -15,000,000 -14,900,000 -15,600,000 -14,900,000 -27,800,000 -27,800,000 -28,500,000 -27,700,000 -27,800,000 -27,800,000 -29,100,000 -27,600,000 -27,600,000 -27,700,000 -29,000,000 -27,500,000 -26,400,000 -26,500,000 -28,300,000 -26,500,000 -24,500,000 -24,400,000 -25,400,000 -24,500,000 -23,500,000 -21,300,000 -22,200,000 -21,400,000 -20,500,000 -20,600,000 -21,300,000 -20,900,000 -19,200,000 -15,800,000 -15,800,000 -15,800,000                   
          distributions paid to noncontrolling interests of consolidated affiliates
        -57,800,000 -42,700,000 -36,100,000 -40,400,000 -32,900,000 -39,500,000 -33,000,000 -27,800,000 -24,700,000 -22,800,000 -32,500,000 -27,600,000 -31,800,000 -28,400,000 -21,600,000 -25,300,000 -21,300,000 -25,100,000 -25,100,000 -24,900,000 -27,800,000 -19,300,000 -15,500,000 -18,300,000 -19,100,000    -19,500,000    -15,400,000        -15,600,000   -14,200,000 -13,400,000 -12,000,000 -10,200,000 -10,700,000 -13,200,000 -11,700,000    -11,100,000           
          taxes paid on behalf of employees for shares withheld
        -30,900,000 -100,000 -100,000 -19,800,000 -12,100,000 -100,000 -400,000 -7,700,000 -100,000 500,000 -100,000 -7,600,000 -800,000 -15,600,000 -100,000 -15,600,000 -1,600,000 -100,000 1,000,000 -15,900,000 -900,000   -300,000 -12,900,000 -6,600,000                            
          net cash from financing activities
        -102,500,000 -97,400,000 -113,200,000 -90,200,000 -130,400,000 -150,900,000 -89,500,000 -49,600,000 -40,600,000 -29,900,000 -65,800,000 -43,500,000 -58,000,000 -16,500,000 -49,000,000 -19,300,000 -60,900,000 42,300,000 -18,500,000 -186,400,000 -77,500,000 -354,200,000 -45,600,000 182,800,000 71,100,000 -620,800,000 471,100,000 279,600,000 -81,700,000 -447,200,000 -19,300,000 262,000,000 -116,700,000 -353,800,000 -9,600,000 15,000,000 -10,400,000 -336,600,000 -29,100,000 92,700,000 -108,600,000 383,800,000 476,400,000 122,200,000 -76,100,000 -50,700,000 -50,500,000 -63,300,000 -126,200,000 -85,200,000 26,900,000 -22,200,000 -18,700,000 -22,700,000 -73,000,000 -26,000,000 -34,400,000 -369,800,000 -18,900,000 -994,000,000 -53,900,000 -15,213,000 -89,766,000 -15,809,000 
          increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        60,500,000 9,200,000 -43,700,000 14,600,000 -300,000 -75,800,000 16,800,000 9,400,000 68,500,000 -37,000,000 -12,800,000 34,700,000 65,900,000   102,100,000 34,900,000 -54,600,000 35,100,000 -156,500,000 -14,600,000 -217,200,000 38,100,000 313,000,000 17,400,000 -323,600,000 197,600,000 165,400,000 -13,300,000 9,000,000 7,800,000 -39,100,000 39,000,000                                
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
        102,900,000 123,100,000 104,200,000 53,400,000 120,300,000 310,900,000 159,600,000 92,000,000 -92,000,000 133,500,000 82,500,000 -82,500,000 116,800,000                                
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
        163,400,000 9,200,000 -43,700,000 14,600,000 122,800,000 -75,800,000 16,800,000 9,400,000 172,700,000 -37,000,000 -12,800,000 34,700,000 119,300,000 -50,700,000 -153,200,000 102,100,000 155,200,000 -54,600,000 35,100,000 -156,500,000 296,300,000 -217,200,000 38,100,000 313,000,000 177,000,000 -231,600,000 197,600,000 73,400,000 120,200,000 91,500,000 7,800,000 -121,600,000 155,800,000                                
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities —
                                                                        
          amortization of debt-related items
                                                                        
          equity in net income of nonconsolidated affiliates
                 -900,000    -300,000                           -2,400,000   -1,900,000 -2,600,000 -4,300,000 -2,000,000 -3,300,000 -2,900,000 -3,000,000 -2,500,000   -2,600,000           
          distributions from nonconsolidated affiliates
                 1,000,000    300,000                           1,700,000   2,900,000 3,100,000 3,400,000 4,600,000 1,600,000 3,400,000 3,100,000 2,700,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 2,100,000           
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions —
                                                                        
          prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                        
          accrued payroll
         9,500,000    23,000,000    15,100,000    -21,900,000 -25,400,000 10,500,000 5,600,000 -68,100,000 2,600,000 21,700,000 5,700,000 5,300,000 28,300,000 82,400,000 -24,000,000    -14,800,000    -9,500,000        20,900,000                        
          principal payments on debt, including pre-payments
         -1,900,000 -102,500,000   -101,800,000 -151,000,000 -1,400,000 -1,000,000 -900,000 -600,000 -5,100,000 -600,000 -500,000 -100,000 -241,300,000 -103,900,000 -3,600,000 -3,600,000   -703,600,000 -3,700,000   -405,200,000 -3,700,000   -6,800,000 -6,200,000   -6,800,000 -111,200,000 -6,300,000 -5,600,000 -9,200,000 -81,700,000 -54,900,000 -56,300,000 -48,700,000 -1,300,000    -1,800,000   -64,900,000  -4,400,000 -1,900,000 -1,900,000 -29,100,000          
          principal borrowings on notes
                                                   3,800,000                3,050,000,000 
          principal payments under finance lease obligations
         -6,200,000 -6,100,000   -5,600,000 -5,500,000   -5,200,000 -26,400,000   -4,900,000 -2,400,000   -33,200,000 -6,800,000   -5,800,000 -5,800,000   -19,000,000 -200,000                                      
          contributions from noncontrolling interests of consolidated affiliates
             700,000 106,400,000 14,900,000 18,400,000 13,600,000 8,400,000 29,300,000 17,000,000 9,000,000 12,500,000                                                  
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                        
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                        
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                    -5,400,000 54,800,000 224,000,000 94,800,000 27,700,000 -27,700,000 69,200,000 20,100,000 -20,100,000 54,400,000  20,600,000  -20,400,000 61,600,000  24,800,000 64,500,000 132,800,000  48,400,000 80,900,000 19,800,000  -100,000 27,200,000 13,000 115,000 175,502,000 
          restricted cash at beginning of period
                    -2,600,000 65,100,000 65,400,000 57,400,000    59,000,000    62,400,000                                
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                 -30,600,000    -38,000,000 -126,700,000 92,300,000 94,200,000 -40,000,000 21,600,000 -150,700,000 223,900,000 -226,000,000 31,000,000 314,100,000 104,900,000 -296,400,000 197,600,000 137,500,000 56,100,000 27,200,000 7,800,000 -52,200,000 86,400,000  5,600,000 -1,600,000 42,400,000  -400,000 -16,700,000 73,200,000  771,800,000 206,500,000 12,700,000 53,100,000 -3,700,000 -11,400,000 80,100,000  141,000,000 17,900,000 55,800,000 116,800,000 -42,300,000 6,800,000 60,400,000  -5,100,000 -5,200,000 26,200,000 -19,689,000 -83,438,000 137,294,000 
          restricted cash at end of period
                 -6,400,000    -12,700,000 -26,500,000 9,800,000 61,000,000 -10,800,000 10,900,000 2,800,000 62,200,000 8,200,000 800,000 -300,000 56,700,000    59,000,000    69,400,000                                
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                        
          cash paid during the year for —
                                                                        
          interest
                                                                        
          supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
                                                                        
          accrued purchases of property, equipment, and intangible assets
                                                                        
          joint venture contributions
                                                                       
          accrued interest payable
                     19,000,000                                                   
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                       2,700,000               
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued operations
                     100,000                                        7,900,000        21,255,000 9,961,000 17,597,000 
          debt amendment and issuance costs
                                                 -600,000               -100,000  -100,000 -11,100,000    
          net cash from financing activities of discontinued operations
                     -1,000,000                                         -400,000 -300,000 -800,000  -9,000,000 -38,500,000 -800,000 7,917,000 -755,000 -7,769,000 
          restricted cash included in other long-term assets at beginning of period
                     400,000 21,500,000 7,400,000    5,300,000                                    
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in discontinued operations at beginning of period
                                                                       
          cash received during the year for —
                                                                        
          income tax refunds
                                                                        
          income tax payments
                                                                        
          purchase of restricted investments
                                                      -2,700,000    -7,600,000 -12,200,000   -1,100,000 -800,000 -1,400,000  -800,000 -500,000 -10,000,000    
          restricted cash included in other long-term assets at end of period
                         -3,800,000 2,600,000 -8,600,000 10,200,000 600,000 6,300,000 -800,000 15,400,000    5,100,000                                    
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in discontinued operations at end of period
                                                                        
          deferred tax benefit
                                                   18,900,000                     
          realized loss on sale of investments
                                                                        
          purchases of property and equipment
                  -146,700,000 -117,200,000 -96,600,000 -189,900,000 -144,900,000 -114,800,000 -115,200,000 -192,600,000 -123,600,000 -113,900,000 -98,800,000 -139,800,000 -89,600,000 -83,100,000 -83,500,000 -350,100,000 -8,700,000 58,700,000 -72,300,000 -231,200,000 -5,300,000 41,900,000 -59,900,000 -202,300,000 -10,400,000 -7,900,000 -5,200,000 -168,500,000 -3,800,000 26,000,000 -31,400,000 69,300,000 -80,100,000 -44,400,000 -32,900,000 -56,600,000 -97,800,000 -38,900,000 -30,100,000 -28,300,000               
          debt amendment costs
                       -20,000,000                                                
          supplemental schedule of noncash operating, investing, and financing activities:
                                                                        
          property and equipment additions through finance leases
                       2,100,000 200,000                                                
          accrued purchases of property and equipment
                      3,000,000                                                  
          operating lease additions and adjustments
                      3,600,000                                                  
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                     1,500,000                           100,000                        
          provision for government, class action, and related settlements
                                                                        
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                                                        
          additions to capitalized software costs
                     -1,700,000 -2,600,000   -2,800,000 -3,000,000   -3,000,000 -1,300,000   -8,500,000 -1,300,000   -3,900,000 -3,400,000   -7,100,000 -3,800,000 -5,300,000 -3,000,000                            
          purchases of intangible assets
                                                                        
          proceeds from bond issuance
                             400,000,000                  700,000,000       120,000,000             
          purchase of equity interests in consolidated affiliates
                             -162,300,000    -65,100,000                                
          acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
                          -1,100,000    -1,100,000    -13,700,000  -129,100,000 -600,000  -10,900,000      -30,600,000                      
          proceeds from disposal of assets
                                                              6,600,000 3,300,000 43,900,000     796,000 2,438,000 5,441,000 
          decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                                                                        
          supplemental schedule of noncash operating, investing and financing activities:
                                                                        
          contributions from consolidated affiliates
                        21,400,000                                1,000,000               
          operating lease additions
                        5,900,000                                                
          gain on consolidation of yuma rehabilitation hospital
                                                                        
          cash, cash equivalents. and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                        
          supplemental schedule of noncash financing activities:
                                                                        
          adoption of asc 842
                                                                        
          debt issuance costs
                                                                     -1,490,000 -10,967,000 -66,720,000 
          supplemental schedule of noncash financing activity:
                                                                        
          proceeds from exercising stock warrants
                                         26,600,000                            
          conversion of convertible debt
                                                                      
          funding of intercompany note receivable
                                  -56,000,000            -5,000,000                          
          proceeds from repayment of intercompany note receivable
                                  17,500,000    40,000,000    16,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000                           
          principal borrowings on intercompany note payable
                                                                        
          principal payments on intercompany note payable
                                                                        
          change in intercompany advances
                                  34,200,000    93,800,000    79,000,000 70,300,000 82,300,000  72,000,000                          
          restricted cash included in other long term assets at beginning of period
                                                                        
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions—
                                                                        
          principal payments under capital lease obligations
                                                      -1,900,000   -3,200,000 -3,700,000 -3,500,000 -3,700,000 -3,500,000 -3,700,000 -3,600,000 -3,500,000  -3,300,000 -3,100,000 -3,200,000 -5,155,000 -4,841,000 -4,789,000 
          intercompany note activity
                                      -1,600,000                                  
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, at beginning of period
                                        116,800,000                                
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, at end of period
                                        155,800,000                                
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                                                        
          premium received on bond issuance
                                                                        
          premium paid on redemption of bonds
                                                -1,900,000                        
          proceeds from sale of nonrestricted marketable securities
                                                                        
          net change in restricted cash
                                                -3,200,000      -8,600,000   -21,600,000 10,100,000 10,000,000 29,500,000 -11,400,000  17,900,000 -900,000  -2,300,000 -4,600,000 14,000,000 50,308,000 51,408,000 14,859,000 
          principal borrowings on term loan facilities
                                                 125,000,000                       
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                         -11,900,000 5,600,000 -1,600,000 21,800,000 -36,000,000 -400,000 3,700,000 11,600,000   206,500,000   -3,700,000 -11,400,000 -52,700,000 -30,400,000 92,600,000 17,900,000 55,700,000 35,900,000 -42,200,000 6,500,000 40,500,000    3,600,000    
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                        
          preferred stock conversion
                                                                        
          gain on consolidation of fairlawn
                                                                        
          windfall tax benefits from share-based compensation
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                       
          dividends paid on convertible perpetual preferred stock
                                                 -1,600,000 -1,500,000 -1,600,000 -5,700,000 -5,800,000 -5,700,000 -5,700,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000 -6,500,000  -6,500,000 -6,500,000    
          equity rollover from encompass management
                                                                        
          capitalized software costs
                                              -8,300,000 100,000 -7,700,000 -3,800,000 -6,800,000 -1,600,000 -4,000,000 -7,000,000 -3,700,000 -3,800,000 -8,100,000 -3,200,000               
          benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                16,500,000   8,200,000 9,300,000 7,500,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 7,400,000  5,400,000 4,300,000 5,900,000 6,900,000           
          change in assets and liabilities—
                                                                        
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                     -11,400,000            3,100,000 -8,800,000   -20,298,000 -84,090,000 -38,585,000 
          supplemental schedule of noncash investing activity:
                                                                        
          conversion of preferred stock to common stock
                                                                       
          loss from discontinued operations
                                                                        
          gain on consolidation of fairlawn rehabilitation hospital
                                                                       
          debt amendment and issue costs
                                                                        
          (income) income from discontinued operations
                                                   900,000       -14,400,000              
          benefit from government, class action, and related settlements
                                                                        
          increase in assets—
                                                                        
          increase in liabilities—
                                                                        
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of digital hospital
                                                                        
          income from discontinued operations
                                                     100,000   400,000   600,000 -100,000 3,100,000           
          escrow deposit — acquisition of business
                                                        -11,000,000                
          repurchase of common stock, including fees and expenses
                                                     -26,300,000 -1,500,000 -232,600,000                
          proceeds from exercise of stock warrants
                                                     6,300,000                   
          loss (income) from discontinued operations
                                                      900,000                  
          deferred tax (benefit) expense
                                                      32,700,000    -3,400,000              
          government, class action, and related settlements
                                                         -4,300,000 -800,000           
          repurchase of convertible perpetual preferred stock
                                                                        
          debt issue costs
                                                                        
          proceeds from exercising stock options
                                                                        
          loss on interest rate swaps
                                                           9,000,000 -300,000 4,300,000           
          decrease in assets—
                                                                        
          accrued interest
                                                          10,700,000              
          refunds due patients and other third-party payors
                                                         -600,000               
          termination of forward-starting interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges
                                                                        
          net settlements on interest rate swaps not designated as hedges
                                                                        
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued operations—
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of ltchs
                                                                        
          other investing activities of discontinued operations
                                                             -800,000    -700,000      
          principal borrowings on term loan
                                                                        
          repurchases of convertible perpetual preferred stock
                                                                        
          amortization of debt discounts
                                                                        
          premium on bond issuance
                                                          4,100,000              
          net settlements on interest rate swaps
                                                          -10,900,000 -10,600,000 -11,200,000 -11,900,000           
          cash and cash equivalents of facilities in discontinued operations at beginning of period
                                                                        
          less: cash and cash equivalents of facilities in discontinued operations at end of period
                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating
                                                                        
          activities—
                                                                        
          income tax refund receivable
                                                          100,000 -1,300,000 -4,700,000 9,000,000           
          capital expenditures
        -162,400,000 -229,300,000 -187,100,000 -156,900,000 -163,100,000 -198,700,000 -147,500,000 -156,900,000 -139,400,000 -146,700,000 -117,200,000 -96,600,000 -189,900,000 -141,900,000 -114,800,000 -115,200,000 -192,600,000 -123,600,000 -113,900,000 -98,800,000 -139,800,000 -89,600,000 -83,100,000 -83,500,000 -350,100,000 -8,700,000 58,700,000 -72,300,000 -231,200,000 -5,300,000 41,900,000 -59,900,000 -202,300,000 -10,400,000 -7,900,000 -5,200,000 -168,500,000 -12,100,000 26,100,000 -39,100,000 65,500,000 -86,900,000 -46,000,000 -36,900,000 -63,600,000 -101,500,000 -42,700,000 -38,200,000 -31,500,000 -15,300,000 -20,300,000 -15,900,000 -14,000,000 -20,800,000 -10,000,000 -8,700,000 -10,000,000 -9,200,000 -6,000,000 -35,246,000 -22,439,000 -20,774,000 
          free cash flows
        150,700,000 116,700,000 83,700,000 113,300,000 125,500,000 80,100,000 120,300,000 60,500,000 99,400,000 201,000,000 68,500,000 89,500,000 131,300,000 -17,700,000 -71,800,000 129,800,000 103,700,000 -68,800,000 54,000,000 142,000,000 59,700,000 139,900,000 83,800,000 139,200,000 -54,200,000 328,900,000 -14,200,000 -139,400,000 87,600,000 547,600,000 -7,900,000 -188,200,000 156,400,000 407,900,000 4,000,000 -20,400,000 39,900,000 359,200,000 34,200,000 -102,100,000 120,600,000 -273,100,000 295,300,000 93,600,000 91,100,000 43,500,000 41,100,000 62,700,000 83,200,000 77,800,000 73,800,000 76,500,000 72,000,000 70,800,000 61,500,000 15,200,000 33,100,000 376,300,000 -44,600,000 -114,400,000 -11,800,000 -60,317,000 -1,690,000 -92,087,000 
          distributions paid to noncontrolling interests of
                                                                        
          consolidated affiliates
                                                          -13,300,000 -8,000,000             
          cash and cash equivalents of facilities held for sale
                                                                        
          at beginning of period
                                                                       
          less: cash and cash equivalents of facilities held for
                                                                        
          sale at end of period
                                                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
                                                                        
          operating activities—
                                                                        
          ubs settlement proceeds, gross
                                                                        
          amortization of debt issue costs, debt discounts, and fees
                                                                        
          deferred tax provision
                                                           300,000 1,700,000 400,000           
          accrued fees and expenses for derivative plaintiffs' attorneys in
                                                                        
          ubs settlement
                                                                        
          net investment in interest rate swap
                                                                        
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued
                                                                        
          operations
                                                               -200,000    -1,400,000    
          securities litigation settlement
                                                                        
          equity in net (income) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                        
          acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired
                                                                        
          accrued fees and expenses for derivative plaintiffs' attorneys in ubs settlement
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of restricted marketable securities
                                                             3,200,000           
          checks in excess of bank balance
                                                              -5,900,000 5,900,000 -11,400,000  13,300,000 -28,800,000 26,100,000 21,559,000 -27,752,000 -2,223,000 
          cash and cash equivalents of facilities held for sale at beginning of period
                                                             100,000           
          less: cash and cash equivalents of facilities held for sale at end of period
                                                             -100,000           
          acquisition of intangible assets
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale and maturities of restricted marketable securities
                                                              1,100,000 800,000 500,000  500,000 300,000 65,000,000    
          net change in restricted cash, excluding cash in escrow related to debt
                                                                        
          net settlements on interest rate swap
                                                              -7,300,000          
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued operations -
                                                                        
          proceeds from divestitures of divisions
                                                                        
          change in restricted cash for amounts in escrow related to debt
                                                                        
          issuance of common stock
                                                                       
          distributions to minority interests of consolidated affiliates
                                                              -9,800,000 -6,400,000 -10,100,000  -7,500,000 11,100,000 -23,100,000 -23,438,000 -19,055,000 -21,537,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                      -411,000 
          cash and cash equivalents of divisions and facilities held for sale at
                                                                        
          beginning of period
                                                              400,000    14,100,000    
          less: cash and cash equivalents of divisions and facilities held for sale
                                                                        
          at end of period
                                                                -300,000        
          principal payments on debt
                                                                -17,000,000  -55,900,000 -859,800,000 -5,200,000 -5,362,000 -1,026,512,000 -3,400,177,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
                                                                        
          equivalents
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale and maturities of marketable securities
                                                                     -245,000 1,091,000 31,218,000 
          purchase of investments
                                                                        
          proceeds from divestiture of divisions
                                                                  56,900,000      
          issuance of convertible perpetual preferred stock
                                                                     400,000,000 
          preferred stock issuance costs
                                                                     -49,000 -12,548,000 
          effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
                                                                  100,000 439,000   
          cash and cash equivalents of divisions and facilities held for sale at beginning
                                                                        
          of period
                                                                  300,000      
          less: cash and cash equivalents of divisions and facilities held for sale at end
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of equity interests of consolidated affiliates
                                                                    2,300,000 4,002,000   
          repurchase of equity interests of consolidated affiliates
                                                                    -1,600,000 -4,160,000 -2,437,000 -2,637,000 
          net cash settlement on interest rate swap
                                                                    600,000 367,000   
          principal borrowing on notes
                                                                        
          less: cash and cash equivalents of divisions and facilities held for sale at
                                                                        
          end of period
                                                                    -18,700,000    
          purchase of investments, net of cash equivalents
                                                                     51,722,000 -59,264,000 -8,144,000 
          purchase of restricted marketable securities, net of cash equivalents
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of equity interests of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                       
          repurchase of equity interests of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                     -68,000 -32,000 
          advances to nonconsolidated affiliates, net of cash received
                                                                        
          return of investment of nonconsolidated affiiliates
                                                                        
          decrease in cash related to conversion of consolidated affiliates to equity method affiliates
                                                                     -904,000   
          increase in cash related to conversion of equity method affiliates to consolidated affiliates
                                                                     -103,000 
          proceeds from repayment of notes receivable from shareholders, officers,and management employees
                                                                        
          cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at beginning of period
                                                                     -13,000 -116,000 2,093,000 
          less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period
                                                                     609,000 653,000 -1,716,000 
          proceeds from repayment of notes receivable from shareholders, officers, and management employees
                                                                        
          proceeds from sale of equity interests on nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                       1,529,000 
          proceeds from sale of equity interests on consolidated affiliates
                                                                       9,994,000 
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                                       -46,000