| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 40202 - Disclosure - Hospice Revenue Recognition (Schedule Of Allowance For Doubtful Accounts) (Details) (http://www.chemed.com/role/DisclosureHospiceRevenueRecognitionScheduleOfAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsDetails) |
| Table | Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000019584 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31 | 2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31 | 2010-01-01 - 2010-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Legal Entity [Axis] | Legal Entity [Axis] | Legal Entity [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||
| Vitas [Member] | Entity [Domain] | Vitas [Member] | Entity [Domain] | Vitas [Member] | Entity [Domain] | |||||||||||||
| Products and Services [Axis] | Products and Services [Axis] | Products and Services [Axis] | Products and Services [Axis] | Products and Services [Axis] | Products and Services [Axis] | |||||||||||||
| Medicare [Member] | Medicaid [Member] | Commercial [Member] | Other Services [Member] | Products And Services [Domain] | Products And Services [Domain] | Medicare [Member] | Medicaid [Member] | Commercial [Member] | Other Services [Member] | Products And Services [Domain] | Products And Services [Domain] | Medicare [Member] | Medicaid [Member] | Commercial [Member] | Other Services [Member] | Products And Services [Domain] | Products And Services [Domain] | |
Beginning Balance | 4,917,000 | 3,097,000 | 1,569,000 | 420,000 | 10,003,000 | 6,968,000 | 2,804,000 | 1,223,000 | 806,000 | 11,801,000 | ||||||||
Bad debt provision | 1,393,000 | 4,794,000 | 2,034,000 | (12,000) | 8,209,000 | 9,111,000 | 315,000 | 4,323,000 | 2,245,000 | 172,000 | 7,055,000 | 8,563,000 | 9,078,000 | |||||
Write-offs | (2,496,000) | (3,787,000) | (2,956,000) | (760,000) | (9,999,000) | (2,368,000) | (4,030,000) | (1,915,000) | (1,282,000) | (9,595,000) | ||||||||
Other/Contractual adjustments | 397,000 | 130,000 | 542,000 | 205,000 | 1,274,000 | 2,000 | 16,000 | 724,000 | 742,000 | |||||||||
Ending Balance | 4,211,000 | 4,234,000 | 1,189,000 | (147,000) | 9,487,000 | 4,917,000 | 3,097,000 | 1,569,000 | 420,000 | 10,003,000 | 6,968,000 | 2,804,000 | 1,223,000 | 806,000 | 11,801,000 | |||