Revenue Recognition (Schedule Of Patient Care Service Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 618,798	$ 595,880	$ 1,265,741	$ 1,185,113
VITAS [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	420,452	382,909	836,021	746,325
Medicare cap adjustment	(16,375)	(1,375)	(18,700)	(3,750)
Implicit price concessions	(3,984)	(3,820)	(6,304)	(7,910)
Room and board, net	(3,892)	(3,156)	(7,417)	(6,101)
Net revenues	396,201	374,558	803,600	728,564
VITAS [Member] \| Care Services [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	414,705	378,176	824,929	737,508
VITAS [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	358,042	324,778	709,608	629,637
VITAS [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	33,023	29,071	67,045	59,374
VITAS [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	23,640	24,327	48,276	48,497
VITAS [Member] \| All Other Revenue- Self-pay, Respite Care, Etc. [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	5,747	4,733	11,092	8,817
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Care Services [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	388,879	352,998	773,908	688,295
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	338,148	305,491	670,788	592,045
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	28,797	25,069	58,341	51,257
VITAS [Member] \| Medicare [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	21,934	22,438	44,779	44,993
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Care Services [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	13,910	15,822	27,854	30,953
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	11,274	12,707	22,311	24,678
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	2,000	2,242	4,164	4,629
VITAS [Member] \| Medicaid [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	636	873	1,379	1,646
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Care Services [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	11,916	9,356	23,167	18,260
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Routine Home Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	8,620	6,580	16,509	12,914
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Inpatient Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	2,226	1,760	4,540	3,488
VITAS [Member] \| Commercial [Member] \| Continuous Care [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Gross revenue	$ 1,070	$ 1,016	$ 2,118	$ 1,858