Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document Type Document Period End Date Entity Registrant Name Entity Tax Identification Number EIN Amendment Flag Entity Central Index Key Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefits [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Legal Entity [Axis] Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] EBP 104 [Member] Ebp104 [Member] EBP 104 [Member] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Asset [Abstract] Assets Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value Plan’s assets at fair value Investments, at fair value Employee Benefit Plan, Receivable [Abstract] Receivables: Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant Notes receivable from participants Employee Benefit Plan, Employer Contribution Receivable Employer contributions EBP, Investment Income, Receivable Accrued interest and dividends EBP, Receivable Total receivables EBP, Noninterest-Bearing Cash Cash EBP, Asset Total assets Employee Benefit Plan, Liability [Abstract] Liabilities Employee Benefit Plan, Accrued Expense Accrued expenses Employee Benefit Plan, Net Asset Available for Benefit End of year Beginning of year Net assets available for benefits, at fair value Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] Additions Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract] Contributions: Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash and Noncash Employer Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Excluding Rollover Participant Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution, Rollover Rollovers EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution Contributions Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant Interest income on notes receivable from participants Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract] Investment income: Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment Net realized and unrealized gain of investments Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment Dividends and other income EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment Investment income Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Benefits paid to participants Employee Benefit Plan, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense Administrative expenses EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease Deductions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Increase in net assets EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) [Abstract] Net assets available for benefits: General Description on the Plan [Abstract] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Description of Plan [Text Block] General Description on the Plan Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Tax Status [Abstract] EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Tax Status [Text Block] Tax Status Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block] Fair Value Measurements Party-In-Interest Transactions [Abstract] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] Party-In-Interest Transactions EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] Employee Benefit Plan, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table Text Block] Schedule of Assets Employee Benefit Plan, Investment [Policy Text Block] Investment Valuation Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant [Policy Text Block] Notes Receivable from Participants Employee Benefit Plan Investment Income [Policy Text Block] Employee Benefit Plan Investment Income [Policy Text Block] Investment Income Employee Benefit Plan, Payment to Participant [Policy Text Block] Payment of Benefits Employee Benefit Plan, Expense [Policy Text Block] Expenses of the Plan Employee Benefit Plan, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] Basis of Accounting Employee Benefit Plan, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] Use of Estimates EBP, Risk and Uncertainty [Policy Text Block] Concentrations, Risks, and Uncertainties EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Range [Member] Range [Domain] Minimum [Member] Minimum [Member] Maximum [Member] Maximum [Member] Employee Benefit Plan, Service Hours For Eligibility Employee Benefit Plan, Service Hours For Eligibility Service hours for eligibility Employee Benefit Plan, Months Of Continuous Service For Eligibility Employee Benefit Plan, Months Of Continuous Service For Eligibility Months of continuous service For eligibility Employee Benefit Plan, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage Employer contribution, participant compensation matched, percentage Employee Benefit Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount Employee Benefit Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount Employer discretionary contribution amount Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Basic And Matching Contributions Limit Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Basic And Matching Contributions Limit Plan basic and matching contributions limit Employee Benefit Plan, Vesting Percentage Employee Benefit Plan, Vesting Percentage Vesting percentage Employee Benefit Plan, Years Of Service Employee Benefit Plan, Years Of Service Years of service Employee Benefit Plan, Years Of Service To Be Fully Vested Employee Benefit Plan, Years Of Service To Be Fully Vested Years of service to be fully vested Employee Benefit Plan, Forfeited Nonvested Account Forfeited nonvested account Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Forfeitures, Consecutive Period Of One-Year Breaks In Service Commencing After Distribution Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Forfeitures, Consecutive Period Of One-Year Breaks In Service Commencing After Distribution Consecutive period of one-year breaks-in-service Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Forfeitures, Term After Date Of Reemployed Where Repayment Must Be Made To Resume As Covered Employee Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Forfeitures, Term After Date Of Reemployed Where Repayment Must Be Made To Resume As Covered Employee Term of break-in-service Employee Benefit Plan, Participant Election, Percentage of Balances to Employer Common Stock Fund Employee Benefit Plan, Participant Election, Percentage of Balances to Employer Common Stock Fund Percentage of balances to employer common stock fund EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount Note receivable from participant, account, minimum borrowing, amount Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage Note receivable from participant, account, maximum borrowing, to total account, percentage Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount Note receivable from participant, account, maximum borrowing, amount Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing Term Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing Term Note receivable from participant, loan borrowing term Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing Term For Participant's Primary Residence Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing Term For Participant's Primary Residence Note receivable from participant, borrowing term for participant's primary residence Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Basis Percent On Loan Interest Rate Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Basis Percent On Loan Interest Rate Note receivable from participant, account, basis percent on loan interest rate Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Number Of Loans Outstanding At One Time Employee Benefit Plan, Note Receivable from Participant, Number Of Loans Outstanding At One Time Note receivable from participant, number of loans outstanding at one time Employee Benefit Plan, Account Balance Benchmark Where Lump-Sum Distribution Will Be Received Employee Benefit Plan, Account Balance Benchmark Where Lump-Sum Distribution Will Be Received Account balance benchmark where lump-sum distribution will be received EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Allowance for Credit Loss Allowance for credit loss EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Date EBP, Tax Determination Letter, Obtained [true false] EBP, Tax Qualification Status [Extensible Enumeration] Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type Categorization [Member] Investments [Domain] Defined Benefit Plan Common Collective Trust [Member] Collective Trust Fund [Member] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Measured At Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] Assets Measured At NAV [Member] EBP, Fair Value, Investment, NAV, Redemption, Notice Period EBP, Fair Value, Investment, NAV, Unfunded Commitment Fair Value Inputs Level1 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Employee Benefit Plan Employer Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Mutual Fund [Member] Mutual Funds [Member] Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Number of Shares Purchased EBP, Investment Acquired, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Cost Employee Benefit Plan, Investment, Number of Shares Sold EBP, Investment Sold, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Cost Employee Benefit Plan, Plan Number PN EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Party-in-Interest [true false] EBP, Investment, Issuer Name [Extensible Enumeration] EBP, Investment, Current Value, Type [Extensible Enumeration] Employee Benefit Plan, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value Current Value Employee Benefit Plan, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution Participant Loans EBP, Asset Held for Investment Assets Held Employee Benefit Plan, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate Interest rate Employee Benefit Plan Employer Common Stock Fund [Member] Chemed Corporation Common Stock [Member] Investment, Identifier [Axis]