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COMPUTATION OF NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2026
Mar. 31, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2025
Mar. 31, 2025
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
NUMERATOR:                
Net income $ 104,384     $ 83,911     $ 303,974 $ 248,730
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 122     67     306 213
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC. $ 104,262 $ 99,738 $ 99,668 $ 83,844 $ 84,396 $ 80,277 $ 303,668 $ 248,517
DENOMINATOR:                
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares) 57,824     57,382     57,851 57,214
Plus: incremental shares from assumed conversion (in shares) 1,479     1,574     1,604 1,499
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares) 59,303     58,956     59,455 58,713
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share) $ 1.80     $ 1.46     $ 5.25 $ 4.34
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share) $ 1.76     $ 1.42     $ 5.11 $ 4.23
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount (in shares) 1,562     1,072     1,302 914