Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries under Select's 6.375% Senior Notes (Details 4) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Operating activities    
Net income $ 37,285 $ 34,367
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries 28  
Depreciation and amortization 17,348 16,229
Provision for bad debts 12,670 11,018
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (2,592) (908)
Loss on early retirement of debt   2,277
Loss from disposal of assets 5 121
Non-cash stock compensation expense 2,399 2,155
Amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance costs 1,929 2,051
Deferred income taxes (2,471) 57
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses:    
Accounts receivable (61,810) (87,437)
Other current assets (5,924) (3,144)
Other assets 1,663 (3,938)
Accounts payable 5,332 4,732
Accrued expenses 6,757 (12,803)
Income taxes 24,916 19,223
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 37,535 (16,000)
Investing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment (27,848) (27,299)
Investment in businesses (1,000) (124)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (2,686) (375)
Net cash used in investing activities (31,534) (27,798)
Financing activities    
Borrowings on revolving credit facility 215,000 285,000
Payments on revolving credit facility (175,000) (200,000)
Payments on credit facility term loans (26,884) (33,994)
Issuance of 6.375% senior notes, includes premium   111,650
Borrowings of other debt 6,582 6,111
Principal payments on other debt (4,584) (3,067)
Debt issuance costs   (4,434)
Proceeds from (repayments of) bank overdrafts (2,821) 5,970
Dividends paid (13,129) (14,056)
Tax benefit from stock based awards 5  
Distributions to non-controlling interests (2,425) (1,452)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,767) 44,171
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,234 373
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 3,354 4,319
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 6,588 4,692
Select    
Operating activities    
Net income 37,285 34,367
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries 28  
Depreciation and amortization 17,348 16,229
Provision for bad debts 12,670 11,018
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (2,592) (908)
Loss on early retirement of debt   2,277
Loss from disposal of assets 5 121
Non-cash stock compensation expense 2,399 2,155
Amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance costs 1,929 2,051
Deferred income taxes (2,471) 57
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses:    
Accounts receivable (61,810) (87,437)
Other current assets (5,924) (3,144)
Other assets 1,663 (3,938)
Accounts payable 5,332 4,732
Accrued expenses 6,757 (12,803)
Income taxes 24,916 19,223
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 37,535 (16,000)
Investing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment (27,848) (27,299)
Investment in businesses (1,000) (124)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (2,686) (375)
Net cash used in investing activities (31,534) (27,798)
Financing activities    
Borrowings on revolving credit facility 215,000 285,000
Payments on revolving credit facility (175,000) (200,000)
Payments on credit facility term loans (26,884) (33,994)
Issuance of 6.375% senior notes, includes premium   111,650
Borrowings of other debt 6,582 6,111
Principal payments on other debt (4,584) (3,067)
Debt issuance costs   (4,434)
Proceeds from (repayments of) bank overdrafts (2,821) 5,970
Equity investment by Holdings 489 1,943
Dividends paid (13,129) (123,556)
Tax benefit from stock based awards 5  
Distributions to non-controlling interests (2,425) (1,452)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (2,767) 44,171
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,234 373
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 3,354 4,319
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 6,588 4,692
Select | Reportable legal entities | Select Medical Corporation (Parent Company Only)    
Operating activities    
Net income 35,063 33,044
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 985 923
Loss on early retirement of debt   2,277
Non-cash stock compensation expense 2,399 2,155
Amortization of debt discount, premium and issuance costs 1,929 2,051
Deferred income taxes (2,471) 57
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses:    
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (32,251) (32,033)
Other current assets (6,200) (2,043)
Other assets 1,599 (3,324)
Accounts payable 47 1,274
Accrued expenses 1,016 (12,117)
Income taxes 24,916 19,223
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 27,032 11,487
Investing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment (1,452) (2,171)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,452) (2,171)
Financing activities    
Borrowings on revolving credit facility 215,000 285,000
Payments on revolving credit facility (175,000) (200,000)
Payments on credit facility term loans (26,884) (33,994)
Issuance of 6.375% senior notes, includes premium   111,650
Borrowings of other debt 6,486 6,111
Principal payments on other debt (4,201) (2,567)
Debt issuance costs   (4,434)
Proceeds from (repayments of) bank overdrafts (2,821) 5,970
Equity investment by Holdings 489 1,943
Dividends paid (13,129) (123,556)
Intercompany (22,524) (55,440)
Tax benefit from stock based awards 5  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (22,579) (9,317)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 3,001 (1)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 70 71
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 3,071 70
Select | Reportable legal entities | Subsidiary Guarantors    
Operating activities    
Net income 32,322 31,691
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 13,772 13,048
Provision for bad debts 9,473 9,317
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (2,571) (887)
Loss from disposal of assets 5 6
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses:    
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries (3,280) (2,337)
Accounts receivable (48,350) (80,083)
Other current assets 42 (1,959)
Other assets (140) (597)
Accounts payable 6,037 4,122
Accrued expenses 5,048 1,802
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 12,358 (25,877)
Investing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment (25,067) (23,636)
Investment in businesses (1,000) (124)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired   (375)
Net cash used in investing activities (26,067) (24,135)
Financing activities    
Principal payments on other debt (103) (80)
Intercompany 14,369 50,154
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 14,266 50,074
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 557 62
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,454 3,098
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 3,011 3,160
Select | Reportable legal entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries    
Operating activities    
Net income 5,431 4,002
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:    
Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries 28  
Depreciation and amortization 2,591 2,258
Provision for bad debts 3,197 1,701
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (21) (21)
Loss from disposal of assets   115
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses:    
Accounts receivable (13,460) (7,354)
Other current assets 234 858
Other assets 204 (17)
Accounts payable (752) (664)
Accrued expenses 693 (2,488)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (1,855) (1,610)
Investing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment (1,329) (1,492)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (2,686)  
Net cash used in investing activities (4,015) (1,492)
Financing activities    
Borrowings of other debt 96  
Principal payments on other debt (280) (420)
Intercompany 8,155 5,286
Distributions to non-controlling interests (2,425) (1,452)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 5,546 3,414
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (324) 312
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 830 1,150
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 506 1,462
Select | Eliminations    
Operating activities    
Net income (35,531) (34,370)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses:    
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries $ 35,531 $ 34,370