| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 1101 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plans - Summary of Components of Net Pension Plan Expense (Detail) (http://www.acadiahealthcare.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureEmployeeBenefitPlansSummaryOfComponentsOfNetPensionPlanExpense) |
| Table | Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001520697 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Partnership in Care Benefits Plan [Member] |
| Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |
|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | ||
Service cost on projected benefit obligation | ||
Curtailments on projected benefit obligation | ( | |
Expected return on assets | ( | ( |
Total pension plan expense (benefit) | 339,000 | (419,000) |