Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 330.2	$ 455.5
Restricted cash	3.9	2.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $363.8 and $366.5, respectively	672.4	702.1
Inventories	96.8	97.0
Deferred tax assets	89.8	89.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	214.8	236.4
Total current assets	1,407.9	1,583.0
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	2,106.7	2,110.1
Goodwill	768.4	768.4
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	87.5	89.0
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent	67.9	71.2
Investments in securities	56.8	51.8
Escrowed cash for capital commitments	0	20.3
Other assets	96.2	94.3
Total assets	4,591.4	4,788.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	343.2	390.6
Accrued salaries and benefits	216.4	226.0
Accrued health plan claims and settlements	66.4	67.8
Accrued interest	35.8	73.2
Other accrued expenses and current liabilities	152.3	219.9
Current maturities of long-term debt	12.5	11.2
Total current liabilities	826.6	988.7
Professional and general liability and workers compensation reserves	303.7	304.8
Unfunded pension liability	234.1	269.9
Other liabilities	161.5	174.7
Long-term debt, less current maturities	2,692.1	2,695.4
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable non-controlling interests	54.2	53.1
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Common Stock of $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 77,366,000 and 75,474,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	0.8	0.8
Additional paid-in capital	403.9	403.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(47.2)	(48.4)
Retained deficit	(46.7)	(60.6)
Total Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity	310.8	295.1
Non-controlling interests	8.4	6.4
Total equity	319.2	301.5
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,591.4	$ 4,788.1