Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 624.0	$ 455.5
Restricted cash	6.5	2.4
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $408.1 and $366.5, respectively	636.7	702.1
Inventories	101.7	97.0
Deferred tax assets	67.7	89.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	205.2	236.4
Total current assets	1,641.8	1,583.0
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	2,325.0	2,110.1
Goodwill	789.9	768.4
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	80.6	89.0
Deferred tax assets, noncurrent	46.6	71.2
Investments in securities	59.1	51.8
Escrowed cash for capital commitments	0	20.3
Other assets	99.6	94.3
Total assets	5,042.6	4,788.1
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	394.9	383.6
Accrued salaries and benefits	211.7	226.0
Accrued health plan claims and settlements	72.6	74.8
Accrued interest	73.6	73.2
Other accrued expenses and current liabilities	227.9	219.9
Current maturities of long-term debt	16.9	11.2
Total current liabilities	997.6	988.7
Professional and general liability and workers compensation reserves	293.0	304.8
Unfunded pension liability	187.7	269.9
Other liabilities	117.2	174.7
Long-term debt, less current maturities	2,979.3	2,695.4
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable non-controlling interests	61.8	53.1
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Common Stock of $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 77,900,000 and 75,474,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	0.8	0.8
Additional paid-in capital	399.0	403.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(8.1)	(48.4)
Retained earnings (deficit)	1.3	(60.6)
Total Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity	393.0	295.1
Non-controlling interests	13.0	6.4
Total equity	406.0	301.5
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,042.6	$ 4,788.1