Commitment With Strategic Partner	12 Months Ended
Commitment With Strategic Partner	Dec. 31, 2011
Commitment With Strategic Partner [Abstract]
Commitment With Strategic Partner	20. Commitment with Strategic Partner On March 31, 2011, we entered into a ten year agreement with Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. ("ACS") to provide services to support our remote hosting services for our Sunrise acute care clients. We will maintain all customer relationships and domain expertise with respect to the hosted applications. The agreement encompasses our payment to ACS for current Allscripts' employees to be retained by ACS from our hosting staff, new remote hosting staff and technology infrastructure, as well as other data center and hosting services, in the amount of approximately $50 million per year. During April 2011, in connection with the agreement we sold a portion of our hosting equipment and infrastructure related to our Sunrise acute care clients to ACS for cash at a value approximating book value of such assets totaling $20 million. Expenses incurred under this agreement are included in cost of revenue and totaled $28 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

The entire disclosure for significant arrangements with third parties, which includes operating lease arrangements and arrangements in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services, or has agreed to commit resources to supply goods or services, and operating lease arrangements. Descriptions may include identification of the specific goods and services, period of time covered, minimum quantities and amounts, and cancellation rights.

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