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Capital Stock
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Capital Stock [Abstract]  
Capital Stock

10. Capital Stock

Common Stock

Under the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 400,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 52,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, each with a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock each provide holders with one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders; however, the holders of Class B common stock do not have any of the economic rights (including rights to dividends and distributions upon liquidation) provided to the holders of the Class A common stock. Shares of Class B common stock, together with corresponding EBS Master Units, may be exchanged with the Company for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications. All shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock generally vote together, as a single class, on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders.

Preferred Stock

Under the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with a par value of $0.00001 per share.

Noncontrolling Interests

The Company has executed transactions that both increased and decreased its ownership interest in EBS Master. These changes are summarized in the following table:

   Six Months Ended
   June 30,
   2011 2010
Net income attributable to Emdeon Inc. $ 10,194 $ 6,118
      
Transfers from the noncontrolling interest:      
        
 Increase in Emdeon Inc. paid-in capital for the issuance of EBS Master Units in connection      
 with acquisitions   -   4,279
 Increase in Emdeon Inc. paid-in capital for issuance of EBS Master Units in connection      
  with equity compensation plans   1,590   113
 Increase in Emdeon Inc. paid-in capital for exchange of EBS Master Units to Class A      
  common stock of Emdeon Inc.   -   425
 Increase in Emdeon Inc. paid-in capital for cancellation of EBS Master Units   -   127
 Net transfers from noncontrolling interest   1,590   4,944
Change from net income attributable to Emdeon Inc. and transfers from noncontrolling interest $ 11,784 $ 11,062