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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Acquisitions and Disposals - Disposals (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) surgery_center	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposals of facilities and other assets		$ 48.3	$ 17.6
Surgery Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of surgery centers sold \| surgery_center		2
Proceeds from disposals of facilities and other assets		$ 9.4
Pre-tax gain (loss)		(3.1)
Certain Assets Related to Anesthesia Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposals of facilities and other assets		38.9
Pre-tax gain (loss)	$ 5.1	5.1
Diagnostic Laboratory
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss)	$ (3.5)	$ (3.5)