Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income attributable to UHS	$ 684,240	$ 560,152
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation & amortization	300,349	288,483
Loss (gain) on sales of assets and businesses	2,833	(3,725)
Stock-based compensation expense	45,707	46,162
Changes in assets & liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(92,636)	66,174
Accrued interest	(4,532)	3,310
Accrued and deferred income taxes	(55,913)	26,970
Other working capital accounts	25,324	39,686
Other assets and deferred charges	(22,404)	(3,030)
Other, net	16,143	14,277
Accrued insurance expense, net of commercial premiums paid	94,696	102,222
Payments made in settlement of self-insurance claims, net of commercial insurance reimbursements	(84,781)	(64,994)
Net cash provided by operating activities	909,026	1,075,687
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions	(505,040)	(449,933)
Proceeds received from sales of assets and businesses	2,980	5,428
Acquisition of businesses and property	(8,314)
(Outflows) inflows from foreign exchange contracts that hedge our net U.K. investment	(66,402)	6,830
(Increase) decrease in capital reserves of commercial insurance subsidiary	(462)	196
Net cash used in investing activities	(577,238)	(437,479)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(18,548)	(382,675)
Additional borrowings	94,601	12,038
Repurchase of common shares	(378,542)	(237,987)
Dividends paid	(26,434)	(27,006)
Issuance of common stock	8,137	7,227
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests	(9,621)	(5,089)
Purchase (sale) of ownership interests by (from) minority member	11,336	5,025
Net cash used in financing activities	(319,071)	(628,467)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	3,931	(392)
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	16,648	9,349
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	224,752	214,470
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	241,400	223,819
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	77,448	95,902
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	251,786	131,499
Noncash purchases of property and equipment	$ 148,887	$ 108,260