Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Financial Information By Operating Segments

		$0,000,000		$0,000,000		$0,000,000			$0,000,000
	Three months ended September 30, 2011
	Acute Care Hospital Services		Behavioral Health Services		Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	2,888,527	$	1,373,983		—		$	4,262,510
Gross outpatient revenues	$	1,435,706	$	147,904	$	13,542		$	1,597,152
Total net revenues	$	996,213	$	847,418	$	5,031		$	1,848,662
Income/(loss) before income taxes	$	57,027	$	184,305	($	94,256	)	$	147,076
Total assets as of 9/30/11	$	2,797,029	$	4,421,040	$	387,862		$	7,605,931

		$0,000,000		$0,000,000		$0,000,000			$0,000,000
	Nine months ended September 30, 2011
	Acute Care Hospital Services		Behavioral Health Services		Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	9,123,916	$	4,169,827		—		$	13,293,743
Gross outpatient revenues	$	4,220,883	$	455,247	$	41,082		$	4,717,212
Total net revenues	$	3,083,530	$	2,560,975	$	16,919		$	5,661,424
Income/(loss) before income taxes	$	275,156	$	559,683	($	301,338	)	$	533,501
Total assets as of 9/30/11	$	2,797,029	$	4,421,040	$	387,862		$	7,605,931

		$0,000,000		$0,000,000		$0,000,000			$0,000,000
	Three months ended September 30, 2010
	Acute Care Hospital Services		Behavioral Health Services		Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	2,687,619	$	550,613		—		$	3,238,232
Gross outpatient revenues	$	1,246,661	$	78,354	$	12,147		$	1,337,162
Total net revenues	$	965,807	$	350,728	$	6,729		$	1,323,264
Income/(loss) before income taxes	$	65,746	$	77,969	($	50,509	)	$	93,206
Total assets as of 9/30/10 (a)	$	2,739,577	$	1,006,141	$	521,996		$	4,267,714

		$0,000,000		$0,000,000		$0,000,000			$0,000,000
	Nine months ended September 30, 2010
	Acute Care Hospital Services		Behavioral Health Services		Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	8,095,552	$	1,649,535		—		$	9,745,087
Gross outpatient revenues	$	3,535,220	$	238,318	$	35,792		$	3,809,330
Total net revenues	$	2,929,128	$	1,056,918	$	22,686		$	4,008,732
Income/(loss) before income taxes	$	262,404	$	241,942	($	165,497	)	$	338,849
Total assets as of 9/30/10 (a)	$	2,739,577	$	1,006,141	$	521,996		$	4,267,714

(a) Included in "Other" Total assets as of September 30, 2010 is $256 million of restricted use cash which was used in the acquisition of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. ("PSI") in November, 2010.