Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Statements Of Income

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Net revenues	$	0			1,271,186			583,581			(6,105	)	$	1,848,662
Operating charges:
Salaries, wages and benefits		0			604,833			240,985			0			845,818
Other operating expenses		0			239,152			117,216			(6,010	)		350,358
Supplies expense		0			127,227			75,590			0			202,817
Provision for doubtful accounts		0			93,934			61,965			0			155,899
Depreciation and amortization		0			55,214			19,952			0			75,166
Lease and rental expense		0			15,321			7,850			(95	)		23,076
		0			1,135,681			523,558			(6,105	)		1,653,134
Income from operations		0			135,505			60,023			0			195,528
Interest expense		47,113			810			529			0			48,452
Interest (income) expense, affiliate		0			15,904			(15,904	)		0			0
Equity in net income of consolidated affiliates		(113,314	)		(29,851	)		0			143,165			0
Income before income taxes		66,201			148,642			75,398			(143,165	)		147,076
Provision for income taxes		(18,853	)		51,165			19,922			0			52,234
Net income		85,054			97,477			55,476			(143,165	)		94,842
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0			0			9,788			0			9,788
Net income attributable to UHS	$	85,054		$	97,477		$	45,688		$	(143,165	)	$	85,054

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Net revenues	$	0			855,865			473,278			(5,879	)	$	1,323,264
Operating charges:
Salaries, wages and benefits		0			390,628			182,114			0			572,742
Other operating expenses		0			165,274			98,898			(5,784	)		258,388
Supplies expense		0			106,000			74,024			0			180,024
Provision for doubtful accounts		0			77,160			56,307			0			133,467
Depreciation and amortization		0			38,376			17,154			0			55,530
Lease and rental expense		0			11,762			6,762			(95	)		18,429
		0			789,200			435,259			(5,879	)		1,218,580
Income from operations		0			66,665			38,019			0			104,684
Interest expense, net		10,568			730			180			0			11,478
Interest (income) expense, affiliate		0			15,219			(15,219	)		0			0
Equity in net income of consolidated affiliates		(62,098	)		(28,903	)		0			91,001			0
Income before income taxes		51,530			79,619			53,058			(91,001	)		93,206
Provision for income taxes		(4,080	)		21,093			10,391			0			27,404
Net income		55,610			58,526			42,667			(91,001	)		65,802
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0			0			10,192			0			10,192
Net income attributable to UHS	$	55,610		$	58,526		$	32,475		$	(91,001	)	$	55,610

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Net revenues	$	0		$	3,890,041		$	1,790,141		$	(18,758	)	$	5,661,424
Operating charges:
Salaries, wages and benefits		0			1,826,384			717,376			0			2,543,760
Other operating expenses		0			721,674			351,438			(18,473	)		1,054,639
Supplies expense		0			388,598			226,983			0			615,581
Provision for doubtful accounts		0			274,603			195,329			0			469,932
Depreciation and amortization		0			160,711			59,040			0			219,751
Lease and rental expense		0			46,970			22,898			(285	)		69,583
		0			3,418,940			1,573,064			(18,758	)		4,973,246
Income from operations		0			471,101			217,077			0			688,178
Interest expense		150,369			2,412			1,896			0			154,677
Interest (income) expense, affiliate		0			47,712			(47,712	)		0			0
Equity in net income of consolidated affiliates		(394,754	)		(118,102	)		0			512,856			0
Income before income taxes		244,385			539,079			262,893			(512,856	)		533,501
Provision for income taxes		(58,511	)		191,297			59,852			0			192,638
Net income		302,896			347,782			203,041			(512,856	)		340,863
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0			0			37,967			0			37,967
Net income attributable to UHS	$	302,896		$	347,782		$	165,074		$	(512,856	)	$	302,896

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Net revenues	$	0		$	2,578,478		$	1,448,278		$	(18,024	)	$	4,008,732
Operating charges:
Salaries, wages and benefits		0			1,169,676			545,544			0			1,715,220
Other operating expenses		(349	)		485,100			287,518			(17,739	)		754,530
Supplies expense		0			322,579			221,187			0			543,766
Provision for doubtful accounts		0			209,305			193,316			0			402,621
Depreciation and amortization		0			111,394			51,672			0			163,066
Lease and rental expense		0			35,105			19,728			(285	)		54,548
		(349	)		2,333,159			1,318,965			(18,024	)		3,633,751
Income from operations		349			245,319			129,313			0			374,981
Interest expense, net		33,669			2,125			338			0			36,132
Interest (income) expense, affiliate		0			45,657			(45,657	)		0			0
Equity in net income of consolidated affiliates		(213,497	)		(92,978	)		0			306,475			0
Income before income taxes		180,177			290,515			174,632			(306,475	)		338,849
Provision for income taxes		(12,824	)		92,075			34,619			0			113,870
Net income		193,001			198,440			140,013			(306,475	)		224,979
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0			0			31,978			0			31,978
Net income attributable to UHS	$	193,001		$	198,440		$	108,035		$	(306,475	)	$	193,001

Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

	Parent		Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	0	$	32,076		$	7,071		$	0		$	39,147
Accounts receivable, net		10,176		646,725			288,292			0			945,193
Supplies		0		58,376			37,401			0			95,777
Other current assets		15,786		69,798			10,278			0			95,862
Deferred income taxes		64,609		48,762			322			(10,662	)		103,031
Current assets held for sale		0		73,266			19,673			0			92,939
Total current assets		90,571		929,003			363,037			(10,662	)		1,371,949
Investments in subsidiaries		5,088,951		1,143,521			0			(6,232,472	)		0
Intercompany receivable		822,217		1,144,831			0			(1,967,048	)		0
Intercompany note receivable		0		0			3,071,860			(3,071,860	)		0
Property and equipment		0		3,606,000			1,402,607			0			5,008,607
Less: accumulated depreciation		0		(1,144,187	)		(613,789	)		0			(1,757,976	)
		0		2,461,813			788,818			0			3,250,631
Other assets:
Goodwill		820		2,113,182			491,949			0			2,605,951
Deferred charges		108,453		7,241			535			0			116,229
Other		6,350		237,656			17,165			0			261,171
	$	6,117,362	$	8,037,247		$	4,733,364		$	(11,282,042	)	$	7,605,931
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	102	$	1,113		$	1,296		$	0		$	2,511
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		27,505		522,207			246,329			0			796,041
Current liabilities held for sale		0		2,785			85			0			2,870
Federal and state taxes		41,192		0			620			(10,340	)		31,472
Total current liabilities		68,799		526,105			248,330			(10,340	)		832,894
Intercompany payable		0		0			1,967,048			(1,967,048	)		0
Other noncurrent liabilities		55,773		257,861			114,802			0			428,436
Long-term debt		3,643,707		3,922			37,601			0			3,685,230
Intercompany note payable		0		3,071,860			0			(3,071,860	)		0
Deferred income taxes		127,701		49,841			0			(322	)		177,220
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0		0			213,131			0			213,131
UHS common stockholders' equity		2,221,382		4,127,658			2,104,814			(6,232,472	)		2,221,382
Noncontrolling interest		0		0			47,638			0			47,638
Total equity		2,221,382		4,127,658			2,152,452			(6,232,472	)		2,269,020
	$	6,117,362	$	8,037,247		$	4,733,364		$	(11,282,042	)	$	7,605,931

	Parent		Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	0	$	21,385			8,089			0		$	29,474
Accounts receivable, net		10,646		561,869			265,305			0			837,820
Supplies		0		57,069			37,261			0			94,330
Other current assets		51,161		69,903			8,996			0			130,060
Deferred income taxes		82,416		55,927			322			(17,831	)		120,834
Current assets held for sale		0		109,781			8,817			0			118,598
Total current assets		144,223		875,934			328,790			(17,831	)		1,331,116
Investments in subsidiaries		4,694,776		1,024,840			0			(5,719,616	)		0
Intercompany receivable		1,056,839		939,667			0			(1,996,506	)		0
Intercompany note receivable		0		0			3,071,860			(3,071,860	)		0
Property and equipment		0		3,492,263			1,361,709			0			4,853,972
Less: accumulated depreciation		0		(1,029,609	)		(571,396	)		0			(1,601,005	)
		0		2,462,654			790,313			0			3,252,967
Other assets:
Goodwill		820		2,153,366			435,728			0			2,589,914
Deferred charges		101,582		6,749			329			0			108,660
Other		7,612		214,694			22,973			0			245,279
	$	6,005,852	$	7,677,904		$	4,649,993		$	(10,805,813	)	$	7,527,936
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	559		1,357			1,533			0		$	3,449
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		16,318		514,225			288,791			0			819,334
Current liabilities held for sale		0		3,343			173			0			3,516
Federal and state taxes		16,886		0			623			(17,509	)		0
Total current liabilities		33,763		518,925			291,120			(17,509	)		826,299
Intercompany payable		0		0			1,996,506			(1,996,506	)		0
Other noncurrent liabilities		13,672		252,568			114,409			0			380,649
Long-term debt		3,855,810		4,834			51,458			0			3,912,102
Intercompany note payable		0		3,071,860			0			(3,071,860	)		0
Deferred income taxes		123,835		49,841			0			(322	)		173,354
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0		0			211,761			0			211,761
UHS common stockholders' equity		1,978,772		3,779,876			1,939,740			(5,719,616	)		1,978,772
Noncontrolling interest		0		0			44,999			0			44,999
Total equity		1,978,772		3,779,876			1,984,739			(5,719,616	)		2,023,771
	$	6,005,852	$	7,677,904		$	4,649,993		$	(10,805,813	)	$	7,527,936

Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Statements Of Cash Flows

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments		Total Consolidated Amounts
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	60,800		$	388,838		$	112,864		$	0	$	562,502
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals		0			(143,953	)		(51,451	)		0		(195,404	)
Proceeds received from sale of assets and businesses		0			0			23,682			0		23,682
Acquisition of property and businesses		0			0			(8,599	)		0		(8,599	)
Costs incurred for purchase and development of electronic health records application		0			(27,874	)		0			0		(27,874	)
Net cash used in investing activities		0			(171,827	)		(36,368	)		0		(208,195	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Reduction of long-term debt		(252,289	)		(1,156	)		(14,094	)		0		(267,539	)
Additional borrowings		36,000			0			0			0		36,000
Financing costs		(23,559	)		0			0			0		(23,559	)
Repurchase of common shares		(44,532	)		0			0			0		(44,532	)
Dividends paid		(14,638	)		0			0			0		(14,638	)
Issuance of common stock		3,596			0			0			0		3,596
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests		0			0			(33,962	)		0		(33,962	)
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net		234,622			(205,164	)		(29,458	)		0		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(60,800	)		(206,320	)		(77,514	)		0		(344,634	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0			10,691			(1,018	)		0		9,673
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		0			21,385			8,089			0		29,474
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	0		$	32,076		$	7,071		$	0	$	39,147

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments		Total Consolidated Amounts
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	515		$	294,698		$	117,602		$	0	$	412,815
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals		0			(132,382	)		(45,368	)		0		(177,750	)
Proceeds received from sale of assets and businesses		0			21,460			0			0		21,460
Restricted cash related to bond issuance		0			(256,972	)		0			0		(256,972	)
Costs incurred for purchase and development of electronic health records application		0			(13,216	)		0			0		(13,216	)
Net cash used in investing activities		0			(381,110	)		(45,368	)		0		(426,478	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Reduction of long-term debt		(191,174	)		(1,659	)		(1,767	)		0		(194,600	)
Additional borrowings		250,000			0			0			0		250,000
Financing costs		(5,016	)		0			0			0		(5,016	)
Repurchase of common shares		(3,963	)		0			0			0		(3,963	)
Dividends paid		(14,555	)		0			0			0		(14,555	)
Issuance of common stock		5,204			0			0			0		5,204
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests		0			0			(23,558	)		0		(23,558	)
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest in majority owned business		0			0			600			0		600
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net		(41,011	)		86,734			(45,723	)		0		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(515	)		85,075			(70,448	)		0		14,112
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0			(1,337	)		1,786			0		449
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		0			5,367			3,813			0		9,180
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	0		$	4,030		$	5,599		$	0	$	9,629