Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2009

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		$	5,046,459		$	2,480,215		$	(26,476	)	$	7,500,198
Operating charges:
Salaries, wages and benefits		0			2,433,871			961,096			0			3,394,967
Other operating expenses		200			949,475			460,692			(24,687	)		1,385,680
Supplies expense		0			514,574			307,237			0			821,811
Provision for doubtful accounts		0			356,976			256,643			0			613,619
Depreciation and amortization		0			215,697			79,531			0			295,228
Lease and rental expense		0			62,118			31,436			(1,789	)		91,765
		200			4,532,711			2,096,635			(26,476	)		6,603,070
Income from operations		(200	)		513,748			383,580			0			897,128
Interest expense		195,404			90,417			(85,029	)		0			200,792
Interest (income) expense, affiliate		0			87,205			(87,205	)		0			0
Equity in net income of consolidated affiliates		(518,797	)		(157,009	)		0			675,806			0
Income before income taxes		323,193			493,135			555,814			(675,806	)		696,336
Provision for income taxes		(74,974	)		164,666			157,774			0			247,466
Net income		398,167			328,469			398,040			(675,806	)		448,870
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0			0			50,703			0			50,703
Net income attributable to UHS	$	398,167		$	328,469		$	347,337		$	(675,806	)	$	398,167

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Net revenues	$	648		$	3,631,814		$	1,983,060		$	(47,337	)	$	5,568,185
Operating charges:
Salaries, wages and benefits		0			1,670,276			752,826			0			2,423,102
Other operating expenses		(255	)		670,043			381,689			(46,189	)		1,005,288
Supplies expense		0			438,901			294,192			0			733,093
Provision for doubtful accounts		0			290,152			256,757			0			546,909
Depreciation and amortization		0			154,597			69,318			0			223,915
Lease and rental expense		0			50,455			27,654			(1,148	)		76,961
Transaction costs		0			53,220			0			0			53,220
		(255	)		3,327,644			1,782,436			(47,337	)		5,062,488
Income from operations		903			304,170			200,624			0			505,697
Interest expense, net		70,283			6,729			588			0			77,600
Interest (income) expense, affiliate		0			60,876			(60,876	)		0			0
Equity in net income of consolidated affiliates		(271,944	)		(134,760	)		0			406,704			0
Income before income taxes		202,564			371,325			260,912			(406,704	)		428,097
Provision for income taxes		(27,619	)		134,547			45,374			0			152,302
Net income		230,183			236,778			215,538			(406,704	)		275,795
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0			0			45,612			0			45,612
Net income attributable to UHS	$	230,183		$	236,778		$	169,926		$	(406,704	)	$	230,183

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Net revenues	$	980		$	3,322,936		$	1,902,618		$	(24,155	)	$	5,202,379
Operating charges:
Salaries, wages and benefits		0			1,492,008			712,414			0			2,204,422
Other operating expenses		140			631,659			386,405			(23,281	)		994,923
Supplies expense		0			411,074			288,175			0			699,249
Provision for doubtful accounts		0			265,223			243,380			0			508,603
Depreciation and amortization		0			140,223			64,480			0			204,703
Lease and rental expense		0			45,366			26,831			(2,250	)		69,947
		140			2,985,553			1,721,685			(25,531	)		4,681,847
Income from operations		840			337,383			180,933			1,376			520,532
Interest expense, net		40,555			2,870			1,009			1,376			45,810
Interest (income) expense, affiliate		1,628			47,744			(49,372	)		0			0
Equity in net income of consolidated affiliates		(286,714	)		(125,784	)		0			412,498			0
Income before income taxes		245,371			412,553			229,296			(412,498	)		474,722
Provision for income taxes		(15,002	)		149,229			36,248			0			170,475
Net income		260,373			263,324			193,048			(412,498	)		304,247
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0			0			43,874			0			43,874
Net income attributable to UHS	$	260,373		$	263,324		$	149,174		$	(412,498	)	$	260,373

Schedule Of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

	Parent		Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments			Total Consolidated Amounts
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	0	$	33,221		$	8,008		$	0		$	41,229
Accounts receivable, net		8,891		663,593			297,318			0			969,802
Supplies		0		59,467			37,308			0			96,775
Other current assets		33,057		56,864			9,938			0			99,859
Deferred income taxes		67,189		41,755			322			(942	)		108,324
Current assets held for sale		0		48,916			0			0			48,916
Total current assets		109,137		903,816			352,894			(942	)		1,364,905
Investments in subsidiaries		5,213,573		1,181,849			0			(6,395,422	)		0
Intercompany receivable		669,112		0			74,155			(743,267	)		0
Intercompany note receivable		0		0			1,148,839			(1,148,839	)		0
Property and equipment		0		3,650,025			1,456,135			0			5,106,160
Less: accumulated depreciation		0		(1,184,283	)		(633,897	)		0			(1,818,180	)
		0		2,465,742			822,238			0			3,287,980
Other assets:
Goodwill		820		2,132,103			494,679			0			2,627,602
Deferred charges		103,434		5,972			2,374			0			111,780
Other		10,412		241,107			21,459			0			272,978
	$	6,106,488	$	6,930,589		$	2,916,638		$	(8,288,470	)	$	7,665,245
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	0	$	1,133		$	1,346		$	0		$	2,479
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		14,201		616,026			201,898			0			832,125
Current liabilities held for sale		0		2,329			0			0			2,329
Federal and state taxes		0		0			620			(620	)		0
Total current liabilities		14,201		619,488			203,864			(620	)		836,933
Intercompany payable		0		743,267			0			(743,267	)		0
Other noncurrent liabilities		49,840		249,033			103,035			0			401,908
Long-term debt		3,594,182		3,616			53,630			0			3,651,428
Intercompany note payable		0		1,148,839			0			(1,148,839	)		0
Deferred income taxes		151,913		58,001			0			(322	)		209,592
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0		0			218,266			0			218,266
UHS common stockholders' equity		2,296,352		4,108,345			2,287,077			(6,395,422	)		2,296,352
Noncontrolling interest		0		0			50,766			0			50,766
Total equity		2,296,352		4,108,345			2,337,843			(6,395,422	)		2,347,118
	$	6,106,488	$	6,930,589		$	2,916,638		$	(8,288,470	)	$	7,665,245

	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	$	(4,990	)	$	518,462		$	204,779		$	0	$	718,251
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals		0			(226,848	)		(58,834	)		0		(285,682	)
Proceeds received from sale of assets and businesses		0			0			67,592			0		67,592
Acquisition of property and businesses		0			0			(29,466	)		0		(29,466	)
Costs incurred for purchase and development of electronic health records application		0			(38,249	)		0			0		(38,249	)
Net cash used in investing activities		0			(265,097	)		(20,708	)		0		(285,805	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Reduction of long-term debt		(382,060	)		(1,442	)		1,985			0		(381,517	)
Additional borrowings		98,100			0			0			0		98,100
Financing costs		(23,608	)		0			0			0		(23,608	)
Repurchase of common shares		(60,482	)		0			0			0		(60,482	)
Dividends paid		(19,466	)		0			0			0		(19,466	)
Issuance of common stock		4,779			0			0			0		4,779
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests		0			0			(38,497	)		0		(38,497	)
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net		387,727			(240,087	)		(147,640	)		0		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		4,990			(241,529	)		(184,152	)		0		(420,691	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0			11,836			(81	)		0		11,755
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		0			21,385			8,089			0		29,474
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	0		$	33,221		$	8,008		$	0	$	41,229

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments		Total Consolidated Amounts
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	(139,226	)	$	342,633		$	297,937		$	0	$	501,344
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals		0			(186,967	)		(52,307	)		0		(239,274	)
Acquisition of property and businesses		0			(1,958,904	)		606			0		(1,958,298	)
Proceeds received from sale of assets and businesses		0			21,460			0			0		21,460
Costs incurred for purchase and development of electronic health records application		0			(17,971	)		0			0		(17,971	)
Net cash used in investing activities		0			(2,142,382	)		(51,701	)		0		(2,194,083	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Reduction of long-term debt		(1,388,679	)		(753	)		(2,654	)		0		(1,392,086	)
Additional borrowings		3,266,146			0			0			0		3,266,146
Financing costs		(101,815	)		0			0			0		(101,815	)
Repurchase of common shares		(11,528	)		0			0			0		(11,528	)
Dividends paid		(19,422	)		0			0			0		(19,422	)
Issuance of common stock		3,594			0			0			0		3,594
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests		0			0			(32,456	)		0		(32,456	)
Proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest in majority owned business		0			0			600			0		600
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net		(1,609,070	)		1,816,520			(207,450	)		0		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		139,226			1,815,767			(241,960	)		0		1,713,033
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0			16,018			4,276			0		20,294
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		0			5,367			3,813			0		9,180
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	0		$	21,385		$	8,089		$	0	$	29,474

	Parent			Guarantors			Non Guarantors			Consolidating Adjustments		Total Consolidated Amounts
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	(130,200	)	$	331,518		$	339,944		$	0	$	541,262
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals		0			(282,868	)		(96,880	)		0		(379,748	)
Acquisition of property and businesses		0			(12,499	)		0			0		(12,499	)
Proceeds received from sale of assets and businesses		0			8,952			818			0		9,770
Costs incurred for purchase and development of electronic health records application		0			(7,957	)		0			0		(7,957	)
Net cash used in investing activities		0			(294,372	)		(96,062	)		0		(390,434	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Reduction of long-term debt		(58,779	)		(4,297	)		(3,423	)		0		(66,499	)
Additional borrowings		25,408			661			0			0		26,069
Repurchase of common shares		(63,288	)		0			0			0		(63,288	)
Dividends paid		(16,706	)		0			0			0		(16,706	)
Issuance of common stock		3,290			0			0			0		3,290
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests		0			0			(29,866	)		0		(29,866	)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interests		0			0			121			0		121
Purchase of noncontrolling interest in majority owned businesses		0			(229	)		0			0		(229	)
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net		240,275			(30,129	)		(210,146	)		0		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		130,200			(33,994	)		(243,314	)		0		(147,108	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		0			3,152			568			0		3,720
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		0			2,215			3,245			0		5,460
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	0		$	5,367		$	3,813		$	0	$	9,180