Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income attributable to UHS	$ 1,063,345	$ 826,062
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation & amortization	455,409	438,050
Loss (gain) on sales of assets and businesses	2,833	(5,124)
Costs related to extinguishment of debt		3,158
Stock-based compensation expense	70,586	72,727
Changes in assets & liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(294,210)	11,703
Accrued interest	7,052	(1,762)
Accrued and deferred income taxes	(39,287)	(10,949)
Other working capital accounts	20,415	1,329
Other assets and deferred charges	(29,629)	(5,621)
Other, net	19,114	25,732
Accrued insurance expense, net of commercial premiums paid	177,054	175,104
Payments made in settlement of self-insurance claims, net of commercial insurance reimbursements	(162,978)	(121,745)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,289,704	1,408,664
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Property and equipment additions	(733,932)	(697,865)
Proceeds received from sales of assets and businesses	2,980	30,219
Acquisition of businesses and property	(47,772)	0
Outflows from foreign exchange contracts that hedge our net U.K. investment	(49,351)	(35,667)
Costs incurred for purchase and development of enterprise resource planning application	(18,676)	0
Decrease in capital reserves of commercial insurance subsidiary	100	197
Net cash used in investing activities	(846,651)	(703,116)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(27,791)	(2,471,515)
Additional borrowings	208,986	2,210,248
Financing costs	(382)	(9,992)
Repurchase of common shares	(615,941)	(420,588)
Dividends paid	(38,902)	(40,302)
Issuance of common stock	12,119	10,864
Profit distributions to noncontrolling interests	(10,409)	(5,791)
Purchase (sale) of ownership interests by (from) minority member	18,728	8,959
Net cash used in financing activities	(453,592)	(718,117)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	2,390	2,696
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(8,149)	(9,873)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	224,752	214,470
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	216,603	204,597
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	103,050	144,378
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	355,968	236,975
Noncash purchases of property and equipment	$ 146,650	$ 87,333