Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
	Acute Care Hospital Services			Behavioral Health Services			Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	4,965,537		$	1,959,570		$	-		$	6,925,107
Gross outpatient revenues	$	2,767,329		$	221,643		$	-		$	2,988,972
Total net revenues	$	1,287,147		$	1,161,046		$	1,605		$	2,449,798
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and    income taxes	$	185,918		$	265,577		$	(124,771	)	$	326,724
Allocation of corporate overhead	$	(42,649	)	$	(38,716	)	$	81,365		$	0
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and    before income taxes	$	143,269		$	226,861		$	(43,406	)	$	326,724
Total assets as of March 31, 2016	$	3,498,240		$	5,929,802		$	136,967		$	9,565,009

	Three months ended March 31, 2015
	Acute Care Hospital Services			Behavioral Health Services			Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	4,328,767		$	1,823,425		$	-		$	6,152,192
Gross outpatient revenues	$	2,284,712		$	204,569		$	7,827		$	2,497,108
Total net revenues	$	1,145,940		$	1,076,345		$	3,068		$	2,225,353
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and    income taxes	$	155,200		$	253,442		$	(111,625	)	$	297,017
Allocation of corporate overhead	$	(49,426	)	$	(29,666	)	$	79,092		$	0
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead    and before income taxes	$	105,774		$	223,776		$	(32,533	)	$	297,017
Total assets as of March 31, 2015	$	3,431,688		$	5,315,270		$	315,445		$	9,062,403