Dispositions and acquisitions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Dispositions and acquisitions	(9) Dispositions and acquisitions Nine-month period ended September 30, 2020: Acquisitions: During the first nine months of 2020, we spent $52 million on the acquisition of businesses and property, consisting primarily of the real estate and other assets of a hospital located in Nevada. Divestitures: During the first nine months of 2020, we received $8 million from the sale of assets and businesses. Nine-month period ended September 30, 2019: Acquisitions: During the first nine months of 2019, there were no acquisitions. Divestitures: During the first nine months of 2019, we received approximately $7 million from the divestiture of the real property of a previously closed behavioral health care facility

The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings.

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