Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 115,301	$ 1,224,490
Accounts receivable, net	1,746,635	1,728,928
Supplies	206,839	190,417
Other current assets	194,781	138,034
Total current assets	2,263,556	3,281,869
Property and Equipment
Land	732,717	665,000
Buildings and improvements	6,509,629	6,030,183
Equipment	2,759,934	2,607,692
Property under finance lease	102,940	75,611
Property Equipment Gross	10,105,220	9,378,486
Accumulated depreciation	(4,896,427)	(4,512,764)
Property and equipment excluding construction in progress net	5,208,793	4,865,722
Construction-in-progress	665,482	507,402
Property, plant and equipment, net, Total	5,874,275	5,373,124
Other assets:
Goodwill	3,962,624	3,882,715
Deferred income taxes	45,707	22,689
Right of use assets-operating leases	367,477	336,513
Deferred charges	6,525	4,985
Other	573,379	574,984
Other assets	4,955,712	4,821,886
Total Assets	13,093,543	13,476,879
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	48,409	331,998
Accounts payable	658,900	570,523
Accrued liabilities
Compensation and related benefits	466,353	410,165
Interest	14,408	9,458
Taxes other than income	160,793	152,227
Operating lease liabilities	64,484	59,796
Medicare accelerated payments and deferred CARES Act and other grants	6	376,151
Other	560,036	526,298
Current federal and state income taxes	10,720	44,423
Total current liabilities	1,984,109	2,481,039
Other noncurrent liabilities	464,759	458,549
Medicare accelerated payments and deferred CARES Act noncurrent	0	322,617
Operating lease liabilities noncurrent	304,624	278,303
Long-term debt	4,141,879	3,524,253
Deferred income taxes	0	5,582
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	5,119	4,569
Equity:
Cumulative dividends	(545,487)	(479,503)
Retained earnings	6,604,089	6,747,678
Accumulated other comprehensive income	30,291	48,120
Universal Health Services, Inc. common stockholders’ equity	6,089,664	6,317,146
Noncontrolling interest	103,389	84,821
Total Equity	6,193,053	6,401,967
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	13,093,543	13,476,879
Class A
Equity:
Common Stock	66	66
Class B
Equity:
Common Stock	698	778
Class C
Equity:
Common Stock	7	7
Class D
Equity:
Common Stock	$ 0	$ 0