Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

The following table is an aging of the Company’s gross accounts receivable (net of allowances for contractual adjustments), aged based on payment terms and categorized based on the three primary types of payors (in thousands):



June 30, 2015	Current and 0-180 Days Past Due		181 Days and Over Past Due		Total
Medicare (Part D and Part B), Medicaid and third-party payors	$	213,162	$	33,567	$	246,729
Facility payors	321,660		92,811		414,471
Private pay payors	74,083		103,315		177,398
Total gross accounts receivable	$	608,905	$	229,693	$	838,598
December 31, 2014
Medicare (Part D and Part B), Medicaid and third-party payors	$	184,492	$	28,818	$	213,310
Facility payors	297,308		99,036		396,344
Private pay payors	69,693		101,289		170,982
Total gross accounts receivable	$	551,493	$	229,143	$	780,636

Accumulated other comprehensive income(loss) [Table Text Block]

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCI”) consists of the following (in thousands):



	June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Unrealized loss on fair value of investments	$	—		$	(300	)
Pension and post-employment benefits	(1,633		)	(2,525		)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	$	(1,633	)	$	(2,825	)

The amounts are net of applicable tax benefits, which were not material at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The reclassifications out of AOCI did not materially affect any individual line item on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Expense, by Component [Table Text Block]

Other Charges

Other charges (on a pre-tax basis) consist of the following (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Separation and other employee related costs	$	2,597	$	3,004	$	3,168	$	13,280
Acquisition and other costs	3,522		—		4,000		—
Merger related costs	5,286		—		$	5,286	$	—
Debt-related costs	—		7,760		—		7,760
Disposition of businesses	—		520		$	—	$	520
Total - other charges	$	11,405	$	11,284	$	12,454	$	21,560