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GUARANTEES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
GUARANTEES  
GUARANTEES

NOTE 6. GUARANTEES

 

At September 30, 2013, the maximum potential amount of future payments under our income guarantees to certain physicians who agree to relocate and revenue collection guarantees to hospital-based physician groups providing certain services at our hospitals was $104 million. We had a liability of $76 million recorded for these guarantees included in other current liabilities at September 30, 2013.

 

We have also guaranteed minimum rent revenue to certain landlords who built medical office buildings on or near our hospital campuses. The maximum potential amount of future payments under these guarantees at September 30, 2013 was $2 million. We had a liability of $2 million recorded for these guarantees at September 30, 2013, of which $1 million was included in other current liabilities and $1 million was included in other long-term liabilities.