Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Premiums	$ 39,585	$ 36,413	$ 78,523	$ 71,224
Products	6,415	6,610	12,544	13,003
Services	3,797	3,269	7,231	6,409
Investment and other income	256	193	478	376
Total revenues	50,053	46,485	98,776	91,012
Operating costs:
Medical costs	32,549	29,872	64,628	58,302
Operating costs	7,328	6,793	14,350	13,551
Cost of products sold	5,889	6,106	11,565	11,983
Depreciation and amortization	556	511	1,089	1,013
Total operating costs	46,322	43,282	91,632	84,849
Earnings from operations	3,731	3,203	7,144	6,163
Interest expense	(301)	(271)	(584)	(530)
Earnings before income taxes	3,430	2,932	6,560	5,633
Provision for income taxes	(1,080)	(1,172)	(2,019)	(2,246)
Net earnings	2,350	1,760	4,541	3,387
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(66)	(6)	(85)	(22)
Net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders	$ 2,284	$ 1,754	$ 4,456	$ 3,365
Earnings per share attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders:
Basic	$ 2.37	$ 1.84	$ 4.65	$ 3.53
Diluted	$ 2.32	$ 1.81	$ 4.55	$ 3.48
Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	964	951	959	952
Dilutive effect of common share equivalents	21	16	21	15
Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	985	967	980	967
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of dilutive effect of common share equivalents	8	1	9	4
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.750	$ 0.625	$ 1.375	$ 1.125