Segment Financial Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

The following tables present reportable segment financial information:

			Optum
(in millions)	UnitedHealthcare		OptumHealth		OptumInsight		OptumRx		Optum Eliminations		Optum		Corporate and Eliminations		Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	47,039	$	2,355	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,355	$	—	$	49,394
Products	—		7		27		8,213		—		8,247		—		8,247
Services	1,895		1,225		764		272		—		2,261		—		4,156
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	48,934		3,587		791		8,485		—		12,863		—		61,797
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		5,423		1,823		12,865		(447)		19,664		(19,664)		—
Investment and other income	173		129		18		21		—		168		—		341
Total revenues	$	49,107	$	9,139	$	2,632	$	21,371	$	(447)	$	32,695	$	(19,664)	$	62,138
Earnings from operations	$	7,007	$	841	$	561	$	832	$	—	$	2,234	$	—	$	9,241
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—		—		(430)		(430)
Earnings before income taxes	$	7,007	$	841	$	561	$	832	$	—	$	2,234	$	(430)	$	8,811
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	46,030	$	1,134	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,134	$	—	$	47,164
Products	—		9		22		8,322		—		8,353		—		8,353
Services	2,188		1,370		790		148		—		2,308		—		4,496
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	48,218		2,513		812		8,470		—		11,795		—		60,013
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		4,449		1,521		10,439		(381)		16,028		(16,028)		—
Investment and other income	376		186		6		14		—		206		—		582
Total revenues	$	48,594	$	7,148	$	2,339	$	18,923	$	(381)	$	28,029	$	(16,028)	$	60,595
Earnings from operations	$	2,642	$	688	$	525	$	889	$	—	$	2,102	$	—	$	4,744
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—		—		(418)		(418)
Earnings before income taxes	$	2,642	$	688	$	525	$	889	$	—	$	2,102	$	(418)	$	4,326

			Optum
(in millions)	UnitedHealthcare		OptumHealth		OptumInsight		OptumRx		Optum Eliminations		Optum		Corporate and Eliminations		Consolidated
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	95,632	$	4,402	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	4,402	$	—	$	100,034
Products	—		16		56		16,606		—		16,678		—		16,678
Services	4,173		2,773		1,655		540		—		4,968		—		9,141
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	99,805		7,191		1,711		17,146		—		26,048		—		125,853
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		10,875		3,385		25,741		(851)		39,150		(39,150)		—
Investment and other income	370		265		30		41		—		336		—		706
Total revenues	$	100,175	$	18,331	$	5,126	$	42,928	$	(851)	$	65,534	$	(39,150)	$	126,559
Earnings from operations	$	9,895	$	1,553	$	1,097	$	1,692	$	—	$	4,342	$	—	$	14,237
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—		—		(867)		(867)
Earnings before income taxes	$	9,895	$	1,553	$	1,097	$	1,692	$	—	$	4,342	$	(867)	$	13,370
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	92,531	$	2,146	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,146	$	—	$	94,677
Products	—		17		45		16,363		—		16,425		—		16,425
Services	4,329		2,644		1,544		297		—		4,485		—		8,814
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	96,860		4,807		1,589		16,660		—		23,056		—		119,916
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		8,736		2,928		20,052		(740)		30,976		(30,976)		—
Investment and other income	630		318		11		28		—		357		—		987
Total revenues	$	97,490	$	13,861	$	4,528	$	36,740	$	(740)	$	54,389	$	(30,976)	$	120,903
Earnings from operations	$	5,596	$	1,314	$	957	$	1,709	$	—	$	3,980	$	—	$	9,576
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—		—		(818)		(818)
Earnings before income taxes	$	5,596	$	1,314	$	957	$	1,709	$	—	$	3,980	$	(818)	$	8,758