Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Earnings per common share (Tables) [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	30.7		$	54.2		$	104.7		$	103.4
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests included in continuing operations		(11.3	)		(10.3	)		(23.1	)		(20.0	)
Less: Convertible perpetual preferred stock dividends		(6.5	)		(6.5	)		(13.0	)		(13.0	)
Income from continuing operations attributable to HealthSouth common shareholders		12.9			37.4			68.6			70.4
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to HealthSouth common shareholders		2.5			3.4			20.1			4.6
Net income attributable to HealthSouth common shareholders	$	15.4		$	40.8		$	88.7		$	75.0
Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		93.3			92.8			93.2			92.7
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding		109.5			108.2			109.3			108.2
Basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to HealthSouth common shareholders	$	0.14		$	0.40		$	0.74		$	0.76
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to HealthSouth common shareholders		0.03			0.04			0.21			0.05
Net income attributable to HealthSouth common shareholders	$	0.17		$	0.44		$	0.95		$	0.81