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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report July 26, 2011
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other
jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  001-11239
(Commission File Number)
  27-3865930
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
One Park Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee
(Address of principal executive offices)
  37203
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 344-9551
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-23.1
EX-99.1
EX-99.2
EX-99.3
EX-99.4


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Explanatory Note: Concurrent with the filing of this Form 8-K, HCA Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing a registration statement on Form S-3 relating to a shelf registration of debt securities. Because the registration statement on Form S-3 incorporates by reference the Company’s Selected Financial Data, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 and Executive Compensation (collectively, the “2010 Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Financial Data”), the Company is required to update the 2010 Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Financial Data to reflect the events described below.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The supplemental information included in this Form 8-K provides changes to prior disclosures included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Form 10-K”) related to all common share and per common share amounts in the 2010 Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Financial Data and the segment results and disclosures as contained in Note 4 — Impairments of Long-lived Assets and Note 14 — Segment and Geographic Information to the audited consolidated financial statements. The supplemental information should be read in conjunction with the 2010 Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 17, 2011.
On February 16, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of authorized shares to 1,800,000,000 shares of common stock and a 4.505-to-one split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. The increase in the authorized shares and the stock split became effective on March 9, 2011. All common share and per common share amounts in the Company’s 2010 Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Financial Data have been updated to reflect the 4.505-to-one split.
During February 2011, the Company reorganized its operations into three geographically organized groups: the National, Southwest and Central Groups. This reorganization had no effect on the 2010 Consolidated Financial Statements and Related Financial Data, except for Note 4 — Impairments of Long-lived Assets and Note 14 — Segment and Geographic Information of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been updated to reflect the reorganization.
All other items of the 2010 Form 10-K not presented herein remain unchanged. Accordingly, this current report on Form 8-K does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the 2010 Form 10-K, except as disclosed in Note 18 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Exhibit 99.3 and should be read in conjunction with the 2010 Form 10-K and the filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the 2010 Form 10-K. The Company has not updated matters in the 2010 Form 10-K except to the extent expressly provided above. Set forth in Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 are the Company’s Selected Financial Data, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and Executive Compensation, respectively, for the years presented in the 2010 Form 10-K, each updated to reflect the items outlined above.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit Number   Exhibit
Exhibit 23.1
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
 
   
Exhibit 99.1
  Updated Item 6 — Selected Financial Data to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
   
Exhibit 99.2
  Updated Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
   
Exhibit 99.3
  Updated Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Exhibit 99.4
  Updated Item 11 — Executive Compensation to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.


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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ R. Milton Johnson    
    R. Milton Johnson  
    President and Chief Financial Officer  
 
Date: July 26, 2011

 


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit Number   Exhibit
Exhibit 23.1
  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
 
   
Exhibit 99.1
  Updated Item 6 — Selected Financial Data to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
   
Exhibit 99.2
  Updated Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
   
Exhibit 99.3
  Updated Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Exhibit 99.4
  Updated Item 11 — Executive Compensation to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement Form S-8 (File No. 333-173866) pertaining to the HCA-Hospital Corporation of America Nonqualified Initial Option Plan, HCA Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and HCA 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and its Affiliates of our report dated February 17, 2011 (except as to Note 18, as to which the date is March 9, 2011, and except as to Note 14, as to which the date is July 26, 2011), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of HCA Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2010, and our report dated February 17, 2011, with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of HCA Holdings, Inc. at December 31, 2010, included in this Current Report (Form 8-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
July 26, 2011

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EXHIBIT 99.1
Item 6.   Selected Financial Data
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
 
                                         
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Summary of Operations:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 30,683     $ 30,052     $ 28,374     $ 26,858     $ 25,477  
                                         
Salaries and benefits
    12,484       11,958       11,440       10,714       10,409  
Supplies
    4,961       4,868       4,620       4,395       4,322  
Other operating expenses
    5,004       4,724       4,554       4,233       4,056  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    2,648       3,276       3,409       3,130       2,660  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (282 )     (246 )     (223 )     (206 )     (197 )
Gains on sales of investments
                            (243 )
Depreciation and amortization
    1,421       1,425       1,416       1,426       1,391  
Interest expense
    2,097       1,987       2,021       2,215       955  
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities
    (4 )     15       (97 )     (471 )     (205 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
    123       43       64       24       24  
Transaction costs
                            442  
                                         
      28,452       28,050       27,204       25,460       23,614  
                                         
Income before income taxes
    2,231       2,002       1,170       1,398       1,863  
Provision for income taxes
    658       627       268       316       626  
                                         
Net income
    1,573       1,375       902       1,082       1,237  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    366       321       229       208       201  
                                         
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 1,207     $ 1,054     $ 673     $ 874     $ 1,036  
                                         
Per common share data:
                                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 2.83     $ 2.48     $ 1.59     $ 2.07       (a)  
Diluted earnings per share
    2.76       2.44       1.56       2.03       (a)  
Cash dividends declared per share
    9.43                         (a)  
Financial Position:
                                       
Assets
  $ 23,852     $ 24,131     $ 24,280     $ 24,025     $ 23,675  
Working capital
    2,650       2,264       2,391       2,356       2,502  
Long-term debt, including amounts due within one year
    28,225       25,670       26,989       27,308       28,408  
Equity securities with contingent redemption rights
    141       147       155       164       125  
Noncontrolling interests
    1,132       1,008       995       938       907  
Stockholders’ deficit
    (10,794 )     (7,978 )     (9,260 )     (9,600 )     (10,467 )
Cash Flow Data:
                                       
Cash provided by operating activities
  $ 3,085     $ 2,747     $ 1,990     $ 1,564     $ 1,988  
Cash used in investing activities
    (1,039 )     (1,035 )     (1,467 )     (479 )     (1,307 )
Capital expenditures
    (1,325 )     (1,317 )     (1,600 )     (1,444 )     (1,865 )
Cash used in financing activities
    (1,947 )     (1,865 )     (451 )     (1,326 )     (383 )


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    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Operating Data:
                                       
Number of hospitals at end of period(b)
    156       155       158       161       166  
Number of freestanding outpatient surgical centers at end of period(c)
    97       97       97       99       98  
Number of licensed beds at end of period(d)
    38,827       38,839       38,504       38,405       39,354  
Weighted average licensed beds(e)
    38,655       38,825       38,422       39,065       40,653  
Admissions(f)
    1,554,400       1,556,500       1,541,800       1,552,700       1,610,100  
Equivalent admissions(g)
    2,468,400       2,439,000       2,363,600       2,352,400       2,416,700  
Average length of stay (days)(h)
    4.8       4.8       4.9       4.9       4.9  
Average daily census(i)
    20,523       20,650       20,795       21,049       21,688  
Occupancy(j)
    53 %     53 %     54 %     54 %     53 %
Emergency room visits(k)
    5,706,200       5,593,500       5,246,400       5,116,100       5,213,500  
Outpatient surgeries(l)
    783,600       794,600       797,400       804,900       820,900  
Inpatient surgeries(m)
    487,100       494,500       493,100       516,500       533,100  
Days revenues in accounts receivable(n)
    46       45       49       53       53  
Gross patient revenues(o)
  $ 125,640     $ 115,682     $ 102,843     $ 92,429     $ 84,913  
Outpatient revenues as a % of patient revenues(p)
    38 %     38 %     37 %     37 %     36 %
 
 
(a) Due to our November 2006 Merger and Recapitalization, our capital structure and share-based compensation plans for periods before and after the Recapitalization are not comparable; therefore, we are presenting earnings and dividends declared per share information only for periods subsequent to the Recapitalization.
 
(b) Excludes eight facilities in 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007 and seven facilities in 2006 that are not consolidated (accounted for using the equity method) for financial reporting purposes.
 
(c) Excludes nine facilities in 2010, 2007 and 2006 and eight facilities in 2009 and 2008 that are not consolidated (accounted for using the equity method) for financial reporting purposes.
 
(d) Licensed beds are those beds for which a facility has been granted approval to operate from the applicable state licensing agency.
 
(e) Represents the average number of licensed beds, weighted based on periods owned.
 
(f) Represents the total number of patients admitted to our hospitals and is used by management and certain investors as a general measure of inpatient volume.
 
(g) Equivalent admissions are used by management and certain investors as a general measure of combined inpatient and outpatient volume. Equivalent admissions are computed by multiplying admissions (inpatient volume) by the sum of gross inpatient revenue and gross outpatient revenue and then dividing the resulting amount by gross inpatient revenue. The equivalent admissions computation “equates” outpatient revenue to the volume measure (admissions) used to measure inpatient volume, resulting in a general measure of combined inpatient and outpatient volume.
 
(h) Represents the average number of days admitted patients stay in our hospitals.
 
(i) Represents the average number of patients in our hospital beds each day.
 
(j) Represents the percentage of hospital licensed beds occupied by patients. Both average daily census and occupancy rate provide measures of the utilization of inpatient rooms.
 
(k) Represents the number of patients treated in our emergency rooms.
 
(l) Represents the number of surgeries performed on patients who were not admitted to our hospitals. Pain management and endoscopy procedures are not included in outpatient surgeries.
 
(m) Represents the number of surgeries performed on patients who have been admitted to our hospitals. Pain management and endoscopy procedures are not included in inpatient surgeries.
 
(n) Revenues per day is calculated by dividing the revenues for the period by the days in the period. Days revenues in accounts receivable is then calculated as accounts receivable, net of the allowance for doubtful accounts, at the end of the period divided by revenues per day.
 
(o) Gross patient revenues are based upon our standard charge listing. Gross charges/revenues typically do not reflect what our hospital facilities are paid. Gross charges/revenues are reduced by contractual adjustments, discounts and charity care to determine reported revenues.
 
(p) Represents the percentage of patient revenues related to patients who are not admitted to our hospitals.


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EXHIBIT 99.2
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The selected financial data and the accompanying consolidated financial statements present certain information with respect to the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of HCA Holdings, Inc. which should be read in conjunction with the following discussion and analysis. The terms “HCA,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” as used herein, refer HCA Inc. and our affiliates prior to the Corporate Reorganization and to HCA Holdings, Inc. and our affiliates after the Corporate Reorganization unless otherwise stated or indicated by context. The term “affiliates” means direct and indirect subsidiaries of HCA Holdings, Inc. and partnerships and joint ventures in which such subsidiaries are partners.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This annual report on Form 10-K includes certain disclosures which contain “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can be identified by the use of words like “may,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “initiative” or “continue.” These forward-looking statements are based on our current plans and expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown uncertainties and risks, many of which are beyond our control, which could significantly affect current plans and expectations and our future financial position and results of operations. These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the ability to recognize the benefits of the Recapitalization, (2) the impact of our substantial indebtedness incurred to finance the Recapitalization and distributions to stockholders and the ability to refinance such indebtedness on acceptable terms, (3) the effects related to the enactment of the Health Reform Law, the possible enactment of additional federal or state health care reforms and possible changes to the Health Reform Law and other federal, state or local laws or regulations affecting the health care industry, (4) increases in the amount and risk of collectibility of uninsured accounts and deductibles and copayment amounts for insured accounts, (5) the ability to achieve operating and financial targets, and attain expected levels of patient volumes and control the costs of providing services, (6) possible changes in the Medicare, Medicaid and other state programs, including Medicaid supplemental payments pursuant to upper payment limit (“UPL”) programs, that may impact reimbursements to health care providers and insurers, (7) the highly competitive nature of the health care business, (8) changes in revenue mix, including potential declines in the population covered under managed care agreements and the ability to enter into and renew managed care provider agreements on acceptable terms, (9) the efforts of insurers, health care providers and others to contain health care costs, (10) the outcome of our continuing efforts to monitor, maintain and comply with appropriate laws, regulations, policies and procedures, (11) increases in wages and the ability to attract and retain qualified management and personnel, including affiliated physicians, nurses and medical and technical support personnel, (12) the availability and terms of capital to fund the expansion of our business and improvements to our existing facilities, (13) changes in accounting practices, (14) changes in general economic conditions nationally and regionally in our markets, (15) future divestitures which may result in charges and possible impairments of long-lived assets, (16) changes in business strategy or development plans, (17) delays in receiving payments for services provided, (18) the outcome of pending and any future tax audits, appeals and litigation associated with our tax positions, (19) potential adverse impact of known and unknown government investigations, litigation and other claims that may be made against us, and (20) other risk factors described in this annual report on Form 10-K. As a consequence, current plans, anticipated actions and future financial position and results of operations may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of HCA. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented in this report.
 
2010 Operations Summary
 
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. totaled $1.207 billion for 2010, compared to $1.054 billion for 2009. The 2010 results include net gains on sales of facilities of $4 million and impairments of long-lived assets of


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
2010 Operations Summary (Continued)
 
$123 million. The 2009 results include net losses on sales of facilities of $15 million and impairments of long-lived assets of $43 million.
 
Revenues increased to $30.683 billion for 2010 from $30.052 billion for 2009. Revenues increased 2.1% on both a consolidated basis and on a same facility basis for 2010, compared to 2009. The consolidated revenues increase can be attributed to the combined impact of a 0.9% increase in revenue per equivalent admission and a 1.2% increase in equivalent admissions. The same facility revenues increase resulted from a 0.6% increase in same facility revenue per equivalent admission and a 1.4% increase in same facility equivalent admissions.
 
During 2010, consolidated admissions declined 0.1% and same facility admissions increased 0.1%, compared to 2009. Inpatient surgical volumes declined 1.5% on a consolidated basis and declined 1.4% on a same facility basis during 2010, compared to 2009. Outpatient surgical volumes declined 1.4% on a consolidated basis and declined 1.2% on a same facility basis during 2010, compared to 2009. Emergency room visits increased 2.0% on a consolidated basis and increased 2.1% on a same facility basis during 2010, compared to 2009.
 
For 2010, the provision for doubtful accounts declined $628 million, to 8.6% of revenues from 10.9% of revenues for 2009. The combined self-pay revenue deductions for charity care and uninsured discounts increased $1.892 billion for 2010, compared to 2009. The sum of the provision for doubtful accounts, uninsured discounts and charity care, as a percentage of the sum of net revenues, uninsured discounts and charity care, was 25.6% for 2010, compared to 23.8% for 2009. Same facility uninsured admissions increased 5.4% and same facility uninsured emergency room visits increased 1.2% for 2010, compared to 2009.
 
Interest expense totaled $2.097 billion for 2010, compared to $1.987 billion for 2009. The $110 million increase in interest expense for 2010 was due primarily to an increase in the average effective interest rate.
 
Cash flows from operating activities increased $338 million, from $2.747 billion for 2009 to $3.085 billion for 2010. The increase related primarily to the net impact of improvements from a $198 million increase in net income and a $547 million reduction in income tax payments, offsetting a $384 million net decline from changes in working capital items and the provision for doubtful accounts.
 
Business Strategy
 
We are committed to providing the communities we serve with high quality, cost-effective health care while growing our business, increasing our profitability and creating long-term value for our stockholders. To achieve these objectives, we align our efforts around the following growth agenda:
 
Grow Our Presence in Existing Markets.  We believe we are well positioned in a number of large and growing markets that will allow us the opportunity to generate long-term, attractive growth through the expansion of our presence in these markets. We plan to continue recruiting and strategically collaborating with the physician community and adding attractive service lines such as cardiology, emergency services, oncology and women’s services. Additional components of our growth strategy include expanding our footprint through developing various outpatient access points, including surgery centers, rural outreach, freestanding emergency departments and walk-in clinics. Since our Recapitalization, we have invested significant capital into these markets and expect to continue to see the benefit of this investment.
 
Achieve Industry-Leading Performance in Clinical and Satisfaction Measures.  Achieving high levels of patient safety, patient satisfaction and clinical quality are central goals of our business model. To achieve these goals, we have implemented a number of initiatives including infection reduction initiatives, hospitalist programs, advanced health information technology and evidence-based medicine programs. We routinely analyze operational practices from our best-performing hospitals to identify ways to implement organization-wide performance


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Business Strategy (Continued)
 
improvements and reduce clinical variation. We believe these initiatives will continue to improve patient care, help us achieve cost efficiencies, grow our revenues and favorably position us in an environment where our constituents are increasingly focused on quality, efficacy and efficiency.
 
Recruit and Employ Physicians to Meet Need for High Quality Health Services.  We depend on the quality and dedication of the health care providers and other team members who serve at our facilities. We believe a critical component of our growth strategy is our ability to successfully recruit and strategically collaborate with physicians and other professionals to provide high quality care. We attract and retain physicians by providing high quality, convenient facilities with advanced technology, by expanding our specialty services and by building our outpatient operations. We believe our continued investment in the employment, recruitment and retention of physicians will improve the quality of care at our facilities.
 
Continue to Leverage Our Scale and Market Positions to Enhance Profitability.  We believe there is significant opportunity to continue to grow the profitability of our company by fully leveraging the scale and scope of our franchise. We are currently pursuing next generation performance improvement initiatives such as contracting for services on a multistate basis and expanding our support infrastructure for additional clinical and support functions, such as physician credentialing, medical transcription and electronic medical recordkeeping. We believe our centrally managed business processes and ability to leverage cost-saving practices across our extensive network will enable us to continue to manage costs effectively. We are in the process of creating a subsidiary that will leverage key components of our support infrastructure, including revenue cycle management, healthcare group purchasing, supply chain management and staffing functions, by offering these services to other hospital companies.
 
Selectively Pursue a Disciplined Development Strategy.  We continue to believe there are significant growth opportunities in our markets. We will continue to provide financial and operational resources to successfully execute on our in-market opportunities. To complement our in-market growth agenda, we intend to focus on selectively developing and acquiring new hospitals, outpatient facilities and other health care service providers. We believe the challenges faced by the hospital industry may spur consolidation and we believe our size, scale, national presence and access to capital will position us well to participate in any such consolidation. We have a strong record of successfully acquiring and integrating hospitals and entering into joint ventures and intend to continue leveraging this experience.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis and make changes to the estimates and related disclosures as experience develops or new information becomes known. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
 
We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
 
Revenues
 
Revenues are recorded during the period the health care services are provided, based upon the estimated amounts due from payers. Estimates of contractual allowances under managed care health plans are based upon the payment terms specified in the related contractual agreements. Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are complex and subject to interpretation. The estimated reimbursement amounts are made on a payer-specific basis and are recorded based on the best information available regarding management’s


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
 

Revenues (Continued)
 
interpretation of the applicable laws, regulations and contract terms. Management continually reviews the contractual estimation process to consider and incorporate updates to laws and regulations and the frequent changes in managed care contractual terms resulting from contract renegotiations and renewals. We have invested significant resources to refine and improve our computerized billing systems and the information system data used to make contractual allowance estimates. We have developed standardized calculation processes and related training programs to improve the utility of our patient accounting systems.
 
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) requires any hospital participating in the Medicare program to conduct an appropriate medical screening examination of every person who presents to the hospital’s emergency room for treatment and, if the individual is suffering from an emergency medical condition, to either stabilize the condition or make an appropriate transfer of the individual to a facility able to handle the condition. The obligation to screen and stabilize emergency medical conditions exists regardless of an individual’s ability to pay for treatment. Federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to EMTALA, require, and our commitment to providing quality patient care encourages, the provision of services to patients who are financially unable to pay for the health care services they receive. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “Health Reform Law”), requires health plans to reimburse hospitals for emergency services provided to enrollees without prior authorization and without regard to whether a participating provider contract is in place. Further, as enacted, the Health Reform Law contains provisions that seek to decrease the number of uninsured individuals, including requirements or incentives, which do not become effective until 2014, for individuals to obtain, and large employers to provide, insurance coverage. These mandates may reduce the financial impact of screening for and stabilizing emergency medical conditions. However, many factors are unknown regarding the impact of the Health Reform Law, including the outcome of court challenges to the constitutionality of the law and Congressional efforts to amend or repeal the law, how many previously uninsured individuals will obtain coverage as a result of the law or the change, if any, in the volume of inpatient and outpatient hospital services that are sought by and provided to previously uninsured individuals and the payer mix.
 
We do not pursue collection of amounts related to patients who meet our guidelines to qualify as charity care; therefore, they are not reported in revenues. Patients treated at our hospitals for nonelective care, who have income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, are eligible for charity care. The federal poverty level is established by the federal government and is based on income and family size. We provide discounts from our gross charges to uninsured patients who do not qualify for Medicaid or charity care. These discounts are similar to those provided to many local managed care plans. After the discounts are applied, we are still unable to collect a significant portion of uninsured patients’ accounts, and we record significant provisions for doubtful accounts (based upon our historical collection experience) related to uninsured patients in the period the services are provided.
 
Due to the complexities involved in the classification and documentation of health care services authorized and provided, the estimation of revenues earned and the related reimbursement are often subject to interpretations that could result in payments that are different from our estimates. Adjustments to estimated Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement amounts and disproportionate-share funds, which resulted in net increases to revenues, related primarily to cost reports filed during the respective year were $52 million, $40 million and $32 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The adjustments to estimated reimbursement amounts, which resulted in net increases to revenues, related primarily to cost reports filed during previous years were $50 million, $60 million and $35 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We expect adjustments during the next 12 months related to Medicare and Medicaid cost report filings and settlements and disproportionate-share funds will result in increases to revenues within generally similar ranges.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
 
Provision for Doubtful Accounts and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
The collection of outstanding receivables from Medicare, managed care payers, other third-party payers and patients is our primary source of cash and is critical to our operating performance. The primary collection risks relate to uninsured patient accounts, including patient accounts for which the primary insurance carrier has paid the amounts covered by the applicable agreement, but patient responsibility amounts (deductibles and copayments) remain outstanding. The provision for doubtful accounts and the allowance for doubtful accounts relate primarily to amounts due directly from patients. An estimated allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded for all uninsured accounts, regardless of the aging of those accounts. Accounts are written off when all reasonable internal and external collection efforts have been performed. Our collection policies include a review of all accounts against certain standard collection criteria, upon completion of our internal collection efforts. Accounts determined to possess positive collectibility attributes are forwarded to a secondary external collection agency and the other accounts are written off. The accounts that are not collected by the secondary external collection agency are written off when they are returned to us by the collection agency (usually within 12 months). Writeoffs are based upon specific identification and the writeoff process requires a writeoff adjustment entry to the patient accounting system. We do not pursue collection of amounts related to patients that meet our guidelines to qualify as charity care.
 
The amount of the provision for doubtful accounts is based upon management’s assessment of historical writeoffs and expected net collections, business and economic conditions, trends in federal, state, and private employer health care coverage and other collection indicators. Management relies on the results of detailed reviews of historical writeoffs and recoveries at facilities that represent a majority of our revenues and accounts receivable (the “hindsight analysis”) as a primary source of information in estimating the collectibility of our accounts receivable. We perform the hindsight analysis quarterly, utilizing rolling twelve-months accounts receivable collection and writeoff data. We believe our quarterly updates to the estimated allowance for doubtful accounts at each of our hospital facilities provide reasonable valuations of our accounts receivable. These routine, quarterly changes in estimates have not resulted in material adjustments to our allowance for doubtful accounts, provision for doubtful accounts or period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the allowance for doubtful accounts represented approximately 93% and 94%, respectively, of the $4.249 billion and $5.176 billion, respectively, patient due accounts receivable balance. The patient due accounts receivable balance represents the estimated uninsured portion of our accounts receivable. The estimated uninsured portion of Medicaid pending and uninsured discount pending accounts is included in our patient due accounts receivable balance.
 
The revenue deductions related to uninsured accounts (charity care and uninsured discounts) generally have the inverse effect on the provision for doubtful accounts. To quantify the total impact of and trends related to uninsured accounts, we believe it is beneficial to view these revenue deductions and provision for doubtful accounts in combination, rather than each separately. A summary of these amounts for the years ended December 31, follows (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Provision for doubtful accounts
  $ 2,648     $ 3,276     $ 3,409  
Uninsured discounts
    4,641       2,935       1,853  
Charity care
    2,337       2,151       1,747  
                         
Totals
  $ 9,626     $ 8,362     $ 7,009  
                         
 
The provision for doubtful accounts, as a percentage of revenues, declined from 12.0% for 2008 to 10.9% for 2009 and declined to 8.6% for 2010. Our decision to increase uninsured discounts during the second half of 2009 has directly contributed to the decline in the provision for doubtful accounts. However, the sum of the provision for


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
 

Provision for Doubtful Accounts and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Continued)
 
doubtful accounts, uninsured discounts and charity care, as a percentage of the sum of net revenues, uninsured discounts and charity care increased from 21.9% for 2008 to 23.8% for 2009 and to 25.6% for 2010.
 
Days revenues in accounts receivable were 46 days, 45 days and 49 days at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Management expects a continuation of the challenges related to the collection of the patient due accounts. Adverse changes in the percentage of our patients having adequate health care coverage, general economic conditions, patient accounting service center operations, payer mix, or trends in federal, state, and private employer health care coverage could affect the collection of accounts receivable, cash flows and results of operations.
 
The approximate breakdown of accounts receivable by payer classification as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 is set forth in the following table:
 
                         
    % of Accounts Receivable
    Under 91 Days   91—180 Days   Over 180 Days
 
Accounts receivable aging at December 31, 2010:
                       
Medicare and Medicaid
    14 %     1 %     1 %
Managed care and other insurers
    21       4       4  
Uninsured
    17       8       30  
                         
Total
    52 %     13 %     35 %
                         
Accounts receivable aging at December 31, 2009:
                       
Medicare and Medicaid
    12 %     1 %     1 %
Managed care and other insurers
    18       4       4  
Uninsured
    13       8       39  
                         
Total
    43 %     13 %     44 %
                         
 
Our decisions, to increase uninsured discounts and to reduce the length of time accounts are left with our secondary collection agency, have contributed to improvements in our accounts receivable aging trends, particularly for our uninsured accounts receivable.
 
Professional Liability Claims
 
We, along with virtually all health care providers, operate in an environment with professional liability risks. Our facilities are insured by our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary for losses up to $50 million per occurrence, subject to a $5 million per occurrence self-insured retention. We purchase excess insurance on a claims-made basis for losses in excess of $50 million per occurrence. Our professional liability reserves, net of receivables under reinsurance contracts, do not include amounts for any estimated losses covered by our excess insurance coverage. Provisions for losses related to professional liability risks were $222 million, $211 million and $175 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Reserves for professional liability risks represent the estimated ultimate cost of all reported and unreported losses incurred through the respective consolidated balance sheet dates. The estimated ultimate cost includes estimates of direct expenses and fees paid to outside counsel and experts, but does not include the general overhead costs of our insurance subsidiary or corporate office. Individual case reserves are established based upon the particular circumstances of each reported claim and represent our estimates of the future costs that will be paid on


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
 

Professional Liability Claims (Continued)
 
reported claims. Case reserves are reduced as claim payments are made and are adjusted upward or downward as our estimates regarding the amounts of future losses are revised. Once the case reserves for known claims are determined, information is stratified by loss layers and retentions, accident years, reported years, and geographic location of our hospitals. Several actuarial methods are employed to utilize this data to produce estimates of ultimate losses and reserves for incurred but not reported claims, including: paid and incurred extrapolation methods utilizing paid and incurred loss development to estimate ultimate losses; frequency and severity methods utilizing paid and incurred claims development to estimate ultimate average frequency (number of claims) and ultimate average severity (cost per claim); and Bornhuetter-Ferguson methods which add expected development to actual paid or incurred experience to estimate ultimate losses. These methods use our company-specific historical claims data and other information. Company-specific claim reporting and settlement data collected over an approximate 20-year period is used in our reserve estimation process. This company-specific data includes information regarding our business, including historical paid losses and loss adjustment expenses, historical and current case loss reserves, actual and projected hospital statistical data, professional liability retentions for each policy year, geographic information and other data.
 
Reserves and provisions for professional liability risks are based upon actuarially determined estimates. The estimated reserve ranges, net of amounts receivable under reinsurance contracts, were $1.067 billion to $1.276 billion at December 31, 2010 and $1.024 billion to $1.270 billion at December 31, 2009. Our estimated reserves for professional liability claims may change significantly if future claims differ from expected trends. We perform sensitivity analyses which model the volatility of key actuarial assumptions and monitor our reserves for adequacy relative to all our assumptions in the aggregate. Based on our analysis, we believe the estimated professional liability reserve ranges represent the reasonably likely outcomes for ultimate losses. We consider the number and severity of claims to be the most significant assumptions in estimating reserves for professional liabilities. A 2% change in the expected frequency trend could be reasonably likely and would increase the reserve estimate by $16 million or reduce the reserve estimate by $15 million. A 2% change in the expected claim severity trend could be reasonably likely and would increase the reserve estimate by $71 million or reduce the reserve estimate by $65 million. We believe adequate reserves have been recorded for our professional liability claims; however, due to the complexity of the claims, the extended period of time to settle the claims and the wide range of potential outcomes, our ultimate liability for professional liability claims could change by more than the estimated sensitivity amounts and could change materially from our current estimates.
 
The reserves for professional liability risks cover approximately 2,700 and 2,600 individual claims at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and estimates for unreported potential claims. The time period required to resolve these claims can vary depending upon the jurisdiction and whether the claim is settled or litigated. The average time period between the occurrence and payment of final settlement for our professional liability claims is approximately five years, although the facts and circumstances of each individual claim can result in an occurrence-to-settlement timeframe that varies from this average. The estimation of the timing of payments beyond a year can vary significantly.
 
Reserves for professional liability risks were $1.262 billion and $1.322 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The current portion of these reserves, $268 million and $265 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, is included in “other accrued expenses.” Obligations covered by reinsurance contracts are included in the reserves for professional liability risks, as the insurance subsidiary remains liable to the extent reinsurers do not meet their obligations. Reserves for professional liability risks (net of $14 million and $53 million receivable under reinsurance contracts at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively) were $1.248 billion and $1.269 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The estimated total net reserves for professional liability risks at


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (Continued)
 

Professional Liability Claims (Continued)
 
December 31, 2010 and 2009 are comprised of $758 million and $680 million, respectively, of case reserves for known claims and $490 million and $589 million, respectively, of reserves for incurred but not reported claims.
 
Changes in our professional liability reserves, net of reinsurance recoverable, for the years ended December 31, are summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Net reserves for professional liability claims, January 1
  $ 1,269     $ 1,330     $ 1,469  
Provision for current year claims
    272       258       239  
Favorable development related to prior years’ claims
    (50 )     (47 )     (64 )
                         
Total provision
    222       211       175  
                         
Payments for current year claims
    7       4       7  
Payments for prior years’ claims
    236       268       307  
                         
Total claim payments
    243       272       314  
                         
Net reserves for professional liability claims, December 31
  $ 1,248     $ 1,269     $ 1,330  
                         
 
The favorable development related to prior years’ claims resulted from declining claim frequency and moderating claim severity trends. We believe these favorable trends are primarily attributable to tort reforms enacted in key states, particularly Texas, and our risk management and patient safety initiatives, particularly in the area of obstetrics.
 
Income Taxes
 
We calculate our provision for income taxes using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized by identifying the temporary differences that arise from the recognition of items in different periods for tax and accounting purposes. Deferred tax assets generally represent the tax effects of amounts expensed in our income statement for which tax deductions will be claimed in future periods.
 
Although we believe we have properly reported taxable income and paid taxes in accordance with applicable laws, federal, state or international taxing authorities may challenge our tax positions upon audit. Significant judgment is required in determining and assessing the impact of uncertain tax positions. We report a liability for unrecognized tax benefits from uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in our income tax return. During each reporting period, we assess the facts and circumstances related to uncertain tax positions. If the realization of unrecognized tax benefits is deemed probable based upon new facts and circumstances, the estimated liability and the provision for income taxes are reduced in the current period. Final audit results may vary from our estimates.
 
Results of Operations
 
Revenue/Volume Trends
 
Our revenues depend upon inpatient occupancy levels, the ancillary services and therapy programs ordered by physicians and provided to patients, the volume of outpatient procedures and the charge and negotiated payment rates for such services. Gross charges typically do not reflect what our facilities are actually paid. Our facilities have entered into agreements with third-party payers, including government programs and managed care health plans, under which the facilities are paid based upon the cost of providing services, predetermined rates per diagnosis,


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 

Revenue/Volume Trends (Continued)
 
fixed per diem rates or discounts from gross charges. We do not pursue collection of amounts related to patients who meet our guidelines to qualify for charity care; therefore, they are not reported in revenues. We provide discounts to uninsured patients who do not qualify for Medicaid or charity care that are similar to the discounts provided to many local managed care plans.
 
Revenues increased 2.1% to $30.683 billion for 2010 from $30.052 billion for 2009 and increased 5.9% for 2009 from $28.374 billion for 2008. The increase in revenues in 2010 can be primarily attributed to the combined impact of a 0.9% increase in revenue per equivalent admission and a 1.2% increase in equivalent admissions compared to the prior year. The increase in revenues in 2009 can be primarily attributed to the combined impact of a 2.6% increase in revenue per equivalent admission and a 3.2% increase in equivalent admissions compared to 2008. The decline in the rate of revenue growth from 5.9% for 2009 compared to 2008 to 2.1% for 2010 compared to 2009 is primarily due to a decline in the rate of volume growth (equivalent admission growth declined from 3.2% for 2009 compared to 2008 to 1.2% for 2010 compared to 2009) and a decline in uninsured revenues (uninsured revenues were $1.732 billion, $2.350 billion and $2.695 billion for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively) resulting from our increased uninsured discounts (uninsured discounts were $4.641 billion, $2.935 billion and $1.853 billion for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively).
 
Consolidated admissions declined 0.1% in 2010 compared to 2009 and increased 1.0% in 2009 compared to 2008. Consolidated inpatient surgeries declined 1.5% and consolidated outpatient surgeries declined 1.4% during 2010 compared to 2009. Consolidated inpatient surgeries increased 0.3% and consolidated outpatient surgeries declined 0.4% during 2009 compared to 2008. Consolidated emergency room visits increased 2.0% during 2010 compared to 2009 and increased 6.6% during 2009 compared to 2008.
 
Same facility revenues increased 2.1% for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009 and increased 6.1% for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to the year ended December 31, 2008. The 2.1% increase for 2010 can be primarily attributed to the combined impact of a 0.6% increase in same facility revenue per equivalent admission and a 1.4% increase in same facility equivalent admissions. The 6.1% increase for 2009 can be primarily attributed to the combined impact of a 2.6% increase in same facility revenue per equivalent admission and a 3.4% increase in same facility equivalent admissions.
 
Same facility admissions increased 0.1% in 2010 compared to 2009 and increased 1.2% in 2009 compared to 2008. Same facility inpatient surgeries declined 1.4% and same facility outpatient surgeries declined 1.2% during 2010 compared to 2009. Same facility inpatient surgeries increased 0.5% and same facility outpatient surgeries declined 0.1% during 2009 compared to 2008. Same facility emergency room visits increased 2.1% during 2010 compared to 2009 and increased 7.0% during 2009 compared to 2008.
 
Same facility uninsured emergency room visits increased 1.2% and same facility uninsured admissions increased 5.4% during 2010 compared to 2009. Same facility uninsured emergency room visits increased 6.5% and same facility uninsured admissions increased 4.7% during 2009 compared to 2008.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 

Revenue/Volume Trends (Continued)
 
The approximate percentages of our admissions related to Medicare, managed Medicare, Medicaid, managed Medicaid, managed care and other insurers and the uninsured for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are set forth below.
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2010   2009   2008
 
Medicare
    34 %     34 %     35 %
Managed Medicare
    10       10       9  
Medicaid
    9       9       8  
Managed Medicaid
    8       7       7  
Managed care and other insurers
    32       34       35  
Uninsured
    7       6       6  
                         
      100 %     100 %     100 %
                         
 
The approximate percentages of our inpatient revenues related to Medicare, managed Medicare, Medicaid, managed Medicaid, managed care plans and other insurers and the uninsured for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are set forth below.
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,
    2010   2009   2008
 
Medicare
    31 %     31 %     31 %
Managed Medicare
    9       8       8  
Medicaid
    9       8       7  
Managed Medicaid
    4       4       4  
Managed care and other insurers
    44       44       44  
Uninsured(a)
    3       5       6  
                         
      100 %     100 %     100 %
                         
 
 
(a) Increases in discounts to uninsured revenues have resulted in declines in the percentage of our inpatient revenues related to the uninsured, as the percentage of uninsured admissions compared to total admissions has increased slightly.
 
At December 31, 2010, we owned and operated 38 hospitals and 32 surgery centers in the state of Florida. Our Florida facilities’ revenues totaled $7.490 billion, $7.343 billion and $7.009 billion for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. At December 31, 2010, we owned and operated 36 hospitals and 23 surgery centers in the state of Texas. Our Texas facilities’ revenues totaled $8.352 billion, $8.042 billion and $7.351 billion for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. During 2010, 2009 and 2008, 57%, 57% and 55% of our admissions and 52%, 51% and 51%, respectively, of our revenues were generated by our Florida and Texas facilities. Uninsured admissions in Florida and Texas represented 63%, 64% and 63% of our uninsured admissions during 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
We receive a significant portion of our revenues from government health programs, principally Medicare and Medicaid, which are highly regulated and subject to frequent and substantial changes. We have increased the indigent care services we provide in several communities in the state of Texas, in affiliation with other hospitals. The state of Texas has been involved in the effort to increase the indigent care provided by private hospitals. As a result of this additional indigent care provided by private hospitals, public hospital districts or counties in Texas


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 

Revenue/Volume Trends (Continued)
 
have available funds that were previously devoted to indigent care. The public hospital districts or counties are under no contractual or legal obligation to provide such indigent care. The public hospital districts or counties have elected to transfer some portion of these available funds to the state’s Medicaid program. Such action is at the sole discretion of the public hospital districts or counties. It is anticipated that these contributions to the state will be matched with federal Medicaid funds. The state then may make supplemental payments to hospitals in the state for Medicaid services rendered. Hospitals receiving Medicaid supplemental payments may include those that are providing additional indigent care services. Such payments must be within the federal UPL established by federal regulation. Our Texas Medicaid revenues included $657 million, $474 million and $262 million during 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, of Medicaid supplemental payments pursuant to UPL programs.
 
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments beginning in 2011 for eligible hospitals and professionals that adopt and meaningfully use certified electronic health record (“EHR”) technology. We estimate a majority of our eligible hospitals will attest to adopting, implementing, upgrading or demonstrating meaningful use of certified EHR technology during the fourth quarter of 2011, and we will not recognize any revenues related to the Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments until we are able to complete these attestations. We currently estimate that, during 2011 (primarily during our fourth quarter), the amount of Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments realizable (and revenues recognized) will be in the range of $275 million to $325 million. Actual incentive payments could vary from these estimates due to certain factors such as availability of federal funding for both Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments, timing of the approval of state Medicaid incentive payment plans by CMS and our ability to implement and demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology. We have incurred and will continue to incur both capital costs and operating expenses in order to implement our certified EHR technology and meet meaningful use requirements. These expenses are ongoing and are projected to continue over all stages of implementation of meaningful use. The timing of recognizing the expenses will not correlate with the receipt of the incentive payments and the recognition of revenues. We estimate that operating expenses to implement our certified EHR technology and meet meaningful use will be in the range of $125 million to $150 million for 2011. Actual operating expenses could vary from these estimates. There can be no assurance that we will be able to demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology, and the failure to do so could have a material, adverse effect on our results of operations.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 
Operating Results Summary
 
The following are comparative summaries of operating results for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in millions):
 
                                                 
    2010     2009     2008  
    Amount     Ratio     Amount     Ratio     Amount     Ratio  
 
Revenues
  $ 30,683       100.0     $ 30,052       100.0     $ 28,374       100.0  
                                                 
Salaries and benefits
    12,484       40.7       11,958       39.8       11,440       40.3  
Supplies
    4,961       16.2       4,868       16.2       4,620       16.3  
Other operating expenses
    5,004       16.3       4,724       15.7       4,554       16.1  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    2,648       8.6       3,276       10.9       3,409       12.0  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (282 )     (0.9 )     (246 )     (0.8 )     (223 )     (0.8 )
Depreciation and amortization
    1,421       4.6       1,425       4.8       1,416       5.0  
Interest expense
    2,097       6.8       1,987       6.6       2,021       7.1  
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities
    (4 )           15             (97 )     (0.3 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
    123       0.4       43       0.1       64       0.2  
                                                 
      28,452       92.7       28,050       93.3       27,204       95.9  
                                                 
Income before income taxes
    2,231       7.3       2,002       6.7       1,170       4.1  
Provision for income taxes
    658       2.2       627       2.1       268       0.9  
                                                 
Net income
    1,573       5.1       1,375       4.6       902       3.2  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    366       1.2       321       1.1       229       0.8  
                                                 
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 1,207       3.9     $ 1,054       3.5     $ 673       2.4  
                                                 
% changes from prior year:
                                               
Revenues
    2.1 %             5.9 %             5.6 %        
Income before income taxes
    11.5               71.1               (16.3 )        
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
    14.5               56.7               (23.0 )        
Admissions(a)
    (0.1 )             1.0               (0.7 )        
Equivalent admissions(b)
    1.2               3.2               0.5          
Revenue per equivalent admission
    0.9               2.6               5.2          
Same facility % changes from prior year(c):
                                               
Revenues
    2.1               6.1               7.0          
Admissions(a)
    0.1               1.2               0.9          
Equivalent admissions(b)
    1.4               3.4               1.9          
Revenue per equivalent admission
    0.6               2.6               5.1          
 
 
(a) Represents the total number of patients admitted to our hospitals and is used by management and certain investors as a general measure of inpatient volume.
 
(b) Equivalent admissions are used by management and certain investors as a general measure of combined inpatient and outpatient volume. Equivalent admissions are computed by multiplying admissions (inpatient volume) by the sum of gross inpatient revenue and gross outpatient revenue and then dividing the resulting amount by gross inpatient revenue. The equivalent admissions computation “equates” outpatient revenue to the volume measure (admissions) used to measure inpatient volume, resulting in a general measure of combined inpatient and outpatient volume.
 
(c) Same facility information excludes the operations of hospitals and their related facilities that were either acquired, divested or removed from service during the current and prior year.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 

Operating Results Summary (Continued)
 
Supplemental Non-GAAP Disclosures
Operating Measures on a Cash Revenues Basis
(Dollars in millions)
 
The results of operations presented on a cash revenues basis for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in millions):
 
                                                                         
    2010     2009     2008  
          Non-
                Non-
                Non-
       
          GAAP %
    GAAP %
          GAAP %
    GAAP %
          GAAP %
    GAAP %
 
          of Cash
    of
          of Cash
    of
          of Cash
    of
 
          Revenues
    Revenues
          Revenues
    Revenues
          Revenues
    Revenues
 
 
  Amount     Ratios(b)     Ratios(b)     Amount     Ratios(b)     Ratios(b)     Amount     Ratios(b)     Ratios(b)  
 
Revenues
  $ 30,683               100.0 %   $ 30,052               100.0 %   $ 28,374               100.0 %
Provision for doubtful accounts
    2,648                       3,276                       3,409                  
                                                                         
Cash revenues(a)
    28,035       100.0 %             26,776       100.0 %             24,965       100.0 %        
Salaries and benefits
    12,484       44.5       40.7       11,958       44.7       39.8       11,440       45.8       40.3  
Supplies
    4,961       17.7       16.2       4,868       18.2       16.2       4,620       18.5       16.3  
Other operating expenses
    5,004       17.9       16.3       4,724       17.6       15.7       4,554       18.3       16.1  
% changes from prior year:
                                                                       
Revenues
    2.1 %                     5.9 %                     5.6 %                
Cash revenues
    4.7                       7.2                       5.2                  
Revenue per equivalent admission
    0.9                       2.6                       5.2                  
Cash revenue per equivalent admission
    3.5                       3.9                       4.7                  
 
 
(a) Cash revenues is defined as reported revenues less the provision for doubtful accounts. We use cash revenues as an analytical indicator for purposes of assessing the effect of uninsured patient volumes, adjusted for the effect of both the revenue deductions related to uninsured accounts (charity care and uninsured discounts) and the provision for doubtful accounts (which relates primarily to uninsured accounts), on our revenues and certain operating expenses, as a percentage of cash revenues. Variations in the revenue deductions related to uninsured accounts generally have the inverse effect on the provision for doubtful accounts. During 2010, uninsured discounts increased $1.706 billion and the provision for doubtful accounts declined $628 million, compared to 2009. During 2009, uninsured discounts increased $1.082 billion and the provision for doubtful accounts declined $133 million, compared to 2008. Cash revenues is commonly used as an analytical indicator within the health care industry. Cash revenues should not be considered as a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles. Because cash revenues is not a measurement determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and is thus susceptible to varying calculations, cash revenues, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other health care companies.
 
(b) Salaries and benefits, supplies and other operating expenses, as a percentage of cash revenues (a non-GAAP financial measure), present the impact on these ratios due to the adjustment of deducting the provision for doubtful accounts from reported revenues and results in these ratios being non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors to provide disclosures of our results of operations on the same basis as that used by management. Management uses this information to compare certain operating expense categories as a percentage of cash revenues. Management finds this information useful to evaluate certain expense category trends without the influence of whether adjustments related to revenues for uninsured accounts are recorded as revenue adjustments (charity care and uninsured discounts) or operating expenses (provision for doubtful accounts), and thus the expense category trends are generally analyzed as a percentage of cash revenues. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP financial measures. We believe this supplemental information provides management and the users of our financial statements with useful information for period-to-period comparisons. Investors are encouraged to use GAAP measures when evaluating our overall financial performance.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 
Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. totaled $1.207 billion for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to $1.054 billion for the year ended December 31, 2009. Financial results for 2010 include net gains on sales of facilities of $4 million and asset impairment charges of $123 million. Financial results for 2009 include net losses on sales of facilities of $15 million and asset impairment charges of $43 million.
 
Revenues increased 2.1% to $30.683 billion for 2010 from $30.052 billion for 2009. The increase in revenues was due primarily to the combined impact of a 0.9% increase in revenue per equivalent admission and a 1.2% increase in equivalent admissions compared to 2009. Same facility revenues increased 2.1% due primarily to the combined impact of a 0.6% increase in same facility revenue per equivalent admission and a 1.4% increase in same facility equivalent admissions compared to 2009. Cash revenues (reported revenues less the provision for doubtful accounts) increased 4.7% for 2010, compared to 2009.
 
During 2010, consolidated admissions declined 0.1% and same facility admissions increased 0.1% for 2010, compared to 2009. Consolidated inpatient surgical volumes declined 1.5%, and same facility inpatient surgeries declined 1.4% during 2010 compared to 2009. Consolidated outpatient surgical volumes declined 1.4%, and same facility outpatient surgeries declined 1.2% during 2010 compared to 2009. Emergency room visits increased 2.0% on a consolidated basis and increased 2.1% on a same facility basis during 2010 compared to 2009.
 
Salaries and benefits, as a percentage of revenues, were 40.7% in 2010 and 39.8% in 2009. Salaries and benefits, as a percentage of cash revenues, were 44.5% in 2010 and 44.7% in 2009. Salaries and benefits per equivalent admission increased 3.2% in 2010 compared to 2009. Same facility labor rate increases averaged 2.7% for 2010 compared to 2009.
 
Supplies, as a percentage of revenues, were 16.2% in both 2010 and 2009. Supplies, as a percentage of cash revenues, were 17.7% in 2010 and 18.2% in 2009. Supply costs per equivalent admission increased 0.7% in 2010 compared to 2009. Supply costs per equivalent admission increased 2.4% for medical devices, 0.8% for blood products, and 2.9% for general medical and surgical items, and declined 0.7% for pharmacy supplies in 2010 compared to 2009.
 
Other operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, increased to 16.3% in 2010 from 15.7% in 2009. Other operating expenses, as a percentage of cash revenues, increased to 17.9% in 2010 from 17.6% in 2009. Other operating expenses are primarily comprised of contract services, professional fees, repairs and maintenance, rents and leases, utilities, insurance (including professional liability insurance) and nonincome taxes. The major component of the increase in other operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, was related to indigent care costs in certain Texas markets which increased to $354 million for 2010 from $248 million for 2009. Provisions for losses related to professional liability risks were $222 million and $211 million for 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Provision for doubtful accounts declined $628 million, from $3.276 billion in 2009 to $2.648 billion in 2010, and as a percentage of revenues, declined to 8.6% for 2010 from 10.9% in 2009. The provision for doubtful accounts and the allowance for doubtful accounts relate primarily to uninsured amounts due directly from patients. The decline in the provision for doubtful accounts can be attributed to the $1.892 billion increase in the combined self-pay revenue deductions for charity care and uninsured discounts during 2010, compared to 2009. The sum of the provision for doubtful accounts, uninsured discounts and charity care, as a percentage of the sum of net revenues, uninsured discounts and charity care, was 25.6% for 2010, compared to 23.8% for 2009. At December 31, 2010, our allowance for doubtful accounts represented approximately 93% of the $4.249 billion total patient due accounts receivable balance, including accounts, net of estimated contractual discounts, related to patients for which eligibility for Medicaid coverage or uninsured discounts was being evaluated.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 

Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (Continued)
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates increased from $246 million for 2009 to $282 million for 2010. Equity in earnings of affiliates relates primarily to our Denver, Colorado market joint venture.
 
Depreciation and amortization declined, as a percentage of revenues, to 4.6% in 2010 from 4.8% in 2009. Depreciation expense was $1.416 billion for 2010 and $1.419 billion for 2009.
 
Interest expense increased to $2.097 billion for 2010 from $1.987 billion for 2009. The increase in interest expense was due primarily to an increase in the average effective interest rate. Our average debt balance was $26.751 billion for 2010 compared to $26.267 billion for 2009. The average interest rate for our long-term debt increased from 7.6% for 2009 to 7.8% for 2010.
 
Net gains on sales of facilities were $4 million for 2010 and were related to sales of real estate and other health care entity investments. Net losses on sales of facilities were $15 million for 2009 and included $8 million of net losses on the sales of three hospital facilities and $7 million of net losses on sales of real estate and other health care entity investments.
 
Impairments of long-lived assets were $123 million for 2010 and included $74 million related to two hospital facilities and $49 million related to other health care entity investments, which includes $35 million for the writeoff of capitalized engineering and design costs related to certain building safety requirements (California earthquake standards) that have been revised. Impairments of long-lived assets were $43 million for 2009 and included $19 million related to goodwill and $24 million related to property and equipment.
 
The effective tax rate was 35.3% and 37.3% for 2010 and 2009, respectively. The effective tax rate computations exclude net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as it relates to consolidated partnerships. Our provisions for income taxes for 2010 and 2009 were reduced by $44 million and $12 million, respectively, related to reductions in interest expense related to taxing authority examinations. Excluding the effect of these adjustments, the effective tax rate for 2010 and 2009 would have been 37.6% and 38.0%, respectively.
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased from $321 million for 2009 to $366 million for 2010. The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests related primarily to growth in operating results of hospital joint ventures in two Texas markets.
 
Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. totaled $1.054 billion for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $673 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Financial results for 2009 include losses on sales of facilities of $15 million and asset impairment charges of $43 million. Financial results for 2008 include gains on sales of facilities of $97 million and asset impairment charges of $64 million.
 
Revenues increased 5.9% to $30.052 billion for 2009 from $28.374 billion for 2008. The increase in revenues was due primarily to the combined impact of a 2.6% increase in revenue per equivalent admission and a 3.2% increase in equivalent admissions compared to 2008. Same facility revenues increased 6.1% due primarily to the combined impact of a 2.6% increase in same facility revenue per equivalent admission and a 3.4% increase in same facility equivalent admissions compared to 2008. Cash revenues (reported revenues less the provision for doubtful accounts) increased 7.2% for 2009, compared to 2008.
 
During 2009, consolidated admissions increased 1.0% and same facility admissions increased 1.2% for 2009, compared to 2008. Consolidated inpatient surgical volumes increased 0.3%, and same facility inpatient surgeries increased 0.5% during 2009 compared to 2008. Consolidated outpatient surgical volumes declined 0.4%, and same


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 

Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Continued)
 
facility outpatient surgeries declined 0.1% during 2009 compared to 2008. Emergency department visits increased 6.6% on a consolidated basis and increased 7.0% on a same facility basis during 2009 compared to 2008.
 
Salaries and benefits, as a percentage of revenues, were 39.8% in 2009 and 40.3% in 2008. Salaries and benefits, as a percentage of cash revenues, were 44.7% in 2009 and 45.8% in 2008. Salaries and benefits per equivalent admission increased 1.3% in 2009 compared to 2008. Same facility labor rate increases averaged 3.7% for 2009 compared to 2008.
 
Supplies, as a percentage of revenues, were 16.2% in 2009 and 16.3% in 2008. Supplies, as a percentage of cash revenues, were 18.2% in 2009 and 18.5% in 2008. Supply costs per equivalent admission increased 2.1% in 2009 compared to 2008. Same facility supply costs increased 5.9% for medical devices, 4.0% for pharmacy supplies, 7.1% for blood products and 7.0% for general medical and surgical items in 2009 compared to 2008.
 
Other operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, declined to 15.7% in 2009 from 16.1% in 2008. Other operating expenses, as a percentage of cash revenues, declined to 17.6% in 2009 from 18.3% in 2008. Other operating expenses are primarily comprised of contract services, professional fees, repairs and maintenance, rents and leases, utilities, insurance (including professional liability insurance) and nonincome taxes. The overall decline in other operating expenses, as a percentage of revenues, is comprised of relatively small reductions in several areas, including utilities, employee recruitment and travel and entertainment. Other operating expenses include $248 million and $144 million of indigent care costs in certain Texas markets during 2009 and 2008, respectively. Provisions for losses related to professional liability risks were $211 million and $175 million for 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Provision for doubtful accounts declined $133 million, from $3.409 billion in 2008 to $3.276 billion in 2009, and as a percentage of revenues, declined to 10.9% for 2009 from 12.0% in 2008. The provision for doubtful accounts and the allowance for doubtful accounts relate primarily to uninsured amounts due directly from patients. The decline in the provision for doubtful accounts can be attributed to the $1.486 billion increase in the combined self-pay revenue deductions for charity care and uninsured discounts during 2009, compared to 2008. The sum of the provision for doubtful accounts, uninsured discounts and charity care, as a percentage of the sum of net revenues, uninsured discounts and charity care, was 23.8% for 2009, compared to 21.9% for 2008. At December 31, 2009, our allowance for doubtful accounts represented approximately 94% of the $5.176 billion total patient due accounts receivable balance, including accounts, net of estimated contractual discounts, related to patients for which eligibility for Medicaid coverage or uninsured discounts was being evaluated.
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates increased from $223 million for 2008 to $246 million for 2009. Equity in earnings of affiliates relates primarily to our Denver, Colorado market joint venture.
 
Depreciation and amortization decreased, as a percentage of revenues, to 4.8% in 2009 from 5.0% in 2008. Depreciation expense was $1.419 billion for 2009 and $1.412 billion for 2008.
 
Interest expense declined to $1.987 billion for 2009 from $2.021 billion for 2008. The decline in interest expense was due to reductions in the average debt balance. Our average debt balance was $26.267 billion for 2009 compared to $27.211 billion for 2008. The average interest rate for our long-term debt increased from 7.4% for 2008 to 7.6% for 2009.
 
Net losses on sales of facilities were $15 million for 2009 and included $8 million of net losses on the sales of three hospital facilities and $7 million of net losses on sales of real estate and other health care entity investments. Gains on sales of facilities were $97 million for 2008 and included $81 million of gains on the sales of two hospital facilities and $16 million of net gains on sales of real estate and other health care entity investments.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Results of Operations (Continued)
 

Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (Continued)
 
Impairments of long-lived assets were $43 million for 2009 and included $19 million related to goodwill and $24 million related to property and equipment. Impairments of long-lived assets were $64 million for 2008 and included $48 million related to goodwill and $16 million related to property and equipment.
 
The effective tax rate was 37.3% and 28.5% for 2009 and 2008, respectively. The effective tax rate computations exclude net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as it relates to consolidated partnerships. Primarily as a result of reaching a settlement with the IRS Appeals Division and the revision of the amount of a proposed IRS adjustment related to prior taxable periods, we reduced our provision for income taxes by $69 million in 2008. Excluding the effect of these adjustments, the effective tax rate for 2008 would have been 35.8%.
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests increased from $229 million for 2008 to $321 million for 2009. The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests related primarily to growth in operating results of hospital joint ventures in two Texas markets.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Our primary cash requirements are paying our operating expenses, servicing our debt, capital expenditures on our existing properties, acquisitions of hospitals and other health care entities, distributions to stockholders and distributions to noncontrolling interests. Our primary cash sources are cash flows from operating activities, issuances of debt and equity securities and dispositions of hospitals and other health care entities.
 
Cash provided by operating activities totaled $3.085 billion in 2010 compared to $2.747 billion in 2009 and $1.990 billion in 2008. Working capital totaled $2.650 billion at December 31, 2010 and $2.264 billion at December 31, 2009. The $338 million increase in cash provided by operating activities for 2010, compared to 2009, was primarily comprised of the net impact of the $198 million increase in net income, a $547 million improvement from lower income tax payments and a $384 million decline from changes in operating assets and liabilities and the provision for doubtful accounts. The $757 million increase in cash provided by operating activities for 2009, compared to 2008, related primarily to the $473 million increase in net income and $143 million improvement from changes in operating assets and liabilities and the provision for doubtful accounts. Cash payments for interest and income taxes declined $387 million for 2010 compared to 2009 and increased $203 million for 2009 compared to 2008.
 
Cash used in investing activities was $1.039 billion, $1.035 billion and $1.467 billion in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Excluding acquisitions, capital expenditures were $1.325 billion in 2010, $1.317 billion in 2009 and $1.600 billion in 2008. We expended $233 million, $61 million and $85 million for acquisitions of hospitals and health care entities during 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Expenditures for acquisitions in 2010 included two hospital facilities, and in 2009 and 2008 were generally comprised of outpatient and ancillary services entities. Planned capital expenditures are expected to approximate $1.6 billion in 2011. At December 31, 2010, there were projects under construction which had an estimated additional cost to complete and equip over the next five years of $1.7 billion. We expect to finance capital expenditures with internally generated and borrowed funds.
 
During 2010, we received cash proceeds of $37 million from sales of other health care entities and real estate investments. We also received net cash proceeds of $472 million related to net changes in our investments. During 2009, we received cash proceeds of $41 million from dispositions of three hospitals and sales of other health care entities and real estate investments. We also received net cash proceeds of $303 million related to net changes in our investments. During 2008, we received cash proceeds of $143 million from dispositions of two hospitals and $50 million from sales of other health care entities and real estate investments.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)
 
Cash used in financing activities totaled $1.947 billion in 2010, $1.865 billion in 2009 and $451 million in 2008. During 2010, we paid $4.257 billion in distributions to our stockholders and received net proceeds of $2.533 billion from our debt issuance and debt repayment activities. During 2009 and 2008, we used cash proceeds from sales of facilities and available cash provided by operations to make net debt repayments of $1.459 billion and $260 million, respectively. During 2010, we received contributions from noncontrolling interests of $57 million. During 2010, 2009 and 2008, we made distributions to noncontrolling interests of $342 million, $330 million and $178 million, respectively. We paid debt issuance costs of $50 million and $70 million for 2010 and 2009, respectively. During 2010, we received income tax benefits of $114 million for certain items (primarily the cash distributions to holders of our stock options) that were deductible expenses for tax purposes, but were recognized as adjustments to stockholders’ deficit for financial reporting purposes. We or our affiliates, including affiliates of the Sponsors, may in the future repurchase portions of our debt securities, subject to certain limitations, from time to time in either the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC and other legal requirements. The timing, prices, and sizes of purchases depend upon prevailing trading prices, general economic and market conditions, and other factors, including applicable securities laws. Funds for the repurchase of debt securities have, and are expected to, come primarily from cash generated from operations and borrowed funds.
 
In addition to cash flows from operations, available sources of capital include amounts available under our senior secured credit facilities ($1.314 billion as of December 31, 2010 and $1.523 billion as of January 31, 2011) and anticipated access to public and private debt markets.
 
During 2010, our Board of Directors declared three distributions to our stockholders and holders of stock options. The distributions totaled $9.43 per share and vested stock option, or $4.332 billion in the aggregate. The distributions were funded using funds available under our existing senior secured credit facilities, proceeds from the November 2010 issuance of $1.525 billion aggregate principal amount of 73/4% senior unsecured notes due 2021 and cash on hand.
 
On May 5, 2010, our Board of Directors granted approval for the Company to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. We filed the Form S-1 on May 7, 2010. In connection with the Corporate Reorganization, on December 15, 2010, HCA Holdings, Inc.’s Board of Directors granted approval for the Company to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The Form S-1 was filed on December 22, 2010, with HCA Inc. at the same time filing a request to withdraw its registration statement on Form S-1. We intend to use the anticipated net proceeds to repay certain of our existing indebtedness, as will be determined prior to our offering, and for general corporate purposes. Upon completion of the offering and in connection with our termination of the management agreement we have with affiliates of the Investors, we will be required to pay a termination fee based upon the net present value of our future obligations under the management agreement.
 
Investments of our professional liability insurance subsidiary, to maintain statutory equity and pay claims, totaled $742 million and $1.316 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Investments were reduced during 2010 as a result of the insurance subsidiary distributing $500 million of excess capital to the Company. The insurance subsidiary maintained net reserves for professional liability risks of $452 million and $590 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our facilities are insured by our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary for losses up to $50 million per occurrence; however, since January 2007, this coverage is subject to a $5 million per occurrence self-insured retention. Net reserves for the self-insured professional liability risks retained were $796 million and $679 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Claims payments, net of reinsurance recoveries, during the next 12 months are expected to approximate $265 million. We estimate that approximately


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources (Continued)
 
$165 million of the expected net claim payments during the next 12 months will relate to claims subject to the self-insured retention.
 
Financing Activities
 
Due to the Recapitalization, we are a highly leveraged company with significant debt service requirements. Our debt totaled $28.225 billion and $25.670 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our interest expense was $2.097 billion for 2010 and $1.987 billion for 2009.
 
During March 2010, we issued $1.400 billion aggregate principal amount of 71/4% senior secured first lien notes due 2020 at a price of 99.095% of their face value, resulting in $1.387 billion of gross proceeds. After the payment of related fees and expenses, we used the proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness under our senior secured term loan facilities. During November 2010, we issued $1.525 billion aggregate principal amount of 73/4% senior unsecured notes due 2021 at a price of 100% of their face value. After the payment of related fees and expenses, we used the proceeds to make a distribution to our stockholders and optionholders. During February 2009, we issued $310 million aggregate principal amount of 97/8% senior secured second lien notes due 2017 at a price of 96.673% of their face value, resulting in $300 million of gross proceeds. During April 2009, we issued $1.500 billion aggregate principal amount of 81/2% senior secured first lien notes due 2019 at a price of 96.755% of their face value, resulting in $1.451 billion of gross proceeds. During August 2009, we issued $1.250 billion aggregate principal amount of 77/8% senior secured first lien notes due 2020 at a price of 98.254% of their face value, resulting in $1.228 billion of gross proceeds. After the payment of related fees and expenses, we used the proceeds from these debt issuances to repay outstanding indebtedness under our senior secured term loan facilities.
 
Management believes that cash flows from operations, amounts available under our senior secured credit facilities and our anticipated access to public and private debt markets will be sufficient to meet expected liquidity needs during the next twelve months.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of December 31, 2010, maturities of contractual obligations and other commercial commitments are presented in the table below (dollars in millions):
 
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
Contractual Obligations(a)
  Total     Current     2-3 Years     4-5 Years     After 5 Years  
 
Long-term debt including interest, excluding the senior secured credit facilities(b)
  $ 29,803     $ 1,845     $ 4,824     $ 5,053     $ 18,081  
Loans outstanding under the senior secured credit facilities, including interest(b)
    12,013       848       7,828       1,147       2,190  
Operating leases(c)
    1,876       269       466       293       848  
Purchase and other obligations(c)
    225       37       44       36       108  
                                         
Total contractual obligations
  $ 43,917     $ 2,999     $ 13,162     $ 6,529     $ 21,227  
                                         
 
                                         
Other Commercial Commitments Not Recorded on the
  Commitment Expiration by Period  
Consolidated Balance Sheet
  Total     Current     2-3 Years     4-5 Years     After 5 Years  
 
Surety bonds(d)
  $ 59     $ 52     $ 6     $ 1     $  
Letters of credit(e)
    82       9       41       32        
Physician commitments(f)
    33       26       7              
Guarantees(g)
    2                         2  
                                         
Total commercial commitments
  $ 176     $ 87     $ 54     $ 33     $ 2  
                                         
 
 
(a) We have not included obligations to pay net estimated professional liability claims ($1.248 billion at December 31, 2010, including net reserves of $452 million relating to the wholly-owned insurance subsidiary) in this table. The estimated professional liability claims, which occurred prior to 2007, are expected to be funded by the designated investment securities that are restricted for this purpose ($742 million at December 31, 2010). We also have not included obligations related to unrecognized tax benefits of $413 million at December 31, 2010, as we cannot reasonably estimate the timing or amounts of cash payments, if any, at this time.
 
(b) Estimates of interest payments assume that interest rates, borrowing spreads and foreign currency exchange rates at December 31, 2010, remain constant during the period presented.
 
(c) Amounts relate to future operating lease obligations, purchase obligations and other obligations and are not recorded in our consolidated balance sheet. Amounts also include physician commitments that are recorded in our consolidated balance sheet.
 
(d) Amounts relate primarily to instances in which we have agreed to indemnify various commercial insurers who have provided surety bonds to cover self-insured workers’ compensation claims, utility deposits and damages for malpractice cases which were awarded to plaintiffs by the courts. These cases are currently under appeal and the bonds will not be released by the courts until the cases are closed.
 
(e) Amounts relate primarily to various insurance programs and employee benefit plan obligations for which we have letters of credit outstanding.
 
(f) In consideration for physicians relocating to the communities in which our hospitals are located and agreeing to engage in private practice for the benefit of the respective communities, we make advances to physicians, normally over a period of one year, to assist in establishing the physicians’ practices. The actual amount of these commitments to be advanced often depends upon the financial results of the physicians’ private practices


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements (Continued)
 
during the recruitment agreement payment period. The physician commitments reflected were based on our maximum exposure on effective agreements at December 31, 2010.
 
(g) We have entered into guarantee agreements related to certain leases.
 
Market Risk
 
We are exposed to market risk related to changes in market values of securities. The investments in debt and equity securities of our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary were $734 million and $8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010. These investments are carried at fair value, with changes in unrealized gains and losses being recorded as adjustments to other comprehensive income. At December 31, 2010, we had a net unrealized gain of $10 million on the insurance subsidiary’s investment securities.
 
We are exposed to market risk related to market illiquidity. Liquidity of the investments in debt and equity securities of our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary could be impaired by the inability to access the capital markets. Should the wholly-owned insurance subsidiary require significant amounts of cash in excess of normal cash requirements to pay claims and other expenses on short notice, we may have difficulty selling these investments in a timely manner or be forced to sell them at a price less than what we might otherwise have been able to in a normal market environment. At December 31, 2010, our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary had invested $250 million ($251 million par value) in tax-exempt student loan auction rate securities that continue to experience market illiquidity. It is uncertain if auction-related market liquidity will resume for these securities. We may be required to recognize other-than-temporary impairments on these long-term investments in future periods should issuers default on interest payments or should the fair market valuations of the securities deteriorate due to ratings downgrades or other issue specific factors.
 
We are also exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates, and we periodically enter into interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to these fluctuations. Our interest rate swap agreements involve the exchange of fixed and variable rate interest payments between two parties, based on common notional principal amounts and maturity dates. The notional amounts of the swap agreements represent balances used to calculate the exchange of cash flows and are not our assets or liabilities. Our credit risk related to these agreements is considered low because the swap agreements are with creditworthy financial institutions. The interest payments under these agreements are settled on a net basis. These derivatives have been recognized in the financial statements at their respective fair values. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives, which are designated as cash flow hedges, are included in other comprehensive income, and changes in the fair value of derivatives which have not been designated as hedges are recorded in operations.
 
With respect to our interest-bearing liabilities, approximately $3.037 billion of long-term debt at December 31, 2010 was subject to variable rates of interest, while the remaining balance in long-term debt of $25.188 billion at December 31, 2010 was subject to fixed rates of interest. Both the general level of interest rates and, for the senior secured credit facilities, our leverage affect our variable interest rates. Our variable debt is comprised primarily of amounts outstanding under the senior secured credit facilities. Borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (1) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (2) the prime rate of Bank of America or (b) a LIBOR rate for the currency of such borrowing for the relevant interest period. The applicable margin for borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities may fluctuate according to a leverage ratio. The average effective interest rate for our long-term debt increased from 7.6% for 2009 to 7.8% for 2010.
 
On March 2, 2009, we amended our $13.550 billion and €1.000 billion senior secured cash flow credit facility, dated as of November 17, 2006, as amended February 16, 2007 (“the cash flow credit facility”), to allow for one or more future issuances of additional secured notes, which may include notes that are secured on a pari passu basis or


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Market Risk (Continued)
 
on a junior basis with the obligations under the cash flow credit facility, so long as (1) such notes do not require, subject to certain exceptions, scheduled repayments, payment of principal or redemption prior to the scheduled term loan B-1 maturity date, (2) the terms of such notes, taken as a whole, are not more restrictive than those in the cash flow credit facility and (3) no subsidiary of HCA Inc. that is not a U.S. guarantor is an obligor of such additional secured notes, and such notes are not secured by any European collateral securing the cash flow credit facility. The U.S. security documents related to the cash flow credit facility were also amended and restated in connection with the amendment in order to give effect to the security interests to be granted to holders of such additional secured notes.
 
On March 2, 2009, we amended our $2.000 billion senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility, dated as of November 17, 2006, as amended and restated as of June 20, 2007 (the “ABL credit facility”), to allow for one or more future issuances of additional secured notes or loans, which may include notes or loans that are secured on a pari passu basis or on a junior basis with the obligations under the cash flow credit facility, so long as (1) such notes or loans do not require, subject to certain exceptions, scheduled repayments, payment of principal or redemption prior to the scheduled term loan B-1 maturity date, (2) the terms of such notes or loans, as applicable, taken as a whole, are not more restrictive than those in the cash flow credit facility and (3) no subsidiary of HCA Inc. that is not a U.S. guarantor is an obligor of such additional secured notes. The amendment to the ABL credit facility also altered the excess facility availability requirement to include a separate minimum facility availability requirement applicable to the ABL credit facility and increased the applicable LIBOR and ABR margins for all borrowings under the ABL credit facility by 0.25% each.
 
On June 18, 2009, the cash flow credit facility was amended to permit the unlimited incurrence of new term loans to refinance the term loans initially incurred as well as any previously incurred refinancing term loans and to permit the establishment of commitments under a replacement cash flow revolver under the cash flow credit facility to replace all or a portion of the revolving commitments initially established under the cash flow credit facility as well as any previously issued replacement revolvers. On April 6, 2010 the cash flow credit facility was further amended to (i) extend the maturity date for $2.0 billion of the tranche B term loans from November 17, 2013 to March 31, 2017 and (ii) increase the ABR margin and LIBOR margin with respect to such extended term loans to 2.25% and 3.25%, respectively.
 
On November 8, 2010, an amended and restated joinder agreement was entered into with respect to the cash flow credit facility to establish a new replacement revolving credit series, which will mature on November 17, 2015. The replacement revolving credit commitments will become effective upon the earlier of (i) our receipt of all or a portion of the proceeds (including by way of contribution) from an initial public offering of the common stock of HCA Inc. or its direct or indirect parent company (the “IPO Proceeds Condition”) and (ii) May 17, 2012, subject to the satisfaction of certain other conditions. If the IPO Proceeds Condition has not been satisfied, on May 17, 2012 or, if the IPO Proceeds Condition has been satisfied prior to May 17, 2012, on November 17, 2012, the applicable ABR and LIBOR margins with respect to the replacement revolving loans will be increased from the applicable ABR and LIBOR margins of the existing revolving loans based upon the achievement of a certain leverage ratio, which level will decrease from the levels of the existing revolving loans.
 
The estimated fair value of our total long-term debt was $28.738 billion at December 31, 2010. The estimates of fair value are based upon the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues of long-term debt with the same maturities. Based on a hypothetical 1% increase in interest rates, the potential annualized reduction to future pretax earnings would be approximately $30 million. To mitigate the impact of fluctuations in interest rates, we generally target a portion of our debt portfolio to be maintained at fixed rates.
 
Our international operations and the European term loan expose us to market risks associated with foreign currencies. In order to mitigate the currency exposure related to debt service obligations through December 31,


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — (Continued)
 
Market Risk (Continued)
 
2011 under the European term loan, we have entered into cross currency swap agreements. A cross currency swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange a stream of principal and interest payments in one currency for a stream of principal and interest payments in another currency over a specified period.
 
Financial Instruments
 
Derivative financial instruments are employed to manage risks, including foreign currency and interest rate exposures, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes. We recognize derivative instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements and foreign exchange contracts, in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized periodically either in earnings or in stockholders’ equity, as a component of other comprehensive income, depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting, and if so, whether it qualifies as a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. Gains and losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, to the extent they are effective, are recorded in other comprehensive income, and subsequently reclassified to earnings to offset the impact of the hedged items when they occur. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not qualifying as hedges, and for any portion of a hedge that is ineffective, are reported in earnings.
 
The net interest paid or received on interest rate swaps is recognized as interest expense. Gains and losses resulting from the early termination of interest rate swap agreements are deferred and amortized as adjustments to expense over the remaining period of the debt originally covered by the terminated swap.
 
Effects of Inflation and Changing Prices
 
Various federal, state and local laws have been enacted that, in certain cases, limit our ability to increase prices. Revenues for general, acute care hospital services rendered to Medicare patients are established under the federal government’s prospective payment system. Total fee-for-service Medicare revenues approximated 23.5% in 2010, 22.8% in 2009 and 23.1% in 2008 of our revenues.
 
Management believes hospital industry operating margins have been, and may continue to be, under significant pressure because of changes in payer mix and growth in operating expenses in excess of the increase in prospective payments under the Medicare program. In addition, as a result of increasing regulatory and competitive pressures, our ability to maintain operating margins through price increases to non-Medicare patients is limited.
 
IRS Disputes
 
At December 31, 2010, we were contesting, before the IRS Appeals Division, certain claimed deficiencies and adjustments proposed by the IRS Examination Division in connection with its audit of HCA Inc.’s 2005 and 2006 federal income tax returns. The disputed items include the timing of recognition of certain patient service revenues, the deductibility of certain debt retirement costs and our method for calculating the tax allowance for doubtful accounts. In addition, eight taxable periods of HCA Inc. and its predecessors ended in 1997 through 2004, for which the primary remaining issue is the computation of the tax allowance for doubtful accounts, were pending before the IRS Examination Division as of December 31, 2010. The IRS Examination Division began an audit of HCA Inc.’s 2007, 2008 and 2009 federal income tax returns in December 2010.
 
Management believes HCA Holdings, Inc., its predecessors and affiliates properly reported taxable income and paid taxes in accordance with applicable laws and agreements established with the IRS and final resolution of these disputes will not have a material, adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position. However, if payments due upon final resolution of these issues exceed our recorded estimates, such resolutions could have a material, adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.


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EX-99.3 5 g27505exv99w3.htm EX-99.3 exv99w3
 
EXHIBIT 99.3
 
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
         
    Page
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
    F-2  
Reports of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    F-3  
Consolidated Income Statements for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
    F-5  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009
    F-6  
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
    F-7  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
    F-8  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    F-9  
Quarterly Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)
    F-47  


F-1


 

 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective, can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
 
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment under the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010.
 
Ernst & Young, LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited our consolidated financial statements, has issued a report on our internal control over financial reporting, which is included herein.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
HCA Holdings, Inc.
 
We have audited HCA Holdings, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). HCA Holdings, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
In our opinion, HCA Holdings, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the COSO criteria.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of HCA Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and our report dated February 17, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/  Ernst & Young LLP
 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 17, 2011


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
HCA Holdings, Inc.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HCA Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of HCA Holdings, Inc. at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), HCA Holdings, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 17, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 17, 2011, except as to Note 18, as to which the date is March 9, 2011, and except as to Note 14, as to which the date is July 26, 2011


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, 2009 AND 2008
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Revenues
  $ 30,683     $ 30,052     $ 28,374  
                         
Salaries and benefits
    12,484       11,958       11,440  
Supplies
    4,961       4,868       4,620  
Other operating expenses
    5,004       4,724       4,554  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    2,648       3,276       3,409  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (282 )     (246 )     (223 )
Depreciation and amortization
    1,421       1,425       1,416  
Interest expense
    2,097       1,987       2,021  
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities
    (4 )     15       (97 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
    123       43       64  
                         
      28,452       28,050       27,204  
                         
Income before income taxes
    2,231       2,002       1,170  
Provision for income taxes
    658       627       268  
                         
Net income
    1,573       1,375       902  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    366       321       229  
                         
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 1,207     $ 1,054     $ 673  
                         
Per share data:
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 2.83     $ 2.48     $ 1.59  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 2.76     $ 2.44     $ 1.56  
Shares used in earnings per share calculations (in thousands):
                       
Basic
    426,424       425,567       423,699  
Diluted
    437,347       432,227       430,982  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars in millions)
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 411     $ 312  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,939 and $4,860
    3,832       3,692  
Inventories
    897       802  
Deferred income taxes
    931       1,192  
Other
    848       579  
                 
      6,919       6,577  
Property and equipment, at cost:
               
Land
    1,215       1,202  
Buildings
    9,438       9,108  
Equipment
    14,310       13,575  
Construction in progress
    678       784  
                 
      25,641       24,669  
Accumulated depreciation
    (14,289 )     (13,242 )
                 
      11,352       11,427  
                 
Investments of insurance subsidiary
    642       1,166  
Investments in and advances to affiliates
    869       853  
Goodwill
    2,693       2,577  
Deferred loan costs
    374       418  
Other
    1,003       1,113  
                 
    $ 23,852     $ 24,131  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 1,537     $ 1,460  
Accrued salaries
    895       849  
Other accrued expenses
    1,245       1,158  
Long-term debt due within one year
    592       846  
                 
      4,269       4,313  
                 
Long-term debt
    27,633       24,824  
Professional liability risks
    995       1,057  
Income taxes and other liabilities
    1,608       1,768  
                 
Equity securities with contingent redemption rights
    141       147  
                 
                 
Stockholders’ deficit:
               
Common stock $0.01 par; authorized 1,800,000,000 shares — 2010 and 2009; outstanding 427,458,800 shares — 2010 and 426,341,400 shares — 2009
    4       4  
Capital in excess of par value
    386       223  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (428 )     (450 )
Retained deficit
    (11,888 )     (8,763 )
                 
Stockholders’ deficit attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
    (11,926 )     (8,986 )
Noncontrolling interests
    1,132       1,008  
                 
      (10,794 )     (7,978 )
                 
    $ 23,852     $ 24,131  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, 2009 AND 2008
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                                         
    Equity (Deficit) Attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc.              
                      Accumulated
          Equity
       
    Common Stock     Capital in
    Other
          Attributable to
       
    Shares
    Par
    Excess of
    Comprehensive
    Retained
    Noncontrolling
       
    (000)     Value     Par Value     Loss     Deficit     Interests     Total  
 
Balances, December 31, 2007
    424,291     $ 4     $ 109     $ (172 )   $ (10,479 )   $ 938     $ (9,600 )
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
                                    673       229       902  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                       
Change in fair value of investment securities
                            (44 )                     (44 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                            (62 )                     (62 )
Defined benefit plans
                            (62 )                     (62 )
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
                            (264 )                     (264 )
                                                         
Total comprehensive income
                            (432 )     673       229       470  
Share-based benefit plans
    834               40                               40  
Distributions
                                            (178 )     (178 )
Other
                    13               (11 )     6       8  
                                                         
Balances, December 31, 2008
    425,125       4       162       (604 )     (9,817 )     995       (9,260 )
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
                                    1,054       321       1,375  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                       
Change in fair value of investment securities
                            44                       44  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                            25                       25  
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
                            85                       85  
                                                         
Total comprehensive income
                            154       1,054       321       1,529  
Share-based benefit plans
    1,216               47                               47  
Distributions
                                            (330 )     (330 )
Other
                    14                       22       36  
                                                         
Balances, December 31, 2009
    426,341       4       223       (450 )     (8,763 )     1,008       (7,978 )
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
                                    1,207       366       1,573  
Other comprehensive income:
                                                       
Change in fair value of investment securities
                            (8 )                     (8 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
                            (16 )                     (16 )
Defined benefit plans
                            (37 )                     (37 )
Change in fair value of derivative instruments
                            83                       83  
                                                         
Total comprehensive income
                            22       1,207       366       1,595  
Share-based benefit plans
    1,118               43                               43  
Distributions
                                    (4,332 )     (342 )     (4,674 )
Contributions
                                            57       57  
Other
                    120                       43       163  
                                                         
Balances, December 31, 2010
    427,459     $ 4     $ 386     $ (428 )   $ (11,888 )   $ 1,132     $ (10,794 )
                                                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, 2009 AND 2008
(Dollars in millions)
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 1,573     $ 1,375     $ 902  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Increase (decrease) in cash from operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (2,789 )     (3,180 )     (3,328 )
Inventories and other assets
    (287 )     (191 )     159  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    229       280       (198 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
    2,648       3,276       3,409  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,421       1,425       1,416  
Income taxes
    27       (520 )     (448 )
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities
    (4 )     15       (97 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
    123       43       64  
Amortization of deferred loan costs
    81       80       79  
Share-based compensation
    32       40       32  
Pay-in-kind interest
          58        
Other
    31       46        
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    3,085       2,747       1,990  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Purchase of property and equipment
    (1,325 )     (1,317 )     (1,600 )
Acquisition of hospitals and health care entities
    (233 )     (61 )     (85 )
Disposal of hospitals and health care entities
    37       41       193  
Change in investments
    472       303       21  
Other
    10       (1 )     4  
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,039 )     (1,035 )     (1,467 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Issuances of long-term debt
    2,912       2,979        
Net change in revolving bank credit facilities
    1,889       (1,335 )     700  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (2,268 )     (3,103 )     (960 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (342 )     (330 )     (178 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    57              
Payment of debt issuance costs
    (50 )     (70 )      
Distributions to stockholders
    (4,257 )            
Income tax benefits
    114              
Other
    (2 )     (6 )     (13 )
                         
Net cash used in financing activities
    (1,947 )     (1,865 )     (451 )
                         
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    99       (153 )     72  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    312       465       393  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 411     $ 312     $ 465  
                         
Interest payments
  $ 1,994     $ 1,751     $ 1,979  
Income tax payments, net of refunds
  $ 517     $ 1,147     $ 716  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Reporting Entity and Corporate Reorganization
 
On November 17, 2006, HCA Inc. completed its merger (the “Merger”) with Hercules Acquisition Corporation, pursuant to which the Company was acquired by Hercules Holding II, LLC (“Hercules Holding”), a Delaware limited liability company owned by a private investor group comprised of affiliates of, or funds sponsored by, Bain Capital Partners, LLC, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., BAML Capital Partners (formerly Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity) (each a “Sponsor”), affiliates of Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corporation (the “Sponsor Assignees”) and affiliates of HCA founder, Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr., (the “Frist Entities,” and together with the Sponsors and the Sponsor Assignees, the “Investors”), and by members of management and certain other investors. The Merger, the financing transactions related to the Merger and other related transactions are collectively referred to herein as the “Recapitalization.” The Merger was accounted for as a recapitalization in our financial statements, with no adjustments to the historical basis of our assets and liabilities. As a result of the Recapitalization, our outstanding capital stock is owned by the Investors, certain members of management and key employees. On April 29, 2008, HCA Inc.’s common stock was registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, thus subjecting us to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our common stock is not traded on a national securities exchange.
 
On November 22, 2010, HCA Inc. reorganized by creating a new holding company structure (the “Corporate Reorganization”). HCA Holdings, Inc. became the new parent company, and HCA Inc. is now HCA Holdings, Inc.’s wholly-owned direct subsidiary. As part of the Corporate Reorganization, HCA Inc.’s outstanding shares of common stock were automatically converted, on a share for share basis, into identical shares of HCA Holdings, Inc.’s common stock. HCA Holdings, Inc.’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, executive officers and board of directors are the same as HCA Inc.’s in effect immediately prior to the Corporate Reorganization, and the rights, privileges and interests of HCA Inc.’s stockholders remain the same with respect to HCA Holdings, Inc., as the new holding company. Additionally, as a result of the Corporate Reorganization, HCA Holdings, Inc. was deemed the successor registrant to HCA Inc. under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shares of HCA Holdings, Inc.’s common stock are deemed registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
 
HCA Holdings, Inc. is a holding company whose affiliates own and operate hospitals and related health care entities. The term “affiliates” includes direct and indirect subsidiaries of HCA Holdings, Inc. and partnerships and joint ventures in which such subsidiaries are partners. At December 31, 2010, these affiliates owned and operated 156 hospitals, 97 freestanding surgery centers and provided extensive outpatient and ancillary services. Affiliates of HCA Holdings, Inc. are also partners in joint ventures that own and operate eight hospitals and nine freestanding surgery centers, which are accounted for using the equity method. HCA Holdings, Inc.’s facilities are located in 20 states and England. The terms “Company,” “HCA,” “we,” “our” or “us,” as used herein and unless otherwise stated or indicated by context, refer to HCA Inc. and its affiliates prior to the Corporate Reorganization and to HCA Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates after the Corporate Reorganization. The term “facilities” or “hospitals” refer to entities owned and operated by affiliates of HCA and the term “employees” refers to employees of affiliates of HCA.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
The consolidated financial statements include all subsidiaries and entities controlled by HCA. We generally define “control” as ownership of a majority of the voting interest of an entity. The consolidated


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
financial statements include entities in which we absorb a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receive a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Investments in entities we do not control, but in which we have a substantial ownership interest and can exercise significant influence, are accounted for using the equity method.
 
We have completed various acquisitions and joint venture transactions. The accounts of these entities have been included in our consolidated financial statements for periods subsequent to our acquisition of controlling interests. The majority of our expenses are “cost of revenue” items. Costs that could be classified as general and administrative include our corporate office costs, which were $178 million, $164 million and $174 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Revenues
 
Revenues consist primarily of net patient service revenues that are recorded based upon established billing rates less allowances for contractual adjustments. Revenues are recorded during the period the health care services are provided, based upon the estimated amounts due from the patients and third-party payers. Third-party payers include federal and state agencies (under the Medicare and Medicaid programs), managed care health plans, commercial insurance companies and employers. Estimates of contractual allowances under managed care health plans are based upon the payment terms specified in the related contractual agreements. Contractual payment terms in managed care agreements are generally based upon predetermined rates per diagnosis, per diem rates or discounted fee-for-service rates. Revenues related to uninsured patients and copayment and deductible amounts for patients who have health care coverage may have discounts applied (uninsured discounts and contractual discounts). We also record a provision for doubtful accounts (based primarily on historical collection experience) related to these uninsured accounts to record the net self pay accounts receivable at the estimated amounts we expect to collect. Our revenues from our third party payers and the uninsured for the years ended December 31, are summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):
 
                                                 
    2010     Ratio     2009     Ratio     2008     Ratio  
 
Medicare
  $ 7,203       23.5 %   $ 6,866       22.8 %   $ 6,550       23.1 %
Managed Medicare
    2,162       7.0       2,006       6.7       1,696       6.0  
Medicaid
    1,962       6.4       1,691       5.6       1,408       5.0  
Managed Medicaid
    1,165       3.8       1,113       3.7       895       3.2  
Managed care and other insurers
    15,675       51.1       15,324       51.1       14,355       50.5  
International (managed care and other insurers)
    784       2.6       702       2.3       775       2.7  
                                                 
      28,951       94.4       27,702       92.2       25,679       90.5  
Uninsured
    1,732       5.6       2,350       7.8       2,695       9.5  
                                                 
Revenues
  $ 30,683       100.0 %   $ 30,052       100.0 %   $ 28,374       100.0 %
                                                 
 
Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are complex and subject to interpretation. As a result, there is at least a reasonable possibility recorded estimates will change by a material amount. Estimated reimbursement amounts are adjusted in subsequent periods as cost reports are prepared and filed and as final settlements are determined (in relation to certain government programs, primarily Medicare, this is generally referred to as the “cost report” filing and settlement process). The adjustments to estimated Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement amounts and disproportionate-share funds, which resulted in net increases to revenues, related primarily to cost reports filed during the respective year were $52 million, $40 million and $32 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The adjustments to


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
estimated reimbursement amounts, which resulted in net increases to revenues, related primarily to cost reports filed during previous years were $50 million, $60 million and $35 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”) requires any hospital participating in the Medicare program to conduct an appropriate medical screening examination of every person who presents to the hospital’s emergency room for treatment and, if the individual is suffering from an emergency medical condition, to either stabilize the condition or make an appropriate transfer of the individual to a facility able to handle the condition. The obligation to screen and stabilize emergency medical conditions exists regardless of an individual’s ability to pay for treatment. Federal and state laws and regulations, including but not limited to EMTALA, require, and our commitment to providing quality patient care encourages, us to provide services to patients who are financially unable to pay for the health care services they receive. Because we do not pursue collection of amounts determined to qualify as charity care, they are not reported in revenues. Patients treated at hospitals for nonelective care, who have income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, are eligible for charity care. The federal poverty level is established by the federal government and is based on income and family size. We provide discounts to uninsured patients who do not qualify for Medicaid or charity care. These discounts are similar to those provided to many local managed care plans. In implementing the discount policy, we first attempt to qualify uninsured patients for Medicaid, other federal or state assistance or charity care. If an uninsured patient does not qualify for these programs, the uninsured discount is applied.
 
The revenue deductions related to uninsured accounts (charity care and uninsured discounts) generally have the inverse impact on the provision for doubtful accounts. To quantify the total impact of and trends related to uninsured accounts, we believe it is beneficial to view charity care, uninsured discounts and the provision for doubtful accounts in combination, rather than each separately. A summary of these amounts for the years ended December 31, follows (dollars in millions):
 
                                                 
    2010     Ratio     2009     Ratio     2008     Ratio  
 
Charity care
  $ 2,337       24 %   $ 2,151       26 %   $ 1,747       25 %
Uninsured discounts
    4,641       48       2,935       35       1,853       26  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    2,648       28       3,276       39       3,409       49  
                                                 
Total uncompensated care
  $ 9,626       100 %   $ 8,362       100 %   $ 7,009       100 %
                                                 
 
A summary of the estimated cost of total uncompensated care for the years ended December 31, follows (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Gross patient charges
  $ 125,640     $ 115,682     $ 102,843  
Patient care costs (salaries and benefits, supplies, other operating expenses and depreciation and amortization)
    23,870       22,975       22,030  
                         
Cost-to-charges ratio
    19.0 %     19.9 %     21.4 %
                         
                         
Total uncompensated care
  $ 9,626     $ 8,362     $ 7,009  
Multiplied by the cost-to-charges ratio
    19.0 %     19.9 %     21.4 %
                         
Estimated cost of total uncompensated care
  $ 1,829     $ 1,664     $ 1,500  
                         


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
The sum of charity care, uninsured discounts and the provision for doubtful accounts, as a percentage of the sum of revenues, uninsured discounts and charity care increased from 21.9% for 2008, to 23.8% for 2009 and to 25.6% for 2010.
 
The trend of the three components of uncompensated care indicate that our decision to increase our uninsured discounts has resulted in the provision for doubtful accounts declining from 49% of total uncompensated care for 2008 to 28% of total uncompensated care for 2010, and uninsured discounts have increased from 26% of total uncompensated care for 2008 to 48% of total uncompensated care for 2010.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased. Our insurance subsidiary’s cash equivalent investments in excess of the amounts required to pay estimated professional liability claims during the next twelve months are not included in cash and cash equivalents as these funds are not available for general corporate purposes. Carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
 
Our cash management system provides for daily investment of available balances and the funding of outstanding checks when presented for payment. Outstanding, but unpresented, checks totaling $384 million and $392 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, have been included in “accounts payable” in the consolidated balance sheets. Upon presentation for payment, these checks are funded through available cash balances or our credit facility.
 
Accounts Receivable
 
We receive payments for services rendered from federal and state agencies (under the Medicare and Medicaid programs), managed care health plans, commercial insurance companies, employers and patients. We recognize that revenues and receivables from government agencies are significant to our operations, but do not believe there are significant credit risks associated with these government agencies. We do not believe there are any other significant concentrations of revenues from any particular payer that would subject us to any significant credit risks in the collection of our accounts receivable.
 
Additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are made by means of the provision for doubtful accounts. Accounts written off as uncollectible are deducted from the allowance for doubtful accounts and subsequent recoveries are added. The amount of the provision for doubtful accounts is based upon management’s assessment of historical and expected net collections, business and economic conditions, trends in federal, state and private employer health care coverage and other collection indicators. The provision for doubtful accounts and the allowance for doubtful accounts relate to “uninsured” amounts (including copayment and deductible amounts from patients who have health care coverage) due directly from patients. Accounts are written off when all reasonable internal and external collection efforts have been performed. We consider the return of an account from the secondary external collection agency to be the culmination of our reasonable collection efforts and the timing basis for writing off the account balance. Writeoffs are based upon specific identification and the writeoff process requires a writeoff adjustment entry to the patient accounting system. Management relies on the results of detailed reviews of historical writeoffs and recoveries at facilities that represent a majority of our revenues and accounts receivable (the “hindsight analysis”) as a primary source of information to utilize in estimating the collectibility of our accounts receivable. We perform the hindsight analysis quarterly, utilizing rolling twelve-months accounts receivable collection and writeoff data. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the allowance for doubtful accounts represented approximately 93% and 94%, respectively, of the $4.249 billion and $5.176 billion, respectively, patient due accounts receivable balance. The patient due accounts receivable balance represents the estimated uninsured portion of our


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
accounts receivable. The estimated uninsured portion of Medicaid pending and uninsured discount pending accounts is included in our patient due accounts receivable balance. Days revenues in accounts receivable were 46 days, 45 days and 49 days at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Adverse changes in general economic conditions, patient accounting service center operations, payer mix or trends in federal or state governmental health care coverage could affect our collection of accounts receivable, cash flows and results of operations.
 
Inventories
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.
 
Property and Equipment and Amortizable Intangibles
 
Depreciation expense, computed using the straight-line method, was $1.416 billion in 2010, $1.419 billion in 2009 and $1.412 billion in 2008. Buildings and improvements are depreciated over estimated useful lives ranging generally from 10 to 40 years. Estimated useful lives of equipment vary generally from four to 10 years.
 
Debt issuance costs are amortized based upon the terms of the respective debt obligations. The gross carrying amount of deferred loan costs at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $712 million and $689 million, respectively, and accumulated amortization was $338 million and $271 million, respectively. Amortization of deferred loan costs is included in interest expense and was $81 million, $80 million and $79 million for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
When events, circumstances or operating results indicate the carrying values of certain long-lived assets and related identifiable intangible assets (excluding goodwill) expected to be held and used, might be impaired, we prepare projections of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If the projections indicate the recorded amounts are not expected to be recoverable, such amounts are reduced to estimated fair value. Fair value may be estimated based upon internal evaluations that include quantitative analyses of revenues and cash flows, reviews of recent sales of similar facilities and independent appraisals.
 
Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of their carrying amounts or fair value less costs to sell or close. The estimates of fair value are usually based upon recent sales of similar assets and market responses based upon discussions with and offers received from potential buyers.
 
Investments of Insurance Subsidiary
 
At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the investments of our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary were classified as “available-for-sale” as defined in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 320, Investments — Debt and Equity Securities and are recorded at fair value. The investment securities are held for the purpose of providing the funding source to pay professional liability claims covered by the insurance subsidiary. We perform a quarterly assessment of individual investment securities to determine whether declines in market value are temporary or other-than-temporary. Our investment securities evaluation process involves multiple subjective judgments, often involves estimating the outcome of future events, and requires a significant level of professional judgment in determining whether an impairment has occurred. We evaluate, among other things, the financial position and near term prospects of the issuer, conditions in the issuer’s industry, liquidity of the investment, changes in the amount or timing of expected future cash flows from the investment, and recent downgrades of the issuer by a rating agency, to determine if, and when, a decline in the fair value of an investment below amortized cost is considered other-than-temporary. The length of time and extent to which the fair value of the investment is less than amortized cost and our ability and intent to retain


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
the investment, to allow for any anticipated recovery of the investment’s fair value, are important components of our investment securities evaluation process.
 
Goodwill
 
Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to annual impairment tests. In addition to the annual impairment review, impairment reviews are performed whenever circumstances indicate a possible impairment may exist. Impairment testing for goodwill is done at the reporting unit level. Reporting units are one level below the business segment level, and our impairment testing is performed at the operating division or market level. We compare the fair value of the reporting unit assets to the carrying amount, on at least an annual basis, to determine if there is potential impairment. If the fair value of the reporting unit assets is less than their carrying value, we compare the fair value of the goodwill to its carrying value. If the fair value of the goodwill is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized. Fair value of goodwill is estimated based upon internal evaluations of the related long-lived assets for each reporting unit that include quantitative analyses of revenues and cash flows and reviews of recent sales of similar facilities. We recognized goodwill impairments of $14 million, $19 million and $48 million during 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
During 2010, goodwill increased by $125 million related to acquisitions, declined by $14 million related to impairments and increased by $5 million related to foreign currency translation and other adjustments. During 2009, goodwill increased by $5 million related to acquisitions, decreased by $19 million related to impairments and increased by $11 million related to foreign currency translation and other adjustments.
 
Since January 1, 2000, we have recognized total goodwill impairments of $102 million in the aggregate. None of the goodwill impairments related to evaluations of goodwill at the reporting unit level, as all recognized goodwill impairments during this period related to goodwill allocated to asset disposal groups.
 
Physician Recruiting Agreements
 
In order to recruit physicians to meet the needs of our hospitals and the communities they serve, we enter into minimum revenue guarantee arrangements to assist the recruited physicians during the period they are relocating and establishing their practices. A guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the stand-ready obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. We expense the total estimated guarantee liability amount at the time the physician recruiting agreement becomes effective as we are not able to justify recording a contract-based asset based upon our analysis of the related control, regulatory and legal considerations.
 
The physician recruiting liability amounts of $15 million and $24 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, represent the amount of expense recognized in excess of payments made through December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2010 the maximum amount we could have to pay under all effective minimum revenue guarantees was $48 million.
 
Professional Liability Claims
 
Reserves for professional liability risks were $1.262 billion and $1.322 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The current portion of the reserves, $268 million and $265 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, is included in “other accrued expenses” in the consolidated balance sheets. Provisions for losses related to professional liability risks were $222 million, $211 million and $175 million for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and are included in “other operating expenses” in our consolidated income statements. Provisions for losses related to professional liability risks are based upon actuarially determined estimates. Loss and loss expense reserves represent the estimated ultimate net cost of all reported and unreported losses incurred through the respective consolidated balance sheet dates. The reserves for unpaid


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
losses and loss expenses are estimated using individual case-basis valuations and actuarial analyses. Those estimates are subject to the effects of trends in loss severity and frequency. The estimates are continually reviewed and adjustments are recorded as experience develops or new information becomes known. Adjustments to the estimated reserve amounts are included in current operating results. The reserves for professional liability risks cover approximately 2,700 and 2,600 individual claims at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and estimates for unreported potential claims. The time period required to resolve these claims can vary depending upon the jurisdiction and whether the claim is settled or litigated. During 2010 and 2009, $243 million and $272 million, respectively, of net payments were made for professional and general liability claims. The estimation of the timing of payments beyond a year can vary significantly. Although considerable variability is inherent in professional liability reserve estimates, we believe the reserves for losses and loss expenses are adequate; however, there can be no assurance the ultimate liability will not exceed our estimates.
 
A portion of our professional liability risks is insured through a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary. Subject to a $5 million per occurrence self-insured retention, our facilities are insured by our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary for losses up to $50 million per occurrence. The insurance subsidiary has obtained reinsurance for professional liability risks generally above a retention level of $15 million per occurrence. We also maintain professional liability insurance with unrelated commercial carriers for losses in excess of amounts insured by our insurance subsidiary.
 
The obligations covered by reinsurance contracts are included in the reserves for professional liability risks, as the insurance subsidiary remains liable to the extent the reinsurers do not meet their obligations under the reinsurance contracts. The amounts receivable under the reinsurance contracts include $11 million and $28 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, recorded in “other assets” and $3 million and $25 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, recorded in “other current assets”.
 
Financial Instruments
 
Derivative financial instruments are employed to manage risks, including interest rate and foreign currency exposures, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes. We recognize derivative instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements and foreign exchange contracts, in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized periodically either in earnings or in stockholders’ equity, as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting, and if so, whether it qualifies as a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. Generally, changes in fair values of derivatives accounted for as fair value hedges are recorded in earnings, along with the changes in the fair value of the hedged items related to the hedged risk. Gains and losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, to the extent they are effective, are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), and subsequently reclassified to earnings to offset the impact of the forecasted transactions when they occur. In the event the forecasted transaction to which a cash flow hedge relates is no longer likely, the amount in other comprehensive income (loss) is recognized in earnings and generally the derivative is terminated. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not qualifying as hedges, and for any portion of a hedge that is ineffective, are reported in earnings.
 
The net interest paid or received on interest rate swaps is recognized as interest expense. Gains and losses resulting from the early termination of interest rate swap agreements are deferred and amortized as adjustments to interest expense over the remaining term of the debt originally covered by the terminated swap.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 1 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
 
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Entities
 
The consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of less than 100% owned entities that we control. Accordingly, we have recorded noncontrolling interests in the earnings and equity of such entities.
 
Related Party Transactions — Management Agreement
 
Affiliates of the Investors entered into a management agreement with us pursuant to which such affiliates will provide us with management services. Under the management agreement, the affiliates of the Investors are entitled to receive an aggregate annual management fee of $15 million, which amount increases annually at a rate equal to the percentage increase in Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Management Agreement) in the applicable year compared to the preceding year, and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the provision of services pursuant to the agreement. The annual management fee was $18 million for 2010 and $15 million for both 2009 and 2008. The management agreement has an initial term expiring on December 31, 2016, provided that the term will be extended annually for one additional year unless we or the Investors provide notice to the other of their desire not to automatically extend the term. In addition, the management agreement provides that the affiliates of the Investors are entitled to receive a fee equal to 1% of the gross transaction value in connection with certain financing, acquisition, disposition, and change of control transactions, as well as a termination fee based on the net present value of future payment obligations under the management agreement in the event of an initial public offering or under certain other circumstances. The agreement also contains customary exculpation and indemnification provisions in favor of the Investors and their affiliates.
 
NOTE 2 — SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
 
Certain management holders of outstanding HCA stock options retained certain of their stock options (the “Rollover Options”) in lieu of receiving the Merger consideration. The Rollover Options remain outstanding in accordance with the terms of the governing stock incentive plans and grant agreements pursuant to which the holder originally received the stock option grants, except the exercise price and number of shares subject to the rollover option agreement were adjusted so that the aggregate intrinsic value for each applicable option holder was maintained and the exercise price for substantially all the options was adjusted to $2.83 per option. Pursuant to the rollover option agreement, 49,408,100 prerecapitalization HCA stock options were converted into 10,294,500 Rollover Options, of which 4,603,500 are outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2010.
 
2006 Stock Incentive Plan
 
The 2006 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of HCA Holdings Inc. and its Affiliates (the “2006 Plan”) is designed to promote the long term financial interests and growth of the Company and its subsidiaries by attracting and retaining management and other personnel and key service providers and to motivate management personnel by means of incentives to achieve long range goals and further the alignment of interests of participants with those of our stockholders through opportunities for increased stock, or stock-based, ownership in the Company. A portion of the options under the 2006 Plan vests solely based upon continued employment over a specific period of time, and a portion of the options vests based both upon continued employment over a specific period of time and upon the achievement of predetermined financial and Investor return targets over time. We granted 964,000 and 8,044,600 options under the 2006 Plan during 2010 and 2009, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, 20,247,500 options granted under the 2006 Plan have vested, of which 19,231,300 are outstanding and exercisable, and there were 1,497,200 shares available for future grants under the 2006 Plan.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 2 — SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)
 
Stock Option Activity
 
The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the grant date, using option valuation models and the weighted average assumptions indicated in the following table. Awards under the 2006 Plan generally vest based on continued employment and based upon achievement of certain financial and Investor return targets. Each grant is valued as a single award with an expected term equal to the average expected term of the component vesting tranches. We use historical option exercise behavior data and other factors to estimate the expected term of the options. The expected term of the option is limited by the contractual term, and employee post-vesting termination behavior is incorporated in the historical option exercise behavior data. Compensation cost is recognized on the straight-line attribution method. The straight-line attribution method requires that total compensation expense recognized must at least equal the vested portion of the grant-date fair value. The expected volatility is derived using historical stock price information of certain peer group companies for a period of time equal to the expected option term. The risk-free interest rate is the approximate yield on United States Treasury Strips having a life equal to the expected option life on the date of grant. The expected life is an estimate of the number of years an option will be held before it is exercised.
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Risk-free interest rate
    2.07 %     1.45 %     2.50 %
Expected volatility
    35 %     35 %     30 %
Expected life, in years
    5       5       4  
Expected dividend yield
                 
 
Information regarding stock option activity during 2010, 2009 and 2008 is summarized below (share amounts in thousands):
 
                                 
          Weighted
    Weighted
       
          Average
    Average
    Aggregate
 
    Stock
    Exercise
    Remaining
    Intrinsic Value
 
    Options     Price     Contractual Term     (dollars in millions)  
 
Options outstanding, December 31, 2007
    50,316     $ 9.66                  
Granted
    1,610       12.93                  
Exercised
    (2,163 )     3.33                  
Cancelled
    (1,857 )     11.36                  
                                 
Options outstanding, December 31, 2008
    47,906       9.99                  
Granted
    8,045       19.70                  
Exercised
    (2,278 )     3.81                  
Cancelled
    (1,756 )     11.56                  
                                 
Options outstanding, December 31, 2009
    51,917       11.72                  
Granted
    964       15.73                  
Exercised
    (1,726 )     4.06                  
Cancelled
    (629 )     7.96                  
                                 
Options outstanding, December 31, 2010
    50,526       8.58       6.3 years     $ 736  
                                 
Options exercisable, December 31, 2010
    23,835     $ 11.35       6.0 years     $ 281  
 
During 2010, our Board of Directors declared three distributions to the Company’s stockholders and holders of stock options. The distributions totaled $9.43 per share and vested stock option. Pursuant to the terms of our stock option plans, the holders of nonvested stock options received $9.43 per share reductions


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 2 — SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)
 
(subject to certain tax related limitations for certain stock options that resulted in deferred distributions for a portion of the declared distribution, which will be paid upon the vesting of the applicable stock options) to the exercise price of the share-based awards.
 
The weighted average fair values of stock options granted during 2010, 2009 and 2008 were $7.13, $3.54 and $3.11 per share, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised in the year ended December 31, 2010 was $32 million. As of December 31, 2010, the unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested awards was $44 million.
 
NOTE 3 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
 
During 2010, we paid $163 million to acquire two hospitals and $70 million to acquire other health care entities. During 2009, we paid $61 million to acquire nonhospital health care entities. During 2008, we paid $18 million to acquire one hospital and $67 million to acquire other health care entities. Purchase price amounts have been allocated to the related assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their respective fair values. The purchase price paid in excess of the fair value of identifiable net assets of acquired entities aggregated $125 million, $5 million and $43 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the acquired entities subsequent to the respective acquisition dates. The pro forma effects of the acquired entities on our results of operations for periods prior to the respective acquisition dates were not significant.
 
During 2010, we received proceeds of $37 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $4 million ($2 million after tax) from sales of nonhospital health care entities and real estate investments. During 2009, we received proceeds of $3 million and recognized a net pretax loss of $8 million ($5 million after tax) on the sales of three hospitals. We also received proceeds of $38 million and recognized a net pretax loss of $7 million ($4 million after tax) from sales of other health care entities and real estate investments. During 2008, we received proceeds of $143 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $81 million ($48 million after tax) from the sales of two hospitals. We also received proceeds of $50 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $16 million ($10 million after tax) from sales of other health care entities and real estate investments.
 
NOTE 4 — IMPAIRMENTS OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
 
During 2010, we recorded pretax charges of $123 million to reduce the carrying value of identified assets to estimated fair value. The $123 million asset impairment includes $57 million related to a hospital facility in our Central Group, $5 million related to other health care entity investments in our National Group, $17 million related to a hospital facility in our Southwest Group and $44 million related to Corporate and other, which includes $35 million for the writeoff of capitalized engineering and design costs related to certain building safety requirements (California earthquake standards) that have been revised. During 2009, we recorded pretax charges of $43 million to reduce the carrying value of identified assets to estimated fair value. The $43 million asset impairment includes $15 million related to certain hospital facilities and other health care entity investments in our Central Group, $16 million related to other health care entity investments in our National Group and $12 million related to certain hospital facilities in our Southwest Group. During 2008, we recorded pretax charges of $64 million to reduce the carrying value of identified assets to estimated fair value. The $64 million asset impairment includes $55 million related to other health care entity investments in our National Group and $9 million related to certain hospital facilities in our Central Group.
 
The asset impairment charges did not have a significant impact on our operations or cash flows and are not expected to significantly impact cash flows for future periods. The impairment charges affected our property and equipment asset category by $109 million, $24 million and $16 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Current:
                       
Federal
  $ 401     $ 809     $ 699  
State
    26       75       56  
Foreign
    33       21       25  
Deferred:
                       
Federal
    161       (274 )     (505 )
State
    17       (37 )     (29 )
Foreign
    20       33       22  
                         
    $ 658     $ 627     $ 268  
                         
 
The provision for income taxes reflects $69 million, $18 million and $20 million ($44 million, $12 million and $12 million net of tax, respectively) reductions in interest related to taxing authority examinations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the effective income tax rate follows:
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Federal statutory rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
    2.7       3.2       3.7  
Change in liability for uncertain tax positions
    0.3       (0.2 )     (7.4 )
Nondeductible intangible assets
          0.4       0.4  
Tax exempt interest income
    (0.4 )     (0.8 )     (2.5 )
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests from consolidated partnerships
    (5.8 )     (6.0 )     (5.6 )
Other items, net
    (2.3 )     (0.3 )     (0.7 )
                         
Effective income tax rate
    29.5 %     31.3 %     22.9 %
                         
 
As a result of a settlement reached with the Appeals Division of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the revision of a proposed IRS adjustment related to prior taxable years, we reduced our provision for income taxes by $69 million in 2008.
 
A summary of the items comprising the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 follows (dollars in millions):
 
                                 
    2010     2009  
    Assets     Liabilities     Assets     Liabilities  
 
Depreciation and fixed asset basis differences
  $     $ 211     $     $ 258  
Allowances for professional liability and other risks
    329             288        
Accounts receivable
    1,011             1,453        
Compensation
    202             190        
Other
    776       400       740       336  
                                 
    $ 2,318     $ 611     $ 2,671     $ 594  
                                 


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 5 — INCOME TAXES (Continued)
 
At December 31, 2010, state net operating loss carryforwards (expiring in years 2011 through 2030) available to offset future taxable income approximated $65 million. Utilization of net operating loss carryforwards in any one year may be limited and, in certain cases, result in an adjustment to intangible assets. Net deferred tax assets related to such carryforwards are not significant.
 
At December 31, 2010, we were contesting, before the IRS Appeals Division, certain claimed deficiencies and adjustments proposed by the IRS Examination Division in connection with its audit of HCA Inc.’s 2005 and 2006 federal income tax returns. The disputed items include the timing of recognition of certain patient service revenues, the deductibility of certain debt retirement costs and our method for calculating the tax allowance for doubtful accounts. In addition, eight taxable periods of HCA Inc. and its predecessors ended in 1997 through 2004, for which the primary remaining issue is the computation of the tax allowance for doubtful accounts, were pending before the IRS Examination Division as of December 31, 2010. The IRS Examination Division began an audit of HCA Inc.’s 2007, 2008 and 2009 federal income tax returns in December 2010.
 
The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits (dollars in millions):
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 485     $ 482  
Additions (reductions) based on tax positions related to the current year
    (18 )     44  
Additions for tax positions of prior years
    61       11  
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
    (78 )     (33 )
Settlements
    (134 )     (8 )
Lapse of applicable statutes of limitations
    (3 )     (11 )
                 
Balance at December 31
  $ 313     $ 485  
                 
 
During 2010, we finalized settlements with the Appeals Division of the IRS resolving the deductibility of our 2003 government settlement payment, the timing of certain patient service revenues for 2003 and 2004 and the method for calculating the tax allowance for doubtful accounts for certain affiliated partnerships for 2003 and 2004.
 
Our liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $413 million, including accrued interest of $115 million and excluding $15 million that was recorded as reductions of the related deferred tax assets, as of December 31, 2010 ($628 million, $156 million and $13 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2009). Unrecognized tax benefits of $190 million ($236 million as of December 31, 2009) would affect the effective rate, if recognized. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits does not reflect deferred tax assets of $63 million ($77 million as of December 31, 2009) related to deductible interest and state income taxes or a refundable deposit of $82 million ($104 million as of December 31, 2009), which is recorded in noncurrent assets.
 
Depending on the resolution of the IRS disputes, the completion of examinations by federal, state or international taxing authorities, or the expiration of statutes of limitation for specific taxing jurisdictions, we believe it is reasonably possible that our liability for unrecognized tax benefits may significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months. However, we are currently unable to estimate the range of any possible change.
 
NOTE 6  — EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
We compute basic earnings per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. We compute diluted earnings per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 6  — EARNINGS PER SHARE (Continued)
 
the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options, computed using the treasury stock method. The following table sets forth the computations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc.
  $ 1,207     $ 1,054     $ 673  
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    426,424       425,567       423,699  
Effect of dilutive stock options
    10,923       6,660       7,283  
                         
Shares used for diluted earnings per share
    437,347       432,227       430,982  
                         
Earnings per share:
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 2.83     $ 2.48     $ 1.59  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 2.76     $ 2.44     $ 1.56  
 
NOTE 7 — INVESTMENTS OF INSURANCE SUBSIDIARY
 
A summary of the insurance subsidiary’s investments at December 31 follows (dollars in millions):
 
                                 
    2010  
          Unrealized
       
    Amortized
    Amounts     Fair
 
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
 
Debt securities:
                               
States and municipalities
  $ 312     $ 12     $ (1 )   $ 323  
Auction rate securities
    251             (1 )     250  
Asset-backed securities
    26       1       (1 )     26  
Money market funds
    135                   135  
                                 
      724       13       (3 )     734  
Equity securities
    8       1       (1 )     8  
                                 
    $ 732     $ 14     $ (4 )     742  
                                 
Amounts classified as current assets
                            (100 )
                                 
Investment carrying value
                          $ 642  
                                 
 
                                 
    2009  
          Unrealized
       
    Amortized
    Amounts     Fair
 
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
 
Debt securities:
                               
States and municipalities
  $ 668     $ 30     $ (3 )   $ 695  
Auction rate securities
    401             (5 )     396  
Asset-backed securities
    43             (1 )     42  
Money market funds
    176                   176  
                                 
      1,288       30       (9 )     1,309  
Equity securities
    8       1       (2 )     7  
                                 
    $ 1,296     $ 31     $ (11 )     1,316  
                                 
Amounts classified as current assets
                            (150 )
                                 
Investment carrying value
                          $ 1,166  
                                 


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 7 — INVESTMENTS OF INSURANCE SUBSIDIARY (Continued)
 
At December 31, 2010 and 2009 the investments of our insurance subsidiary were classified as “available-for-sale.” During 2010, investments in debt securities were reduced as a result of the insurance subsidiary distributing $500 million of excess capital to the Company. Changes in temporary unrealized gains and losses are recorded as adjustments to other comprehensive income (loss). At December 31, 2010 and 2009, $92 million and $100 million, respectively, of our investments were subject to the restrictions included in insurance bond collateralization and assumed reinsurance contracts.
 
Scheduled maturities of investments in debt securities at December 31, 2010 were as follows (dollars in millions):
 
                 
    Amortized
    Fair
 
    Cost     Value  
 
Due in one year or less
  $ 148     $ 148  
Due after one year through five years
    166       173  
Due after five years through ten years
    117       120  
Due after ten years
    16       17  
                 
      447       458  
Auction rate securities
    251       250  
Asset-backed securities
    26       26  
                 
    $ 724     $ 734  
                 
 
The average expected maturity of the investments in debt securities at December 31, 2010 was 2.9 years, compared to the average scheduled maturity of 11.4 years. Expected and scheduled maturities may differ because the issuers of certain securities have the right to call, prepay or otherwise redeem such obligations prior to their scheduled maturity date. The average expected maturities for our auction rate and asset-backed securities were derived from valuation models of expected cash flows and involved management’s judgment. The average expected maturities for our auction rate and asset-backed securities at December 31, 2010 were 4.1 years and 5.6 years, respectively, compared to average scheduled maturities of 24.1 years and 25.6 years, respectively.
 
The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Sales of securities for the years ended December 31 are summarized below (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Debt securities:
                       
Cash proceeds
  $ 329     $ 141     $ 23  
Gross realized gains
    14              
Gross realized losses
    1       1        
Equity securities:
                       
Cash proceeds
  $     $ 3     $ 4  
Gross realized gains
          1       2  
Gross realized losses
                2  


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 8 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
Interest Rate Swap Agreements
 
We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These swap agreements involve the exchange of fixed and variable rate interest payments between two parties based on common notional principal amounts and maturity dates. Pay-fixed interest rate swaps effectively convert LIBOR indexed variable rate obligations to fixed interest rate obligations. Pay-variable interest rate swaps effectively convert fixed interest rate obligations to LIBOR indexed variable rate obligations. The interest payments under these agreements are settled on a net basis. The net interest payments, based on the notional amounts in these agreements, generally match the timing of the related liabilities, for the interest rate swap agreements which have been designated as cash flow hedges. The notional amounts of the swap agreements represent amounts used to calculate the exchange of cash flows and are not our assets or liabilities. Our credit risk related to these agreements is considered low because the swap agreements are with creditworthy financial institutions.
 
The following table sets forth our interest rate swap agreements, which have been designated as cash flow hedges, at December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    Notional
          Fair
 
    Amount     Maturity Date     Value  
 
Pay-fixed interest rate swaps
  $ 7,100       November 2011     $ (277 )
Pay-fixed interest rate swaps (starting November 2011)
    3,000       December 2016       (114 )
 
Certain of our interest rate swaps are not designated as hedges, and changes in fair value are recognized in results of operations. The following table sets forth our interest rate swap agreements, which were not designated as hedges, at December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    Notional
          Fair
 
    Amount     Maturity Date     Value  
 
Pay-fixed interest rate swap
  $ 500       March 2011     $ (3 )
Pay-variable interest rate swap
    500       March 2011        
Pay-fixed interest rate swap
    900       November 2011       (35 )
Pay-variable interest rate swap
    900       November 2011       3  
 
During the next 12 months, we estimate $330 million will be reclassified from other comprehensive income (“OCI”) to interest expense.
 
Cross Currency Swaps
 
The Company and certain subsidiaries have incurred obligations and entered into various intercompany transactions where such obligations are denominated in currencies, other than the functional currencies of the parties executing the trade. In order to mitigate the currency exposure risks and better match the cash flows of our obligations and intercompany transactions with cash flows from operations, we enter into various cross currency swaps. Our credit risk related to these agreements is considered low because the swap agreements are with creditworthy financial institutions.
 
Certain of our cross currency swaps are not designated as hedges, and changes in fair value are recognized in results of operations. The following table sets forth our cross currency swap agreement which was not designated as a hedge at December 31, 2010 (amounts in millions):
 
                         
    Notional
          Fair
 
    Amount     Maturity Date     Value  
 
Euro — United States Dollar Currency Swap
    351 Euro       December 2011     $ 39  


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 8 — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)
 
Derivatives — Results of Operations
 
The following tables present the effect of our interest rate and cross currency swaps on our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):
 
                         
          Location of Loss
    Amount of Loss
 
    Amount of Loss (Gain)
    Reclassified from
    Reclassified from
 
    Recognized in OCI on
    Accumulated OCI
    Accumulated OCI
 
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
  Derivatives, Net of Tax     into Operations     into Operations  
 
Interest rate swaps
  $ 170       Interest expense     $ 384  
Cross currency swaps
    (9 )     Interest expense        
                         
    $ 161             $ 384  
                         
 
                 
    Location of Loss
    Amount of Loss
 
    Recognized in
    Recognized in
 
    Operations on
    Operations on
 
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
  Derivatives     Derivatives  
 
Interest rate swaps
    Other operating expenses     $ 3  
Cross currency swap
    Other operating expenses       40  
 
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
 
We have agreements with each of our derivative counterparties that contain a provision where we could be declared in default on our derivative obligations if repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to our default on the indebtedness. As of December 31, 2010, we have not been required to post any collateral related to these agreements. If we had breached these provisions at December 31, 2010, we would have been required to settle our obligations under the agreements at their aggregate, estimated termination value of $404 million.
 
NOTE 9 — ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE
 
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 applies to reported balances that are required or permitted to be measured at fair value under existing accounting pronouncements.
 
ASC 820 emphasizes fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement should be determined based on the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).
 
Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, as well as inputs observable for the asset or liability (other than quoted prices), such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are typically based on an entity’s own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 9 — ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE (Continued)
 
value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.
 
Cash Traded Investments
 
Our cash traded investments are generally classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Certain types of cash traded instruments are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently and therefore have little or no price transparency. Such instruments include auction rate securities (“ARS”) and limited partnership investments. The transaction price is initially used as the best estimate of fair value.
 
Our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary had investments in tax-exempt ARS, which are backed by student loans substantially guaranteed by the federal government, of $250 million ($251 million par value) at December 31, 2010. We do not currently intend to attempt to sell the ARS as the liquidity needs of our insurance subsidiary are expected to be met by other investments in its investment portfolio. These securities continue to accrue and pay interest semi-annually based on the failed auction maximum rate formulas stated in their respective Official Statements. During 2010 and 2009, certain issuers and their broker/dealers redeemed or repurchased $150 million and $172 million, respectively, of our ARS at par value. The valuation of these securities involved management’s judgment, after consideration of market factors and the absence of market transparency, market liquidity and observable inputs. Our valuation models derived a fair market value compared to tax-equivalent yields of other student loan backed variable rate securities of similar credit worthiness and similar effective maturities.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
 
We have entered into interest rate and cross currency swap agreements to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency risks. The valuation of these instruments is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, foreign exchange rates and implied volatilities. To comply with the provisions of ASC 820, we incorporate credit valuation adjustments to reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements.
 
Although we determined the majority of the inputs used to value our derivatives fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the credit valuation adjustments associated with our derivatives utilize Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by us and our counterparties. We assessed the significance of the impact of the credit valuation adjustments on the overall valuation of our derivative positions and at December 31, 2010 and 2009, we determined the credit valuation adjustments were not significant to the overall valuation of our derivatives.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 9 — ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE (Continued)
 
The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall (dollars in millions):
 
                                 
    December 31, 2010  
          Fair Value Measurements Using  
          Quoted Prices in
             
          Active Markets for
             
          Identical Assets
    Significant Other
    Significant
 
          and Liabilities
    Observable Inputs
    Unobservable Inputs
 
    Fair Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
Assets:
                               
Investments of insurance subsidiary:
                               
Debt securities:
                               
States and municipalities
  $ 323     $     $ 323     $  
Auction rate securities
    250                   250  
Asset-backed securities
    26             26        
Money market funds
    135       135              
                                 
      734       135       349       250  
Equity securities
    8       2       5       1  
                                 
Investments of insurance subsidiary
    742       137       354       251  
Less amounts classified as current assets
    (100 )     (100 )            
                                 
    $ 642     $ 37     $ 354     $ 251  
                                 
Cross currency swap (Other assets)
  $ 39     $     $ 39     $  
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Interest rate swaps (Income taxes and other liabilities)
  $ 426     $     $ 426     $  
 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 9 — ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE (Continued)
 
                                 
    December 31, 2009  
          Fair Value Measurements Using  
          Quoted Prices in
             
          Active Markets for
             
          Identical Assets
    Significant Other
    Significant
 
          and Liabilities
    Observable Inputs
    Unobservable Inputs
 
    Fair Value     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
 
Assets:
                               
Investments of insurance subsidiary:
                               
Debt securities:
                               
States and municipalities
  $ 695     $     $ 695     $  
Auction rate securities
    396                   396  
Asset-backed securities
    42             42        
Money market funds
    176       176              
                                 
      1,309       176       737       396  
Equity securities
    7       2       4       1  
                                 
Investments of insurance subsidiary
    1,316       178       741       397  
Less amounts classified as current assets
    (150 )     (150 )            
                                 
    $ 1,166     $ 28     $ 741     $ 397  
                                 
Cross currency swap (Other assets)
  $ 79     $     $ 79     $  
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Interest rate swaps (Income taxes and other liabilities)
  $ 528     $     $ 528     $  
Cross currency swaps (Income taxes and other liabilities)
    13             13        
 
The following table summarizes the activity related to the auction rate and equity securities investments of our insurance subsidiary which have fair value measurements based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the year ended December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):
 
         
Asset balances at December 31, 2009
  $ 397  
Unrealized gains included in other comprehensive income
    4  
Settlements
    (150 )
         
Asset balances at December 31, 2010
  $ 251  
         
 
The estimated fair value of our long-term debt was $28.738 billion and $25.659 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, compared to carrying amounts aggregating $28.225 billion and $25.670 billion, respectively. The estimates of fair value are generally based upon the quoted market prices or quoted market prices for similar issues of long-term debt with the same maturities.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 10 — LONG-TERM DEBT
 
A summary of long-term debt at December 31, including related interest rates at December 31, 2010, follows (dollars in millions):
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
Senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (effective interest rate of 1.5%)
  $ 1,875     $ 715  
Senior secured revolving credit facility (effective interest rate of 1.8%)
    729        
Senior secured term loan facilities (effective interest rate of 6.9%)
    7,530       8,987  
Senior secured first lien notes (effective interest rate of 8.4%)
    4,075       2,682  
Other senior secured debt (effective interest rate of 7.1%)
    322       362  
                 
First lien debt
    14,531       12,746  
                 
Senior secured cash-pay notes (effective interest rate of 9.7%)
    4,501       4,500  
Senior secured toggle notes (effective interest rate of 10.0%)
    1,578       1,578  
                 
Second lien debt
    6,079       6,078  
                 
Senior unsecured notes (effective interest rate of 7.1%)
    7,615       6,846  
                 
Total debt (average life of 6.1 years, rates averaging 7.3%)
    28,225       25,670  
Less amounts due within one year
    592       846  
                 
    $ 27,633     $ 24,824  
                 
 
Senior Secured Credit Facilities And Other First Lien Debt
 
In connection with the Recapitalization, we entered into (i) a $2.000 billion senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility with a borrowing base of 85% of eligible accounts receivable, subject to customary reserves and eligibility criteria ($125 million available at December 31, 2010) (the “ABL credit facility”) and (ii) a senior secured credit agreement (the “cash flow credit facility” and, together with the ABL credit facility, the “senior secured credit facilities”), consisting of a $2.000 billion revolving credit facility ($1.189 billion available at December 31, 2010 after giving effect to certain outstanding letters of credit), a $2.750 billion term loan A ($1.618 billion outstanding at December 31, 2010), a $8.800 billion term loan B consisting of a $6.800 billion senior secured term loan B-1 and a $2.000 billion senior secured term loan B-2 ($3.525 billion outstanding under term loan B-1 at December 31, 2010 and $2.000 billion outstanding under term loan B-2 at December 31, 2010) and a €1.000 billion European term loan (€291 million, or $387 million, outstanding at December 31, 2010) under which one of our European subsidiaries is the borrower.
 
Borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (1) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (2) the prime rate of Bank of America or (b) a LIBOR rate for the currency of such borrowing for the relevant interest period, plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities may be reduced subject to attaining certain leverage ratios.
 
The ABL credit facility and the $2.000 billion revolving credit facility portion of the cash flow credit facility expire November 2012. The term loan facilities require quarterly installment payments. The final payment under term loan A is in November 2012. The final payments under term loan B-1 and the European term loan are in November 2013. During April 2010, we entered into an amendment of our senior secured term loan B facility extending the maturity of $2.000 billion of loans outstanding thereunder from November 2013 to March 2017. On November 8, 2010, an amended and restated joinder agreement was entered into with respect to the cash flow credit facility to establish a new replacement revolving credit series, which will


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 10 — LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
 
mature on November 17, 2015. Under the amended and restated joinder agreement, these replacement revolving credit commitments will become effective, subject to certain conditions, upon the earlier of (i) the initial public offering of our common stock and (ii) May 17, 2012. The senior secured credit facilities contain a number of covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our (and some or all of our subsidiaries’) ability to incur additional indebtedness, repay subordinated indebtedness, create liens on assets, sell assets, make investments, loans or advances, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, pay dividends and distributions, and enter into sale and leaseback transactions. In addition, we are required to satisfy and maintain a maximum total leverage ratio covenant under the cash flow credit facility and, in certain situations under the ABL credit facility, a minimum interest coverage ratio covenant.
 
During April 2009, we issued $1.500 billion aggregate principal amount of 81/2% senior secured first lien notes due 2019 at a price of 96.755% of their face value, resulting in $1.451 billion of gross proceeds. During August 2009, we issued $1.250 billion aggregate principal amount of 77/8% senior secured first lien notes due 2020 at a price of 98.254% of their face value, resulting in $1.228 billion of gross proceeds. During March 2010, we issued $1.400 billion aggregate principal amount of 71/4% senior secured first lien notes due 2020 at a price of 99.095% of their face value, resulting in $1.387 billion of gross proceeds. After the payment of related fees and expenses, we used the proceeds from these debt issuances to repay outstanding indebtedness under our senior secured term loan facilities.
 
We use interest rate swap agreements to manage the variable rate exposure of our debt portfolio. At December 31, 2010, we had entered into effective interest rate swap agreements, in a total notional amount of $7.100 billion, in order to hedge a portion of our exposure to variable rate interest payments associated with the senior secured credit facility. The effect of the interest rate swaps is reflected in the effective interest rates for the senior secured credit facilities.
 
Senior Secured Notes And Other Second Lien Debt
 
During November 2006, we issued $4.200 billion of senior secured notes (comprised of $1.000 billion of 91/8% notes due 2014 and $3.200 billion of 91/4% notes due 2016), and $1.500 billion of 95/8% cash/103/8%  in-kind senior secured toggle notes (which allow us, at our option, to pay interest in-kind during the first five years) due 2016, which are subject to certain standard covenants. We made the interest payment for the interest period ended in May 2009 by paying in-kind ($78 million) instead of paying interest in cash.
 
During February 2009, we issued $310 million aggregate principal amount of 97/8% senior secured second lien notes due 2017 at a price of 96.673% of their face value, resulting in $300 million of gross proceeds. After the payment of related fees and expenses, we used the proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness under our senior secured term loan facilities.
 
Senior Unsecured Notes
 
During November 2010, we issued $1.525 billion aggregate principal amount of 73/4% senior unsecured notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) at a price of 100% of their face value, resulting in $1.525 billion of gross proceeds. After the payment of related fees and expenses, we used the proceeds to make a distribution to our stockholders and optionholders.
 
General Debt Information
 
The senior secured credit facilities and senior secured notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by substantially all existing and future, direct and indirect, wholly-owned material domestic subsidiaries that are “Unrestricted Subsidiaries” under our Indenture (the “1993 Indenture”) dated December 16, 1993 (except for certain special purpose subsidiaries that only guarantee and pledge their assets under our ABL credit facility).


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 10 — LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)
 
In addition, borrowings under the European term loan are guaranteed by all material, wholly-owned European subsidiaries.
 
All obligations under the ABL credit facility, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the receivables of the borrowers and each guarantor under such ABL credit facility (the “Receivables Collateral”).
 
All obligations under the cash flow credit facility and the guarantees of such obligations are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, by:
 
  •  a first-priority lien on the capital stock owned by HCA Inc., or by any U.S. guarantor, in each of their respective first-tier subsidiaries;
 
  •  a first-priority lien on substantially all present and future assets of HCA Inc. and of each U.S. guarantor other than (i) “Principal Properties” (as defined in the 1993 Indenture), (ii) certain other real properties and (iii) deposit accounts, other bank or securities accounts, cash, leaseholds, motor-vehicles and certain other exceptions; and
 
  •  a second-priority lien on certain of the Receivables Collateral.
 
Our senior secured first lien notes and the related guarantees are secured by first-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on our and our subsidiary guarantors’ assets, subject to certain exceptions, that secure our cash flow credit facility on a first-priority basis and are secured by second priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on our and our subsidiary guarantors’ assets that secure our ABL credit facility on a first priority basis and our other cash flow credit facility on a second-priority basis.
 
Our second lien debt and the related guarantees are secured by second-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on our and our subsidiary guarantors’ assets, subject to certain exceptions, that secure our cash flow credit facility on a first-priority basis and are secured by third-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, on our and our subsidiary guarantors’ assets that secure our asset-based revolving credit facility on a first priority basis and our other cash flow credit facility on a second-priority basis.
 
Maturities of long-term debt in years 2012 through 2015 are $4.195 billion, $4.952 billion, $1.681 billion and $1.676 billion, respectively.
 
NOTE 11 — CONTINGENCIES
 
We operate in a highly regulated and litigious industry. As a result, various lawsuits, claims and legal and regulatory proceedings have been and can be expected to be instituted or asserted against us. The resolution of any such lawsuits, claims or legal and regulatory proceedings could have a material, adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.
 
Health care companies are subject to numerous investigations by various governmental agencies. Under the federal false claims act (“FCA”) private parties have the right to bring qui tam, or “whistleblower,” suits against companies that submit false claims for payments to, or improperly retain overpayments from, the government. Some states have adopted similar state whistleblower and false claims provisions. Certain of our individual facilities have received government inquiries from federal and state agencies and our facilities may receive such inquiries in future periods. Depending on whether the underlying conduct in these or future inquiries or investigations could be considered systemic, their resolution could have a material, adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.
 
We are subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business, including claims for personal injuries or wrongful restriction of, or interference with, physicians’ staff privileges. In certain of these


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 11 — CONTINGENCIES (Continued)
 
actions the claimants may seek punitive damages against us which may not be covered by insurance. It is management’s opinion that the ultimate resolution of these pending claims and legal proceedings will not have a material, adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.
 
The Civil Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has contacted us in connection with its nationwide review of whether, in certain cases, hospital charges to the federal government relating to implantable cardio-defibrillators (“ICDs”) met the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ criteria. In connection with this nationwide review, the DOJ has indicated it will be reviewing certain ICD billing and medical records at 95 HCA hospitals; the review covers the period from October 2003 to the present. The review could potentially give rise to claims against us under the federal FCA or other statutes, regulations or laws. At this time, we cannot predict what effect, if any, this review or any resulting claims could have on us.
 
NOTE 12 — CAPITAL STOCK
 
The amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the Company to issue up to 1,800,000,000 shares of common stock, and our amended and restated bylaws set the number of directors constituting the board of directors of the Company at not less than one nor more than 15.
 
Distributions
 
During 2010, our Board of Directors declared three distributions to its stockholders and holders of stock options. The distributions totaled $9.43 per share and vested stock option, or $4.332 billion in the aggregate. The distributions were funded using funds available under our senior secured credit facilities, proceeds from the 2021 Notes offering and cash on hand. Pursuant to the terms of our stock option plans, the holders of nonvested stock options received $9.43 per share reductions (subject to certain tax related limitations for certain stock options that resulted in deferred distributions for a portion of the declared distribution, which will be paid upon the vesting of the applicable stock options) to the exercise price of their share-based awards.
 
Registration Statement Filings
 
On May 5, 2010, HCA Inc.’s Board of Directors granted approval for HCA Inc. to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The Form S-1 was filed on May 7, 2010.
 
In connection with the Corporate Reorganization, on December 15, 2010, HCA Holdings, Inc.’s Board of Directors granted approval for the Company to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The Form S-1 was filed on December 22, 2010, and HCA Inc. filed a request to withdraw its registration statement on Form S-1 at the same time.
 
Stockholder Agreements and Equity Securities with Contingent Redemption Rights
 
The stockholder agreements, among other things, contain agreements among the parties with respect to restrictions on the transfer of shares, including tag along rights and drag along rights, registration rights (including customary indemnification provisions) and other rights. Pursuant to the management stockholder agreements, the applicable employees can elect to have the Company redeem their common stock and vested stock options in the events of death or permanent disability, prior to the consummation of the initial public offering of common stock by the Company. At December 31, 2010, there were 9,984,900 common shares and 23,834,800 vested stock options that were subject to these contingent redemption terms.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 13 — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
We maintain contributory, defined contribution benefit plans that are available to employees who meet certain minimum requirements. Certain of the plans require that we match specified percentages of participant contributions up to certain maximum levels (generally, 100% of the first 3% to 9%, depending upon years of vesting service, of compensation deferred by participants for periods subsequent to March 31, 2008, and 50% of the first 3% of compensation deferred by participants for periods prior to April 1, 2008). The cost of these plans totaled $307 million for 2010, $283 million for 2009 and $233 million for 2008. Our contributions are funded periodically during each year.
 
We maintained a noncontributory, defined contribution retirement plan which covered substantially all employees. Benefits were determined as a percentage of a participant’s salary and vest over specified periods of employee service. Benefits expense was $46 million for 2008. There was no expense for 2010 and 2009 as the noncontributory plan and the related participant account balances were merged into the contributory HCA 401(k) Plan effective April 1, 2008.
 
We maintain the noncontributory, nonqualified Restoration Plan to provide certain retirement benefits for eligible employees. Eligibility for the Restoration Plan is based upon earning eligible compensation in excess of the Social Security Wage Base and attaining 1,000 or more hours of service during the plan year. Company credits to participants’ account balances (the Restoration Plan is not funded) depend upon participants’ compensation, years of vesting service and certain IRS limitations related to the HCA 401(k) plan. Benefits expense under this plan was $19 million for 2010, $26 million for 2009 and $2 million for 2008. Accrued benefits liabilities under this plan totaled $84 million at December 31, 2010 and $73 million at December 31, 2009.
 
We maintain a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”) for certain executives. The plan is designed to ensure that upon retirement the participant receives the value of a prescribed life annuity from the combination of the SERP and our other benefit plans. Benefits expense under the plan was $27 million for 2010, $24 million for 2009 and $20 million for 2008. Accrued benefits liabilities under this plan totaled $197 million at December 31, 2010 and $152 million at December 31, 2009.
 
We maintain defined benefit pension plans which resulted from certain hospital acquisitions in prior years. Benefits expense under these plans was $30 million for 2010, $39 million for 2009, and $24 million for 2008. Accrued benefits liabilities under these plans totaled $131 million at December 31, 2010 and $115 million at December 31, 2009.
 
NOTE 14 — SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
     We operate in one line of business, which is operating hospitals and related health care entities. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, approximately 23.5%, 22.8% and 23.1%, respectively, of our revenues related to patients participating in the fee-for-service Medicare program.
     Our operations are structured into three geographically organized groups: the National, Southwest and Central Groups. During February 2011, we reorganized our operational groups and have restated the amounts to reflect this reorganization. The National Group includes 64 consolidating hospitals located in Florida, South Carolina, southern Georgia, Alaska, California, Nevada, Utah and Idaho, the Southwest Group includes 39 consolidating hospitals located in Texas, Oklahoma and the Wichita, Kansas market, and the Central Group includes 47 consolidating hospitals located in Louisiana, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, New Hampshire, northern Georgia and the Kansas City market. We also operate six consolidating hospitals in England, and these facilities are included in the Corporate and other group.
     Adjusted segment EBITDA is defined as income before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, losses (gains) on sales of facilities, impairments of long-lived assets, income taxes and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. We use adjusted segment EBITDA as an analytical indicator for purposes of allocating resources to geographic areas and assessing performance. Adjusted segment EBITDA is commonly used as an analytical indicator within the health care industry, and also serves as a measure of leverage


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 14 — SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Continued)
 
capacity and debt service ability. Adjusted segment EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles, and the items excluded from adjusted segment EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. Because adjusted segment EBITDA is not a measurement determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and is thus susceptible to varying calculations, adjusted segment EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 14 — SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Continued)
 
The geographic distributions of our revenues, equity in earnings of affiliates, adjusted segment EBITDA, depreciation and amortization, assets and goodwill are summarized in the following table (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008  
Revenues:
                       
National Group
  $ 12,973     $ 12,752     $ 12,206  
Southwest Group
    9,500       9,201       8,441  
Central Group
    7,222       7,225       6,740  
Corporate and other
    988       874       987  
 
                 
 
  $ 30,683     $ 30,052     $ 28,374  
 
                 
 
                       
Equity in earnings of affiliates:
                       
National Group
  $ (4 )   $ (4 )   $ (2 )
Southwest Group
    (277 )     (240 )     (220 )
Central Group
    (1 )     (2 )     (2 )
Corporate and other
                1  
 
                 
 
  $ (282 )   $ (246 )   $ (223 )
 
                 
 
                       
Adjusted segment EBITDA:
                       
National Group
  $ 2,431     $ 2,250     $ 1,888  
Southwest Group
    2,254       2,089       1,668  
Central Group
    1,272       1,325       1,061  
Corporate and other
    (89 )     (192 )     (43 )
 
                 
 
  $ 5,868     $ 5,472     $ 4,574  
 
                 
 
                       
Depreciation and amortization:
                       
National Group
  $ 508     $ 516     $ 504  
Southwest Group
    427       426       405  
Central Group
    352       352       359  
Corporate and other
    134       131       148  
 
                 
 
  $ 1,421     $ 1,425     $ 1,416  
 
                 
 
                       
Adjusted segment EBITDA
  $ 5,868     $ 5,472     $ 4,574  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,421       1,425       1,416  
Interest expense
    2,097       1,987       2,021  
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities
    (4 )     15       (97 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
    123       43       64  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
  $ 2,231     $ 2,002     $ 1,170  
 
                 
 


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 14 — SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Continued)
 
                 
    As of December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Assets:
               
National Group
  $ 7,345     $ 7,352  
Southwest Group
    6,747       6,510  
Central Group
    5,271       5,173  
Corporate and other
    4,489       5,096  
 
           
 
  $ 23,852     $ 24,131  
 
           
                                         
    National     Southwest     Central     Corporate        
    Group     Group     Group     and Other     Total  
Goodwill:
                                       
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 765     $ 573     $ 1,018     $ 221     $ 2,577  
Acquisitions
    23       56             46       125  
Impairments
                      (14 )     (14 )
Foreign currency translation and other
    (1 )     7       1       (2 )     5  
 
                             
Balance at December 31, 2010
  $ 787     $ 636     $ 1,019     $ 251     $ 2,693  
 
                             

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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
NOTE 15 — OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows (dollars in millions):
 
                                         
                      Change
       
    Unrealized
    Foreign
          in Fair
       
    Gains (Losses) on
    Currency
    Defined
    Value of
       
    Available-for-Sale
    Translation
    Benefit
    Derivative
       
    Securities     Adjustments     Plans     Instruments     Total  
 
Balances at December 31, 2007
  $ 14     $ 34     $ (44 )   $ (176 )   $ (172 )
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, net of $25 income tax benefit
    (44 )                       (44 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of $33 income tax benefit
          (62 )                 (62 )
Defined benefit plans, net of $40 income tax benefit
                (68 )           (68 )
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of $194 income tax benefit
                      (334 )     (334 )
Expense reclassified into operations from other comprehensive income, net of $4 and $42, respectively, income tax benefits
                6       70       76  
                                         
Balances at December 31, 2008
    (30 )     (28 )     (106 )     (440 )     (604 )
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of $25 of income taxes
    44                         44  
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of $14 of income taxes
          25                   25  
Defined benefit plans, net of $8 income tax benefit
                (10 )           (10 )
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of $76 income tax benefit
                      (133 )     (133 )
Expense reclassified into operations from other comprehensive income, net of $6 and $127, respectively, income tax benefits
                10       218       228  
                                         
Balances at December 31, 2009
    14       (3 )     (106 )     (355 )     (450 )
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of $1 of income taxes
    1                         1  
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of $9 of income tax benefit
          (16 )                 (16 )
Defined benefit plans, net of $28 income tax benefit
                (48 )           (48 )
Change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of $94 income tax benefit
                      (161 )     (161 )
(Income) expense reclassified into operations from other comprehensive income, net of $(4), $7 and $140, respectively, income (taxes) benefits
    (9 )           11       244       246  
                                         
Balances at December 31, 2010
  $ 6     $ (19 )   $ (143 )   $ (272 )   $ (428 )
                                         


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 16 — ACCRUED EXPENSES AND ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
 
A summary of other accrued expenses at December 31 follows (dollars in millions):
 
                 
    2010     2009  
 
Professional liability risks
  $ 268     $ 265  
Interest
    309       283  
Taxes other than income
    197       190  
Other
    471       420  
                 
    $ 1,245     $ 1,158  
                 
 
A summary of activity for the allowance of doubtful accounts follows (dollars in millions):
 
                                 
        Provision
  Accounts
   
    Balance at
  for
  Written off,
  Balance
    Beginning
  Doubtful
  Net of
  at End
    of Year   Accounts   Recoveries   of Year
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
                               
Year ended December 31, 2008
  $ 3,711     $ 3,409     $ (2,379 )   $ 4,741  
Year ended December 31, 2009
    4,741       3,276       (3,157 )     4,860  
Year ended December 31, 2010
    4,860       2,648       (3,569 )     3,939  
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION
 
On November 22, 2010, HCA Inc. reorganized by creating a new holding company structure. HCA Holdings, Inc. became the new parent company, and HCA Inc. is now HCA Holdings, Inc.’s wholly-owned direct subsidiary. On November 23, 2010, HCA Holdings, Inc. issued the 2021 Notes. These notes are senior unsecured obligations and are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries.
 
The senior secured credit facilities and senior secured notes described in Note 10 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by substantially all existing and future, direct and indirect, wholly-owned material domestic subsidiaries that are “Unrestricted Subsidiaries” under our Indenture dated December 16, 1993 (except for certain special purpose subsidiaries that only guarantee and pledge their assets under our ABL credit facility).
 
Our condensed consolidating balance sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009 and condensed consolidating statements of income and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, segregating HCA Holdings, Inc. issuer, HCA Inc. issuer, the subsidiary guarantors, the subsidiary non-guarantors and eliminations, follow.


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT
For The Year Ended December 31, 2010
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                                 
    HCA
                Subsidiary
             
    Holdings, Inc.
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
Revenues
  $     $     $ 17,647     $ 13,036     $     $ 30,683  
                                                 
Salaries and benefits
                7,315       5,169             12,484  
Supplies
                2,825       2,136             4,961  
Other operating expenses
          5       2,634       2,365             5,004  
Provision for doubtful accounts
                1,632       1,016             2,648  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (1,215 )           (107 )     (175 )     1,215       (282 )
Depreciation and amortization
                782       639             1,421  
Interest expense
    12       2,700       (761 )     146             2,097  
Gains on sales of facilities
                      (4 )           (4 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
                58       65             123  
Management fees
                (454 )     454              
                                                 
      (1,203 )     2,705       13,924       11,811       1,215       28,452  
                                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    1,203       (2,705 )     3,723       1,225       (1,215 )     2,231  
Provision for income taxes
    (4 )     (955 )     1,299       318             658  
                                                 
Net income
    1,207       (1,750 )     2,424       907       (1,215 )     1,573  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                44       322             366  
                                                 
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 1,207     $ (1,750 )   $ 2,380     $ 585     $ (1,215 )   $ 1,207  
                                                 


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT
For The Year Ended December 31, 2009
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                         
                Subsidiary
             
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
Revenues
  $     $ 17,584     $ 12,468     $     $ 30,052  
                                         
Salaries and benefits
          7,149       4,809             11,958  
Supplies
          2,846       2,022             4,868  
Other operating expenses
    14       2,497       2,213             4,724  
Provision for doubtful accounts
          2,043       1,233             3,276  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (2,540 )     (95 )     (151 )     2,540       (246 )
Depreciation and amortization
          787       638             1,425  
Interest expense
    2,356       (500 )     131             1,987  
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities
          17       (2 )           15  
Impairments of long-lived assets
          34       9             43  
Management fees
          (443 )     443              
                                         
      (170 )     14,335       11,345       2,540       28,050  
                                         
Income before income taxes
    170       3,249       1,123       (2,540 )     2,002  
Provision for income taxes
    (884 )     1,189       322             627  
                                         
Net income
    1,054       2,060       801       (2,540 )     1,375  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
          61       260             321  
                                         
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 1,054     $ 1,999     $ 541     $ (2,540 )   $ 1,054  
                                         


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INCOME STATEMENT
For The Year Ended December 31, 2008
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                         
                Subsidiary
             
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
Revenues
  $     $ 16,507     $ 11,867     $     $ 28,374  
                                         
Salaries and benefits
          6,846       4,594             11,440  
Supplies
          2,671       1,949             4,620  
Other operating expenses
    (6 )     2,445       2,115             4,554  
Provision for doubtful accounts
          2,073       1,336             3,409  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (2,100 )     (82 )     (141 )     2,100       (223 )
Depreciation and amortization
          776       640             1,416  
Interest expense
    2,190       (328 )     159             2,021  
Gains on sales of facilities
          (5 )     (92 )           (97 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
                64             64  
Management fees
          (426 )     426              
                                         
      84       13,970       11,050       2,100       27,204  
                                         
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (84 )     2,537       817       (2,100 )     1,170  
Provision for income taxes
    (757 )     803       222             268  
                                         
Net income
    673       1,734       595       (2,100 )     902  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
          53       176             229  
                                         
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 673     $ 1,681     $ 419     $ (2,100 )   $ 673  
                                         


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2010
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                                 
    HCA
                Subsidiary
             
    Holdings, Inc.
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
ASSETS
                                               
Current assets:
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6     $     $ 156     $ 249     $     $ 411  
Accounts receivable, net
                2,214       1,618             3,832  
Inventories
                547       350             897  
Deferred income taxes
    931                               931  
Other
    202             223       423             848  
                                                 
      1,139             3,140       2,640             6,919  
                                                 
Property and equipment, net
                6,817       4,535             11,352  
Investments of insurance subsidiary
                      642             642  
Investments in and advances to affiliates
                248       621             869  
Goodwill
                1,635       1,058             2,693  
Deferred loan costs
    23       351                         374  
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries
    14,282                         (14,282 )      
Other
    776       39       21       167             1,003  
                                                 
    $ 16,220     $ 390     $ 11,861     $ 9,663     $ (14,282 )   $ 23,852  
                                                 
                                                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY                                                
Current liabilities:
                                               
Accounts payable
  $     $     $ 919     $ 618     $     $ 1,537  
Accrued salaries
                556       339             895  
Other accrued expenses
    12       296       328       609             1,245  
Long-term debt due within one year
          554       12       26             592  
                                                 
      12       850       1,815       1,592             4,269  
                                                 
Long-term debt
    1,525       25,758       95       255             27,633  
Intercompany balances
    25,985       (16,130 )     (12,833 )     2,978              
Professional liability risks
                      995             995  
Income taxes and other liabilities
    483       425       505       195             1,608  
                                                 
      28,005       10,903       (10,418 )     6,015             34,505  
                                                 
Equity securities with contingent redemption rights
    141                               141  
                                                 
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
    (11,926 )     (10,513 )     22,167       2,628       (14,282 )     (11,926 )
Noncontrolling interests
                112       1,020             1,132  
                                                 
      (11,926 )     (10,513 )     22,279       3,648       (14,282 )     (10,794 )
                                                 
    $ 16,220     $ 390     $ 11,861     $ 9,663     $ (14,282 )   $ 23,852  
                                                 


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                         
                Subsidiary
             
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
ASSETS
                                       
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $     $ 95     $ 217     $     $ 312  
Accounts receivable, net
          2,135       1,557             3,692  
Inventories
          489       313             802  
Deferred income taxes
    1,192                         1,192  
Other
    81       148       350             579  
                                         
      1,273       2,867       2,437             6,577  
                                         
Property and equipment, net
          7,034       4,393             11,427  
Investments of insurance subsidiary
                1,166             1,166  
Investments in and advances to affiliates
          244       609             853  
Goodwill
          1,641       936             2,577  
Deferred loan costs
    418                         418  
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries
    21,830                   (21,830 )      
Other
    963       19       131             1,113  
                                         
    $ 24,484     $ 11,805     $ 9,672     $ (21,830 )   $ 24,131  
                                         
                                         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY                                        
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable
  $     $ 908     $ 552     $     $ 1,460  
Accrued salaries
          542       307             849  
Other accrued expenses
    282       293       583             1,158  
Long-term debt due within one year
    802       9       35             846  
                                         
      1,084       1,752       1,477             4,313  
                                         
Long-term debt
    24,427       103       294             24,824  
Intercompany balances
    6,636       (10,387 )     3,751              
Professional liability risks
                1,057             1,057  
Income taxes and other liabilities
    1,176       421       171             1,768  
                                         
      33,323       (8,111 )     6,750             31,962  
                                         
Equity securities with contingent redemption rights
    147                         147  
                                         
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
    (8,986 )     19,787       2,043       (21,830 )     (8,986 )
Noncontrolling interests
          129       879             1,008  
                                         
      (8,986 )     19,916       2,922       (21,830 )     (7,978 )
                                         
    $ 24,484     $ 11,805     $ 9,672     $ (21,830 )   $ 24,131  
                                         


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2010
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                                 
    HCA
                Subsidiary
             
    Holdings, Inc.
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                               
Net income
  $ 1,207     $ (1,750 )   $ 2,424     $ 907     $ (1,215 )   $ 1,573  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                                               
Change in operating assets and liabilities
    12       13       (1,759 )     (1,113 )           (2,847 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
                1,632       1,016             2,648  
Depreciation and amortization
                782       639             1,421  
Income taxes
    27                               27  
Gains on sales of facilities
                      (4 )           (4 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
                58       65             123  
Amortization of deferred loan costs
          81                         81  
Share-based compensation
    32                               32  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (1,215 )                       1,215        
Other
          31                         31  
                                                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    63       (1,625 )     3,137       1,510             3,085  
                                                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                               
Purchase of property and equipment
                (602 )     (723 )           (1,325 )
Acquisition of hospitals and health care entities
                (21 )     (212 )           (233 )
Disposal of hospitals and health care entities
                29       8             37  
Change in investments
                1       471             472  
Other
                (3 )     13             10  
                                                 
Net cash used in investing activities
                (596 )     (443 )           (1,039 )
                                                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                               
Issuances of long-term debt
    1,525       1,387                         2,912  
Net change in revolving bank credit facilities
          1,889                         1,889  
Repayment of long-term debt
          (2,164 )     (32 )     (72 )           (2,268 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                (61 )     (281 )           (342 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
                      57             57  
Payment of debt issuance costs
    (23 )     (27 )                       (50 )
Distributions to stockholders
    (4,257 )                             (4,257 )
Income tax benefits
    114                               114  
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net
    2,590       556       (2,387 )     (759 )            
Other
    (6 )     (16 )           20             (2 )
                                                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (57 )     1,625       (2,480 )     (1,035 )           (1,947 )
                                                 
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    6             61       32             99  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                95       217             312  
                                                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 6     $     $ 156     $ 249     $     $ 411  
                                                 


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2009
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                         
                Subsidiary
             
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                       
Net income
  $ 1,054     $ 2,060     $ 801     $ (2,540 )   $ 1,375  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                                       
Change in operating assets and liabilities
    90       (1,882 )     (1,299 )           (3,091 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
          2,043       1,233             3,276  
Depreciation and amortization
          787       638             1,425  
Income taxes
    (520 )                       (520 )
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities
          17       (2 )           15  
Impairments of long-lived assets
          34       9             43  
Amortization of deferred loan costs
    80                         80  
Share-based compensation
    40                         40  
Pay-in-kind interest
    58                         58  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (2,540 )                 2,540        
Other
    50       (2 )     (2 )           46  
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (1,688 )     3,057       1,378             2,747  
                                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
Purchase of property and equipment
          (720 )     (597 )           (1,317 )
Acquisition of hospitals and health care entities
          (38 )     (23 )           (61 )
Disposal of hospitals and health care entities
          21       20             41  
Change in investments
          (7 )     310             303  
Other
                (1 )           (1 )
                                         
Net cash used in investing activities
          (744 )     (291 )           (1,035 )
                                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
Issuances of long-term debt
    2,979                         2,979  
Net change in revolving bank credit facilities
    (1,335 )                       (1,335 )
Repayment of long-term debt
    (2,972 )     (7 )     (124 )           (3,103 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
          (70 )     (260 )           (330 )
Payment of debt issuance costs
    (70 )                       (70 )
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net
    3,107       (2,275 )     (832 )            
Other
    (21 )           15             (6 )
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    1,688       (2,352 )     (1,201 )           (1,865 )
                                         
Change in cash and cash equivalents
          (39 )     (114 )           (153 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
          134       331             465  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $     $ 95     $ 217     $     $ 312  
                                         


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
HCA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For The Year Ended December 31, 2008
(Dollars in millions)
 
                                         
                Subsidiary
             
    HCA Inc.
    Subsidiary
    Non-
          Condensed
 
    Issuer     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Consolidated  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                       
Net income
  $ 673     $ 1,734     $ 595     $ (2,100 )   $ 902  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                                       
Change in operating assets and liabilities
    (11 )     (2,085 )     (1,271 )           (3,367 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
          2,073       1,336             3,409  
Depreciation and amortization
          776       640             1,416  
Income taxes
    (448 )                       (448 )
Gains on sales of facilities
          (5 )     (92 )           (97 )
Impairments of long-lived assets
                64             64  
Amortization of deferred loan costs
    79                         79  
Share-based compensation
    32                         32  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (2,100 )                 2,100        
Other
          (19 )     19              
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (1,775 )     2,474       1,291             1,990  
                                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                                       
Purchase of property and equipment
          (927 )     (673 )           (1,600 )
Acquisition of hospitals and health care entities
          (34 )     (51 )           (85 )
Disposal of hospitals and health care entities
          27       166             193  
Change in investments
          (26 )     47             21  
Other
          (4 )     8             4  
                                         
Net cash used in investing activities
          (964 )     (503 )           (1,467 )
                                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                                       
Net change in revolving bank credit facilities
    700                         700  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (851 )     (4 )     (105 )           (960 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
          (32 )     (146 )           (178 )
Changes in intercompany balances with affiliates, net
    1,935       (1,505 )     (430 )            
Other
    (9 )           (4 )           (13 )
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    1,775       (1,541 )     (685 )           (451 )
                                         
Change in cash and cash equivalents
          (31 )     103             72  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
          165       228             393  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $     $ 134     $ 331     $     $ 465  
                                         


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HCA HOLDINGS, INC.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
NOTE 17 — SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER COLLATERAL-RELATED INFORMATION (Continued)
 
Healthtrust, Inc. — The Hospital Company (“Healthtrust”) is the first-tier subsidiary of HCA Inc. The common stock of Healthtrust has been pledged as collateral for the senior secured credit facilities and senior secured notes described in Note 9. Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act requires the filing of separate financial statements for any affiliate of the registrant whose securities constitute a substantial portion of the collateral for any class of securities registered or being registered. We believe the separate financial statements requirement applies to Healthtrust due to the pledge of its common stock as collateral for the senior secured notes. Due to the corporate structure relationship of HCA and Healthtrust, HCA’s operating subsidiaries are also the operating subsidiaries of Healthtrust. The corporate structure relationship, combined with the application of push-down accounting in Healthtrust’s consolidated financial statements related to HCA’s debt and financial instruments, results in the consolidated financial statements of Healthtrust being substantially identical to the consolidated financial statements of HCA. The consolidated financial statements of HCA and Healthtrust present the identical amounts for revenues, expenses, net income, assets, liabilities, total stockholders’ deficit, net cash provided by operating activities, net cash used in investing activities and net cash used in financing activities. Certain individual line items in the HCA consolidated statements of stockholders’ deficit and cash flows are combined into one line item in the Healthtrust consolidated statements of stockholder’s deficit and cash flows.
 
Reconciliations of the HCA Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows presentations to the Healthtrust, Inc. — The Hospital Company Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Deficit and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows presentations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are as follows (dollars in millions):
 
                         
    2010     2009     2008  
 
Presentation in HCA Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit:
                       
Share-based benefit plans
  $ 43     $ 47     $ 40  
Other
    120       14       2  
                         
Presentation in Healthtrust, Inc. — The Hospital Company Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Deficit:
                       
Distributions from HCA Holdings, Inc., net of contributions to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 163     $ 61     $ 42  
                         
Presentation in HCA Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (cash flows from financing activities):
                       
Other
  $     $     $ (9 )
                         
Presentation in Healthtrust Inc. — The Hospital Company Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (cash flows from financing activities):
                       
Net cash distributions to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $     $     $ (9 )
                         
 
Due to the consolidated financial statements of Healthtrust being substantially identical to the consolidated financial statements of HCA, except for the items presented in the tables above, the separate consolidated financial statements of Healthtrust are not presented.
 
NOTE 18 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT
 
February 16, 2011 Increase in Authorized Shares and Stock Split
 
On February 16, 2011, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of authorized shares to 1,800,000,000 shares of common stock and a 4.505-to-one split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. The increase in the authorized shares and the stock split became effective on March 9, 2011. All common share and per common share amounts in these consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements have been restated to reflect the 4.505-to-one split.


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    2010  
    First     Second     Third     Fourth  
 
Revenues
  $ 7,544     $ 7,756     $ 7,647     $ 7,736  
Net income
  $ 476 (a)   $ 378 (b)   $ 325 (c)   $ 394 (d)
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 388 (a)   $ 293 (b)   $ 243 (c)   $ 283 (d)
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.91     $ 0.69     $ 0.57     $ 0.66  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.89     $ 0.67     $ 0.55     $ 0.65  
 
                                 
    2009  
    First     Second     Third     Fourth  
 
Revenues
  $ 7,431     $ 7,483     $ 7,533     $ 7,605  
Net income
  $ 432 (e)   $ 365 (f)   $ 274 (g)   $ 304 (h)
Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc. 
  $ 360 (e)   $ 282 (f)   $ 196 (g)   $ 216 (h)
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.84     $ 0.67     $ 0.46     $ 0.51  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.83     $ 0.66     $ 0.45     $ 0.50  
 
 
(a) First quarter results include $12 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).
 
(b) Second quarter results include $57 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).
 
(c) Third quarter results include $1 million of losses on sales of facilities (See NOTE 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements) and $6 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).
 
(d) Fourth quarter results include $3 million of gains on sales of facilities (See NOTE 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements) and $2 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).
 
(e) First quarter results include $3 million of losses on sales of facilities (See NOTE 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements) and $6 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).
 
(f) Second quarter results include $2 million of losses on sales of facilities (See NOTE 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements) and $2 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).
 
(g) Third quarter results include $2 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).
 
(h) Fourth quarter results include $4 million of losses on sales of facilities (See NOTE 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements) and $24 million of costs related to the impairments of long-lived assets (See NOTE 4 of the notes to consolidated financial statements).


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EXHIBIT 99.4
Item 11.   Executive Compensation
 
Compensation Risk Assessment
 
In consultation with the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors, members of Human Resources, Financial Reporting, Legal, Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit management conducted an assessment of whether the Company’s compensation policies and practices encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking by our employees, including employees other than our named executive officers. This assessment included a review of the risk characteristics of our business and the design of our incentive plans and policies. Although a significant portion of our executive compensation program is performance-based, the Compensation Committee has focused on aligning the Company’s compensation policies with the long-term interests of the Company and avoiding rewards or incentive structures that could create unnecessary risks to the Company.
 
Management reported its findings to the Compensation Committee, which agreed with management’s assessment that our plans and policies do not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking and determined such policies or practices are not reasonably likely to have a material, adverse effect on the Company.
 
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
 
The Committee is generally charged with the oversight of our executive compensation and rewards programs. The Committee is currently composed of John P. Connaughton, James D. Forbes and Michael W. Michelson. Responsibilities of the Committee include the review and approval of the following items:
 
  •  Executive compensation strategy and philosophy;
 
  •  Compensation arrangements for executive management;
 
  •  Design and administration of the annual Senior Officer Performance Excellence Program (“PEP”);
 
  •  Design and administration of our equity incentive plans;
 
  •  Executive benefits and perquisites (including the HCA Restoration Plan and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan); and
 
  •  Any other executive compensation or benefits related items deemed appropriate by the Committee.
 
In addition, the Committee considers the proper alignment of executive pay policies with Company values and strategy by overseeing executive compensation policies, corporate performance measurement and assessment, and Chief Executive Officer performance assessment. The Committee may retain the services of independent outside consultants, as it deems appropriate, to assist in the strategic review of programs and arrangements relating to executive compensation and performance.
 
The following executive compensation discussion and analysis describes the principles underlying our executive compensation policies and decisions as well as the material elements of compensation for our named executive officers. Our named executive officers for 2010 were:
 
  •  Richard M. Bracken, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
 
  •  R. Milton Johnson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;
 
  •  Samuel N. Hazen, President — Western Group;
 
  •  Beverly B. Wallace, President — Shared Services Group; and
 
  •  W. Paul Rutledge, President — Central Group.
 
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
 
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the Company to our stockholders. Specifically, the Committee believes the most effective executive compensation program (for all executives, including named executive officers):
 
  •  Reinforces HCA’s strategic initiatives;
 
  •  Aligns the economic interests of our executives with those of our stockholders; and
 
  •  Encourages attraction and long-term retention of key contributors.
 
The Committee is committed to a strong, positive link between our objectives and our compensation and benefits practices.
 
Our compensation philosophy also allows for flexibility in establishing executive compensation based on an evaluation of information prepared by management or other advisors and other subjective and objective considerations deemed appropriate by the Committee, subject to any contractual agreements with our executives. The Committee will also consider the recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer. This flexibility is important to ensure our compensation programs are competitive and that our compensation decisions appropriately reflect the unique contributions and characteristics of our executives.
 
Compensation Structure and Market Positioning
 
Our compensation program is heavily weighted towards performance-based compensation, reflecting our philosophy of increasing the long-term value of the Company and supporting strategic imperatives. Total direct compensation and other benefits consist of the following elements:
 
         
Total Direct Compensation
    Base Salary
      Annual Incentives (offered through our PEP)
      Long-Term Equity Incentives
Other Benefits
    Retirement Plans
      Limited Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
      Severance Benefits
 
The Committee does not support rigid adherence to benchmarks or compensatory formulas and strives to make compensation decisions which effectively support our compensation objectives and reflect the unique attributes of the Company and each executive. Our general practice, however, with respect to pay positioning, is that executive base salaries and annual incentive (PEP) target values should generally position total annual cash compensation between the median and 75th percentile of similarly-sized general industry companies. We utilize the general industry as our primary source for competitive pay levels because HCA is significantly larger than its industry peers. See the discussion of market positioning below for further information. The named executive officers’ pay fell within the range noted above for jobs with equivalent market comparisons.
 
The cash compensation mix between salary and PEP has historically been more weighted towards salary than competitive practice among our general industry peers would suggest. Over time, we have made steps towards a mix of cash compensation that will place a greater emphasis on annual performance-based compensation.
 
Although we look at competitive long-term equity incentive award values in similarly-sized general industry companies when assessing the competitiveness of our compensation programs, we do not make annual executive option grants (and we did not base our initial post-Merger 2007 stock option grants on these levels) since equity is structured differently in closely-held companies than in publicly-traded companies. As is typical in similar situations, the Investors wanted to share a certain percentage of the equity with executives shortly after the consummation of the Merger and establish performance objectives and incentives up front in lieu of annual grants to ensure our executives’ long-term economic interests would be aligned with those of the Investors. This pool of equity was then further allocated based on the executives’ responsibilities and anticipated impact on, and potential for, driving Company strategy and performance. On a cumulative basis, the resulting total direct pay mix is heavily weighted towards performance-based pay (PEP plus stock options)


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rather than fixed pay, which the Committee believes reflects the compensation philosophy and objectives discussed above.
 
Compensation Process
 
The Committee ensures executives’ pay levels are materially consistent with the compensation strategy described above, in part, by conducting annual assessments of competitive executive compensation. Semler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC has been retained by, and reports directly to the Committee, and does not have any other consulting engagements with management or HCA. Management (but no named executive officer), in collaboration with Semler Brossy, collects and presents compensation data from similarly-sized general industry companies, based to the extent possible on comparable position matches and compensation components. The following nationally recognized survey sources were utilized in anticipation of establishing 2010 executive compensation:
 
     
Survey
 
Revenue Scope
 
Towers Perrin Executive Compensation Database
  Greater than $20B
Hewitt Total Compensation Measurement
  $10B - $25B
Hewitt Total Compensation Measurement
  Greater than $25B
 
These particular revenue scopes were selected because they were the closest approximations to HCA’s revenue size. Each survey that provided an appropriate position match and sufficient sample size to be used in the compensation review was weighted equally. For this purpose, the two Hewitt survey cuts were considered as one survey, and we used an average of the two surveys (50% for the $10B — $25B cut and 50% for the Greater than $25B).
 
Data was also collected from health care providers within our industry including Community Health Systems, Inc., Health Management Associates, Inc., Kindred Healthcare, Inc., LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Universal Health Services, Inc. These health care providers are used only to obtain a general understanding of current industry compensation practices since we are significantly larger than these companies. CEO and CFO compensation data was also collected and reviewed for large public health care companies which included, in addition to health care providers, companies in the health insurance, pharmaceutical, medical supplies and related industries. This peer group’s 2009 revenues ranged from $7.4 billion to $87.1 billion with median revenues of $24.8 billion. The companies in this analysis included Abbott Laboratories, Aetna Inc., Amgen Inc., Baxter International Inc., Boston Scientific Corp., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, CIGNA Corp., Coventry Health Care, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc., Humana Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and Company, Medco Health Solutions Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Wellpoint, Inc.
 
Consistent with our flexible compensation philosophy, the Committee is not required to approve compensation precisely reflecting the results of these surveys, and may also consider, among other factors (typically not reflected in these surveys): the requirements of the applicable employment agreements, the executive’s individual performance during the year, his or her projected role and responsibilities for the coming year, his or her actual and potential impact on the successful execution of Company strategy, recommendations from our Chief Executive Officer and compensation consultants, an officer’s prior compensation, experience, and professional status, internal pay equity considerations, and employment market conditions and compensation practices within our peer group. The weighting of these and other relevant factors is determined on a case-by-case basis for each executive upon consideration of the relevant facts and circumstances.
 
Employment Agreements
 
In connection with the Merger, we entered into employment agreements with each of our named executive officers and certain other members of senior management to help ensure the retention of those executives critical to the future success of the Company. Among other things, these agreements set the executives’ compensation terms, their rights upon a termination of employment, and restrictive covenants around non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality. These terms and conditions are further explained


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in the remaining portion of this Compensation Discussion and Analysis and under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Employment Agreements.”
 
Elements of Compensation
 
Base Salary
 
Base salaries are intended to provide reasonable and competitive fixed compensation for regular job duties. The threshold base salaries for our executives are set forth in their employment agreements. In light of actual total cash compensation realized for 2009 and cash compensation opportunities levels for 2010 (including the cash distributions on vested options), we did not increase named executive officer base salaries in 2010, other than a 3.7% increase in Mr. Rutledge’s salary effective April 1, 2010 as an internal equity adjustment to internal peer roles. Mr. Hazen’s salary was increased by 7.78%, effective May 1, 2011, as a result of his promotion to the position of President of Operations.
 
Annual Incentive Compensation: PEP
 
The PEP is intended to reward named executive officers for annual financial performance, with the goals of providing high quality health care for our patients and increasing stockholder value. Accordingly, the Company’s 2010 Senior Officer Performance Excellence Program, (the “2010 PEP”), was approved by the Committee to cover annual incentive awards for 2010. Each named executive officer in the 2010 PEP was assigned a 2010 annual award target expressed as a percentage of salary ranging from 66% to 130%. For 2010, the Committee had the ability to apply negative discretion based on performance of Company-wide quality metrics against industry benchmarks, and for Ms. Wallace, negative discretion could have been applied based on performance of individuals goals related to the operations of the Shared Services Group. The Committee set Mr. Bracken’s 2010 target percentage at 130% of his 2010 base salary for his role as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and set Mr. Johnson’s 2010 target percentage at 80% of his 2010 base salary for the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The 2010 target percentage for each of Messrs. Hazen and Rutledge and Ms. Wallace was set at 66% of their respective 2010 base salaries (see individual targets in the table below). These targets were intended to provide a meaningful incentive for executives to achieve or exceed performance goals.
 
The 2010 PEP was designed to provide 100% of the target award for target performance, 25% of the target award for a minimum acceptable (threshold) level of performance, and a maximum of 200% of the target award for maximum performance, while no payments were to be made for performance below threshold levels. The Committee believes this payout curve is consistent with competitive practice. More importantly, it promotes and rewards continuous growth as performance goals have consistently been set at increasingly higher levels each year. Actual awards under the PEP are generally determined using the following two steps:
 
1. The executive’s conduct must reflect our mission and values by upholding our Code of Conduct and following our compliance policies and procedures. This step is critical to reinforcing our commitment to integrity and the delivery of high quality health care. In the event the Committee determines the participant’s conduct during the fiscal year is not in compliance with the first step, he or she will not be eligible for an incentive award.
 
2. The actual award amount is determined based upon Company performance. In 2010, the PEP for all named executive officers, other than Mr. Hazen and Mr. Rutledge, incorporated one Company financial performance measure, EBITDA, defined in the 2010 PEP as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, minority interest expense (now, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests), gains or losses on sales of facilities, gains or losses on extinguishment of debt, asset or investment impairment charges, restructuring charges, and any other significant nonrecurring non-cash gains or charges (but excluding any expenses for share-based compensation under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”)) (“EBITDA”). The Company EBITDA target for 2010, as adjusted, was $5.752 billion for the named executive officers. Mr. Hazen’s 2010 PEP, as the Western Group President, was based 50% on Company EBITDA and 50% on Western Group EBITDA (with a Western Group


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EBITDA target for 2010 of $2.993 billion, as adjusted) to ensure his accountability for his group’s results. Similarly, Mr. Rutledge’s 2010 PEP, as the Central Group President, was based 50% on Company EBITDA and 50% on Central Group EBITDA (with a Central Group EBITDA target for 2010 of $1.392 billion, as adjusted). The Committee chose to base annual incentives on EBITDA for a number of reasons:
 
  •  It effectively measures overall Company performance;
 
  •  It can be considered an important surrogate for cash flow, a critical metric related to paying down the Company’s significant debt obligation;
 
  •  It is the key metric driving the valuation in the internal Company model, consistent with the valuation approach used by industry analysts; and
 
  •  It is consistent with the metric used for the vesting of the financial performance portion of our option grants.
 
These EBITDA targets should not be understood as management’s predictions of future performance or other guidance and investors should not apply these in any other context. Our 2010 threshold performance level was set at the prior year’s performance level and the maximum performance goal was set at approximately 5% above the target goal to reflect likely performance volatility. EBITDA targets were linked to the Company’s short-term and long-term business objectives to ensure incentives are provided for appropriate annual growth.
 
Upon review of the Company’s 2010 financial performance, the Committee determined that Company EBITDA performance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately 102.6% of target performance levels as set by the Compensation Committee, as adjusted, resulting in a 151.8% of target payout. The EBITDA performance of the Western Group was 103.1% of the performance target, resulting in a 161.9% of target payout, and the EBITDA performance of the Central Group was under the threshold performance level.
 
                 
    2010 Adjusted
  2010 Actual
    EBITDA Target   Adjusted EBITDA
 
Company
  $ 5.752 billion     $ 5.901 billion  
Western Group
  $ 2.993 billion     $ 3.086 billion  
Central Group
  $ 1.392 billion     $ 1.272 billion  
 
Accordingly, the 2010 PEP will be paid out as follows to the named executive officers (the actual 2010 PEP payout amounts are included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table):
 
                 
        2010 Actual PEP
    2010 Target PEP
  Award
Named Executive Officer
  (% of Salary)   (% of Salary)
 
Richard M. Bracken (Chairman and CEO)
    130 %     197 %
R. Milton Johnson (Executive Vice President and CFO)
    80 %     121 %
Samuel N. Hazen (President, Western Group)
    66 %     104 %
Beverly B. Wallace (President, Shared Services Group)
    66 %     100 %
W. Paul Rutledge (President, Central Group)
    66 %     50 %
 
Under the 2010 PEP, incentive payouts up to the target will be paid in cash during the first quarter of 2011. Payouts above the target will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). The RSU grants will vest 50% on the second anniversary of grant date and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date. Messrs. Bracken, Johnson and Hazen and Ms. Wallace will each receive an RSU grant for achieving PEP payouts over the target level.
 
The Company can recover (or “clawback”) incentive compensation pursuant to our 2010 PEP that was based on (i) achievement of financial results that are subsequently the subject of a restatement due to material


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noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under either GAAP or federal securities laws, other than as a result of changes to accounting rules and regulations, or (ii) a subsequent finding that the financial information or performance metrics used by the Committee to determine the amount of the incentive compensations are materially inaccurate, in each case regardless of individual fault. In addition, the Company may recover any incentive compensation awarded or paid pursuant to this policy based on the participant’s conduct which is not in good faith and which materially disrupts, damages, impairs or interferes with the business of the Company and its affiliates. The Committee may also provide for incremental additional payments to then-current executives in the event any restatement or error indicates that such executives should have received higher performance-based payments. This policy is administered by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion and business judgment based on the relevant facts and circumstances.
 
The Senior Officer Performance Excellence Program for 2011 was adopted on March 30, 2011.
 
Long-Term Equity Incentive Awards: Options
 
In connection with the Merger, the Board of Directors of HCA Inc. approved and adopted the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of HCA Inc. and its Affiliates (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan was assumed by HCA Holdings, Inc. on November 22, 2010 in connection with the Corporate Reorganization. The purpose of the 2006 Plan is to:
 
  •  Promote our long term financial interests and growth by attracting and retaining management and other personnel and key service providers with the training, experience and abilities to enable them to make substantial contributions to the success of our business;
 
  •  Motivate management personnel by means of growth-related incentives to achieve long range goals; and
 
  •  Further the alignment of interests of participants with those of our stockholders through opportunities for increased stock or stock-based ownership in the Company.
 
In January 2007, pursuant to the terms of the named executive officers’ respective employment agreements, the Committee approved long-term stock option grants to our named executive officers under the 2006 Plan consisting solely of a one-time, multi-year stock option grant in lieu of annual long-term equity incentive award grants (“New Options”). In addition to the New Options granted in 2007, the Company committed to grant the named executive officers 2x Time Options (as defined below) in their respective employment agreements, as described in more detail below under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Employment Agreements.” The Committee believes stock options are the most effective long-term vehicle to directly align the interests of executives with those of our stockholders by motivating performance that results in the long-term appreciation of the Company’s value, since they only provide value to the executive if the value of the Company increases. As is typical in leveraged buyout situations, the Committee determined that granting all of the stock options (except the 2x Time Options) up front rather than annually was appropriate to aid in retaining key leaders critical to the Company’s success over the next several years and, coupled with the executives’ significant personal investments in connection with the Merger, provide an equity incentive and stake in the Company that directly aligns the long-term economic interests of the executives with those of the Investors.
 
The New Options have a ten year term and are divided so that 1/3 are time vested options, 1/3 are EBITDA-based performance vested options and 1/3 are performance options that vest based on investment return to the Sponsors, each as described below. The combination of time, performance and investor return based vesting of these awards is designed to compensate executives for long term commitment to the Company, while motivating sustained increases in our financial performance and helping ensure the Sponsors have received an appropriate return on their invested capital before executives receive significant value from these grants.
 
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anniversaries of the grant date. The time vested options have an exercise price equivalent to fair market value on the date of grant. Since our common stock was not then traded on a national securities exchange, fair market value was determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors after consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and other advisors.
 
The EBITDA-based performance vested options are intended to motivate sustained improvement in long-term performance. Consistent with this goal, the EBITDA-based performance vested options granted in 2007 are eligible to vest and become exercisable in equal increments of 20% at the end of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 if certain annual EBITDA performance targets are achieved. These EBITDA performance targets were established at the time of the Merger and can be adjusted by the Board of Directors in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer as described below. We chose EBITDA (defined in the award agreements as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, minority interest expense (now, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests), gains or losses on sales of facilities, gains or losses on extinguishment of debt, asset or investment impairment charges, restructuring charges, and any other significant nonrecurring non-cash gains or charges (but excluding any expenses for share-based compensation under ASC 718 with respect to any awards granted under the 2006 Plan)) as the performance metric since it is a key driver of our valuation and for other reasons as described above in the “Annual Incentive Compensation: PEP” section of this Compensation Discussion and Analysis. Due to the number of events that can occur within our industry in any given year that are beyond the control of management but may significantly impact our financial performance (e.g., health care regulations, industry-wide significant fluctuations in volume, etc.), we have incorporated “catch up” vesting provisions. The EBITDA-based performance vested options may vest and become exercisable on a “catch up” basis, such that options that were eligible to vest but failed to vest due to our failure to achieve prior EBITDA targets will vest if at the end of any subsequent year or at the end of fiscal year 2012, the cumulative total EBITDA earned in all prior years exceeds the cumulative EBITDA target at the end of such fiscal year.
 
As with the EBITDA targets under our PEP, pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Plan and the Stock Option Agreements governing the 2007 grants, the Board of Directors, in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer, has the ability to adjust the established EBITDA targets for significant events, changes in accounting rules and other customary adjustment events. We believe these adjustments may be necessary in order to effectuate the intents and purposes of our compensation plans and to avoid unintended consequences that are inconsistent with these intents and purposes. For example, the Board of Directors exercised its ability to make adjustments to the Company’s 2010-2011 EBITDA performance targets (including cumulative EBITDA targets) for facility acquisitions and accounting changes.
 
The options that vest based on investment return to the Sponsors are intended to align the interests of executives with those of our principal stockholders to ensure stockholders receive their expected return on their investment before the executives can receive their gains on this portion of the option grant. These options vest and become exercisable with respect to 10% of the common stock subject to such options at the end of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 if the Investor Return (as defined below) is at least equal to two times the price paid to stockholders in the Merger (or $22.64), and with respect to an additional 10% at the end of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 if the Investor Return is at least equal to two-and-a-half times the price paid to stockholders in the Merger (or $28.30). “Investor Return” means, on any of the first five anniversaries of the closing date of the Merger, or any date thereafter, all cash proceeds actually received by affiliates of the Sponsors after the closing date in respect of their common stock, including the receipt of any cash dividends or other cash distributions (including the fair market value of any distribution of common stock by the Sponsors to their limited partners), determined on a fully diluted, per share basis. In addition, the fair market value of the Company’s common stock held by the Sponsors shall be deemed “cash proceeds” under the Investor Return options with respect to one third of such options upon each of the closing of the Company’s initial public offering, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012. The Sponsor investment return options also may become vested and exercisable on a “catch up” basis if the relevant Investor Return is achieved at any time occurring prior to the expiration of such options.
 
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therefore, pursuant to the terms of the 2007 Stock Option Agreements, 20% of each named executive officer’s EBITDA-based performance vested options vested as of December 31, 2010. Further, 20% of each named executive officer’s time vested options vested on the third anniversary of their grant date, January 30, 2010. As of the end of the 2010 fiscal year, no portion of the options that vest based on Investor Return have vested; however, such options remain subject to the “catch up” vesting provisions described above.
 
In each of the employment agreements with the named executive officers, we also committed to grant, among the named executive officers and certain other executives, 10% of the options initially authorized for grant under the 2006 Plan at some time before November 17, 2011 (but with a good faith commitment to do so before a “change in control” (as defined in the 2006 Plan) or a “public offering” (as defined in the 2006 Plan) and before the time when our Board of Directors reasonably believed that the fair market value of our common stock is likely to exceed the equivalent of $22.64 per share) at an exercise price per share that is the equivalent of $22.64 per share (“2x Time Options”). On October 6, 2009, the 2x Time Options were granted. The Committee allocated those options in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer based on past executive contributions and future anticipated impact on Company objectives. Forty percent of the 2x Time Options were vested upon grant to reflect employment served since the Merger, an additional twenty percent of these options vested on November 17, 2009 and November 17, 2010, respectively, and twenty percent of these options will vest on November 17, 2011. The terms of the 2x Time Options are otherwise consistent with other time vesting options granted under the 2006 Plan.
 
For additional information concerning the options awarded in 2007 and 2009, see the Outstanding Equity Awards at 2010 Fiscal Year-End Table.
 
Distributions on Options
 
The Company declared cash distributions in respect of the outstanding common stock of the Company in January, May and November 2010. In recognition of the value created by management through effective execution of operating strategies, and as otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the applicable option agreements, the Company also made cash distribution payments to holders of vested stock options outstanding on the respective distribution record dates, as outlined below.
 
On January 27, 2010 and May 5, 2010, the Board of Directors of HCA Inc. declared cash distributions of $3.88 per share of HCA Inc.’s outstanding common stock and $1.11 per share of HCA Inc.’s outstanding common stock (the “February and May Distributions”), respectively, payable to stockholders of record on February 1, 2010 and May 6, 2010 (the “February and May Record Dates”), respectively.
 
In connection with the February and May Distributions, HCA Inc. made cash payments to holders of vested options to purchase the common stock granted pursuant to HCA Inc.’s equity incentive plans. The cash payments equaled the product of (x) the number of shares of common stock subject to such options outstanding on the February and May Record Dates, respectively, multiplied by (y) the per share amount of the respective February and May Distributions, less (z) any applicable withholding taxes. In order to effect the cash payments to holders of vested options granted pursuant to the 2006 Plan, the Committee amended the applicable option agreements to provide that, in connection with the February and May Distributions, HCA Inc. made the cash payments described above to holders of vested options granted pursuant to the 2006 Plan in lieu of adjusting the exercise prices of such options. HCA Inc. reduced the per share exercise prices of any unvested options outstanding as of the February and May Record Dates, respectively, by the respective per share February and May Distributions amount paid in accordance with the terms of the option agreements.
 
On November 23, 2010, the Board of Directors of HCA Holdings, Inc. declared a cash distribution of $4.44 per share of the HCA Holdings, Inc.’s outstanding common stock (the “November Distribution”), payable to stockholders of record on November 24, 2010 (the “November Record Date”).
 
In connection with the November Distribution, HCA Holdings, Inc. made a cash payment to holders of vested options to purchase the HCA Holdings, Inc. common stock granted pursuant to HCA Holdings, Inc.’s equity incentive plans. The cash payment equaled the product of (x) the number of shares of common stock subject to such options outstanding on the November Record Date, multiplied by (y) the per share amount of


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the November Distribution, less (z) any applicable withholding taxes. HCA Holdings, Inc. reduced the per share exercise prices of any unvested options outstanding as of the November Record Date by the per share November Distribution amount to the extent the per share exercise price could be reduced under applicable tax rules. If the per share exercise price could not be reduced by the full amount of the per share November Distribution, HCA Holdings, Inc. agreed to pay to each holder of unvested options to purchase shares of HCA Holdings Inc.’s common stock granted pursuant to HCA Holdings Inc.’s equity incentive plans outstanding on the November Record Date an amount on a per share basis equal to the balance of the per share amount of the November Distribution not permitted to be applied to reduce the exercise price of the applicable option in respect of each share of common stock subject to an unvested option to purchase shares of HCA Holdings, Inc.’s common stock as of the November Record Date on or about the date such option becomes vested.
 
For additional information concerning the distribution payments on options held by the named executive officers, see the 2010 Summary Compensation Table.
 
Ownership Guidelines
 
While we have maintained stock ownership guidelines in the past, as a non-listed company, we no longer have a policy regarding stock ownership guidelines. However, we do believe equity ownership aligns our executive officers’ interests with those of the Investors. Accordingly, all of our named executive officers were required to rollover at least half their pre-Merger equity and, therefore, maintain significant stock ownership in the Company. See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.”
 
Retirement Plans
 
We currently maintain one tax-qualified retirement plan in which the named executive officers are eligible to participate, the HCA 401(k) Plan, to aid in retention and to assist employees in providing for their retirement. We also formerly maintained the HCA Retirement Plan, which as of April 1, 2008, merged into the HCA 401(k) Plan resulting in one tax-qualified retirement plan. Generally all employees who have completed the required service are eligible to participate in the HCA 401(k) Plan. Each of our named executive officers participates in the plan. For additional information on these plans, including amounts contributed by HCA in 2010 to the named executive officers, see the Summary Compensation Table and related footnotes and narratives and “2010 Pension Benefits.”
 
Our key executives, including the named executive officers, also participate in two supplemental retirement programs. The Committee and the Board initially approved these supplemental programs to:
 
  •  Recognize significant long-term contributions and commitments by executives to the Company and to performance over an extended period of time;
 
  •  Induce our executives to continue in our employ through a specified normal retirement age (initially 62 through 65, but reduced to 60 upon the change in control at the time of the Merger in 2006); and
 
  •  Provide a competitive benefit to aid in attracting and retaining key executive talent.
 
The HCA Restoration Plan, a non-qualified retirement plan, provides a benefit to replace a portion of the contributions lost in the HCA 401(k) Plan due to certain Internal Revenue Service limitations. Effective January 1, 2008, participants in the SERP (described below) are no longer eligible for Restoration Plan contributions. However, the hypothetical accounts maintained for each named executive officer under this plan as of January 1, 2008 will continue to be maintained and were increased or decreased with hypothetical investment returns based on the actual investment return of the Mix B fund within the HCA 401(k) Plan through December 31, 2010. Subsequently, the hypothetical accounts as of December 31, 2010 will continue to be maintained but will not be increased or decreased with hypothetical investment returns. For additional information concerning the Restoration Plan, see “2010 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation.”
 
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level. For named executive officers with 25 years or more of service, this income replacement level is 60% of final average pay (base salary and PEP payouts) at normal retirement, a competitive level of benefit at the time the plan was implemented. Due to the Merger, all participants are fully vested in their SERP benefits and the plan is now frozen to new entrants. For additional information concerning the SERP, see “2010 Pension Benefits.”
 
In the event a participant renders service to another health care organization within five years following retirement or termination of employment, he or she forfeits the rights to any further payment, and must repay any payments already made. This non-competition provision is subject to waiver by the Committee with respect to the named executive officers.
 
Personal Benefits
 
Our executive officers receive limited, if any, benefits outside of those offered to our other employees. Generally, we provide these benefits to increase travel and work efficiencies and allow for more productive use of the executive’s time. Mr. Bracken is permitted to use the Company aircraft for personal trips, subject to the aircraft’s availability. The named executive officers may have their spouses accompany them on business trips taken on the Company aircraft, subject to seat availability. In addition, there are times when it is appropriate for an executive’s spouse to attend events related to our business. On those occasions, we will pay for the travel expenses of the executive’s spouse. We will, on an as needed basis, provide mobile telephones and personal digital assistants to our employees and certain of our executive officers have obtained such devices through us. The value of these personal benefits, if any, is included in the executive officer’s income for tax purposes and, in certain limited circumstances, the additional income attributed to an executive officer as a result of one or more of these benefits may be grossed up to cover the taxes due on that income. Except as otherwise discussed herein, other welfare and employee-benefit programs are the same for all of our eligible employees, including our executive officers. For additional information, see footnote (4) to the Summary Compensation Table.
 
Severance and Change in Control Benefits
 
As noted above, all of our named executive officers have entered into employment agreements, which provide, among other things, each executive’s rights upon a termination of employment in exchange for non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality covenants. We believe that reasonable severance benefits are appropriate in order to be competitive in our executive retention efforts. These benefits should reflect the fact that it may be difficult for such executives to find comparable employment within a short period of time. We also believe that these types of agreements are appropriate and customary in situations such as the Merger wherein the executives have made significant personal investments in the Company and that investment is generally illiquid for a significant period of time. Finally, we believe formalized severance arrangements are common benefits offered by employers competing for similar senior executive talent.
 
Severance Benefits for Named Executive Officers
 
If employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” or by the executive for “good reason” (whether or not the termination was in connection with a change-in-control), the executive would be entitled to “accrued rights” (cause, good reason and accrued rights are as defined in “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Employment Agreements”) plus:
 
  •  Subject to restrictive covenants and the signing of a general release of claims, an amount equal to two times for Messrs. Hazen and Rutledge and Ms. Wallace and three times in the case of Messrs. Bracken and Johnson the sum of base salary plus the annual PEP incentive paid or payable in respect of the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which termination occurs, payable over a two year period;


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  •  Pro-rata bonus; and
 
  •  Continued coverage under our group health plans during the period over which the cash severance is paid.
 
Additionally, unvested options will be forfeited; however, vested New Options (including 2x Time Options) will remain exercisable until the first anniversary of the termination of the executive’s employment.
 
Because we believe a termination by the executive for good reason (a constructive termination) is conceptually the same as an actual termination by the Company without cause, we believe it is appropriate to provide severance benefits following such a constructive termination of the named executive officer’s employment. All of our severance provisions are believed to be within the realm of competitive practice and are intended to provide fair and reasonable compensation to the executive upon a termination event.
 
Change in Control Benefits
 
Pursuant to the Stock Option Agreements governing the New Options granted in 2007 and the 2x Time Options granted in 2009, both under the 2006 Plan, upon a Change in Control of the Company (as defined below), all unvested time vesting New Options and 2x Time Options (that have not otherwise terminated or become exercisable) shall become immediately exercisable. Performance options that vest subject to the achievement of EBITDA targets will become exercisable upon a Change in Control of the Company if: (i) prior to the date of the occurrence of such event, all EBITDA targets have been achieved for years ending prior to such date; (ii) on the date of the occurrence of such event, the Company’s actual cumulative total EBITDA earned in all years occurring after the performance option grant date, and ending on the date of the Change in Control, exceeds the cumulative total of all EBITDA targets in effect for those same years; or (iii) the Investor Return is at least two-and-a-half times the price paid to the stockholders in the Merger (or $28.30). For purposes of the vesting provision set forth in clause (ii) above, the EBITDA target for the year in which the Change in Control occurs shall be equitably adjusted by the Board of Directors in good faith in consultation with the chief executive officer (which adjustment shall take into account the time during such year at which the Change in Control occurs). Performance vesting options that vest based on the investment return to the Sponsors will only vest upon the occurrence of a Change in Control if, as a result of such event, the applicable Investor Return (i.e., at least two times the price paid to the stockholders in the Merger for half of these options and at least two-and-one-half times the price paid to the stockholders in the Merger for the other half of these options) is also achieved in such transaction (if not previously achieved). “Change in Control” means in one or more of a series of transactions (i) the transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company) to an Unaffiliated Person (as defined below); (ii) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company) with or into another Unaffiliated Person, or a transfer or sale of the voting stock of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company), an Investor, or any affiliate of any of the Investors to an Unaffiliated Person, in any such event that results in more than 50% of the common stock of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company) or the resulting company being held by an Unaffiliated Person; or (iii) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company) with or into another Unaffiliated Person, or a transfer or sale by the Company (or any direct or indirect parent of the Company), an Investor or any affiliate of any of the Investors, in any such event after which the Investors and their affiliates (x) collectively own less than 15% of the common stock of and (y) collectively have the ability to appoint less than 50% of the directors to the Board (or any resulting company after a merger). For purposes of this definition, the term “Unaffiliated Person” means a person or group who is not an Investor, an affiliate of any of the Investors or an entity in which any Investor holds, directly or indirectly, a majority of the economic interest in such entity.
 
Additional information regarding applicable payments under such agreements for the named executive officers is provided under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Employment Agreements” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”


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Recoupment of Compensation
 
Information regarding the Company’s policy with respect to recovery of incentive compensation is provided under “Annual Incentive Compensation: PEP” above.
 
Tax and Accounting Implications
 
On April 29, 2008, we registered our common stock pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and the Company became subject to Section 162(m) of the Code, for fiscal year 2008 and beyond, so long as the Company’s stock remains registered with the SEC. The Committee considers the impact of Section 162(m) in the design of its compensation strategies. Under Section 162(m), compensation paid to executive officers in excess of $1,000,000 cannot be taken by us as a tax deduction unless the compensation qualifies as performance-based compensation. We have determined, however, that we will not necessarily seek to limit executive compensation to amounts deductible under Section 162(m) if such limitation is not in the best interests of our stockholders. While considering the tax implications of its compensation decisions, the Committee believes its primary focus should be to attract, retain and motivate executives and to align the executives’ interests with those of our stakeholders.
 
The Committee operates its compensation programs with the good faith intention of complying with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. We account for stock based payments with respect to our long term equity incentive award programs in accordance with the requirements of ASC 718.
 
2010 Summary Compensation Table
 
The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation earned by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and our other three most highly compensated executive officers during 2010.
 
                                                         
                    Changes in
       
                    Pension
       
                Non-Equity
  Value and
       
                Incentive
  Nonqualified
       
            Option
  Plan
  Deferred
  All Other
   
        Salary
  Awards
  Compensation
  Compensation
  Compensation
   
Name and Principal Positions
  Year   ($)   ($)(1)   ($)(2)   Earnings ($)(3)   ($)(4)   Total ($)
 
Richard M. Bracken
    2010     $ 1,324,975           $ 2,614,824     $ 9,250,610     $ 25,010,638     $ 38,201,047  
Chairman and Chief
    2009     $ 1,324,975     $ 3,361,016     $ 3,445,000     $ 4,096,368     $ 25,532     $ 12,252,891  
Executive Officer
    2008     $ 1,060,872           $ 694,370     $ 1,740,620     $ 31,781     $ 3,527,643  
R. Milton Johnson
    2010     $ 849,984           $ 1,032,267     $ 3,524,104     $ 16,520,422     $ 21,926,777  
Executive Vice President,
    2009     $ 849,984     $ 2,520,714     $ 1,360,000     $ 2,032,089     $ 17,674     $ 6,780,461  
Chief Financial Officer and Director
    2008     $ 786,698           $ 355,491     $ 1,871,790     $ 38,769     $ 3,052,748  
Samuel N. Hazen
    2010     $ 788,672           $ 816,431     $ 2,637,016     $ 10,759,757     $ 15,001,876  
President — Western Group
    2009     $ 788,672     $ 997,771     $ 1,041,067     $ 1,725,405     $ 16,499     $ 4,569,414  
      2008     $ 788,672           $ 350,807     $ 810,462     $ 15,651     $ 1,965,592  
Beverly B. Wallace
    2010     $ 700,000           $ 701,348     $ 3,293,981     $ 8,538,321     $ 13,233,650  
President — Shared
    2009     $ 700,000     $ 997,771     $ 924,018     $ 2,047,036     $ 16,500     $ 4,685,325  
Services Group
    2008     $ 700,000           $ 314,992     $ 2,080,836     $ 15,651     $ 3,111,479  
W. Paul Rutledge
    2010     $ 693,740           $ 350,667     $ 2,598,032     $ 7,944,136     $ 11,586,575  
President — Central Group
    2009     $ 675,000     $ 997,771     $ 891,017     $ 1,510,040     $ 16,500     $ 4,090,328  
 
 
(1) Option Awards for 2009 include the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock option awards granted during fiscal year 2009 in accordance with ASC 718 with respect to the 2x Time Options to purchase shares of our common stock awarded to the named executive officers in fiscal year 2009 under the 2006 Plan.
 
(2) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation for 2010 reflects amounts earned for the year ended December 31, 2010 under the 2010 PEP, which amounts will be paid in cash up to the target level and 50% in cash and 50% through the grant of RSU awards in the first quarter of 2011 pursuant to the terms of the 2010 PEP. For 2010, the Company achieved its target performance level, but not did not reach its


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maximum performance level, as adjusted, with respect to the Company’s EBITDA; therefore, pursuant to the terms of the 2010 PEP, 2010 awards under the 2010 PEP will be paid out to the named executive officers at approximately 151.8% of each such officer’s respective target amount, with the exception of Mr. Hazen, whose award will be paid out at approximately 156.9% his target amount, due to the 50% of his PEP based on the Western Group EBITDA, which also exceeded the target performance level but did not reach the maximum performance level, and Mr. Rutledge, whose award will be paid out at approximately 75.9% of his target amount, due to the 50% of his PEP based on the Central Group EBITDA, which did not reach the threshold performance level.
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation for 2009 reflects amounts earned for the year ended December 31, 2009 under the 2008-2009 PEP, which amounts were paid in the first quarter of 2010 pursuant to the terms of the 2008-2009 PEP. For 2009, the Company exceeded its maximum performance level, as adjusted, with respect to the Company’s EBITDA and the Central and Western Group EBITDA; therefore, pursuant to the terms of the 2008-2009 PEP, awards under the 2008-2009 PEP were paid out to the named executive officers, at the maximum level of 200% of their respective target amounts.
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation for 2008 reflects amounts earned for the year ended December 31, 2008 under the 2008-2009 PEP, which amounts were paid in the first quarter of 2009 pursuant to the terms of the 2008-2009 PEP. For 2008, the Company did not achieve its target performance level, but exceeded its threshold performance level, as adjusted, with respect to the Company’s EBITDA; therefore, pursuant to the terms of the 2008-2009 PEP, 2008 awards under the 2008-2009 PEP were paid out to the named executive officers at approximately 68.2% of each such officer’s respective target amount, with the exception of Mr. Hazen, whose award was paid out at approximately 67.4% of his target amount, due to the 50% of his PEP based on the Western Group EBITDA, which also exceeded the threshold performance level but did not reach the target performance level.
 
(3) All amounts for 2010 are attributable to changes in value of the SERP benefits. Assumptions used to calculate these figures are provided under the table titled “2010 Pension Benefits.” The changes in the SERP benefit value during 2010 were impacted mainly by: (i) the passage of time which reflects another year of pay and service plus actual investment return and (ii) the discount rate changing from 5.00% to 4.25%, which resulted in an increase in the value. The impact of these events on the SERP benefit values was:
 
                                         
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace   Rutledge
 
Passage of Time
  $ 6,851,260     $ 2,181,373     $ 1,351,824     $ 2,240,652     $ 1,617,037  
Discount Rate Change
  $ 2,399,350     $ 1,342,731     $ 1,285,192     $ 1,053,329     $ 980,995  
 
All amounts for 2009 are attributable to changes in value of the SERP benefits. Assumptions used to calculate these figures are provided under the table titled “2010 Pension Benefits.” The changes in the SERP benefit value during 2009 were impacted mainly by: (i) the passage of time which reflects another year of pay and service plus actual investment return and (ii) the discount rate changing from 6.25% to 5.00%, which resulted in an increase in the value. The impact of these events on the SERP benefit values was:
 
                                         
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace   Rutledge
 
Passage of Time
  $ 1,655,097     $ 618,320     $ 343,653     $ 788,376     $ 420,979  
Discount Rate Change
  $ 2,441,271     $ 1,413,769     $ 1,381,752     $ 1,258,660     $ 1,089,061  
 
All amounts for 2008 are attributable to changes in value of the SERP benefits. Assumptions used to calculate these figures are provided under the table titled “2010 Pension Benefits.” The changes in the SERP benefit value during 2008 were impacted mainly by: (i) the passage of time which reflects another year of pay and service plus actual investment return and (ii) the discount rate changing from 6.00% to


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6.25%, which resulted in a decrease in the value. The impact of these events on the SERP benefit values was:
 
                                 
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace
 
Passage of Time
  $ 2,142,217     $ 2,100,290     $ 1,037,631     $ 2,301,107  
Discount Rate Change
  $ (401,597 )   $ (228,500 )   $ (227,169 )   $ (220,271 )
 
(4) 2010 amounts generally consist of:
 
  •  Distributions paid in 2010 on vested stock options held by the named executive officers on the applicable distribution record dates. Distributions of $3.88, $1.11 and $4.44, respectively, per share of common stock subject to such outstanding vested stock options held on the February 1, May 6 and November 24, 2010 record dates, respectively, were paid to the named executive officers in 2010. The total cash distributions received on vested stock options by the named executive officers in 2010 were:
 
                                         
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace   Rutledge
 
Cash distributions on vested stock options
  $ 21,752,083     $ 14,193,133     $ 9,264,688     $ 7,228,640     $ 6,630,283  
 
  •  Distributions that will become payable to the named executive officers upon the vesting of the applicable unvested stock option awards held by the named executive officers on the November 24, 2010 record date. In accordance with the award agreements governing the New Option awards held by the named executive officers, the Company reduced the per share exercise price of any unvested option outstanding as of the November 24, 2010 record date by the per share distribution amount ($4.44 per share) to the extent the per share exercise price could be reduced under applicable tax rules. Pursuant to such award agreements, to the extent the per share exercise price could not be reduced by the full $4.44 per share distribution, the Company will pay the named executive officers an amount on a per share basis equal to the balance of the per share distribution amount not permitted to be applied to reduce the exercise price of the applicable option in respect of each share of common stock subject to such unvested option outstanding as of the November 24, 2010 record date upon the vesting of such option. The total cash distributions attributable to the November 24, 2010 record date distribution (such amounts representing the balance of the distribution amount by which the exercise price of such options could not be reduced under applicable tax rules) that will become payable upon vesting of the applicable unvested stock options awards held by the named executive officers on November 24, 2010 are:
 
                                         
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace   Rutledge
 
Balance of November 24, 2010 distribution amount payable on unvested stock options upon vesting of such options
  $ 3,232,926     $ 2,309,235     $ 1,477,896     $ 1,293,161     $ 1,293,161  
 
  •  Matching Company contributions to our 401(k) Plan as set forth below.
 
                                         
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace   Rutledge
 
HCA 401(k) matching contribution
  $ 16,500     $ 16,500     $ 16,499     $ 16,500     $ 16,499  
 
  •  Personal use of corporate aircraft. In 2010, Messrs. Bracken, Johnson and Rutledge were allowed personal use of Company aircraft with an estimated incremental cost of $6,149, $1,554 and $2,339, respectively, to the Company. Ms. Wallace and Mr. Hazen did not have any personal travel on Company aircraft in 2010. We calculate the aggregate incremental cost of the personal use of Company aircraft based on a methodology that includes the average aggregate cost, on a per nautical mile basis, of variable expenses incurred in connection with personal plane usage, including trip-related maintenance, landing fees, fuel, crew hotels and meals, on-board catering, trip-related hangar and parking costs and other variable costs. Because our aircraft are used primarily for business travel, our incremental cost methodology does not include fixed costs of owning and operating aircraft that do not change based on usage. We grossed up the income attributed to Mr. Bracken with respect to certain trips on Company aircraft. The additional income attributed to him as a result of gross ups was $1,891.


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  In addition, we will pay the expenses of our executives’ spouses associated with travel to and/or attendance at business related events at which spouse attendance is appropriate. We paid approximately $692, $495 and $1,178 for travel and/or other expenses incurred by Messrs. Bracken, Hazen and Rutledge’s spouses, respectively, for such business related events, and additional income of $397, $179 and $676 was attributed to Messrs. Bracken, Hazen and Rutledge, respectively, as a result of the gross up on such amounts.
 
2009 amounts generally consist of:
 
  •  Matching Company contributions to our 401(k) Plan as set forth below.
 
                                         
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace   Rutledge
 
HCA 401(k) matching contribution
  $ 16,500     $ 16,500     $ 16,499     $ 16,500     $ 16,500  
 
  •  Personal use of corporate aircraft. In 2009, Messrs. Bracken and Johnson were allowed personal use of Company aircraft with an estimated incremental cost of $5,025 and $1,129, respectively, to the Company. Ms. Wallace and Messrs. Hazen and Rutledge did not have any personal travel on Company aircraft in 2009. We calculate the aggregate incremental cost of the personal use of Company aircraft based on a methodology that includes the average aggregate cost, on a per nautical mile basis, of variable expenses incurred in connection with personal plane usage, including trip-related maintenance, landing fees, fuel, crew hotels and meals, on-board catering, trip-related hangar and parking costs and other variable costs. Because our aircraft are used primarily for business travel, our incremental cost methodology does not include fixed costs of owning and operating aircraft that do not change based on usage. We grossed up the income attributed to Mr. Bracken with respect to certain trips on Company aircraft. The additional income attributed to him as a result of gross ups was $594. In addition, we will pay the expenses of our executives’ spouses associated with travel to and/or attendance at business related events at which spouse attendance is appropriate. We paid approximately $2,477 for travel and/or other expenses incurred by Mr. Bracken’s spouse for such business related events, and additional income of $891 was attributed to Mr. Bracken as a result of the gross up on such amount.
 
2008 amounts consist of:
 
  •  Company contributions to our former Retirement Plan and matching Company contributions to our 401(k) Plan as set forth below.
 
                                 
    Bracken   Johnson   Hazen   Wallace
 
HCA Retirement Plan
  $ 3,163     $ 3,163     $ 3,163     $ 3,163  
HCA 401(k) matching contribution
  $ 12,488     $ 12,488     $ 12,488     $ 12,488  
 
  •  Personal use of corporate aircraft. In 2008, Messrs. Bracken and Johnson were allowed personal use of Company aircraft with an estimated incremental cost of $15,233 and $4,546, respectively, to the Company. Ms. Wallace and Mr. Hazen did not have any personal travel on Company aircraft in 2008. We calculate the aggregate incremental cost of the personal use of Company aircraft based on a methodology that includes the average aggregate cost, on a per nautical mile basis, of variable expenses incurred in connection with personal plane usage, including trip-related maintenance, landing fees, fuel, crew hotels and meals, on-board catering, trip-related hangar and parking costs and other variable costs. Because our aircraft are used primarily for business travel, our incremental cost methodology does not include fixed costs of owning and operating aircraft that do not change based on usage. We grossed up the income attributed to Mr. Bracken with respect to certain trips on Company aircraft. The additional income attributed to him as a result of gross ups was $599. In addition, we will pay the expenses of our executives’ spouses associated with travel to and/or attendance at business related events at which spouse attendance is appropriate. We paid approximately $189 and $13,660 for travel and/or other expenses incurred by Messrs. Bracken’s and Johnson’s spouses, respectively, for such business related events, and additional income of $109 and $4,912 was attributed to Messrs. Bracken and Johnson, respectively, as a result of the gross up on such amounts.


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2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
 
The following table provides information with respect to awards made under our 2010 PEP during the 2010 fiscal year.
 
                                                                                 
                                All Other
       
                                Option
       
        Estimated Possible Payouts
  Estimated Possible Payouts
  Awards:
  Exercise or
   
        Under Non-Equity Incentive
  Under Equity Incentive
  Number of
  Base Price
  Grant Date
        Plan Awards ($)(1)   Plan Awards (#)   Securities
  of Option
  Fair Value
    Grant
  Threshold
  Target
  Maximum
  Threshold
  Target
  Maximum
  Underlying
  Awards
  of Option
Name
  Date   ($)   ($)   ($)   (#)   (#)   (#)   Options(2)   ($/sh)   Awards
 
Richard M. Bracken
    N/A     $ 430,625     $ 1,722,500     $ 3,445,000                                      
R. Milton Johnson
    N/A     $ 170,000     $ 680,000     $ 1,360,000                                      
Samuel N. Hazen
    N/A     $ 130,133     $ 520,534     $ 1,041,067                                      
Beverly B. Wallace
    N/A     $ 115,502     $ 462,009     $ 924,018                                      
W. Paul Rutledge
    N/A     $ 115,500     $ 462,000     $ 924,000                                      
 
 
(1) Non-equity incentive awards granted to each of the named executive officers pursuant to our 2010 PEP for the 2010 fiscal year, as described in more detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Annual Incentive Compensation: PEP.” The amounts shown in the “Threshold” column reflect the threshold payment, which is 25% of the amount shown in the “Target” column. The amount shown in the “Maximum” column is 200% of the target amount. Pursuant to the terms of the 2010 PEP, the Company achieved its target performance level, as adjusted, but not did not reach its maximum performance level, as adjusted, with respect to the Company’s EBITDA and the Western Group EBITDA; however, the Company did not reach the threshold performance level, as adjusted, with respect to the Central Group EBITDA. Therefore, 2010 awards under the 2010 PEP will be paid out to the named executive officers at approximately 151.8% of each such officer’s respective target amount, with the exception of Mr. Hazen, whose award will be paid out at approximately 156.9% his target amount, due to the 50% of his PEP based on the Western Group EBITDA, and Mr. Rutledge, whose award will be paid out at approximately 75.9% of his target amount, due to the 50% of his PEP based on the Central Group EBITDA (including the International Division). Under the 2010 PEP for the 2010 fiscal year, Messrs. Bracken, Johnson, Hazen and Rutledge and Ms. Wallace will receive cash payments of $2,168,662, $856,134, $668,482, $350,667 and $581,678, respectively, and approximately $446,162, $176,133, $147,949, $0 and $119,670, respectively, payable in RSU awards at a grant price to be determined by the Board of Directors in consultation with the CEO in accordance with the 2010 PEP and our equity award policy, which RSU awards will vest 50% on the second anniversary of grant date and 50% on the third anniversary of the grant date. Such amounts are reflected in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
 
Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
 
Total Compensation
 
In 2010, 2009 and 2008, total direct compensation, as described in the Summary Compensation Table, consisted primarily of base salary, annual PEP awards payable in cash, and, in 2009, 2x Time Option grants as set forth in each named executive officer’s employment agreement to be fully vested on the fifth anniversary of the Merger, and in 2010, distributions paid on the vested stock options held by the named executive officers on the applicable record dates and distributions that will become payable to the named executive officers upon the vesting of the certain unvested stock option awards held by the named executive officers on the November 24, 2010 distribution record date to the extent the exercise price of such options could not be fully reduced by the distribution amount under applicable tax rules. This mix was intended to reflect our philosophy that a significant portion of an executive’s compensation should be equity-linked and/or tied to our operating performance. In addition, we provided an opportunity for executives to participate in two supplemental retirement plans; however, effective January 1, 2008, participants in the SERP are no longer eligible for Restoration Plan contributions, although Restoration Plan accounts will continue to be maintained for such participants (for additional information concerning the Restoration Plan, see “2010 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation”).


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Options
 
In January 2007, New Options to purchase common stock of the Company were granted under the 2006 Plan to members of management and key employees, including the named executive officers. The New Options were designed to be long term equity incentive awards, constituting a one-time stock option grant in lieu of annual equity grants. The New Options granted in 2007 have a ten year term and are structured so that 1/3 are time vested options (vesting in five equal installments on the first five anniversaries of the grant date), 1/3 are EBITDA-based performance vested options and 1/3 are performance options that vest based on investment return to the Sponsors. The terms of the New Options granted in 2007 are described in greater detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Long Term Equity Incentive Awards: Options.”
 
In accordance with their employment agreements entered into at the time of the Merger, as each may have been or may be subsequently amended, our named executive officers received the 2x Time Options in October 2009 with an exercise price equal to two times the share price at the Merger (or $22.64). The Committee allocated the 2x Time Options in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer, based on past executive contributions and future anticipated impact on Company objectives. The 2x Time Options have a ten year term and are structured so that forty percent were vested upon grant, an additional twenty percent of the options vested on November 17, 2009 and November 17, 2010, respectively, and twenty percent of the options granted to each recipient will vest on November 17, 2011. Thereby, a portion of the grant was vested on the date of the grant based on employment served since the Merger. The terms of the 2x Time Options are otherwise consistent with other time vesting options granted under the 2006 Plan. The terms of the 2x Time Options granted in 2009 are described in greater detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Long Term Equity Incentive Awards: Options.” The aggregate grant date fair value of the 2x Time Options granted in 2009 in accordance with ASC 718 is included under the “Option Awards” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
 
As a result of the Merger, all unvested awards under the HCA 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Plan”) (and all predecessor equity incentive plans) vested in November 2006. Generally, all outstanding options under the 2005 Plan (and any predecessor plans) were cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the number of shares of common stock underlying the option multiplied by the amount by which the Merger consideration of $11.32 per share exceeded the exercise price for the options (without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes). However, certain members of management, including the named executive officers, were given the opportunity to convert options held by them prior to consummation of the Merger into options to purchase shares of common stock of the surviving corporation (“Rollover Options”). Immediately after the consummation of the Merger, all Rollover Options (other than those with an exercise price below $2.83) were adjusted so that they retained the same “spread value” (as defined below) as immediately prior to the Merger, but the new per share exercise price for all Rollover Options became $2.83. The term “spread value” means the difference between (x) the aggregate fair market value of the common stock (determined using the Merger consideration of $11.32 per share) subject to the outstanding options held by the participant immediately prior to the Merger that became Rollover Options, and (y) the aggregate exercise price of those options.
 
New Options, 2x Time Options and Rollover Options held by the named executive officers are described in the Outstanding Equity Awards at 2010 Fiscal Year-End Table.
 
Employment Agreements
 
In connection with the Merger, on November 16, 2006, Hercules Holding entered into substantially similar employment agreements with each of the named executive officers and certain other executives, which agreements were shortly thereafter assumed by HCA Inc., and then in November 2010, to the extent applicable, by HCA Holdings, Inc., and which agreements govern the terms of each executive’s employment. The Company entered into an amendment to Mr. Bracken’s employment agreement, effective January 1, 2009, to reflect his appointment to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Effective as of February 9, 2011, the Company entered into amendments to Messrs. Bracken’s, Johnson’s, Hazen’s and Ms. Wallace’s employment agreements reflecting the new titles and new responsibilities resulting from the Company’s internal


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reorganization. In addition, Mr. Johnson’s amendment reflects that he shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company for so long as he is an officer of the Company.
 
Executive Employment Agreements
 
The term of employment under each of these agreements is indefinite, and they are terminable by either party at any time; provided that an executive must give no less than 90 days notice prior to a resignation.
 
Each employment agreement sets forth the executive’s annual base salary, which will be subject to discretionary annual increases upon review by the Board of Directors, and states that the executive will be eligible to earn an annual bonus as a percentage of salary with respect to each fiscal year, based upon the extent to which annual performance targets established by the Board of Directors are achieved. The employment agreements committed us to provide each executive with annual bonus opportunities in 2008 that were consistent with those applicable to the 2007 fiscal year, unless doing so would be adverse to our interests or the interests of our stockholders, and for later fiscal years, the agreements provide that the Board of Directors will set bonus opportunities in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer. With respect to the 2010 fiscal year and the 2009 and 2008 fiscal years, each executive was eligible to earn under the 2010 PEP and the 2008-2009 PEP, respectively, (i) a target bonus, if performance targets were met; (ii) a specified percentage of the target bonus, if “threshold” levels of performance were achieved but performance targets were not met; or (iii) a multiple of the target bonus if “maximum” performance goals were achieved, with the annual bonus amount being interpolated, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, for performance results that exceeded “threshold” levels but do not meet or exceed “maximum” levels. The annual bonus opportunities for 2010 were set forth in the 2010 PEP, as described in more detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Annual Incentive Compensation: PEP.” As described above, the Company achieved its target performance level, as adjusted, for 2010 but did not reach its maximum performance level, as adjusted, with respect to the Company’s EBITDA and the Western Group EBITDA; however, the Company did not reach the threshold performance level, as adjusted, with respect to the Central Group EBITDA. Therefore, 2010 awards under the 2010 PEP will be paid out to the named executive officers at approximately 151.8% of each such officer’s respective target amount, with the exception of Mr. Hazen, whose award will be paid out at approximately 156.9% of his target amount, due to the 50% of his PEP based on the Western Group EBITDA, and Mr. Rutledge, whose award will be paid out at approximately 75.9% of his target amount, due to the 50% of his PEP based on the Central Group EBITDA. As described above, the Company exceeded its maximum performance level, as adjusted, for 2009 with respect to the Company’s EBITDA and the Central and Western Group EBITDA; therefore, pursuant to the terms of the 2008-2009 PEP, awards were paid out to the named executive officers, at the maximum level of 200% of their respective target amounts for 2009. As described above, awards under the 2008 PEP were paid out to the named executive officers at approximately 68.2% of each such officer’s respective target amount, with the exception of Mr. Hazen, whose award was paid out at approximately 67.4% of the target amount. Each employment agreement also sets forth the number of options that the executive received pursuant to the 2006 Plan as a percentage of the total equity initially made available for grants pursuant to the 2006 Plan. Such option awards, the New Options, were made January 30, 2007 and are described above under “Options.” In each of the employment agreements with the named executive officers, we also committed to grant, among the named executive officers and certain other executives, the 2x Time Options, which were granted, as described above, on October 6, 2009. Additionally, pursuant to the employment agreements, we agree to indemnify each executive against any adverse tax consequences (including, without limitation, under Section 409A and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code), if any, that result from the adjustment by us of stock options held by the executive in connection with Merger or the future payment of any extraordinary cash dividends.
 
Pursuant to each employment agreement, if an executive’s employment terminates due to death or disability, the executive would be entitled to receive (i) any base salary and any bonus that is earned and unpaid through the date of termination; (ii) reimbursement of any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by the executive; (iii) such employee benefits, if any, as to which the executive may be entitled under our employee benefit plans (the payments and benefits described in (i) through (iii) being “accrued rights”); and (iv) a pro rata portion of any annual bonus that the executive would have been entitled to receive pursuant


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to the employment agreement based upon our actual results for the year of termination (with such proration based on the percentage of the fiscal year that shall have elapsed through the date of termination of employment, payable to the executive when the annual bonus would have been otherwise payable (the “pro rata bonus”)).
 
If an executive’s employment is terminated by us without “cause” (as defined below) or by the executive for “good reason” (as defined below) (each a “qualifying termination”), the executive would be (i) entitled to the accrued rights; (ii) subject to compliance with certain confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants contained in his or her employment agreement and execution of a general release of claims on behalf of the Company, an amount equal to the product of (x) two (three in the case of Richard M. Bracken and R. Milton Johnson) and (y) the sum of (A) the executive’s base salary and (B) annual bonus paid or payable in respect of the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which termination occurs, payable over a two- year period; (iii) entitled to the pro rata bonus; and (iv) entitled to continued coverage under our group health plans during the period over which the cash severance described in clause (ii) is paid. The executive’s vested New Options and 2x Time Options would also remain exercisable until the first anniversary of the termination of the executive’s employment. However, in lieu of receiving the payments and benefits described in (ii), (iii) and (iv) immediately above, the executive may instead elect to have his or her covenants not to compete waived by us. The same severance applies regardless of whether the termination was in connection with a change in control of the Company.
 
“Cause” is defined as an executive’s (i) willful and continued failure to perform his material duties to the Company which continues beyond 10 business days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered; (ii) willful or intentional engagement in material misconduct that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to the Company or the Sponsors; (iii) conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime constituting a felony, or a misdemeanor for which a sentence of more than six months’ imprisonment is imposed; or (iv) willful and material breach of his covenants under the employment agreement which continues beyond the designated cure period or of the agreements relating to the new equity. “Good Reason” is defined as (i) a reduction in the executive’s base salary (other than a general reduction that affects all similarly situated employees in substantially the same proportions which is implemented by the Board in good faith after consultation with the chief executive officer and chief operating officer), a reduction in the executive’s annual incentive compensation opportunity, or the reduction of benefits payable to the executive under the SERP; (ii) a substantial diminution in the executive’s title, duties and responsibilities; or (iii) a transfer of the executive’s primary workplace to a location that is more than 20 miles from his or her current workplace (other than, in the case of (i) and (ii), any isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure that is not in bad faith and is cured within 10 business days after the executive’s written notice to the Company).
 
In the event of an executive’s termination of employment that is not a qualifying termination or a termination due to death or disability, he or she will only be entitled to the “accrued rights” (as defined above).
 
Additional information with respect to potential payments to the named executive officers pursuant to their employment agreements and the 2006 Plan is contained in “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”


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Outstanding Equity Awards at 2010 Fiscal Year-End
 
The following table includes certain information with respect to options held by the named executive officers as of December 31, 2010.
 
                                         
            Equity Incentive
       
    Number of
  Number of
  Plan Awards:
       
    Securities
  Securities
  Number of
       
    Underlying
  Underlying
  Securities
       
    Unexercised
  Unexercised
  Underlying
  Option
   
    Options
  Options
  Unexercised
  Exercise
  Option
    Exercisable
  Unexercisable
  Unearned
  Price
  Expiration
Name
  (#)(1)(2)(3)   (#)(2)(3)   Options(#)(2)   ($)(4)(5)(6)   Date
 
Richard M. Bracken
    134,852                 $ 2.83       1/24/2012  
Richard M. Bracken
    182,407                 $ 2.83       1/29/2013  
Richard M. Bracken
    136,208                 $ 2.83       1/29/2014  
Richard M. Bracken
    48,378                 $ 2.83       1/27/2015  
Richard M. Bracken
    31,961                 $ 2.83       1/26/2016  
Richard M. Bracken
    105,011       210,032       630,078     $ 5.31       1/30/2017  
Richard M. Bracken
    630,068                 $ 11.32       1/30/2017  
Richard M. Bracken
          284,490           $ 13.21       10/6/2019  
Richard M. Bracken
    284,481                 $ 17.65       10/6/2019  
Richard M. Bracken
    853,445                 $ 22.64       10/6/2019  
R. Milton Johnson
    43,153                 $ 2.83       1/24/2012  
R. Milton Johnson
    41,689                 $ 2.83       1/29/2013  
R. Milton Johnson
    36,319                 $ 2.83       1/29/2014  
R. Milton Johnson
    117,188                 $ 2.83       7/22/2014  
R. Milton Johnson
    29,016                 $ 2.83       1/27/2015  
R. Milton Johnson
    19,374                 $ 2.83       1/26/2016  
R. Milton Johnson
    75,008       150,021       450,057     $ 5.31       1/30/2017  
R. Milton Johnson
    450,048                 $ 11.32       1/30/2017  
R. Milton Johnson
          213,365           $ 13.21       10/6/2019  
R. Milton Johnson
    213,356                 $ 17.65       10/6/2019  
R. Milton Johnson
    640,070                 $ 22.64       10/6/2019  
Samuel N. Hazen
    86,306                 $ 2.83       1/24/2012  
Samuel N. Hazen
    104,232                 $ 2.83       1/29/2013  
Samuel N. Hazen
    75,670                 $ 2.83       1/29/2014  
Samuel N. Hazen
    29,016                 $ 2.83       1/27/2015  
Samuel N. Hazen
    19,374                 $ 2.83       1/26/2016  
Samuel N. Hazen
    48,005       96,015       288,031     $ 5.31       1/30/2017  
Samuel N. Hazen
    288,030                 $ 11.32       1/30/2017  
Samuel N. Hazen
          84,464           $ 13.21       10/6/2019  
Samuel N. Hazen
    84,450                 $ 17.65       10/6/2019  
Samuel N. Hazen
    253,352                 $ 22.64       10/6/2019  
Beverly B. Wallace
    62,538                 $ 2.83       1/29/2013  
Beverly B. Wallace
    51,456                 $ 2.83       1/29/2014  
Beverly B. Wallace
    20,726                 $ 2.83       1/27/2015  
Beverly B. Wallace
    16,032                 $ 2.83       1/26/2016  
Beverly B. Wallace
    42,004       84,013       252,027     $ 5.31       1/30/2017  
Beverly B. Wallace
    252,026                 $ 11.32       1/30/2017  


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            Equity Incentive
       
    Number of
  Number of
  Plan Awards:
       
    Securities
  Securities
  Number of
       
    Underlying
  Underlying
  Securities
       
    Unexercised
  Unexercised
  Underlying
  Option
   
    Options
  Options
  Unexercised
  Exercise
  Option
    Exercisable
  Unexercisable
  Unearned
  Price
  Expiration
Name
  (#)(1)(2)(3)   (#)(2)(3)   Options(#)(2)   ($)(4)(5)(6)   Date
 
Beverly B. Wallace
          84,464           $ 13.21       10/6/2019  
Beverly B. Wallace
    84,450                 $ 17.65       10/6/2019  
Beverly B. Wallace
    253,352                 $ 22.64       10/6/2019  
W. Paul Rutledge
    37,756                 $ 2.83       1/24/2012  
W. Paul Rutledge
    41,689                 $ 2.83       1/29/2013  
W. Paul Rutledge
    24,214                 $ 2.83       1/29/2014  
W. Paul Rutledge
    10,346                 $ 2.83       1/27/2015  
W. Paul Rutledge
    24,304                 $ 2.83       10/1/2015  
W. Paul Rutledge
    19,374                 $ 2.83       1/26/2016  
W. Paul Rutledge
    42,004       84,013       252,027     $ 5.31       1/30/2017  
W. Paul Rutledge
    252,026                 $ 11.32       1/30/2017  
W. Paul Rutledge
          84,464           $ 13.21       10/6/2019  
W. Paul Rutledge
    84,450                 $ 17.65       10/6/2019  
W. Paul Rutledge
    253,352                 $ 22.64       10/6/2019  
 
 
(1) Reflects Rollover Options, as further described under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Options,” the 60% of the named executive officer’s time vested New Options, comprised of the 20% that vested as of January 30, 2008, January 30, 2009 and January 30, 2010, respectively, the 80% of the named executive officer’s EBITDA-based performance vested New Options, comprised of the 20% that vested as of December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, respectively (upon the Committee’s determination that the Company achieved the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 EBITDA performance targets under the option awards, as adjusted, as described in more detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Long Term Equity Incentive Awards: Options”) and the 80% of the named executive officer’s vested 2x Time Options, comprised of the 40% that were vested on the grant date and the 20% that vested on November 17, 2009 and November 17, 2010, respectively.
 
(2) Reflects New Options awarded in January 2007 under the 2006 Plan by the Compensation Committee as part of the named executive officer’s long term equity incentive award. The New Options granted in 2007 are structured so that 1/3 are time vested options (vesting in five equal installments on the first five anniversaries of the January 30, 2007 grant date), 1/3 are EBITDA-based performance vested options (vesting in equal increments of 20% at the end of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 if certain annual EBITDA performance targets are achieved, subject to “catch up” vesting, such that, options that were eligible to vest but failed to vest due to our failure to achieve prior EBITDA targets will vest if at the end of any subsequent year or at the end of fiscal year 2012, the cumulative total EBITDA earned in all prior years exceeds the cumulative EBITDA target at the end of such fiscal year) and 1/3 are performance options that vest based on investment return to the Sponsors (vesting with respect to 10% of the common stock subject to such options at the end of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 if the Investor Return is at least $22.64 and with respect to an additional 10% at the end of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 if the Investor Return is at least $28.30, subject to “catch up” vesting if the relevant Investor Return is achieved at any time occurring prior to January 30, 2017, so long as the named executive officer remains employed by the Company). The time vested options are reflected in the “Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable” column (with the exception of the 60% of the time vested options that were vested as of December 31, 2010, which are reflected in the “Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable” column), and the EBITDA-based

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performance vested options and investment return performance vested options are both reflected in the “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options” column (with the exception of the 80% of the EBITDA-based performance vested options that were vested as of December 31, 2010, which are reflected in the “Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable” column). The terms of these option awards are described in more detail under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Options.”
 
(3) Reflects 2x Time Options awarded in October 2009 under the 2006 Plan by the Compensation Committee, pursuant to the named executive officer’s employment agreement, as part of the named executive officer’s long term equity incentive award. The 2x Time Options are structured, pursuant to the named executive officer’s respective employment agreements, so that 40% were vested on the grant date, an additional 20% vested on November 17, 2009 and November 17, 2010, respectively, and an additional 20% will vest on November 17, 2011. The 80% of the 2x Time Options that were vested as of December 31, 2010 are reflected in the “Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable” column, and the 20% of the 2x Time Options that were not vested as of December 31, 2010 are reflected in the “Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable” column. The terms of these option awards are described in more detail under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Options.”
 
(4) Immediately after the consummation of the Merger, all Rollover Options (other than those with an exercise price below $2.83) were adjusted such that they retained the same “spread value” (as defined below) as immediately prior to the Merger, but the new per share exercise price for all Rollover Options would be $2.83. The term “spread value” means the difference between (x) the aggregate fair market value of the common stock (determined using the Merger consideration of $11.32 per share) subject to the outstanding options held by the participant immediately prior to the Merger that became Rollover Options, and (y) the aggregate exercise price of those options.
 
(5) The exercise price for the New Options granted under the 2006 Plan to the named executive officers on January 30, 2007 was equal to the fair value of our common stock on the date of the grant, as determined by our Board of Directors in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other advisors, pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Plan. Pursuant to the New Options award agreements, in connection with the distributions of $3.88, $1.11 and $4.44, respectively, per share of outstanding common stock and outstanding vested stock option held on the February 1, May 6 and November 24, 2010 record dates, respectively, the Company reduced the per share exercise price of any unvested New Options outstanding as of the applicable record dates by the per share distribution amount to the extent the per share exercise price could be reduced under applicable tax rules. With respect to the November 24, 2010 distribution and pursuant the New Option award agreements, to the extent the per share exercise price could not be reduced by the full $4.44 per share distribution, the Company will pay the named executive officers an amount on a per share basis equal to the balance of the per share distribution amount not permitted to be applied to reduce the exercise price of the applicable option in respect of each share of common stock subject to such unvested option outstanding as of the November 24, 2010 record date upon the vesting of such option. The total cash distributions attributable to the November 24, 2010 record date distribution (such amounts representing the balance of the distribution amount by which the exercise price of such options could not be reduced under applicable tax rules) that will become payable upon vesting of the applicable unvested stock options awards held by the named executive officers on November 24, 2010 are reflected in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
 
(6) The exercise price for the 2x Time Options granted under the 2006 Plan to the named executive officers on October 6, 2009 was $22.64, pursuant to the named executive officers’ employment agreements. Pursuant to the New Options award agreements, in connection with the distributions of $3.88, $1.11 and $4.44, respectively, per share of outstanding common stock and outstanding vested stock option held on the February 1, May 6 and November 24, 2010 record dates, respectively, the Company reduced the per share exercise price of any unvested 2x Time Options outstanding as of the applicable record dates by the per share distribution amount to the extent the per share exercise price could be reduced under applicable tax rules.


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Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2010
 
The following table includes certain information with respect to options exercised by the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
 
                 
    Option Awards
    Number of Shares
   
    Acquired on
  Value Realized on
Name
  Exercise(1)   Exercise ($)(2)
 
Richard M. Bracken
    154,521     $ 3,137,421  
R. Milton Johnson
    15,173     $ 552,387  
Samuel N. Hazen
    86,328     $ 1,752,840  
Beverly B. Wallace
    70,358     $ 1,428,578  
 
 
(1) Messrs. Bracken and Hazen and Ms. Wallace elected a cash exercise of 154,521, 86,328 and 70,358 stock options, respectively, resulting in net shares realized of 154,521, 86,328 and 70,358, respectively. Mr. Johnson elected a cashless exercise of 27,205 stock options, resulting in net shares realized of 15,173.
 
(2) Represents the difference between the exercise price of the options and the fair market value of the common stock on the date of exercise, as determined by our Board of Directors in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other advisors.
 
2010 Pension Benefits
 
Our SERP is intended to qualify as a “top-hat” plan designed to benefit a select group of management or highly compensated employees. There are no other defined benefit plans that provide for payments or benefits to any of the named executive officers. Information about benefits provided by the SERP is as follows:
 
                                 
    Plan
  Number of Years
  Present Value of
  Payments During
Name
  Name   Credited Service   Accumulated Benefit   Last Fiscal Year
 
Richard M. Bracken
    SERP       29     $ 23,554,306        
R. Milton Johnson
    SERP       28     $ 9,877,428        
Samuel N. Hazen
    SERP       28     $ 7,967,999        
Beverly B. Wallace
    SERP       27     $ 11,990,524        
W. Paul Rutledge
    SERP       29     $ 8,102,058        
 
Messrs. Bracken and Rutledge and Ms. Wallace are eligible for early retirement. The remaining named executive officers have not satisfied the eligibility requirements for normal or early retirement. All of the named executive officers are 100% vested in their accrued SERP benefit.
 
Plan Provisions
 
In the event the employee’s “accrued benefits under the Company’s Plans” (computed using “actuarial factors”) are insufficient to provide the “life annuity amount,” the SERP will provide a benefit equal to the amount of the shortfall. Benefits can be paid in the form of an annuity or a lump sum. The lump sum is calculated by converting the annuity benefit using the “actuarial factors.” All benefits with a present value not exceeding one million dollars are paid as a lump sum regardless of the election made.
 
Normal retirement eligibility requires attainment of age 60 for employees who were participants at the time of the change in control which occurred as a result of the Merger, including all of the named executive officers. Early retirement eligibility requires age 55 with 20 or more years of service. The service requirement for early retirement is waived for employees participating in the SERP at the time of its inception in 2001, including all of the named executive officers. The “life annuity amount” payable to a participant who takes early retirement is reduced by three percent for each full year or portion thereof that the participant retires prior to normal retirement age.
 
The “life annuity amount” is the annual benefit payable as a life annuity to a participant upon normal retirement. It is equal to the participant’s “accrual rate” multiplied by the product of the participant’s “years of


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service” times the participant’s “pay average.” The SERP benefit for each year equals the life annuity amount less the annual life annuity amount produced by the employee’s “accrued benefit under the Company’s Plans.”
 
The “accrual rate” is a percentage assigned to each participant, and is either 2.2% or 2.4%. All of the named executive officers are assigned a percentage of 2.4%.
 
A participant is credited with a “year of service” for each calendar year that the participant performs 1,000 hours of service for HCA Inc. or one of its subsidiaries, or for each year the participant is otherwise credited by us, subject to a maximum credit of 25 years of service.
 
A participant’s “pay average” is an amount equal to one-fifth of the sum of the compensation during the period of 60 consecutive months for which total compensation is greatest within the 120 consecutive month period immediately preceding the participant’s retirement. For purposes of this calculation, the participant’s compensation includes base compensation, payments under the PEP, and bonuses paid prior to the establishment of the PEP.
 
The “accrued benefits under the Company’s Plans” for an employee equals the sum of the employer-funded benefits accrued under the former HCA Retirement Plan (which was merged into the HCA 401(k) Plan in 2008), the HCA 401(k) Plan and any other tax-qualified plan maintained by HCA Inc. or one of its subsidiaries, the income/loss adjusted amount distributed to the participant under any of these plans, the account credit and the income/loss adjusted amount distributed to the participant under the Restoration Plan and any other nonqualified retirement plans sponsored by HCA Inc. or one of its subsidiaries.
 
The “actuarial factors” include (a) interest at the long term Applicable Federal Rate under Section 1274(d) of the Code or any successor thereto as of the first day of November preceding the plan year in which the participant’s retirement, death, disability, or termination with benefit rights under Section 5.3 or 6.2 occurs, and (b) mortality being the applicable Section 417(e)(3) of the Code mortality table, as specified and changed by the U.S. Treasury Department.
 
Credited service does not include any amount other than service with HCA Inc. or one of its subsidiaries.
 
Assumptions
 
The Present Value of Accumulated Benefit is based on a measurement date of December 31, 2010. The measurement date for valuing plan liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet is December 31, 2010.
 
The assumption is made that there is no probability of pre-retirement death or termination. Retirement age is assumed to be the Normal Retirement Age as defined in the SERP for all named executive officers, as adjusted by the provisions relating to change in control, or age 60. Age 60 also represents the earliest date the named executive officers are eligible to receive an unreduced benefit.
 
All other assumptions used in the calculations are the same as those used for the valuation of the plan liabilities in the plan’s most recent annual valuation.
 
Supplemental Information
 
In the event a participant renders service to another health care organization within five years following retirement or termination of employment, he or she forfeits his rights to any further payment, and must repay any benefits already paid. This non-competition provision is subject to waiver by the Committee with respect to the named executive officers.


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2010 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
 
Amounts shown in the table are attributable to the HCA Restoration Plan, an unfunded, nonqualified defined contribution plan designed to restore benefits under the HCA 401(k) Plan based on compensation in excess of the Code Section 401(a)(17) compensation limit.
 
                                         
    Executive
  Registrant
  Aggregate
      Aggregate
    Contributions
  Contributions
  Earnings
  Aggregate
  Balance
    in Last
  in Last
  in Last
  Withdrawals/
  at Last
Name
  Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Distributions   Fiscal Year End
 
Richard M. Bracken
              $ 206,549           $ 1,624,946  
R. Milton Johnson
              $ 84,699           $ 666,338  
Samuel N. Hazen
              $ 113,066           $ 889,505  
Beverly B. Wallace
              $ 69,780           $ 548,966  
W. Paul Rutledge
              $ 62,128           $ 488,770  
 
The following amounts from the column titled “Aggregate Balance at Last Fiscal Year” have been reported in the Summary Compensation Tables in prior years:
 
                                                         
    Restoration Contribution
Name
  2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007
 
Richard M. Bracken
  $ 87,924     $ 146,549     $ 162,344     $ 192,858     $ 172,571     $ 409,933     $ 91,946  
R. Milton Johnson
                          $ 71,441     $ 212,109     $ 57,792  
Samuel N. Hazen
              $ 79,510     $ 101,488     $ 97,331     $ 247,060     $ 62,004  
Beverly B. Wallace
                                      $ 52,250  
 
Plan Provisions
 
Until 2008, hypothetical accounts for each participant were credited each year with a contribution designed to restore the HCA Retirement Plan based on compensation in excess of the Code Section 401(a)(17) compensation limit, based on years of service. Effective January 1, 2008, participants in the SERP are no longer eligible for Restoration Plan contributions. However, the hypothetical accounts as of January 1, 2008 will continue to be maintained and were increased or decreased with hypothetical investment returns based on the actual investment return of the Mix B fund of the HCA 401(k) Plan through December 31, 2010. Subsequently, the hypothetical accounts as of December 31, 2010 will continue to be maintained but will not be increased or decreased with hypothetical investment returns.
 
No employee deferrals are allowed under this or any other nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
 
Prior to April 30, 2009, eligible employees made a one-time election prior to participation (or prior to December 31, 2006, if earlier) regarding the form of distribution of the benefit. Participants chose between a lump sum and five or ten-year installments. All distributions are paid in the form of a lump-sum distribution unless the participant submitted an installment payment election prior to April 30, 2009. Distributions are paid (or begin) during the July following the year of termination of employment or retirement. All balances not exceeding $500,000 are automatically paid as a lump sum, regardless of election.
 
Supplemental Information
 
In the event a named executive officer renders service to another health care organization within five years following retirement or termination of employment, he or she forfeits the rights to any further payment, and must repay any payments already made. This non-competition provision is subject to waiver by the Committee with respect to the named executive officers.
 
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
 
The following tables show the estimated amount of potential cash severance payable to each of the named executive officers (based upon his or her 2010 base salary and PEP payment received in 2010 for 2009


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performance), as well as the estimated value of continuing benefits, based on compensation and benefit levels in effect on December 31, 2010, assuming the executive’s employment terminates or the Company undergoes a Change in Control (as defined in the 2006 Plan and set forth above under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Options”) effective December 31, 2010. Due to the numerous factors involved in estimating these amounts, the actual value of benefits and amounts to be paid can only be determined upon an executive’s termination of employment. As noted above, in the event a named executive officer breaches or violates those certain confidentiality, non-competition and/or non-solicitation covenants contained in his or her employment agreement, the SERP or the HCA Restoration Plan, certain of the payments described below may be subject to forfeiture and/or repayment. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements,” “2010 Pension Benefits — Supplemental Information,” and “2010 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation — Supplemental Information.”
 
Richard M. Bracken
 
                                                                         
                      Involuntary
          Voluntary
                   
                      Termination
          Termination
                   
    Voluntary
    Early
    Normal
    Without
    Termination
    for Good
                Change in
 
    Termination     Retirement     Retirement     Cause     for Cause     Reason     Disability     Death     Control  
 
Cash Severance(1)
                    $ 14,310,001           $ 14,310,001                    
Non-Equity Incentive Bonus(2)
  $ 2,614,824     $ 2,614,824     $ 2,614,824     $ 2,614,824           $ 2,614,824     $ 2,614,824     $ 2,614,824     $ 2,614,824  
Unvested Stock Options(3)
                                                  $ 17,800,598  
SERP(4)
  $ 22,425,973     $ 22,425,973           $ 22,425,973     $ 22,425,973     $ 22,425,973     $ 22,425,973     $ 19,717,244        
Retirement Plans(5)
  $ 2,901,084     $ 2,901,084     $ 2,901,084     $ 2,901,084     $ 2,901,084     $ 2,901,084     $ 2,901,084     $ 2,901,084        
Health and Welfare Benefits
                                                     
Disability Income(6)
                                      $ 1,727,128              
Life Insurance Benefits(7)
                                            $ 1,401,000        
Accrued Vacation Pay
  $ 183,462     $ 183,462     $ 183,462     $ 183,462     $ 183,462     $ 183,462     $ 183,462     $ 183,462        
                                                                         
Total
  $ 28,125,343     $ 28,125,343     $ 5,699,370     $ 42,435,344     $ 25,510,519     $ 42,435,344     $ 29,852,471     $ 26,817,614     $ 20,415,422  
                                                                         
 
 
(1) Represents amounts Mr. Bracken would be entitled to receive pursuant to his employment agreement. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(2) Represents the amount Mr. Bracken would be entitled to receive for the 2010 fiscal year pursuant to the 2010 PEP and his employment agreement, which amount is also included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Under the 2010 PEP, incentive payouts up to the target will be paid in cash during the first quarter of 2011. Payouts above the target will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in RSUs. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(3) Represents the intrinsic value of all unvested stock options, which will become vested upon the Change in Control, calculated as the difference between the exercise price of Mr. Bracken’s unvested New Options and the fair value price of our common stock on December 31, 2010 as determined by our Board of Directors in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other advisors for internal purposes ($23.13 per share). For the purposes of this calculation, it is assumed that the Company achieved an Investor Return of at least 2.5 times the Base Price of $11.32 at the end of the 2010 fiscal year.
 
(4) Reflects the actual lump sum value of the SERP based on the 2010 interest rate of 4.01%.
 
(5) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans to which Mr. Bracken would be entitled. The value includes $1,276,138 from the HCA 401(k) Plan (which represents the value of the Company’s contributions) and $1,624,946 from the HCA Restoration Plan.
 
(6) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of all future payments which Mr. Bracken would be entitled to receive under our disability program, including five months of salary continuation, monthly long term disability benefits of $10,000 per month payable after the five-month elimination period until


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age 66, and monthly benefits of $10,000 per month from our Supplemental Insurance Program payable after the 180 day elimination period to age 65.
 
(7) No post-retirement or post-termination life insurance or death benefits are provided to Mr. Bracken. Mr. Bracken’s payment upon death while actively employed includes $1,326,000 of Company-paid life insurance and $75,000 from the Executive Death Benefit Plan.
 
R. Milton Johnson
 
                                                                         
                      Involuntary
          Voluntary
                   
                      Termination
          Termination
                   
    Voluntary
    Early
    Normal
    Without
    Termination
    for Good
                Change in
 
    Termination     Retirement     Retirement     Cause     for Cause     Reason     Disability     Death     Control  
 
Cash Severance(1)
                    $ 6,630,001           $ 6,630,001                    
Non-Equity Incentive Bonus(2)
  $ 1,032,267     $ 1,032,267     $ 1,032,267     $ 1,032,267           $ 1,032,267     $ 1,032,267     $ 1,032,267     $ 1,032,267  
Unvested Stock Options(3)
                                                  $ 12,815,562  
SERP(4)
  $ 10,627,544                 $ 10,627,544     $ 10,627,544     $ 10,627,544     $ 10,627,544     $ 9,724,399        
Retirement Plans(5)
  $ 1,789,401     $ 1,789,401     $ 1,789,401     $ 1,789,401     $ 1,789,401     $ 1,789,401     $ 1,789,401     $ 1,789,401        
Health and Welfare Benefits
                                                     
Disability Income(6)
                                      $ 2,047,604              
Life Insurance Benefits(7)
                                            $ 851,000        
Accrued Vacation Pay
  $ 117,692     $ 117,692     $ 117,692     $ 117,692     $ 117,692     $ 117,692     $ 117,692     $ 117,692        
                                                                         
Total
  $ 13,566,904     $ 2,939,360     $ 2,939,360     $ 20,196,905     $ 12,534,637     $ 20,196,905     $ 15,614,508     $ 13,514,759     $ 13,847,829  
                                                                         
 
 
(1) Represents amounts Mr. Johnson would be entitled to receive pursuant to his employment agreement. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(2) Represents the amount Mr. Johnson would be entitled to receive for the 2010 fiscal year pursuant to the 2010 PEP and his employment agreement, which amount is also included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Under the 2010 PEP, incentive payouts up to the target will be paid in cash during the first quarter of 2011. Payouts above the target will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in RSUs. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(3) Represents the intrinsic value of all unvested stock options, which will become vested upon the Change in Control, calculated as the difference between the exercise price of Mr. Johnson’s unvested New Options and the fair value price of our common stock on December 31, 2010 as determined by our Board of Directors in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other advisors for internal purposes ($23.13 per share). For the purposes of this calculation, it is assumed that the Company achieved an Investor Return of at least 2.5 times the Base Price of $11.32 at the end of the 2010 fiscal year.
 
(4) Reflects the actual lump sum value of the SERP based on the 2010 interest rate of 4.01%.
 
(5) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans to which Mr. Johnson would be entitled. The value includes $1,123,063 from the HCA 401(k) Plan (which represents the value of the Company’s contributions) and $666,338 from the HCA Restoration Plan.
 
(6) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of all future payments which Mr. Johnson would be entitled to receive under our disability program, including five months of salary continuation, monthly long term disability benefits of $10,000 per month payable after the five-month elimination period until age 66 and 4 months, and monthly benefits of $10,000 per month from our Supplemental Insurance Program payable after the 180 day elimination period to age 65.
 
(7) No post-retirement or post-termination life insurance or death benefits are provided to Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson’s payment upon death while actively employed with the Company includes $851,000 of Company-paid life insurance.


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Samuel N. Hazen
 
                                                                         
                      Involuntary
          Voluntary
                   
                      Termination
          Termination
                   
    Voluntary
    Early
    Normal
    Without
    Termination
    for Good
                Change in
 
    Termination     Retirement     Retirement     Cause     for Cause     Reason     Disability     Death     Control  
 
Cash Severance(1)
                    $ 3,659,479           $ 3,659,479                    
Non-Equity Incentive Bonus(2)
  $ 816,431     $ 816,431     $ 816,431     $ 816,431           $ 816,431     $ 816,431     $ 816,431     $ 816,431  
Unvested Stock Options(3)
                                                  $ 7,684,802  
SERP(4)
  $ 8,384,265                 $ 8,384,265     $ 8,384,265     $ 8,384,265     $ 8,384,265     $ 8,059,608        
Retirement Plans(5)
  $ 1,533,429     $ 1,533,429     $ 1,533,429     $ 1,533,429     $ 1,533,429     $ 1,533,429     $ 1,533,429     $ 1,533,429        
Health and Welfare Benefits
                                                     
Disability Income(6)
                                      $ 2,380,816              
Life Insurance Benefits(7)
                                            $ 789,000        
Accrued Vacation Pay
  $ 109,203     $ 109,203     $ 109,203     $ 109,203     $ 109,203     $ 109,203     $ 109,203     $ 109,203        
                                                                         
Total
  $ 10,843,328     $ 2,459,063     $ 2,459,063     $ 14,502,807     $ 10,026,897     $ 14,502,807     $ 13,224,144     $ 11,307,671     $ 8,501,233  
                                                                         
 
 
(1) Represents amounts Mr. Hazen would be entitled to receive pursuant to his employment agreement. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(2) Represents the amount Mr. Hazen would be entitled to receive for the 2010 fiscal year pursuant to the 2010 PEP and his employment agreement, which amount is also included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Under the 2010 PEP, incentive payouts up to the target will be paid in cash during the first quarter of 2011. Payouts above the target will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in RSUs. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(3) Represents the intrinsic value of all unvested stock options, which will become vested upon the Change in Control, calculated as the difference between the exercise price of Mr. Hazen’s unvested New Options and the fair value price of our common stock on December 31, 2010 as determined by our Board of Directors in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other advisors for internal purposes ($23.13 per share). For the purposes of this calculation, it is assumed that the Company achieved an Investor Return of at least 2.5 times the Base Price of $11.32 at the end of the 2010 fiscal year.
 
(4) Reflects the actual lump sum value of the SERP based on the 2010 interest rate of 4.01%.
 
(5) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans to which Mr. Hazen would be entitled. The value includes $643,924 from the HCA 401(k) Plan (which represents the value of the Company’s contributions) and $889,505 from the HCA Restoration Plan.
 
(6) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of all future payments which Mr. Hazen would be entitled to receive under our disability program, including five months of salary continuation, monthly long term disability benefits of $10,000 per month payable after the five-month elimination period until age 67, and monthly benefits of $10,000 per month from our Supplemental Insurance Program payable after the 180 day elimination period to age 65.
 
(7) No post-retirement or post-termination life insurance or death benefits are provided to Mr. Hazen. Mr. Hazen’s payment upon death while actively employed with the Company includes $789,000 of Company-paid life insurance.


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Beverly B. Wallace
 
                                                                         
                      Involuntary
          Voluntary
                   
                      Termination
          Termination
                   
    Voluntary
    Early
    Normal
    Without
    Termination
    for Good
                Change in
 
    Termination     Retirement     Retirement     Cause     for Cause     Reason     Disability     Death     Control  
 
Cash Severance(1)
                    $ 3,248,035           $ 3,248,035                    
Non-Equity Incentive Bonus(2)
  $ 701,348     $ 701,348     $ 701,348     $ 701,348           $ 701,348     $ 701,348     $ 701,348     $ 701,348  
Unvested Stock Options(3)
                                                  $ 6,829,019  
SERP(4)
  $ 10,679,246     $ 10,679,246           $ 10,679,246     $ 10,679,246     $ 10,679,246     $ 10,679,246     $ 9,554,436        
Retirement Plans(5)
  $ 1,084,745     $ 1,084,745     $ 1,084,745     $ 1,084,745     $ 1,084,745     $ 1,084,745     $ 1,084,745     $ 1,084,745        
Health and Welfare Benefits
                                                     
Disability Income(6)
                                      $ 1,235,049              
Life Insurance Benefits(7)
                                            $ 701,000        
Accrued Vacation Pay
  $ 96,925     $ 96,925     $ 96,925     $ 96,925     $ 96,925     $ 96,925     $ 96,925     $ 96,925        
                                                                         
Total
  $ 12,562,264     $ 12,562,264     $ 1,883,018     $ 15,810,299     $ 11,860,916     $ 15,810,299     $ 13,797,313     $ 12,138,454     $ 7,530,367  
                                                                         
 
 
(1) Represents amounts Ms. Wallace would be entitled to receive pursuant to her employment agreement. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(2) Represents the amount Ms. Wallace would be entitled to receive for the 2010 fiscal year pursuant to the 2010 PEP and her employment agreement, which amount is also included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Under the 2010 PEP, incentive payouts up to the target will be paid in cash during the first quarter of 2011. Payouts above the target will be paid 50% in cash and 50% in RSUs. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(3) Represents the intrinsic value of all unvested stock options, which will become vested upon the Change in Control, calculated as the difference between the exercise price of Ms. Wallace’s unvested New Options and the fair value price of our common stock on December 31, 2010 as determined by our Board of Directors in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other advisors for internal purposes ($23.13 per share). For the purposes of this calculation, it is assumed that the Company achieved an Investor Return of at least 2.5 times the Base Price of $11.32 at the end of the 2010 fiscal year.
 
(4) Reflects the actual lump sum value of the SERP based on the 2010 interest rate of 4.01%.
 
(5) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans to which Ms. Wallace would be entitled. The value includes $535,779 from the HCA 401(k) Plan (which represents the value of the Company’s contributions) and $548,966 from the HCA Restoration Plan.
 
(6) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of all future payments which Ms. Wallace would be entitled to receive under our disability program, including five months of salary continuation, monthly long term disability benefits of $10,000 per month payable after the five-month elimination period until age 66, and monthly benefits of $10,000 per month from our Supplemental Insurance Program payable after the 180 day elimination period to age 65.
 
(7) No post-retirement or post-termination life insurance or death benefits are provided to Ms. Wallace. Ms. Wallace’s payment upon death while actively employed includes $701,000 of Company-paid life insurance.


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W. Paul Rutledge
 
                                                                         
                      Involuntary
          Voluntary
                   
                      Termination
          Termination
                   
    Voluntary
    Early
    Normal
    Without
    Termination
    for Good
                Change in
 
    Termination     Retirement     Retirement     Cause     for Cause     Reason     Disability     Death     Control  
 
Cash Severance(1)
                    $ 3,182,034           $ 3,182,034                    
Non-Equity Incentive Bonus(2)
  $ 350,667     $ 350,667     $ 350,667     $ 350,667           $ 350,667     $ 350,667     $ 350,667     $ 350,667  
Unvested Stock Options(3)
                                                  $ 6,829,019  
SERP(4)
  $ 8,479,517     $ 8,479,517           $ 8,479,517     $ 8,479,517     $ 8,479,517     $ 8,479,517     $ 7,673,752        
Retirement Plans(5)
  $ 1,308,476     $ 1,308,476     $ 1,308,476     $ 1,308,476     $ 1,308,476     $ 1,308,476     $ 1,308,476     $ 1,308,476        
Health and Welfare Benefits
                                                     
Disability Income(6)
                                      $ 1,770,423              
Life Insurance Benefits(7)
                                            $ 776,000        
Accrued Vacation Pay
  $ 96,923     $ 96,923     $ 96,923     $ 96,923     $ 96,923     $ 96,923     $ 96,923     $ 96,923        
                                                                         
Total
  $ 10,235,583     $ 10,235,583     $ 1,756,066     $ 13,417,617     $ 9,884,916     $ 13,417,617     $ 12,006,006     $ 10,205,818     $ 7,179,686  
                                                                         
 
 
(1) Represents amounts Mr. Rutledge would be entitled to receive pursuant to his employment agreement. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(2) Represents the amount Mr. Rutledge would be entitled to receive for the 2010 fiscal year pursuant to the 2010 PEP and his employment agreement, which amount is also included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and 2010 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table — Executive Employment Agreements.”
 
(3) Represents the intrinsic value of all unvested stock options, which will become vested upon the Change in Control, calculated as the difference between the exercise price of Mr. Rutledge’s unvested New Options and the fair value price of our common stock on December 31, 2010 as determined by our Board of Directors in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and other advisors for internal purposes ($23.13 per share). For the purposes of this calculation, it is assumed that the Company achieved an Investor Return of at least 2.5 times the Base Price of $11.32 at the end of the 2010 fiscal year.
 
(4) Reflects the actual lump sum value of the SERP based on the 2010 interest rate of 4.01%.
 
(5) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans to which Mr. Rutledge would be entitled. The value includes $819,706 from the HCA 401(k) Plan (which represents the value of the Company’s contributions) and $488,770 from the HCA Restoration Plan.
 
(6) Reflects the estimated lump sum present value of all future payments which Mr. Rutledge would be entitled to receive under our disability program, including five months of salary continuation, monthly long term disability benefits of $10,000 per month payable after the five-month elimination period until age 66 and 2 months, and monthly benefits of $10,000 per month from our Supplemental Insurance Program payable after the 180 day elimination period to age 65.
 
(7) No post-retirement or post-termination life insurance or death benefits are provided to Mr. Rutledge. Mr. Rutledge’s payment upon death while actively employed includes $701,000 of Company-paid life insurance and $75,000 from the Executive Death Benefit Plan.
 
Director Compensation
 
During the year ended December 31, 2010, none of our directors received compensation for their service as a member of our Board. Our directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection with their service.
 
Our Board of Directors has adopted a director compensation program to be effective upon the completion of this offering. Pursuant to this program, each member of our Board of Directors who is not an employee of


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the Company will receive quarterly payment of the following cash compensation, as applicable, for Board services:
 
  •  $100,000 annual retainer for service as a Board member (prorated for partial years);
 
  •  $15,000 annual retainer for service as a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee;
 
  •  $10,000 annual retainer for service as a member on each of the Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or Patient Safety and Quality of Care Committee;
 
  •  $20,000 annual retainer for service as Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee; and
 
  •  $12,500 annual retainer for service as Chairman on each of the Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or Patient Safety and Quality of Care Committee.
 
We expect that we will continue to reimburse our directors for their reasonable expenses incurred in their service as Board members.
 
In addition to the director compensation described above, we anticipate that each non-employee director, upon joining the Board of Directors, will receive a one-time initial equity award with a value of $150,000. These equity grants will consist of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) ultimately payable in shares of our common stock. These RSUs will vest as to 100% of the award on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the director’s continued service on our Board of Directors. Each non-employee director will also receive an annual board equity award with a value of $125,000, awarded upon joining the Board of Directors (prorated at the time of hire for months of service) and at each annual meeting of the stockholders thereafter. These RSUs will vest as to 100% of the award on the subsequent annual meeting of the stockholders after each award was granted, each subject to the director’s continued service on our Board of Directors. We also anticipate allowing our directors to elect to defer receipt of shares under the RSUs.
 
Each non-employee director is expected to directly or indirectly acquire a number of shares of our common stock with a value of three times the value of the annual cash retainer for a director’s service on the Board of Directors within three years from the later of the Company’s listing on the NYSE or the date on which they are elected to the Board of Directors.
 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
 
During 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors was composed of John P. Connaughton, James D. Forbes and Michael W. Michelson. None of the members of the Compensation Committee have at any time been an officer or employee of HCA or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, none of our executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity which has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee. Each member of the Compensation Committee is also a manager of Hercules Holding, and the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Hercules Holding requires that the members of Hercules Holding take all necessary action to ensure that the persons who serve as managers of Hercules Holding also serve on our Board of Directors. Messrs. Michelson, Forbes and Connaughton are affiliated with KKR, BAML Capital Partners (the private equity division of Bank of America Corporation) and Bain Capital Partners, LLC respectively, each of which is a party to the sponsor management agreement with us. The Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Hercules Holding, the sponsor management agreement and certain transactions with affiliates of BAML Capital Partners and KKR are described in greater detail in “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”


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