Acquisitions and Dispositions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions	NOTE 2 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we paid $83 million to acquire a hospital facility in Texas. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we paid $198 million and $176 million, respectively, to acquire nonhospital health care entities. Purchase price amounts have been allocated to the related assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their respective fair values. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we received proceeds of $162 million for the sale of two hospital facilities in Louisiana. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we received proceeds of $21 million and $38 million, respectively, related to sales of real estate and other health care entity investments. We recognized pretax losses of $12 million and $25 million, respectively, for these transactions. We also received net proceeds of $614 million on September 30, 2022 related to the sale of a controlling interest in a subsidiary of our group purchasing organization, which was effective October 1, 2022.

The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings.

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