ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

NOTE 11 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we paid $58 million, assumed liabilities of $33 million and recorded goodwill of $53 million related to the acquisition of a hospital facility in the Southwest Group. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we paid $136 million to acquire a hospital in the National Group. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we paid $109 million and $73 million, respectively, to acquire nonhospital health care entities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded final adjustments to the purchase price allocation related to our 2011 acquisition of our partner’s interest in the HCA-HealthONE LLC joint venture. These adjustments resulted in a $30 million increase to noncontrolling interests, a $26 million reduction to property and equipment and a $56 million increase to goodwill.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we received proceeds of $17 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $4 million related to sales of real estate investments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we received proceeds of $55 million and recognized a net pretax loss of $3 million related to the sales of a hospital facility and our investment in a hospital joint venture.