Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,839	$ 34,147
Accounts receivable, Net	86,413	67,617
Supplies inventory	13,996	10,157
Deferred income taxes	281	1,509
Prepaid and other current assets	19,123	18,660
Current assets held for sale	357	866
Total current assets	156,009	132,956
Property and equipment, net	135,403	119,167
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	10,857	0
Goodwill	1,151,705	894,497
Intangible assets, net	15,551	11,361
Long-term assets held for sale	143	7,897
Total assets	1,469,668	1,165,878
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	9,454	6,648
Accounts payable	17,077	15,291
Accrued salaries and benefits	20,245	17,952
Other accrued liabilities	6,101	3,136
Current liabilities held for sale	131	536
Total current liabilities	53,008	43,563
Long-term debt	417,390	283,215
Deferred income taxes	108,106	90,089
Other long-term liabilities	20,929	24,404
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	167,652	147,740
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Equity:
Common stock, no par value, 70,000,000 shares authorized	172,780	171,522
Retained earnings	429,510	393,061
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes	0	(515)
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	602,290	564,068
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	100,293	12,799
Total equity	702,583	576,867
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,469,668	$ 1,165,878