Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 40,718	$ 34,147
Accounts receivable, Net	93,454	67,617
Supplies inventory	15,039	10,157
Deferred income taxes	2,129	1,509
Prepaid and other current assets	21,875	18,660
Current assets held for sale	0	866
Total current assets	173,215	132,956
Property and equipment, net	144,558	119,167
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	10,522	0
Goodwill	1,229,298	894,497
Intangible assets, net	15,425	11,361
Long-term assets held for sale	0	7,897
Total assets	1,573,018	1,165,878
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	10,800	6,648
Accounts payable	19,746	15,291
Current income taxes payable	1,796	0
Accrued salaries and benefits	22,224	17,952
Other accrued liabilities	9,088	3,136
Current liabilities held for sale	0	536
Total current liabilities	63,654	43,563
Long-term debt	447,963	283,215
Deferred income taxes	114,167	90,089
Other long-term liabilities	28,131	24,404
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	170,636	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	173,187	171,522
Retained earnings	443,058	393,061
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes	0	(515)
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	616,245	564,068
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	132,222	12,799
Total equity	748,467	576,867
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,573,018	$ 1,165,878