Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Shareholders' Equity

Share-Based Activity

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Share-based compensation expense	$	1,620	$	1,578	$	3,412	$	3,171
Fair value of shares vested		477		294		6,425		2,657
Cash received from option exercises		4,151		1,031		6,672		4,628
Tax benefit from option exercises		450		61		529		463

Schedule Of Changes In Non-Vested Restricted Shares

			Weighted
		Number	Average
		of	Grant
		Shares	Price
Non-vested shares at December 31, 2011		732,412	$	21.91
	Shares granted	281,429		26.78
	Shares vested	(183,019)		25.98
	Shares forfeited	(448)		24.75
Non-vested shares at June 30, 2012		830,374	$	22.51

Schedule Of Stock Option Activity

					Weighted
					Average
			Weighted		Remaining
		Number	Average		Contractual
		of	Exercise		Term
		Shares	Price		(in years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		2,510,054	$	23.09	3.4
	Options exercised with total intrinsic value of $6,672,000	(324,860)		20.54
	Options terminated	(5,625)		21.85
Outstanding at June 30, 2012 with aggregate intrinsic value of $14,189,000		2,179,569	$	23.47	2.9
Vested at June 30, 2012 with aggregate intrinsic value of $14,189,000		2,179,569	$	23.47	2.9
Exercisable at June 30, 2012 with aggregate intrinsic value of $14,189,000		2,179,569	$	23.47	2.9

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Numerator And Denominators Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

		Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
					Per					Per
		Earnings		Shares	Share		Earnings		Shares	Share
		(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount		(Numerator)		(Denominator)	Amount
2012:
Net earnings from continuing
	operations attributable to
	AmSurg Corp. per common
	share (basic)	$	16,196	30,743	$	0.53	$	31,915	30,681	$	1.04
Effect of dilutive securities
	options and non-vested shares		-	834				-	808
Net earnings from continuing
	operations attributable to
	AmSurg Corp. per common
	share (diluted)	$	16,196	31,577	$	0.51	$	31,915	31,489	$	1.01
Net earnings attributable
	to AmSurg Corp. per common	$	15,536	30,743	$	0.51	$	30,312	30,681	$	0.99
	share (basic)
Effect of dilutive securities
	options and non-vested shares		-	834				-	808
Net earnings attributable
	to AmSurg Corp. per common
	share (diluted)	$	15,536	31,577	$	0.49	$	30,312	31,489	$	0.96
2011:
Net earnings from continuing
	operations attributable to
	AmSurg Corp. per common
	share (basic)	$	12,683	30,415	$	0.42	$	24,288	30,418	$	0.80
Effect of dilutive securities
	options and non-vested shares		-	920				-	762
Net earnings from continuing
	operations attributable to
	AmSurg Corp. per common
	share (diluted)	$	12,683	31,335	$	0.40	$	24,288	31,180	$	0.78
Net earnings attributable
	to AmSurg Corp. per common	$	11,630	30,415	$	0.38	$	23,323	30,418	$	0.77
	share (basic)
Effect of dilutive securities
	options and non-vested shares		-	920				-	762
Net earnings attributable
	to AmSurg Corp. per common
	share (diluted)	$	11,630	31,335	$	0.37	$	23,323	31,180	$	0.75