Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,682,000	$ 40,718,000
Accounts receivable, Net	88,733,000	93,454,000
Supplies inventory	14,765,000	15,039,000
Deferred income taxes	3,027,000	2,129,000
Prepaid and other current assets	22,139,000	21,875,000
Total current assets	164,346,000	173,215,000
Property and equipment, net	144,599,000	144,558,000
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates and long-term notes receivable	11,883,000	10,522,000
Goodwill	1,250,451,000	1,229,298,000
Intangible assets, net	16,062,000	15,425,000
Total assets	1,587,341,000	1,573,018,000
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	12,274,000	10,800,000
Accounts payable	18,325,000	19,746,000
Current income taxes payable	0	1,796,000
Accrued salaries and benefits	25,324,000	22,224,000
Other accrued liabilities	9,568,000	9,088,000
Total current liabilities	65,491,000	63,654,000
Long-term debt	385,681,000	447,963,000
Deferred income taxes	131,646,000	114,167,000
Other long-term liabilities	28,772,000	28,131,000
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	174,887,000	170,636,000
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	175,971,000	173,187,000
Retained earnings	488,807,000	443,058,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes	0	0
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	664,778,000	616,245,000
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	136,086,000	132,222,000
Total equity	800,864,000	748,467,000
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,587,341,000	$ 1,573,018,000