Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Shareholders' Equity

Share-Based Activity

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Share-based compensation expense	$	1,707	$	1,591	$	5,119	$	4,762
Fair value of shares vested		-		227		6,425		2,589
Cash received from option exercises		5,256		132		11,928		4,760
Tax benefit from option exercises		739		26		1,268		489

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	(2,136)		26.26
Non-vested shares at September 30, 2012		828,686	$	22.50

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 $11,928,000	(579,598)		20.58
	Options terminated	(5,625)		21.85
Outstanding at September 30, 2012 with aggregate intrinsic value of $8,728,000		1,924,831	$	23.85	2.9
Vested at September 30, 2012 with aggregate intrinsic value of $8,728,000		1,924,831	$	23.85	2.9
Exercisable at September 30, 2012 with aggregate intrinsic value of $8,728,000		1,924,831	$	23.85	2.9

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

		Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 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)	$	15,437	30,819	$	0.50	$	47,352	30,727	$	1.54
Effect of dilutive securities options and
	non-vested shares		-	878				-	831
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to
	AmSurg Corp. per common share (diluted)	$	15,437	31,697	$	0.49	$	47,352	31,558	$	1.50
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp.
	per common share (basic)	$	15,437	30,819	$	0.50	$	45,749	30,727	$	1.49
Effect of dilutive securities options and
	non-vested shares		-	878				-	831
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp.
	per common share (diluted)	$	15,437	31,697	$	0.49	$	45,749	31,558	$	1.45
2011:
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to
	AmSurg Corp. per common share (basic)	$	13,017	30,436	$	0.43	$	37,305	30,424	$	1.23
Effect of dilutive securities options and
	non-vested shares		-	726				-	750
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to
	AmSurg Corp. per common share (diluted)	$	13,017	31,162	$	0.42	$	37,305	31,174	$	1.20
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp.
	per common share (basic)	$	13,126	30,436	$	0.43	$	36,449	30,424	$	1.20
Effect of dilutive securities options and
	non-vested shares		-	726				-	750
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp.
	per common share (diluted)	$	13,126	31,162	$	0.42	$	36,449	31,174	$	1.17