Shareholder's Equity (Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Numerator And Denominators Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Shareholders' Equity
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp., Earnings (Numerator)	$ 17,504	$ 17,750
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp., Earnings (Numerator)	$ 17,195	$ 17,811
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. (Basic), Shares (Denominator)	31,716	31,217
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. (Diluted), Shares (Denominator)	32,120	31,881
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share	404	664
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. per common share (Basic), Per Share Amount	$ 0.55	$ 0.57
Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. per common share (Diluted), Per Share Amount	$ 0.55	$ 0.56
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. per common share (Basic), Per Share Amount	$ 0.54	$ 0.57
Net earnings attributable to AmSurg Corp. per common share (Diluted), Per Share Amount	$ 0.54	$ 0.56