Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 44,911	$ 50,840
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $30,414 and $27,862, respectively	110,538	105,072
Supplies inventory	18,808	18,414
Deferred income taxes	3,386	3,097
Prepaid and other current assets	34,658	33,602
Total current assets	212,301	211,025
Property and equipment, net	168,839	169,895
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates and other	26,546	16,392
Goodwill	1,794,493	1,758,970
Intangible assets, net	20,829	21,662
Total assets	2,223,008	2,177,944
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	20,208	20,844
Accounts payable	26,353	27,501
Accrued salaries and benefits	29,849	32,294
Other accrued liabilities	9,771	9,231
Total current liabilities	86,181	89,870
Long-term Debt	556,793	583,298
Deferred income taxes	194,181	176,020
Other long-term liabilities	25,695	25,503
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	177,063	177,697
Equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding	0	0
Common stock, no par value, 70,000 shares authorized, 32,572 and 32,353 shares outstanding, respectively	189,822	185,873
Retained earnings	614,480	578,324
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	804,302	764,197
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	378,793	361,359
Total equity	1,183,095	1,125,556
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,223,008	$ 2,177,944