Financial Information for the Company and Its Subsidiaries (Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 44,911	$ 50,840	$ 39,923	$ 46,398
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 and other intangible assets, net	1,815,322	1,780,632
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
Other accrued liabilities	39,620	41,525
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
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	177,063	177,697
Equity:
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
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $30,414 and $27,862, respectively	0	0
Supplies inventory	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets	(4,519)	(4,362)
Total current assets	(4,519)	(4,362)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates and other	(2,968,913)	(2,922,178)
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	1,794,493	1,758,970
Total assets	(1,178,939)	(1,167,570)
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	(4,079)	(3,958)
Other accrued liabilities	(440)	(404)
Total current liabilities	(4,519)	(4,362)
Long-term debt	(32,396)	(31,377)
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	113,993	113,993
Equity:
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	(1,594,292)	(1,568,267)
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	338,275	322,443
Total equity	(1,256,017)	(1,245,824)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,178,939)	(1,167,570)
Parent Company [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	3,836	6,710	4,795	7,259
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $30,414 and $27,862, respectively	0	0
Supplies inventory	0	33
Deferred income taxes	3,386	3,097
Prepaid and other current assets	26,784	23,993
Total current assets	34,006	33,833
Property and equipment, net	9,837	9,829
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates and other	1,514,925	1,484,974
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	19,990	20,684
Total assets	1,578,758	1,549,320
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	10,714	10,714
Accounts payable	3,269	1,972
Other accrued liabilities	23,849	27,419
Total current liabilities	37,832	40,105
Long-term debt	535,071	561,429
Deferred income taxes	194,181	176,020
Other long-term liabilities	7,372	7,569
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	0	0
Equity:
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	804,302	764,197
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	0	0
Total equity	804,302	764,197
Total liabilities and equity	1,578,758	1,549,320
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $30,414 and $27,862, respectively	0	0
Supplies inventory	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates and other	1,479,602	1,453,596
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	0	0
Total assets	1,479,602	1,453,596
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	0	0
Equity:
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	1,479,602	1,453,596
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	0	0
Total equity	1,479,602	1,453,596
Total liabilities and equity	1,479,602	1,453,596
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	41,075	44,130	35,128	39,139
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $30,414 and $27,862, respectively	110,538	105,072
Supplies inventory	18,808	18,381
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Prepaid and other current assets	12,393	13,971
Total current assets	182,814	181,554
Property and equipment, net	159,002	160,066
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates and other	932	0
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	839	978
Total assets	343,587	342,598
Liabilities and Equity
Current portion of long-term debt	9,494	10,130
Accounts payable	27,163	29,487
Other accrued liabilities	16,211	14,510
Total current liabilities	52,868	54,127
Long-term debt	54,118	53,246
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	18,323	17,934
Noncontrolling interests - redeemable	63,070	63,704
Equity:
Total AmSurg Corp. equity	114,690	114,671
Noncontrolling interests - non-redeemable	40,518	38,916
Total equity	155,208	153,587
Total liabilities and equity	$ 343,587	$ 342,598