Employee Benefit Programs	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	Employee Benefit Programs The Company maintains the AmSurg 401(k) Plan and Trust. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions by these employees, subject to certain limits. Company contributions are based on specified percentages of employee compensation. The Company funds contributions as accrued. The Company’s contributions for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were approximately $1.6 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and vest immediately or incrementally over five years, depending on the tenures of the respective employees for which the contributions were made. As part of the Sheridan acquisition, the Company maintains qualified contributory savings plans as allowed under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, in connection with certain acquisitions, the Company continues to maintain defined contribution savings plans allowed under the Internal Revenue Code. The plans permit participant contributions and allow elective Company contributions or required Company contributions subject to the limits defined by each of the Plans. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company has recorded expense of approximately $5.6 million related to the Company's contributions to these plans. Employees generally vest incrementally over four years, depending on the tenures of the respective employees for which the contributions were made. The Company maintains the Supplemental Executive and Director Retirement Savings Plan. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering all officers of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions of up to 50% of employee annual compensation. Company contributions are at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and vest incrementally over five years. The employee and employer contributions are placed in a Rabbi Trust and recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in prepaid and other current assets. Employer contributions to this plan for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were approximately $0.8 million, $2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the cash surrender value of the supplemental executive and director retirement savings plan investments, which are included in prepaid and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, was $17.3 million and $13.3 million, respectively.

Employee Benefit Programs

The Company maintains the AmSurg 401(k) Plan and Trust. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions by these employees, subject to certain limits. Company contributions are based on specified percentages of employee compensation. The Company funds contributions as accrued. The Company’s contributions for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were approximately $1.6 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and vest immediately or incrementally over five years, depending on the tenures of the respective employees for which the contributions were made.

As part of the Sheridan acquisition, the Company maintains qualified contributory savings plans as allowed under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, in connection with certain acquisitions, the Company continues to maintain defined contribution savings plans allowed under the Internal Revenue Code. The plans permit participant contributions and allow elective Company contributions or required Company contributions subject to the limits defined by each of the Plans. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company has recorded expense of approximately $5.6 million related to the Company's contributions to these plans. Employees generally vest incrementally over four years, depending on the tenures of the respective employees for which the contributions were made.

The Company maintains the Supplemental Executive and Director Retirement Savings Plan. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering all officers of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions of up to 50% of employee annual compensation. Company contributions are at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and vest incrementally over five years. The employee and employer contributions are placed in a Rabbi Trust and recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in prepaid and other current assets. Employer contributions to this plan for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were approximately $0.8 million, $2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the cash surrender value of the supplemental executive and director retirement savings plan investments, which are included in prepaid and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, was $17.3 million and $13.3 million, respectively.