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Shareholder's Equity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 03, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jul. 02, 2014
Jul. 16, 2014
Aug. 09, 2013
Common Stock:            
Stock repurchased program authorized by the board of directors           $ 40,000,000.0us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock            
Preferred stock dividends 2,300,000us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments 2,264,000us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments 0us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsAndOtherAdjustments      
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Number of shares authorized for grant under share incentive plan   1,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized        
Shares available for future grants/issuance under stock incentive plan   773,718us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant        
Unrecognized compensation cost on non vested awards   24,900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized        
Weighted average period   1 year 4 months 26 days        
Number of units granted   295,527us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod        
Grant date value of common stock   $ 55.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue        
Stock Repurchased To Cover Employee Tax Withholdings [Member]            
Common Stock:            
Repurchase of common stock, shares   67,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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68,014us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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Repurchase of common stock   3,700,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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2,900,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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Stock Options [Member]            
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   4 years        
Options term   10 years        
Employees [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]            
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   4 years        
Number of installments in restricted stock granted.   3amsg_NumberOfInstallmentsInRestrictedStockGranted
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Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]            
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Number of anti-dilutive options   3,200,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= amsg_MandatoryConvertiblePreferredStockMember
       
Stock Options [Member]            
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Number of anti-dilutive options   0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
     
Common Stock [Member]            
Issuance of stock (in shares)       9,775,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Issuance of stock, price per share       $ 45.00amsg_StockIssuedDuringPeriodPricePerShareNewIssues
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Stock offering expenses       18,500,000amsg_StockIssuedDuringPeriodNewIssueExpenses
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Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]            
Issuance of stock (in shares)       1,725,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Issuance of stock, price per share       $ 100.00amsg_StockIssuedDuringPeriodPricePerShareNewIssues
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Stock offering expenses       $ 5,900,000amsg_StockIssuedDuringPeriodNewIssueExpenses
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Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock            
Dividend rate   5.25%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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Initial liquidation preference (usd per share)   $ 100us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
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Consecutive trading day   20 days        
Dividends declared (usd per share) $ 1.3125us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Sheridan Healthcare [Member] | Common Stock [Member]            
Common Stock:            
Shares of common stock issued for acquisition         5,713,909us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
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Minimum [Member] | Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]            
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock            
Conversion rate   1.8141us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
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Maximum [Member] | Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]            
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock            
Conversion rate   2.2222us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockSharesIssuedUponConversion
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Performance-based Restricted Stock Units [Member]            
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period   3 years        
Number of units granted   68,945us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Grant date value of common stock   $ 55.40us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Performance goal period for vesting   1 year        
Projected vesting percentage   100.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Performance-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]            
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Projected vesting percentage   0.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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Performance-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]            
Stock Incentive Plans:            
Projected vesting percentage   150.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
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