Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Dispositions

Discontinued Operations

During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company discontinued the operations of certain centers in its ambulatory services segment due to management’s assessment of the Company’s strategy in the market and due to the limited growth opportunities at these centers. For centers discontinued in 2014 and prior, the results of operations of those centers have been classified as discontinued operations in all periods presented. As of January 1, 2015, the Company adopted ASU 2014-08 which raised the threshold for a disposal to qualify as a discontinued operation. As a result, the Company expects that any future disposals of its centers will no longer meet the definition to be accounted for as discontinued operations, and any gain or loss from such disposals will be included in continuing operations. The Company did not dispose of any centers during the year ended December 31, 2015, but continues to have operating activity associated with centers previously classified as discontinued operations.

Results of operations and associated gain (loss) on discontinued centers for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	2015			2014			2013
Revenues	$	—		$	9,545		$	25,373
Earnings before income taxes	—			893			5,607
Results of discontinued operations, net of tax:
Earnings (loss) from operations of discontinued interests in surgery centers	(1,013		)	710			4,449
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued interests in surgery centers	—			(2,006		)	2,602
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	(1,013		)	(1,296		)	7,051
Less: Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests	(12		)	283			5,357
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders	$	(1,001	)	$	(1,579	)	$	1,694

Cash proceeds from centers discontinued for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were $7.1 million and $3.6 million, respectively. There were no cash proceeds during 2015.