Shareholder's Equity (Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Numerator And Denominators Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders (Numerator)	$ 28,599	$ 18,774
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. common shareholders (basic), shares (Denominator)	53,665	47,572
Effect of dilutive securities, options and non-vested shares	336	333
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Diluted	$ 28,599	$ 18,774
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to AmSurg Corp. (diluted), shares (Denominator)	54,001	47,905
Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of anti-dilutive shares	3,100	3,200