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Amount of risk retained by the entity before the insurance arrangement begins to provide coverage.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-HCO

-Paragraph 37

-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 8

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 26, 2013 SSH-Evansville Amended complaint	Mar. 29, 2013 SSH-Evansville Amended complaint	Jan. 08, 2013 SSH-Evansville Amended complaint item	Jun. 30, 2013 Professional liability claims	Jun. 30, 2013 General liability claims
Commitments and Contingencies
Self insurance retention per occurrence					$ 2.0	$ 2.0
Number of case managers identified as plaintiff				2
Number of physicians named as defendants				2
Number of alleged receipts of separate Medicare payments				2
Number of days the deadlines have been stayed from the Magistrate judge			90 days
Number of additional days the deadlines had been requested to be stayed		90 days
Construction Commitments
Outstanding commitments under construction contracts	$ 18.3