BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The clinical testing that the Company performs is an essential element in the delivery of healthcare services. Physicians use clinical testing to assist in detection, diagnosis, evaluation, monitoring and treatment of diseases and other medical conditions.

The Company's DIS business provides insights through clinical testing and related services that empower and enable patients, physicians, hospitals, integrated delivery networks, health plans, employers and others to make better healthcare decisions. The Company provides clinical testing, including routine testing, gene-based and esoteric testing, anatomic pathology services and drugs-of-abuse testing, as well as related services and insights. Customers of the DIS business include patients, physicians, hospitals, employers, governmental institutions and other commercial clinical laboratories. The DIS business accounted for greater than 90% of net revenues from continuing operations in 2014 and 2013.

All other operating segments are included in the Company's DS business and consist of its risk assessment services, clinical trials testing, diagnostic products and healthcare information technology businesses. The Company's DS business offers a variety of solutions for life insurers, healthcare providers and others. The Company provides risk assessment services for the life insurance industry and the Company also provides testing for clinical trials. In addition, the Company offers healthcare organizations and clinicians robust information technology solutions, and diagnostic products, including test kits.

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company acquired Solstas, which is included in the Company's DIS business. See Note 5 for further details regarding business acquisitions.

On April 19, 2006, the Company decided to discontinue NID’s operations. The Company completed the sale of OralDNA in the fourth quarter of 2012 and completed the sale of HemoCue in the second quarter of 2013. The results of operations for NID, OralDNA and HemoCue have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 13 for further details regarding discontinued operations.

At March 31, 2014, substantially all of the Company’s services are provided within the United States, and substantially all of the Company’s assets are located within the United States.

The following table is a summary of segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Segment asset information is not presented since it is not used by the chief operating decision maker at the operating segment level. Operating earnings (loss) of each segment represents net revenues less directly identifiable expenses to arrive at operating income for the segment. General corporate activities included in the table below are comprised of general management and administrative corporate expenses, amortization of intangibles assets and other miscellaneous operating income and expenses, net of certain general corporate activity costs that are allocated to the DIS and DS businesses. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those of the Company as set forth in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 2 to the interim consolidated financial statements.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Net revenues:
DIS business	$	1,614		$	1,649
All other operating segments	132			138
Total net revenues	$	1,746		$	1,787
Operating earnings (loss):
DIS business	$	231		$	270
All other operating segments	18			14
General corporate activities	(41		)	(57		)
Total operating income	208			227
Non-operating expenses, net	(32		)	(30		)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	176			197
Income tax expense	65			73
Income from continuing operations	111			124
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	—			20
Net income	111			144
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	7			8
Net income attributable to Quest Diagnostics	$	104		$	136