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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
$ in Billions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2022    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2022    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Trading Symbol UHS    
Entity Registrant Name UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.    
Entity Central Index Key 0000352915    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 6.4
Entity File Number 1-10765    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 23-2077891    
Entity Address, Address Line One UNIVERSAL CORPORATE CENTER    
Entity Address, Address Line Two P.O. Box 61558    
Entity Address, Address Line Three 367 South Gulph Road    
Entity Address, City or Town King of Prussia    
Entity Address, State or Province PA    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 19406-0958    
City Area Code 610    
Local Phone Number 768-3300    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Title of 12(b) Security Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Transition Report false    
Auditor Name PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP    
Auditor Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania    
Auditor Firm ID 238    
Documents Incorporated by Reference

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2022 (incorporated by reference under Part III).

    
Class A      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   6,577,100  
Class B      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   63,417,294  
Class C      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   661,688  
Class D      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   14,170