Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

	Three months ended September 30, 2012
	Acute Care Hospital Services			Behavioral Health Services			Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	3,013,482		$	1,410,170			—		$	4,423,652
Gross outpatient revenues	$	1,517,261		$	151,788		$	14,475		$	1,683,524
Total net revenues	$	828,399		$	841,669		$	10,285		$	1,680,353
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes	$	48,925		$	200,711		($	126,131	)	$	123,505
Allocation of corporate overhead	($	39,360	)	($	20,533	)	$	59,893			0
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes	$	9,565		$	180,178		($	66,238	)	$	123,505
Total assets as of 9/30/12	$	2,987,293		$	4,459,030		$	334,743		$	7,781,066
	Nine months ended September 30, 2012
	Acute Care Hospital Services			Behavioral Health Services			Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	9,326,344		$	4,242,528			—		$	13,568,872
Gross outpatient revenues	$	4,606,680		$	474,623		$	39,468		$	5,120,771
Total net revenues	$	2,598,527		$	2,572,256		$	25,690		$	5,196,473
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes	$	240,375		$	628,170		($	338,278	)	$	530,267
Allocation of corporate overhead	($	118,082	)	($	62,665	)	$	180,747			0
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes	$	122,293		$	565,505		($	157,531	)	$	530,267
Total assets as of 9/30/12	$	2,987,293		$	4,459,030		$	334,743		$	7,781,066
	Three months ended September 30, 2011
	Acute Care Hospital Services			Behavioral Health Services			Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	2,827,617		$	1,368,405			—		$	4,196,022
Gross outpatient revenues	$	1,384,084		$	146,836		$	13,542		$	1,544,462
Total net revenues	$	831,775		$	825,825		$	5,075		$	1,662,675
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes	$	57,027		$	184,304		($	94,255	)	$	147,076
Allocation of corporate overhead	($	35,094	)	($	15,438	)	$	50,532			0
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes	$	21,933		$	168,866		($	43,723	)	$	147,076
Total assets as of 9/30/11	$	2,797,029		$	4,421,040		$	387,862		$	7,605,931
	Nine months ended September 30, 2011
	Acute Care Hospital Services			Behavioral Health Services			Other			Total Consolidated
	(Amounts in thousands)
Gross inpatient revenues	$	8,934,701		$	4,154,117			—		$	13,088,818
Gross outpatient revenues	$	4,068,566		$	453,652		$	41,082		$	4,563,300
Total net revenues	$	2,587,070		$	2,493,336		$	16,820		$	5,097,226
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes	$	275,156		$	559,681		($	301,336	)	$	533,501
Allocation of corporate overhead	($	98,418	)	($	46,854	)	$	145,272			0
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes	$	176,738		$	512,827		($	156,064	)	$	533,501
Total assets as of 9/30/11	$	2,797,029		$	4,421,040		$	387,862		$	7,605,931