Number Of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Consolidated

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Number Of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Owned By Subsidiaries, Including Indirect Ownership

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Number Of Outpatient Facilities Operated

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Number Of Surgical Hospitals Consolidated

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Number Of Surgical Hospitals Operated By Subsidiaries

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Share Purchase Agreement, Amount Of Payment for Minority Interest

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SEGMENT INFORMATION - General Information and Customer Concentration (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 healthcare_facility state surgery_center hospital	Jun. 29, 2022
Conifer Health Solutions, LLC
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent (percent)		76.00%
Baylor University Medical Center \| United Surgical Partners International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Share purchase agreement amount of payment \| $	$ 406
Hospital Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of hospitals operated by subsidiaries		61
Number of states where operations occur \| state		9
Number of outpatient facilities operated \| healthcare_facility		107
Ambulatory Care \| United Surgical Partners International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent (percent)	100.00%		95.00%
Ambulatory Care \| United Surgical Partners International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of states where operations occur \| state		35
Number of ambulatory surgery centers owned by subsidiaries, including indirect ownership \| surgery_center		455
Number of ambulatory surgery centers consolidated \| surgery_center		312
Number of surgical hospitals operated by subsidiaries		24
Number of surgical hospitals consolidated		8
Conifer \| Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of hospitals to which segment of the entity provides revenue cycle services		670