Segment Financial Information (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

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Segment Financial Information [Text Block]

Segment Financial Information

The Company’s four reportable segments are UnitedHealthcare, OptumHealth, OptumInsight and OptumRx. For more information on the Company’s segments see Part I, Item I, “Business” and Note 13 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements” in the Company's 2014 10-K.

The following table presents the reportable segment financial information:

			Optum
(in millions)	UnitedHealthcare		OptumHealth		OptumInsight		OptumRx		Optum Eliminations			Optum		Corporate and Eliminations			Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
Revenues - external customers:
Premiums	$	31,186	$	775	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	775	$	—		$	31,961
Services	1,715		579		542		29		—			1,150		—			2,865
Products	1		11		16		1,195		—			1,222		—			1,223
Total revenues - external customers	32,902		1,365		558		1,224		—			3,147		—			36,049
Total revenues - intersegment	—		2,031		851		7,688		(172		)	10,398		(10,398		)	—
Investment and other income	171		42		—		1		—			43		—			214
Total revenues	$	33,073	$	3,438	$	1,409	$	8,913	$	(172	)	$	13,588	$	(10,398	)	$	36,263
Earnings from operations	$	2,031	$	253	$	271	$	340	$	—		$	864	$	—		$	2,895
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(151		)	(151		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	2,031	$	253	$	271	$	340	$	—		$	864	$	(151	)	$	2,744
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014
Revenues - external customers:
Premiums	$	28,213	$	627	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	627	$	—		$	28,840
Services	1,646		242		532		27		—			801		—			2,447
Products	1		4		14		1,018		—			1,036		—			1,037
Total revenues - external customers	29,860		873		546		1,045		—			2,464		—			32,324
Total revenues - intersegment	—		1,674		697		6,955		(115		)	9,211		(9,211		)	—
Investment and other income	211		39		—		—		—			39		—			250
Total revenues	$	30,071	$	2,586	$	1,243	$	8,000	$	(115	)	$	11,714	$	(9,211	)	$	32,574
Earnings from operations	$	1,824	$	224	$	213	$	291	$	—		$	728	$	—		$	2,552
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(155		)	(155		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,824	$	224	$	213	$	291	$	—		$	728	$	(155	)	$	2,397

			Optum
(in millions)	UnitedHealthcare		OptumHealth		OptumInsight		OptumRx		Optum Eliminations			Optum		Corporate and Eliminations			Consolidated
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Revenues - external customers:
Premiums	$	62,091	$	1,544	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1,544	$	—		$	63,635
Services	3,318		1,100		1,101		52		—			2,253		—			5,571
Products	1		16		36		2,400		—			2,452		—			2,453
Total revenues - external customers	65,410		2,660		1,137		2,452		—			6,249		—			71,659
Total revenues - intersegment	—		3,994		1,662		14,755		(331		)	20,080		(20,080		)	—
Investment and other income	286		73		—		1		—			74		—			360
Total revenues	$	65,696	$	6,727	$	2,799	$	17,208	$	(331	)	$	26,403	$	(20,080	)	$	72,019
Earnings from operations	$	3,929	$	487	$	493	$	626	$	—		$	1,606	$	—		$	5,535
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(301		)	(301		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	3,929	$	487	$	493	$	626	$	—		$	1,606	$	(301	)	$	5,234
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Revenues - external customers:
Premiums	$	55,724	$	1,231	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1,231	$	—		$	56,955
Services	3,232		505		1,057		57		—			1,619		—			4,851
Products	2		11		40		1,982		—			2,033		—			2,035
Total revenues - external customers	58,958		1,747		1,097		2,039		—			4,883		—			63,841
Total revenues - intersegment	—		3,345		1,393		13,419		(230		)	17,927		(17,927		)	—
Investment and other income	367		74		—		—		—			74		—			441
Total revenues	$	59,325	$	5,166	$	2,490	$	15,458	$	(230	)	$	22,884	$	(17,927	)	$	64,282
Earnings from operations	$	3,228	$	435	$	410	$	533	$	—		$	1,378	$	—		$	4,606
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(315		)	(315		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	3,228	$	435	$	410	$	533	$	—		$	1,378	$	(315	)	$	4,291