Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Selected quarterly financial information for all quarters of 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	For the Quarter Ended
(in millions, except per share data)	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
2017
Revenues	$	48,723	$	50,053	$	50,322	$	52,061
Operating costs	45,310		46,322		46,234		48,084
Earnings from operations	3,413		3,731		4,088		3,977
Net earnings	2,191		2,350		2,561		3,721
Net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders	2,172		2,284		2,485		3,617
Net earnings per share attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders:
Basic	2.28		2.37		2.57		3.73
Diluted	2.23		2.32		2.51		3.65
2016
Revenues	$	44,527	$	46,485	$	46,293	$	47,535
Operating costs	41,567		43,282		42,713		44,348
Earnings from operations	2,960		3,203		3,580		3,187
Net earnings	1,627		1,760		1,978		1,708
Net earnings attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders	1,611		1,754		1,968		1,684
Net earnings per share attributable to UnitedHealth Group common shareholders:
Basic	1.69		1.84		2.07		1.77
Diluted	1.67		1.81		2.03		1.74