Segment Financial Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Financial Information [Table Text Block]

The following tables present reportable segment financial information:

			Optum
(in millions)	UnitedHealthcare		OptumHealth		OptumInsight		OptumRx		Optum Eliminations			Optum		Corporate and Eliminations			Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	46,030	$	1,134	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1,134	$	—		$	47,164
Products	—		9		22		8,322		—			8,353		—			8,353
Services	2,188		1,370		790		148		—			2,308		—			4,496
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	48,218		2,513		812		8,470		—			11,795		—			60,013
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		4,449		1,521		10,439		(381		)	16,028		(16,028		)	—
Investment and other income	376		186		6		14		—			206		—			582
Total revenues	$	48,594	$	7,148	$	2,339	$	18,923	$	(381	)	$	28,029	$	(16,028	)	$	60,595
Earnings from operations	$	2,642	$	688	$	525	$	889	$	—		$	2,102	$	—		$	4,744
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(418		)	(418		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	2,642	$	688	$	525	$	889	$	—		$	2,102	$	(418	)	$	4,326
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	43,496	$	962	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	962	$	—		$	44,458
Products	—		12		20		6,972		—			7,004		—			7,004
Services	2,142		1,203		776		148		—			2,127		—			4,269
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	45,638		2,177		796		7,120		—			10,093		—			55,731
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		3,640		1,380		9,807		(341		)	14,486		(14,486		)	—
Investment and other income	208		124		9		14		—			147		—			355
Total revenues	$	45,846	$	5,941	$	2,185	$	16,941	$	(341	)	$	24,726	$	(14,486	)	$	56,086
Earnings from operations	$	2,357	$	570	$	453	$	824	$	—		$	1,847	$	—		$	4,204
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(344		)	(344		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	2,357	$	570	$	453	$	824	$	—		$	1,847	$	(344	)	$	3,860

			Optum
(in millions)	UnitedHealthcare		OptumHealth		OptumInsight		OptumRx		Optum Eliminations			Optum		Corporate and Eliminations			Consolidated
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	92,531	$	2,146	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	2,146	$	—		$	94,677
Products	—		17		45		16,363		—			16,425		—			16,425
Services	4,329		2,644		1,544		297		—			4,485		—			8,814
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	96,860		4,807		1,589		16,660		—			23,056		—			119,916
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		8,736		2,928		20,052		(740		)	30,976		(30,976		)	—
Investment and other income	630		318		11		28		—			357		—			987
Total revenues	$	97,490	$	13,861	$	4,528	$	36,740	$	(740	)	$	54,389	$	(30,976	)	$	120,903
Earnings from operations	$	5,596	$	1,314	$	957	$	1,709	$	—		$	3,980	$	—		$	9,576
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(818		)	(818		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	5,596	$	1,314	$	957	$	1,709	$	—		$	3,980	$	(818	)	$	8,758
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	86,733	$	1,809	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1,809	$	—		$	88,542
Products	—		24		43		13,639		—			13,706		—			13,706
Services	4,181		2,391		1,516		285		—			4,192		—			8,373
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	90,914		4,224		1,559		13,924		—			19,707		—			110,621
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		7,246		2,684		19,102		(674		)	28,358		(28,358		)	—
Investment and other income	391		230		11		21		—			262		—			653
Total revenues	$	91,305	$	11,700	$	4,254	$	33,047	$	(674	)	$	48,327	$	(28,358	)	$	111,274
Earnings from operations	$	4,757	$	1,058	$	848	$	1,594	$	—		$	3,500	$	—		$	8,257
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—			—		(673		)	(673		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	4,757	$	1,058	$	848	$	1,594	$	—		$	3,500	$	(673	)	$	7,584