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The rate per annum at which interest is charged on the balance of an outstanding liability, debt agreement, contract, etc.

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Compliance threshold under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Extension Act of 2007 as of the blance sheet date.

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Consent judgment awarded to General Medicine against Horizon/CMS for the alleged wrongful termination of a contract to provide medical director services to skilled nursing facilities.

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The amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff resulting from litigation.

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The amount of consideration to which the entity agreed to pay in a settlement agreement which resolved the matter.

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Number of patient medical records requested for each hospital in subpoenas.

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Number of hospitals that received subpoenas in connection with an investigation of alleged improper or fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid.

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This element represents the gross amount awarded, to be received by, or to be remitted to the entity in settlement of litigation occurring during the period.

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Specifies the time period covered by the arrangement.

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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2009 Litigation, Former CEO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2004 Litigation, General Medicine [Member]	Dec. 31, 1995 Litigation, General Medicine [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Litigation, Sulton [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 HHS-OIG Investigation [Member]	Mar. 04, 2013 HHS-OIG Investigation [Member]
Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Litigation Settlement, Gross	$ 2,900,000,000
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Time Period			three years
Consent Judgment Awarded to Plaintiff		376,000,000
Annual Percentage Rate		10.00%
Litigation Settlement, Consideration		300,000
Damages Awarded, Plaintiff				$ 12,300,000
Number of hospitals that received subpoenas						4
Compliance Threshold Under Health Care Act					60.00%
Number of patient medical records requested for each hospital in subpoenas						100