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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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- Definition

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

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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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Number of hospitals that received supplemental subpoenas to cover the new time period of January 2008 through December 2013

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

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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Contingencies and Other Commitments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Contingencies and Other Commitments (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, 2014 HHS-OIG Investigation [Member]	Apr. 24, 2014 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			3 years
Consent Judgment Awarded to Plaintiff		376,000,000
Loss Contingency, Litigation Settlement, Consideration		$ 300,000
Number of hospitals that received subpoenas					7	4
Number of patient medical records requested for each hospital in subpoenas						100
Number of hospitals that received supplemental subpoenas					2
Compliance Threshold Under Health Care Act				60.00%