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Contingencies.

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

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Number of additional patient medical records requested.

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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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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Amount of receivable related to a loss contingency accrual that is expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. For example, an insurance recovery receivable.

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Maximum coverage per malpractice claim provided by the insurance arrangement.

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The total amount of other operating cost and expense items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operation.

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