Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Computations Of Basic And Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Numerators:
Income from continuing operations	$	49,418	$	49,704	$	143,550	$	168,586
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(6,685)		(6,231)		(21,757)		(19,541)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Health
Management Associates, Inc. common stockholders		42,733		43,473		121,793		149,045
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to
Health Management Associates, Inc. common stockholders		(1,389)		255		(5,805)		(1,182)
Net income attributable to Health Management
Associates, Inc. common stockholders	$	41,344	$	43,728	$	115,988	$	147,863
Denominators:
Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share-weighted
average number of outstanding common shares		254,516		252,157		254,111		251,327
Dilutive securities: stock-based compensation arrangements		2,268		2,967		2,061		3,376
Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share		256,784		255,124		256,172		254,703
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic
Continuing operations	$	0.17	$	0.17	$	0.48	$	0.59
Discontinued operations		(0.01)		-		(0.03)		(0.01)
Net income	$	0.16	$	0.17	$	0.45	$	0.58
Diluted
Continuing operations	$	0.17	$	0.17	$	0.48	$	0.59
Discontinued operations		(0.01)		-		(0.03)		(0.01)
Net income	$	0.16	$	0.17	$	0.45	$	0.58
Securities excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per share because
they were antidilutive or performance conditions were not met:
Stock options		3,417		4,803		3,977		3,849
Deferred stock and restricted stock		1,624		916		2,091		783