Acquisitions and Dispositions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions	NOTE 2 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS During the six months ended June 30, 2022, we paid $116 million to acquire nonhospital health care entities. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we paid $98 million to acquire a hospital in Georgia and nonhospital health care entities. Purchase price amounts have been allocated to the related assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their respective fair values. During the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we received proceeds of $20 million and $30 million, respectively, and recognized pretax losses of $22 million and pretax gains of $10 million, respectively, related to sales of real estate and other health care entity investments.

The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings.

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