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Acquisitions and Dispositions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Dispositions

NOTE 2 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we paid $15 million to acquire a hospital and $169 million to acquire other nonhospital health care entities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we paid $14 million to acquire a hospital and $83 million to acquire other nonhospital health care entities.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we received proceeds of $27 million and recognized net pretax gains of $2 million related to sales of real estate and other investments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we received proceeds of $38 million and recognized net pretax gains of $20 million related to sales of real estate and other investments.