Acquisitions and Dispositions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Dispositions

NOTE 2 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we paid $343 million to acquire three hospital facilities and $125 million to acquire other nonhospital health care entities. 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, 2016, we received proceeds of $23 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $8 million related to sales of real estate and other investments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we received proceeds of $27 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $2 million related to sales of real estate and other investments.