Acquisitions and Dispositions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Dispositions

NOTE 2 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we paid $189 million to acquire three hospital facilities (two of the hospital facilities have effective acquisition dates of July 1, 2017) and $106 million to acquire other nonhospital health care entities. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we paid $343 million to acquire three hospital facilities and $87 million to acquire other nonhospital health care entities.

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we received proceeds of $14 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $3 million related to sales of real estate and other investments. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we received proceeds of $14 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $5 million related to sales of real estate and other investments.