Employee Benefit Programs	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	13. Employee Benefit Programs The Company maintains the AmSurg 401(k) Plan and Trust. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions by these employees, subject to certain limits. Company contributions are based on specified percentages of employee compensation. The Company funds contributions as accrued. The Company's contributions for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were approximately $1,095,000, $1,031,000 and $594,000, respectively, and vest immediately or incrementally over five years, depending on the tenures of the respective employees for which the contributions were made. The Company maintains the Supplemental Executive and Director Retirement Savings Plan. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering all officers of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions of up to 50% of employee annual compensation. Company contributions are at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and vest incrementally over five years. The employee and employer contributions are placed in a Rabbi Trust and recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in prepaid and other current assets. Employer contributions to this plan for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were approximately $2,338,000, $1,693,000 and $915,000, respectively. On December 30, 2011, this plan was amended to allow non-employee directors to voluntarily contribute up to 100% of annual director cash compensation to the plan.

Employee Benefit Programs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

13. Employee Benefit Programs

The Company maintains the AmSurg 401(k) Plan and Trust. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions by these employees, subject to certain limits. Company contributions are based on specified percentages of employee compensation. The Company funds contributions as accrued. The Company's contributions for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were approximately $1,095,000, $1,031,000 and $594,000, respectively, and vest immediately or incrementally over five years, depending on the tenures of the respective employees for which the contributions were made.

The Company maintains the Supplemental Executive and Director Retirement Savings Plan. This plan is a defined contribution plan covering all officers of the Company and provides for voluntary contributions of up to 50% of employee annual compensation. Company contributions are at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and vest incrementally over five years. The employee and employer contributions are placed in a Rabbi Trust and recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in prepaid and other current assets. Employer contributions to this plan for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were approximately $2,338,000, $1,693,000 and $915,000, respectively. On December 30, 2011, this plan was amended to allow non-employee directors to voluntarily contribute up to 100% of annual director cash compensation to the plan.