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Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | $ 50,863 | $ 47,397 | $ 150,897 | $ 142,074
Products | 8,777 | 7,546 | 25,455 | 23,971
Services | 5,124 | 4,942 | 14,265 | 13,756
Investment and other income | 351 | 466 | 1,057 | 1,453
Total revenues | 65,115 | 60,351 | 191,674 | 181,254
Earnings from operations | 4,651 | 5,014 | 18,888 | 14,590
Interest expense | (395) | (449) | (1,262) | (1,267)
Earnings before income taxes | 4,256 | 4,565 | 17,626 | 13,323
Optum |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 174 | 192 | 510 | 549
Total revenues | 34,923 | 28,763 | 100,457 | 83,152
Earnings from operations | 2,583 | 2,359 | 6,925 | 6,339
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings before income taxes | 2,583 | 2,359 | 6,925 | 6,339
Unaffiliated Customers |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 50,863 | 47,397 | 150,897 | 142,074
Products | 8,777 | 7,546 | 25,455 | 23,971
Services | 5,124 | 4,942 | 14,265 | 13,756
Total revenues | 64,764 | 59,885 | 190,617 | 179,801
Unaffiliated Customers | Optum |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 2,742 | 1,840 | 7,144 | 3,986
Products | 8,777 | 7,546 | 25,455 | 23,971
Services | 3,049 | 2,668 | 8,017 | 7,153
Total revenues | 14,568 | 12,054 | 40,616 | 35,110
Affiliated Customers |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Affiliated Customers | Optum |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 20,181 | 16,517 | 59,331 | 47,493
Operating Segments | UnitedHealthcare |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 177 | 274 | 547 | 904
Total revenues | 50,373 | 48,105 | 150,548 | 145,595
Earnings from operations | 2,068 | 2,655 | 11,963 | 8,251
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings before income taxes | 2,068 | 2,655 | 11,963 | 8,251
Operating Segments | OptumHealth |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 165 | 170 | 430 | 488
Total revenues | 10,499 | 8,133 | 28,830 | 21,994
Earnings from operations | 835 | 748 | 2,388 | 2,062
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings before income taxes | 835 | 748 | 2,388 | 2,062
Operating Segments | OptumInsight |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 4 | 6 | 34 | 17
Total revenues | 2,767 | 2,617 | 7,893 | 7,145
Earnings from operations | 785 | 632 | 1,882 | 1,589
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings before income taxes | 785 | 632 | 1,882 | 1,589
Operating Segments | OptumRx |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 5 | 16 | 46 | 44
Total revenues | 22,081 | 18,454 | 65,009 | 55,194
Earnings from operations | 963 | 979 | 2,655 | 2,688
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings before income taxes | 963 | 979 | 2,655 | 2,688
Operating Segments | Unaffiliated Customers | UnitedHealthcare |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 48,121 | 45,557 | 143,753 | 138,088
Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Services | 2,075 | 2,274 | 6,248 | 6,603
Total revenues | 50,196 | 47,831 | 150,001 | 144,691
Operating Segments | Unaffiliated Customers | OptumHealth |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 2,742 | 1,840 | 7,144 | 3,986
Products | 10 | 6 | 26 | 23
Services | 1,834 | 1,487 | 4,607 | 4,131
Total revenues | 4,586 | 3,333 | 11,777 | 8,140
Operating Segments | Unaffiliated Customers | OptumInsight |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Products | 34 | 29 | 90 | 74
Services | 974 | 988 | 2,629 | 2,532
Total revenues | 1,008 | 1,017 | 2,719 | 2,606
Operating Segments | Unaffiliated Customers | OptumRx |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Products | 8,733 | 7,511 | 25,339 | 23,874
Services | 241 | 193 | 781 | 490
Total revenues | 8,974 | 7,704 | 26,120 | 24,364
Operating Segments | Affiliated Customers | UnitedHealthcare |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Affiliated Customers | OptumHealth |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 5,748 | 4,630 | 16,623 | 13,366
Operating Segments | Affiliated Customers | OptumInsight |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 1,755 | 1,594 | 5,140 | 4,522
Operating Segments | Affiliated Customers | OptumRx |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 13,102 | 10,734 | 38,843 | 30,786
Optum Eliminations |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues | (424) | (441) | (1,275) | (1,181)
Earnings from operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Earnings before income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Optum Eliminations | Unaffiliated Customers |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Optum Eliminations | Affiliated Customers |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | (424) | (441) | (1,275) | (1,181)
Corporate and Eliminations |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues | (20,181) | (16,517) | (59,331) | (47,493)
Earnings from operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest expense | (395) | (449) | (1,262) | (1,267)
Earnings before income taxes | (395) | (449) | (1,262) | (1,267)
Corporate and Eliminations | Unaffiliated Customers |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Premiums, revenues - unaffiliated customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate and Eliminations | Affiliated Customers |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ (20,181) | $ (16,517) | $ (59,331) | $ (47,493)

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