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Schedule I (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Text Block] | Schedule I Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) UnitedHealth Group Condensed Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data) |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Assets |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 46 |
Other current assets |  | 562 |  |  | 787 |
Total current assets |  | 820 |  |  | 833 |
Equity in net assets of subsidiaries |  | 107,714 |  |  | 93,467 |
Long-term notes receivable from subsidiaries |  | 5,021 |  |  | 5,079 |
Other assets |  | 342 |  |  | 794 |
Total assets |  | $ | 113,897 |  |  | $ | 100,173 |
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity |  |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 589 |  |  | $ | 688 |
Current portion of notes payable to subsidiaries |  | 4,882 |  |  | 750 |
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt |  | 4,465 |  |  | 3,548 |
Total current liabilities |  | 9,936 |  |  | 4,986 |
Long-term debt, less current maturities |  | 37,815 |  |  | 35,926 |
Long-term notes payable to subsidiaries |  | — |  |  | 1,314 |
Other liabilities |  | 655 |  |  | 331 |
Total liabilities |  | 48,406 |  |  | 42,557 |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) |  |  |  |
Shareholders’ equity: |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value -10 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding |  | — |  |  | — |
Common stock, $0.01 par value - 3,000 shares authorized; 946 and 948 issued and outstanding |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |
Additional paid-in capital |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Retained earnings |  | 69,295 |  |  | 61,178 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | (3,814) |  |  | (3,578) |
Total UnitedHealth Group shareholders’ equity |  | 65,491 |  |  | 57,616 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |  | $ | 113,897 |  |  | $ | 100,173 |
See Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements of Registrant Schedule I Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) UnitedHealth Group Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment and other income |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 209 |  |  | $ | 194 |
Total revenues |  | 194 |  |  | 209 |  |  | 194 |
Operating costs: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating costs |  | 27 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 35 |
Interest expense |  | 1,594 |  |  | 1,580 |  |  | 1,285 |
Total operating costs |  | 1,621 |  |  | 1,618 |  |  | 1,320 |
Loss before income taxes |  | (1,427) |  |  | (1,409) |  |  | (1,126) |
Benefit for income taxes |  | 300 |  |  | 293 |  |  | 251 |
Loss of parent company |  | (1,127) |  |  | (1,116) |  |  | (875) |
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries |  | 16,530 |  |  | 14,955 |  |  | 12,861 |
Net earnings |  | 15,403 |  |  | 13,839 |  |  | 11,986 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  | (236) |  |  | 582 |  |  | (1,517) |
Comprehensive income |  | $ | 15,167 |  |  | $ | 14,421 |  |  | $ | 10,469 |
See Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements of Registrant Schedule I Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) UnitedHealth Group Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flows from operating activities |  | $ | 8,842 |  |  | $ | 9,275 |  |  | $ | 6,099 |
Investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuances of notes to subsidiaries |  | (628) |  |  | (2,722) |  |  | (1,420) |
Repayments of notes to subsidiaries |  | 1,089 |  |  | 2,249 |  |  | 1,419 |
Cash paid for acquisitions |  | (7,706) |  |  | (9,645) |  |  | (4,066) |
Return of capital to parent company |  | 943 |  |  | 4,497 |  |  | 4,196 |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries |  | (43) |  |  | (803) |  |  | (1,259) |
Other, net |  | 143 |  |  | 490 |  |  | 4 |
Cash flows used for investing activities |  | (6,202) |  |  | (5,934) |  |  | (1,126) |
Financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchases |  | (4,250) |  |  | (5,500) |  |  | (4,500) |
Proceeds from common stock issuances |  | 1,440 |  |  | 1,037 |  |  | 838 |
Cash dividends paid |  | (4,584) |  |  | (3,932) |  |  | (3,320) |
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net |  | 872 |  |  | 300 |  |  | (201) |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |  | 4,864 |  |  | 5,444 |  |  | 6,935 |
Repayments of long-term debt |  | (3,150) |  |  | (1,750) |  |  | (2,600) |
Proceeds (repayments) of notes from subsidiaries |  | 2,818 |  |  | 1,207 |  |  | (1,127) |
Other, net |  | (438) |  |  | (535) |  |  | (923) |
Cash flows used for financing activities |  | (2,428) |  |  | (3,729) |  |  | (4,898) |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  | 212 |  |  | (388) |  |  | 75 |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |  | 46 |  |  | 434 |  |  | 359 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 434 |
Supplemental cash flow disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for interest |  | $ | 1,633 |  |  | $ | 1,506 |  |  | $ | 1,294 |
Cash paid for income taxes |  | 4,185 |  |  | 2,590 |  |  | 2,379 |
See Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements of Registrant Schedule I Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) UnitedHealth Group Notes to Condensed Financial Statements 1. Basis of Presentation UnitedHealth Group’s parent company financial information has been derived from its consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K. The accounting policies for the registrant are the same as those described in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements.” 2. Subsidiary Transactions Investment in Subsidiaries. UnitedHealth Group’s investment in subsidiaries is stated at cost plus equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries. Dividends and Capital Distributions. Cash dividends received from subsidiaries and included in Cash Flows from Operating Activities in the Condensed Statements of Cash Flows were $10.0 billion, $5.6 billion and $5.6 billion in 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Additionally, $0.9 billion, $4.5 billion and $4.2 billion in cash were received as a return of capital to the parent company during 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 3. Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt Discussion of short-term borrowings and long-term debt can be found in Note 8 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements.” Long-term debt obligations of the parent company do not include other financing obligations at subsidiaries which totaled $1.2 billion at December 31, 2020 and 2019. Maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt for the years ending December 31 are as follows:
(in millions) |  |
2021 |  | $ | 4,446 |
2022 |  | 3,015 |
2023 |  | 2,125 |
2024 |  | 1,500 |
2025 |  | 2,300 |
Thereafter |  | 29,177 |
UnitedHealth Group’s parent company had notes payable to subsidiaries of $4.9 billion as of December 31, 2020, which included on-demand features. 4. Commitments and Contingencies Certain regulated subsidiaries are guaranteed by UnitedHealth Group’s parent company in the event of insolvency. UnitedHealth Group’s parent company also provides guarantees related to its service level under certain contracts. None of the amounts accrued, paid or charged to income for service level guarantees were material as of December 31, 2020, 2019 or 2018. For a summary of commitments and contingencies, see Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements.”

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