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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by reportable segment, were as follows:

(in millions)						UnitedHealthcare						OptumHealth						OptumInsight						OptumRx						Consolidated
Balance at January 1, 2019						$	26,400					$	11,947					$	5,772					$	14,791					$	58,910
Acquisitions						1,022						3,395						2,521						6						6,944
Foreign currency effects and other adjustments, net						(194)						—						(1)						—						(195)
Balance at December 31, 2019						27,228						15,342						8,292						14,797						65,659
Acquisitions						1,180						4,500						—						699						6,379
Foreign currency effects and other adjustments, net						(623)						2						(119)						39						(701)
Balance at December 31, 2020						$	27,785					$	19,844					$	8,173					$	15,535					$	71,337

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

The gross carrying value, accumulated amortization and net carrying value of other intangible assets were as follows:

						December 31, 2020																		December 31, 2019
(in millions)						Gross Carrying Value						Accumulated Amortization						Net Carrying Value						Gross Carrying Value						Accumulated Amortization						Net Carrying Value
Customer-related						$	13,428					$	(4,575)					$	8,853					$	12,968					$	(4,319)					$	8,649
Trademarks and technology						1,597						(624)						973						1,186						(525)						661
Trademarks and other indefinite-lived						680						—						680						726						—						726
Other						606						(256)						350						541						(228)						313
Total						$	16,311					$	(5,455)					$	10,856					$	15,421					$	(5,072)					$	10,349

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]

The acquisition date fair values and weighted-average useful lives assigned to finite-lived intangible assets acquired in business combinations consisted of the following by year of acquisition:

						2020												2019
(in millions, except years)						Fair Value						Weighted-Average Useful Life						Fair Value						Weighted-Average Useful Life
Customer-related						$	1,113					11 years						$	1,750					13 years
Trademarks and technology						514						10 years						163						5 years
Other						95						10 years						119						11 years
Total acquired finite-lived intangible assets						$	1,722					11 years						$	2,032					13 years

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Estimated full year amortization expense relating to intangible assets for each of the next five years ending December 31 is as follows:

(in millions)
2021						$	1,105
2022						998
2023						933
2024						887
2025						850

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