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Schedule I (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] | Maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt for the years ending December 31 are as follows:
(in millions) |  |
2022 |  | $ | 3,626 |
2023 |  | 2,277 |
2024 |  | 2,652 |
2025 |  | 2,452 |
2026 |  | 2,652 |
Thereafter |  | 32,829 |
Parent Company [Member] |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block] | Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) UnitedHealth Group Condensed Balance Sheets
(in millions, except per share data) |  | December 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Assets |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 2,167 |  |  | $ | 258 |
Other current assets |  | 503 |  |  | 562 |
Total current assets |  | 2,670 |  |  | 820 |
Equity in net assets of subsidiaries |  | 116,907 |  |  | 107,714 |
Long-term notes receivable from subsidiaries |  | 5,680 |  |  | 5,021 |
Other assets |  | 32 |  |  | 342 |
Total assets |  | $ | 125,289 |  |  | $ | 113,897 |
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity |  |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 605 |  |  | $ | 589 |
Current portion of notes payable to subsidiaries |  | 8,105 |  |  | 4,882 |
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt |  | 3,009 |  |  | 4,465 |
Total current liabilities |  | 11,719 |  |  | 9,936 |
Long-term debt, less current maturities |  | 41,623 |  |  | 37,815 |
Other liabilities |  | 187 |  |  | 655 |
Total liabilities |  | 53,529 |  |  | 48,406 |
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; 941 and 946 issued and outstanding |  | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Additional paid-in capital |  | — |  |  | — |
Retained earnings |  | 77,134 |  |  | 69,295 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | (5,384) |  |  | (3,814) |
Total UnitedHealth Group shareholders’ equity |  | 71,760 |  |  | 65,491 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |  | $ | 125,289 |  |  | $ | 113,897 |
Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] | Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) UnitedHealth Group Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment and other income |  | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | 209 |
Total revenues |  | 494 |  |  | 194 |  |  | 209 |
Operating costs: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating costs |  | 40 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 38 |
Interest expense |  | 1,583 |  |  | 1,594 |  |  | 1,580 |
Total operating costs |  | 1,623 |  |  | 1,621 |  |  | 1,618 |
Loss before income taxes |  | (1,129) |  |  | (1,427) |  |  | (1,409) |
Benefit for income taxes |  | 231 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 293 |
Loss of parent company |  | (898) |  |  | (1,127) |  |  | (1,116) |
Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries |  | 18,183 |  |  | 16,530 |  |  | 14,955 |
Net earnings |  | 17,285 |  |  | 15,403 |  |  | 13,839 |
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  | (1,570) |  |  | (236) |  |  | 582 |
Comprehensive income |  | $ | 15,715 |  |  | $ | 15,167 |  |  | $ | 14,421 |
Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block] | Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Only) UnitedHealth Group Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
|  | For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flows from operating activities |  | $ | 11,439 |  |  | $ | 8,842 |  |  | $ | 9,275 |
Investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuances of notes to subsidiaries |  | (444) |  |  | (628) |  |  | (2,722) |
Repayments of notes to subsidiaries |  | 37 |  |  | 1,089 |  |  | 2,249 |
Cash paid for acquisitions |  | (4,953) |  |  | (7,706) |  |  | (9,645) |
Return of capital to parent company |  | 245 |  |  | 943 |  |  | 4,497 |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries |  | (747) |  |  | (43) |  |  | (803) |
Other, net |  | — |  |  | 143 |  |  | 490 |
Cash flows used for investing activities |  | (5,862) |  |  | (6,202) |  |  | (5,934) |
Financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchases |  | (5,000) |  |  | (4,250) |  |  | (5,500) |
Proceeds from common stock issuances |  | 1,355 |  |  | 1,440 |  |  | 1,037 |
Cash dividends paid |  | (5,280) |  |  | (4,584) |  |  | (3,932) |
(Repayments of) proceeds from short-term borrowings, net |  | (1,302) |  |  | 872 |  |  | 300 |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |  | 6,933 |  |  | 4,864 |  |  | 5,444 |
Repayments of long-term debt |  | (3,150) |  |  | (3,150) |  |  | (1,750) |
Proceeds from notes from subsidiaries |  | 3,223 |  |  | 2,818 |  |  | 1,207 |
Other, net |  | (447) |  |  | (438) |  |  | (535) |
Cash flows used for financing activities |  | (3,668) |  |  | (2,428) |  |  | (3,729) |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,909 |  |  | 212 |  |  | (388) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |  | 258 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 434 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |  | $ | 2,167 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 46 |
Supplemental cash flow disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid for interest |  | $ | 1,575 |  |  | $ | 1,633 |  |  | $ | 1,506 |
Cash paid for income taxes |  | 3,050 |  |  | 4,185 |  |  | 2,590 |
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] | Maturities of short-term borrowings and long-term debt for the years ending December 31 are as follows:
(in millions) |  |
2022 |  | $ | 3,015 |
2023 |  | 2,125 |
2024 |  | 2,500 |
2025 |  | 2,300 |
2026 |  | 2,500 |
Thereafter |  | 32,677 |

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