Segment Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Segment Financial Information [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the reportable segment financial information:


			Optum
(in millions)	UnitedHealthcare		Optum Health		Optum Insight		Optum Rx		Optum Eliminations		Optum		Corporate and Eliminations		Consolidated
2021
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	212,381	$	13,852	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	13,852	$	—	$	226,233
Products	—		32		159		34,246		—		34,437		—		34,437
Services	9,661		9,894		3,936		1,112		—		14,942		—		24,603
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	222,042		23,778		4,095		35,358		—		63,231		—		285,273
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		29,234		7,867		55,779		(2,013)		90,867		(90,867)		—
Investment and other income	857		1,053		237		177		—		1,467		—		2,324
Total revenues	$	222,899	$	54,065	$	12,199	$	91,314	$	(2,013)	$	155,565	$	(90,867)	$	287,597
Earnings from operations	$	11,975	$	4,462	$	3,398	$	4,135	$	—	$	11,995	$	—	$	23,970
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1,660)		(1,660)
Earnings before income taxes	$	11,975	$	4,462	$	3,398	$	4,135	$	—	$	11,995	$	(1,660)	$	22,310
Total assets	$	102,967	$	60,474	$	16,868	$	40,181	$	—	$	117,523	$	(8,284)	$	212,206
Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software	795		791		567		301		—		1,659		—		2,454
Depreciation and amortization	1,004		818		684		597		—		2,099		—		3,103
2020
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	191,679	$	9,799	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	9,799	$	—	$	201,478
Products	—		33		135		33,977		—		34,145		—		34,145
Services	8,464		6,815		3,687		1,050		—		11,552		—		20,016
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	200,143		16,647		3,822		35,027		—		55,496		—		255,639
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		22,481		6,941		52,420		(1,800)		80,042		(80,042)		—
Investment and other income	732		680		39		51		—		770		—		1,502
Total revenues	$	200,875	$	39,808	$	10,802	$	87,498	$	(1,800)	$	136,308	$	(80,042)	$	257,141
Earnings from operations	$	12,359	$	3,434	$	2,725	$	3,887	$	—	$	10,046	$	—	$	22,405
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1,663)		(1,663)
Earnings before income taxes	$	12,359	$	3,434	$	2,725	$	3,887	$	—	$	10,046	$	(1,663)	$	20,742
Total assets	$	98,229	$	52,073	$	15,425	$	39,280	$	—	$	106,778	$	(7,718)	$	197,289
Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software	687		715		461		188		—		1,364		—		2,051
Depreciation and amortization	920		703		670		598		—		1,971		—		2,891
2019
Revenues - unaffiliated customers:
Premiums	$	183,783	$	5,916	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	5,916	$	—	$	189,699
Products	—		31		116		31,450		—		31,597		—		31,597
Services	8,922		5,732		3,630		689		—		10,051		—		18,973
Total revenues - unaffiliated customers	192,705		11,679		3,746		32,139		—		47,564		—		240,269
Total revenues - affiliated customers	—		17,966		6,239		42,093		(1,661)		64,637		(64,637)		—
Investment and other income	1,137		672		21		56		—		749		—		1,886
Total revenues	$	193,842	$	30,317	$	10,006	$	74,288	$	(1,661)	$	112,950	$	(64,637)	$	242,155
Earnings from operations	$	10,326	$	2,963	$	2,494	$	3,902	$	—	$	9,359	$	—	$	19,685
Interest expense	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1,704)		(1,704)
Earnings before income taxes	$	10,326	$	2,963	$	2,494	$	3,902	$	—	$	9,359	$	(1,704)	$	17,981
Total assets	$	88,250	$	40,444	$	15,181	$	36,346	$	—	$	91,971	$	(6,332)	$	173,889
Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software	841		573		495		162		—		1,230		—		2,071
Depreciation and amortization	926		565		672		557		—		1,794		—		2,720