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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
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 |  | Optum Health |  | Optum Insight |  | Optum Rx |  | Consolidated
Balance at January 1, 2023 |  | $ | 27,395 |  |  | $ | 29,238 |  |  | $ | 17,244 |  |  | $ | 19,475 |  |  | $ | 93,352 |
Acquisitions |  | 296 |  |  | 8,023 |  |  | 1,802 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,121 |
Foreign currency effects and other adjustments, net |  | 187 |  |  | (182) |  |  | 261 |  |  | (7) |  |  | 259 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 |  | 27,878 |  |  | 37,079 |  |  | 19,307 |  |  | 19,468 |  |  | 103,732 |
Acquisitions |  | — |  |  | 2,071 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,305 |  |  | 4,376 |
Dispositions, foreign currency effects and other adjustments, net |  | (717) |  |  | (324) |  |  | (327) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (1,374) |
Balance at December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 27,161 |  |  | $ | 38,826 |  |  | $ | 18,980 |  |  | $ | 21,767 |  |  | $ | 106,734 |
Schedule of Acquired 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, 2024 |  | December 31, 2023
(in millions) |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value |  | Gross Carrying Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value
Customer-related |  | $ | 17,190 |  |  | $ | (6,675) |  |  | $ | 10,515 |  |  | $ | 16,636 |  |  | $ | (5,909) |  |  | $ | 10,727 |
Trademarks and technology |  | 2,917 |  |  | (1,284) |  |  | 1,633 |  |  | 2,508 |  |  | (958) |  |  | 1,550 |
Trade names, trademarks, operating licenses and certificates and other indefinite-lived |  | 10,454 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,454 |  |  | 2,116 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,116 |
Other |  | 1,057 |  |  | (391) |  |  | 666 |  |  | 1,213 |  |  | (412) |  |  | 801 |
Total |  | $ | 31,618 |  |  | $ | (8,350) |  |  | $ | 23,268 |  |  | $ | 22,473 |  |  | $ | (7,279) |  |  | $ | 15,194 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block] | The fair values and weighted-average useful lives assigned to intangible assets as a result of transactions completed during years ended:
|  | 2024 |  | 2023
(in millions, except years) |  | Fair Value |  | Weighted-Average Useful Life |  | Fair Value |  | Weighted-Average Useful Life
Customer-related |  | $ | 1,258 |  |  | 12 years |  | $ | 477 |  |  | 12 years
Trademarks and technology |  | 527 |  |  | 6 years |  | 226 |  |  | 5 years
Other |  | 22 |  |  | 8 years |  | 44 |  |  | 9 years
Total finite-lived |  | $ | 1,807 |  |  | 10 years |  | $ | 747 |  |  | 9 years
Total indefinite-lived - trade names, trademarks, operating licenses and certificates and other |  | 8,795 |  |  |  |  | 1,427 |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  | $ | 10,602 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,174 |  |  |
Schedule of 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) |  |
2025 |  | $ | 1,655 |
2026 |  | 1,503 |
2027 |  | 1,424 |
2028 |  | 1,344 |
2029 |  | 1,211 |

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