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Acquisitions and Dispositions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions	NOTE 2 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we paid $1.000 billion to acquire seven hospital facilities (one of the acquired hospital facilities has an effective acquisition date of October 1, 2017) and $142 million to acquire other nonhospital health care entities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we paid $343 million to acquire three hospital facilities and $125 million to acquire other nonhospital health care entities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we received proceeds of $24 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $10 million related to sales of real estate and other investments. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we received proceeds of $23 million and recognized a net pretax gain of $8 million related to sales of real estate and other investments.

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The entire disclosure for business combinations, including leverage buyout transactions (as applicable), and divestitures. This may include a description of a business combination or divestiture (or series of individually immaterial business combinations or divestitures) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities recognized and reclassified or sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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