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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2011 Meadow Wood Behavioral Health System Bed | Dec. 31, 2012 Auburn Regional Medical Center | Jan. 31, 2012 Hospital San Juan Capestrano Bed | Dec. 31, 2011 Monte Vista Bed | Dec. 31, 2011 Red Rock Hospital Bed | Jun. 30, 2013 Two Thousand Thirteen Divestiture of Assets and Businesses Peak Behavioral Health Services | Dec. 31, 2013 Two Thousand Thirteen Divestiture of Assets and Businesses Peak Behavioral Health Services | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Divestiture of Assets and Businesses | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Divestiture of Assets and Businesses Peak Behavioral Health Services Bed | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Divestiture of Assets and Businesses Auburn Regional Medical Center Bed | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Divestiture of Assets and Businesses Hospital San Juan Capestrano | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Divestiture of Assets and Businesses Behavioral Health Care Facility Facility | Dec. 31, 2011 Two Thousand Eleven Divestiture of Assets and Businesses | Dec. 31, 2013 2013 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses | Dec. 31, 2011 2012 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses Ascend Health Corporation | Dec. 31, 2012 2012 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses Physician Practices and Various Real Property | Dec. 31, 2011 2011 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition, cash paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  | $ 528,000,000 |  | $ 503,000,000 | $ 25,000,000 | $ 29,000,000
Net cash proceeds from divestiture of assets and businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000,000 | 37,000,000 | 149,000,000 |  | 93,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 68,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate pre-tax net gain on the divestiture | 3,080,000 | 26,419,000 | 442,000 |  | 26,000,000 |  |  |  | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pro forma net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,110,000,000 | 6,900,000,000 |  |  |
Pro forma net income attributable to UHS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 464,000,000 | 401,000,000 |  |  |
Pro forma net income attributable to UHS per diluted share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.74 | $ 4.06 |  |  |
Transaction costs incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Transaction costs incurred, per diluted share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.06 |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 42,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of acute care hospital beds included in acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of non-operating behavioral health facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds included in divestiture |  |  |  | 58 |  | 108 | 101 | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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