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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Facility Bed | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Bed Hospital | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) Bed | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Bed | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Facility Bed Hospital | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Bed | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) Bed | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Facility $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Bed $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Facility $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2012 Bed
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of hospitals | Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |
Indefinite lived Tradenames | $ 124,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 124,000 |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 2,315,239 | $ 2,227,655 | $ 2,275,204 | $ 2,225,353 | $ 2,176,291 | $ 2,038,717 | $ 2,051,766 | $ 1,938,314 | 9,043,451 | $ 8,205,088 | $ 7,367,873 |
Unaudited pro forma net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,170,000 | 8,350,000 |  |
Unaudited pro forma net income attributable to UHS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 690,000 | $ 545,000 |  |
Unaudited pro forma net income attributable to UHS per diluted share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.85 | $ 5.42 |  |
Aggregate cash proceeds from divestiture of businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000 | $ 15,000 |  |
Aggregate pre-tax net gain on the divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,080 |
2013 Divestiture of Assets and Businesses | Peak Behavioral Health Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net cash proceeds from divestiture of assets and businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,000 |  |  |  | 37,000 |
Aggregate pre-tax net gain on the divestiture |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  | 3,000 |
2012 Divestiture of Assets and Businesses | Peak Behavioral Health Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104
2015 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition, cash paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 534,000 |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000 |  |  |
Behavioral Health Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alpha Hospitals Holdings Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  | 305 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of hospitals | Hospital |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foundations Recovery Network, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed | 322 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities | Facility | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of outpatient centers | Facility | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition, cash paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 431,000 |  |
Unaudited pro forma net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,280,000 |  |
Unaudited pro forma net income attributable to UHS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 558,000 |  |
Unaudited pro forma net income attributable to UHS per diluted share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.55 |  |
2013 Acquisitions of Assets and Businesses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition, cash paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,000 |
Unaudited pro forma net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,620,000 |
Unaudited pro forma net income attributable to UHS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 522,000 |
Unaudited pro forma net income attributable to UHS per diluted share | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5.25 |
Cygnet Health Care Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  |  |  |  |  | 723 |  |  |  | 124 |  |
Number of hospitals | Hospital |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities | Facility |  |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175,000 |  |
Number of nursing homes | Hospital |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Company Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  |  |
Palo Verde Behavioral Health |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  |
The Bridgeway |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  |  |  |  | 103 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cygnet Hospital-Harrow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of beds | Bed |  |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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