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Segment Reporting (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross inpatient revenues | $ 6,679,446 | $ 5,992,494 | $ 20,283,227 | $ 18,198,689 |
Gross outpatient revenues | 3,072,422 | 2,646,789 | 9,129,489 | 7,772,238 |
Total net revenues | 2,409,872 | 2,227,655 | 7,290,525 | 6,728,212 |
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes | 245,440 | 248,027 | 875,010 | 852,752 |
Allocation of corporate overhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes | 245,440 | 248,027 | 875,010 | 852,752 |
Total assets | 9,673,639 | 9,187,415 | 9,673,639 | 9,187,415 | $ 9,615,444
Acute Care Hospital Services |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross inpatient revenues | 4,647,578 | 4,115,598 | 14,295,797 | 12,633,298 |
Gross outpatient revenues | 2,854,851 | 2,444,456 | 8,461,032 | 7,132,212 |
Total net revenues | 1,253,866 | 1,136,341 | 3,794,341 | 3,446,797 |
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes | 97,542 | 91,784 | 420,832 | 387,568 |
Allocation of corporate overhead | (42,667) | (49,426) | (128,007) | (148,274) |
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes | 54,875 | 42,358 | 292,825 | 239,294 |
Total assets | 3,581,425 | 3,391,193 | 3,581,425 | 3,391,193 |
Behavioral Health Services |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross inpatient revenues | 2,031,868 | 1,876,896 | 5,987,430 | 5,565,391 |
Gross outpatient revenues | 217,571 | 202,333 | 668,457 | 623,915 |
Total net revenues | 1,153,880 | 1,089,509 | 3,489,681 | 3,272,714 |
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes | 245,515 | 249,812 | 784,016 | 771,667 |
Allocation of corporate overhead | (38,719) | (29,526) | (116,161) | (88,913) |
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes | 206,796 | 220,286 | 667,855 | 682,754 |
Total assets | 5,927,564 | 5,458,647 | 5,927,564 | 5,458,647 |
Other |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross inpatient revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gross outpatient revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,111 |
Total net revenues | 2,126 | 1,805 | 6,503 | 8,701 |
Income/(loss) before allocation of corporate overhead and income taxes | (97,617) | (93,569) | (329,838) | (306,483) |
Allocation of corporate overhead | 81,386 | 78,952 | 244,168 | 237,187 |
Income/(loss) after allocation of corporate overhead and before income taxes | (16,231) | (14,617) | (85,670) | (69,296) |
Total assets | $ 164,650 | $ 337,575 | $ 164,650 | $ 337,575 |

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