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Earnings Per Share Data ("EPS") and Stock Based Compensation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract] |
Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share data):
|  | Three months ended March 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Basic and Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to UHS |  | $ | 234,168 |  |  | $ | 223,832 |
Less: Net income attributable to unvested restricted share grants |  |  | (515 | ) |  |  | (104 | )
Net income attributable to UHS – basic and diluted |  | $ | 233,653 |  |  | $ | 223,728 |
Weighted average number of common shares - basic |  |  | 90,776 |  |  |  | 94,226 |
Net effect of dilutive stock options and grants based on the treasury stock method |  |  | 191 |  |  |  | 457 |
Weighted average number of common shares and equivalents - diluted |  |  | 90,967 |  |  |  | 94,683 |
Earnings per basic share attributable to UHS: |  | $ | 2.57 |  |  | $ | 2.37 |
Earnings per diluted share attributable to UHS: |  | $ | 2.57 |  |  | $ | 2.36 |

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