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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Acquisitions and Disposals - Disposals (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) surgery_center	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 optical_laboratory	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 surgery_center	Dec. 31, 2018 surgical_hospital
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposals of facilities and other assets	$ 58.5	$ 17.6		$ 19.2
Surgery Centers, Certain Assets Related to Anesthesia Business, Certain Imaging ASsets and Optical Products Purchasing Organization
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of interests sold \| surgery_center	3
Proceeds from disposals of facilities and other assets	$ 58.5
Pre-tax gain (loss)	5.2
Diagnostic Laboratory
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss)	$ (3.5)
Previously Owned Real Property Associated with Existing Non-Consolidated Surgical Facility
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss)		$ 10.9
Surgery Centers, Surgical Hospitals, and Optical Laboratory
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of interests sold			1		4	2
Proceeds from disposals of facilities and other assets				18.7
Pre-tax gain (loss)				$ (21.2)