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Accrued Professional Liability - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
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Payables And Accruals [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Total accrued professional liability | $ 158,691,000 | $ 137,036,000 | $ 122,847,000 | $ 111,662,000
Accrued professional liability incurred but loss reserves not reported for claims | 110,300,000 | 90,600,000 |  |
Accrued professional liability incurred and loss reserves reported for claims | $ 48,400,000 | $ 46,400,000 |  |

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- Definition Amount of the accrued liability on an undiscounted basis for malpractice claims (including general and professional liability) at the end of the accounting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14326-108349 + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property that are expected to be paid within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). + References No definition available. + Details
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