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Unitedhealth Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/10 – ‘XML.R47’

On:  Thursday, 2/10/11, at 4:04pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/10   ·   Accession #:  1193125-11-30615   ·   File #:  1-10864

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 2/10/11  Unitedhealth Group Inc            10-K       12/31/10  114:19M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.12    Form of Agreement for Deferred Stock Unit Award     HTML     49K 
 3: EX-10.13    Form of Agreement for Deferred Stock Unit Award     HTML     47K 
 4: EX-10.33    Amendment to Employment Agreement                   HTML     83K 
 6: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of the Company                         HTML    164K 
 7: EX-23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     35K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 8: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     42K 
 5: EX-12.1     Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges   HTML     49K 
 9: EX-31.1     Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the        HTML     49K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
10: EX-32.1     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the        HTML     38K 
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
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103: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    384K  
98: XML.R1      Document and Entity Information                      XML    226K 
99: XML.R2      Consolidated Balance Sheets                          XML    396K 
53: XML.R3      Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)          XML    175K 
62: XML.R4      Consolidated Statements of Operations                XML    342K 
85: XML.R5      Consolidated Statements of Changes in                XML    754K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
80: XML.R6      Consolidated Statements of Changes in                XML     98K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical)                             
109: XML.R7      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                XML    564K  
28: XML.R8      Description of Business                              XML     60K 
79: XML.R9      Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and          XML    114K 
                Significant Accounting Policies                                  
24: XML.R10     Investments                                          XML    262K 
23: XML.R11     Fair Value                                           XML    195K 
52: XML.R12     Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software         XML     75K 
92: XML.R13     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                 XML    127K 
54: XML.R14     Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable              XML     82K 
58: XML.R15     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt                  XML    159K 
74: XML.R16     Income Taxes                                         XML    140K 
114: XML.R17     Shareholders' Equity                                 XML     73K  
45: XML.R18     Share-Based Compensation                             XML    110K 
17: XML.R19     Aarp                                                 XML    136K 
61: XML.R20     Commitments and Contingencies                        XML     86K 
90: XML.R21     Segment Financial Information                        XML    218K 
35: XML.R22     Quarterly Financial Data                             XML     89K 
86: XML.R23     Schedule I                                           XML    172K 
59: XML.R24     Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and          XML    243K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)                         
108: XML.R25     Fair Value (Policy)                                  XML     65K  
94: XML.R26     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Policy)         XML     59K 
65: XML.R27     Aarp (Policy)                                        XML     63K 
75: XML.R28     Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and          XML     76K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                         
22: XML.R29     Investments (Tables)                                 XML    297K 
26: XML.R30     Fair Value (Tables)                                  XML    194K 
38: XML.R31     Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software         XML     73K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: XML.R32     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)        XML    144K 
73: XML.R33     Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable (Tables)     XML     79K 
93: XML.R34     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Tables)         XML    171K 
20: XML.R35     Income Taxes (Tables)                                XML    155K 
29: XML.R36     Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                        XML     57K 
100: XML.R37     Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                    XML    111K  
107: XML.R38     Aarp (Tables)                                        XML    137K  
66: XML.R39     Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)               XML     64K 
111: XML.R40     Segment Financial Information (Tables)               XML    213K  
30: XML.R41     Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)                    XML     87K 
113: XML.R42     Schedule I (Tables)                                  XML    170K  
40: XML.R43     Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and          XML    230K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative)                      
                (Details)                                                        
18: XML.R44     Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and          XML    157K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Consolidated                    
                Balance Sheet) (Details)                                         
39: XML.R45     Basis of Presentation, Use of Estimates and          XML    146K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Useful Lives for                
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                (Details)                                                        
89: XML.R46     Investments (Narrative) (Details)                    XML    185K 
106: XML.R47     Investments (Short-term and Long-term Investments)   XML    881K  
                (Details)                                                        
56: XML.R48     Investments (Fair Value of the Company's             XML    840K 
                Mortgage-backed Securities by Credit Rating and                  
                Non-U.S. Agency Mortgage-backed Securities by                    
                Origination) (Details)                                           
42: XML.R49     Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of        XML    176K 
                Available-for-sale Debt Securities by Contractual                
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
71: XML.R50     Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of        XML    124K 
                Held-to-maturity Debt Securities by Contractual                  
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
21: XML.R51     Investments (Fair Value of Available-for-sale        XML    620K 
                Investments with Gross Unrealized Losses by                      
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                Securities Have Been in a Continuous Unrealized                  
                Loss Position) (Details)                                         
77: XML.R52     Investments (Mortgage Backed Securities in an        XML    306K 
                Unrealized Loss Position by Credit Rating)                       
                (Details)                                                        
43: XML.R53     Investments (Net Realized Gains (Losses), Before     XML    143K 
                Taxes) (Details)                                                 
27: XML.R54     Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                     XML     91K 
105: XML.R55     Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities,        XML   1.45M  
                Excluding AARP, Measured at Fair Value on a                      
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
102: XML.R56     Fair Value (Reconciliation of Assets Measured at     XML    339K  
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Level 3                    
                Inputs) (Details)                                                
51: XML.R57     Fair Value (Summary of Fair Value and Carrying       XML    233K 
                Value for Certain Financial Instruments for Which                
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                (Details)                                                        
34: XML.R58     Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software         XML     97K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
96: XML.R59     Property, Equipment and Capitalized Software         XML    155K 
                (Summary of Property, Equipment and Capitalized                  
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25: XML.R60     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative)     XML     98K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: XML.R61     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Changes in     XML    385K 
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reporting Segment)                
                (Details)                                                        
78: XML.R62     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Gross          XML    239K 
                Carrying Value, Accumulated Amortization and Net                 
                Carrying Value of Other Intangible Assets)                       
                (Details)                                                        
101: XML.R63     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Finite-Lived   XML    207K  
                Intangible Assets Acquired in Business                           
                Combinations) (Details)                                          
97: XML.R64     Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Amortization   XML     87K 
                Expense Relating to Intangible Assets) (Details)                 
110: XML.R65     Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable              XML     58K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
32: XML.R66     Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable (The         XML    179K 
                Components of the Change in Medical Costs Payable)               
                (Details)                                                        
50: XML.R67     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Narrative)      XML    820K 
                (Details)                                                        
69: XML.R68     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Commercial      XML   1.27M 
                Paper and Long-Term Debt) (Details)                              
60: XML.R69     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Maturities of   XML    110K 
                long-term debt) (Details)                                        
70: XML.R70     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Summary of      XML     97K 
                Location and Fair Value of Fair Value Hedges)                    
                (Details)                                                        
112: XML.R71     Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Effect of       XML     73K  
                Changes in Fair Value of Fair Value Hedges)                      
                (Details)                                                        
33: XML.R72     Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                   XML    168K 
41: XML.R73     Income Taxes (Components of the provision for        XML    134K 
                income taxes) (Details)                                          
37: XML.R74     Income Taxes (Reconciliation of the tax provision    XML    237K 
                at the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate) (Details)                    
67: XML.R75     Income Taxes (Components of deferred income tax      XML    236K 
                assets and liabilities) (Details)                                
76: XML.R76     Income Taxes (Reconciliation of unrecognized tax     XML    128K 
                benefits) (Details)                                              
64: XML.R77     Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)           XML    282K 
57: XML.R78     Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Company's          XML     86K 
                dividend payments) (Details)                                     
31: XML.R79     Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)       XML    513K 
19: XML.R80     Share-Based Compensation (Stock Option and SAR       XML    196K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
68: XML.R81     Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based Compensation   XML    213K 
                Principal Fair Value Assumptions) (Details)                      
49: XML.R82     Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Share           XML    126K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
63: XML.R83     Aarp (Narrative) (Details)                           XML    130K 
88: XML.R84     Aarp (AARP Program-related Assets and Liabilities)   XML    271K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: XML.R85     Aarp (AARP Program Financial Assets and              XML   1.80M 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                Basis) (Details)                                                 
46: XML.R86     Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)            XML    230K 
91: XML.R87     Commitments and Contingencies (Future Minimum        XML     95K 
                Annual Lease Payments, Net of Sublease Income,                   
                Under all Noncancelable Operating Leases)                        
                (Details)                                                        
82: XML.R88     Segment Financial Information (Narrative)            XML     85K 
                (Details)                                                        
36: XML.R89     Segment Financial Information (Details)              XML   2.99M 
55: XML.R90     Quarterly Financial Data (Quarterly Financial        XML    323K 
                Information) (Details)                                           
83: XML.R91     Schedule I (Condensed Balance Sheets) (Details)      XML    908K 
44: XML.R92     Schedule I (Condensed Statements of Operations)      XML    695K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: XML.R93     Schedule I (Condensed Statements of Cash Flows)      XML    560K 
                (Details)                                                        
47: XML.R94     Schedule I (Narrative) (Details)                     XML    123K 
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