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Universal Health Services Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/18 – ‘XML’

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 2/27/19  Universal Health Services Inc     10-K       12/31/18  107:24M                                    ActiveDisclosure/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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 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    104K 
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16: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    105K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     74K 
18: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    170K 
19: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     48K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    124K 
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     47K 
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22: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    137K 
23: R9          Business and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    412K 
                Policies                                                         
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25: R11         Financial Instruments                               HTML     45K 
26: R12         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML    123K 
27: R13         Common Stock                                        HTML    346K 
28: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML    290K 
29: R15         Lease Commitments                                   HTML     90K 
30: R16         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    140K 
31: R17         Relationship with Universal Health Realty Income    HTML     66K 
                Trust and Other Related Party Transactions                       
32: R18         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML    361K 
33: R19         Pension Plan                                        HTML    277K 
34: R20         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    190K 
35: R21         Quarterly Results                                   HTML    198K 
36: R22         Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts       HTML    113K 
37: R23         Business and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    483K 
                Policies (Policies)                                              
38: R24         Business and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    366K 
                Policies (Tables)                                                
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42: R28         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    280K 
43: R29         Lease Commitments (Tables)                          HTML     91K 
44: R30         Commitments and Contingencies (Table)               HTML    100K 
45: R31         Relationship with Universal Health Realty Income    HTML     54K 
                Trust and Other Related Party Transactions                       
                (Tables)                                                         
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47: R33         Pension Plan (Tables)                               HTML    288K 
48: R34         Segment Reporting (Tables)                          HTML    190K 
49: R35         Quarterly Results (Tables)                          HTML    181K 
50: R36         Business and Summary of Significant Accounting      HTML    264K 
                Policies - Additional Information (Detail)                       
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52: R38         Estimated Cost of Providing Uncompensated Care      HTML     37K 
                (Detail)                                                         
53: R39         Summary of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted    HTML     45K 
                Cash Reported In Consolidated Statements of Cash                 
                Flows (Detail)                                                   
54: R40         Summary of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill   HTML     49K 
                (Detail)                                                         
55: R41         Summary of Net Intangible Assets (Detail)           HTML     42K 
56: R42         Summary of Net Intangible Assets (Parenthetical)    HTML     33K 
                (Detail)                                                         
57: R43         Amounts Recognized in AOCI (Detail)                 HTML     70K 
58: R44         Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per       HTML     72K 
                Share (Detail)                                                   
59: R45         Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional          HTML    111K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
60: R46         Aggregate Net Purchase Price Allocation to Assets   HTML     60K 
                and Liabilities based on Estimated Fair Values                   
                (Detail)                                                         
61: R47         Aggregate Net Purchase Price Allocation to Assets   HTML     34K 
                and Liabilities based on Estimated Fair Values                   
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
62: R48         Financial Instruments - Additional Information      HTML     93K 
                (Detail)                                                         
63: R49         Summary of Long-Term Debt (Detail)                  HTML     73K 
64: R50         Summary of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)  HTML     59K 
65: R51         Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)    HTML    173K 
66: R52         Aggregate Scheduled Maturities of Debt Outstanding  HTML     59K 
                (Detail)                                                         
67: R53         Common Stock - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    146K 
68: R54         Schedule of Information Related to Stock            HTML     91K 
                Repurchase Programs (Detail)                                     
69: R55         Schedule of Information Related to Stock            HTML     36K 
                Repurchase Programs (Parenthetical) (Detail)                     
70: R56         Assumptions Used in Black-Scholes Model to          HTML     44K 
                Determine Fair Value for Stock Option Awards                     
                Granted (Detail)                                                 
71: R57         Summary of Option Activities (Detail)               HTML    101K 
72: R58         Schedule of Information about Unvested Options      HTML     53K 
                (Detail)                                                         
73: R59         Schedule of Information about All Outstanding       HTML     53K 
                Options (Detail)                                                 
74: R60         Schedule of Weighted Average Remaining Contractual  HTML     86K 
                Life for Options Outstanding and Weighted Average                
                Exercise Price Per Share for Exercisable Options                 
                (Detail)                                                         
75: R61         Schedule of Weighted Average Remaining Contractual  HTML     32K 
                Life for Options Outstanding and Weighted Average                
                Exercise Price Per Share for Exercisable Options                 
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
76: R62         Components of Income Tax Expense Benefit (Detail)   HTML     60K 
77: R63         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML    141K 
78: R64         Reconciliation between Federal Statutory Rate and   HTML     54K 
                Effective Tax Rate (Detail)                                      
79: R65         Components of Deferred Taxes (Detail)               HTML     71K 
80: R66         Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits         HTML     43K 
                (Detail)                                                         
81: R67         Lease Commitments - Additional Information          HTML     41K 
                (Detail)                                                         
82: R68         Summary of Property under Capital Lease (Detail)    HTML     38K 
83: R69         Future Minimum Rental Payments under Lease          HTML     80K 
                Commitments (Detail)                                             
84: R70         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML    189K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
85: R71         Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of         HTML     48K 
                Changes in General and Professional Liability and                
                Workers Compensation Reserves (Detail)                           
86: R72         Relationship with Universal Health Realty Income    HTML    138K 
                Trust and Other Related Party Transactions -                     
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
87: R73         Remaining Renewal Options and Terms for Hospital    HTML     46K 
                Facilities Leased from Trust (Detail)                            
88: R74         Remaining Renewal Options and Terms for Hospital    HTML     54K 
                Facilities Leased from Trust (Parenthetical)                     
                (Detail)                                                         
89: R75         Schedule of Impact of Adoption on Consolidated      HTML     56K 
                Statements of Income (Detail)                                    
90: R76         Schedule of Disaggregates Revenue by Major Source   HTML    133K 
                (Detail)                                                         
91: R77         Pension Plan - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     46K 
92: R78         Schedule of Reconciliation of Defined Benefit       HTML     70K 
                Pension Plan (Detail)                                            
93: R79         Components of Net Periodic Pension Cost Benefit     HTML     46K 
                (Detail)                                                         
94: R80         Schedule of Measurement Dates (Detail)              HTML     37K 
95: R81         Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions (Detail)   HTML     43K 
96: R82         Schedule of Market Values of Pension Plan Assets    HTML     57K 
                (Detail)                                                         
97: R83         Schedule of Estimated Future Benefit Payments       HTML     46K 
                (Detail)                                                         
98: R84         Schedule of Plan Assets Category (Detail)           HTML     40K 
99: R85         Schedule of Asset Allocation Policy and Ranges for  HTML     45K 
                Overall Risk and Return Objectives of Portfolio                  
                (Detail)                                                         
100: R86         Segment Reporting (Detail)                          HTML     78K  
101: R87         Segment Reporting (Parenthetical) (Detail)          HTML     55K  
102: R88         Quarterly Results (Detail)                          HTML     67K  
103: R89         Quarterly Results - Additional Information          HTML     70K  
                (Detail)                                                         
104: R90         Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Detail)          HTML     45K  
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