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Unitedhealth Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Friday, 2/14/20, at 5:18pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  731766-20-6   ·   File #:  1-10864

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/14/20  Unitedhealth Group Inc            10-K       12/31/19  112:20M

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

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.43M 
 2: EX-4.5      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     34K 
 3: EX-10.17    Material Contract                                   HTML    217K 
 4: EX-10.18    Material Contract                                   HTML     38K 
 5: EX-10.44    Material Contract                                   HTML     73K 
 6: EX-10.45    Material Contract                                   HTML     36K 
 7: EX-10.46    Material Contract                                   HTML     37K 
 8: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    298K 
 9: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     32K 
10: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     39K 
11: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     46K 
12: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     35K 
22: R1          Cover Document                                      HTML     96K 
79: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    133K 
89: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     58K 
59: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    107K 
23: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     76K 
80: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    109K 
90: R7          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML     33K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
58: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    132K 
24: R9          Description of Business (Notes)                     HTML     32K 
108: R10         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     96K  
                Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)                          
75: R11         Investments (Notes)                                 HTML    213K 
40: R12         Fair Value (Notes)                                  HTML    151K 
53: R13         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software (Notes)   HTML     54K 
109: R14         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)              HTML    115K  
76: R15         Medical Costs Payable (Notes)                       HTML     81K 
41: R16         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Notes)         HTML    260K 
54: R17         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML    163K 
110: R18         Shareholders' Equity (Notes)                        HTML     51K  
74: R19         Share-Based Compensation (Notes)                    HTML    110K 
19: R20         Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)               HTML     54K 
55: R21         Business Combinations Business Combinations         HTML     44K 
                (Notes)                                                          
92: R22         Segment Financial Information (Notes)               HTML    308K 
81: R23         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Notes)        HTML     82K 
20: R24         Schedule I (Notes)                                  HTML    202K 
56: R25         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML    153K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)                       
93: R26         Fair Value Fair Value (Policies)                    HTML     44K 
82: R27         Schedule I (Policies)                               HTML    122K 
18: R28         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     71K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                         
57: R29         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    209K 
52: R30         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    143K 
38: R31         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software (Tables)  HTML     52K 
78: R32         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    122K 
112: R33         Medical Costs Payable (Tables)                      HTML     83K  
51: R34         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Tables)        HTML    262K 
37: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    165K 
77: R36         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     49K 
111: R37         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    115K  
49: R38         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     45K 
39: R39         Business Combinations Business Combinations         HTML     41K 
                (Tables)                                                         
65: R40         Segment Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    300K 
28: R41         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     82K 
85: R42         Schedule I (Tables)                                 HTML    208K 
95: R43         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     96K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Details)                        
63: R44         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     43K 
                Significant Accounting Policies Useful lives for                 
                property, equipment and capitalized software                     
                (Details)                                                        
27: R45         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     56K 
                Significant Accounting Policies Redeemable                       
                Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                               
84: R46         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     42K 
94: R47         Investments (Short-Term and Long-Term Investments)  HTML     82K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R48         Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of       HTML    104K 
                Available-for-Sale Debt Securities by Contractual                
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
29: R49         Investments (Fair Value of Available-For-Sale       HTML     67K 
                Investments with Gross Unrealized Losses by                      
                Investment Type and Length of Time That Individual               
                Securities Have Been in a Continuous Unrealized                  
                Loss Position) (Details)                                         
35: R50         Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     39K 
46: R51         Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities,       HTML     88K 
                Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
100: R52         Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities, Not   HTML     56K  
                Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
66: R53         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software           HTML     36K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
36: R54         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software Property  HTML     56K 
                Plant and Equipment Table (Details)                              
47: R55         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Narrative)          HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
101: R56         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Changes in the       HTML     51K  
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reporting Segment                 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R57         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Gross carrying       HTML     49K 
                value, accumulated amortization and net carrying                 
                value of intangible assets (Details)                             
34: R58         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Weighted-average     HTML     43K 
                useful lives assigned to finite-lived intangible                 
                assets acquired in business combinations (Details)               
48: R59         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Amortization         HTML     43K 
                Expense relating to Intangible Assets (Details)                  
96: R60         Medical Costs Payable (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     31K 
87: R61         Medical Costs Payable Rollforward (Details)         HTML     55K 
25: R62         Medical Costs Payable, Incurred and Paid Medical    HTML     46K 
                Cost Development (Details)                                       
60: R63         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Narrative)     HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
98: R64         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Details)       HTML    210K 
88: R65         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt Maturities of   HTML     48K 
                commercial paper and long-term debt (Details)                    
26: R66         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     65K 
61: R67         Income Taxes Reconciliation of Provision for        HTML     49K 
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
99: R68         Income Tax Reconciliation of the tax provision at   HTML     86K 
                the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate (Details)                        
86: R69         Income Taxes Components of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML     90K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
71: R70         Income Taxes Reconciliation of the beginning and    HTML     46K 
                ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
107: R71         Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     43K  
45: R72         Shareholders' Equity Share Repurchases (Details)    HTML     42K 
33: R73         Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     38K 
68: R74         Share-Based Compensation (Stock Option Activity)    HTML     80K 
                (Details)                                                        
104: R75         Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Share          HTML     48K  
                Activity) (Details)                                              
42: R76         Share-Based Compensation Other Share-Based          HTML     63K 
                Compensation Data (Details)                                      
30: R77         Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based Compensation  HTML     58K 
                Principal Fair Value Assumptions) (Details)                      
73: R78         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     47K 
                (Details)                                                        
103: R79         Commitments and Contingencies Future Lease          HTML     55K  
                Payments (Details)                                               
70: R80         Business Combinations Acquired Assets and           HTML     49K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
106: R81         Business Combinations Business Combinations         HTML     39K  
                (Details)                                                        
44: R82         Segment Financial Information (Narrative)           HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
32: R83         Segment Financial Information (Details)             HTML    125K 
69: R84         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     70K 
105: R85         Schedule I (Details)                                HTML     43K  
43: R86         Schedule I Condensed Balance Sheets (Details)       HTML    113K 
31: R87         Schedule I Balance Sheet Document (Details)         HTML     52K 
72: R88         Schedule I Condensed Statement of Comprehensive     HTML     73K 
                Income (Details)                                                 
102: R89         Schedule I Statement of Cash Flows (Details)        HTML    109K  
97: R90         Schedule I Maturities of Commercial Paper and       HTML     52K 
                Long-Term Debt (Details)                                         
50: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    203K 
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83: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    133K 
14: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- unh-20191231_cal                XML    310K 
15: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- unh-20191231_def                 XML   1.42M 
16: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- unh-20191231_lab                      XML   2.46M 
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