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Unitedhealth Group Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/14 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Tuesday, 2/10/15, at 4:45pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/14   ·   Accession #:  731766-15-7   ·   File #:  1-10864

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

 2/10/15  Unitedhealth Group Inc            10-K       12/31/14  111:26M

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   1.49M 
 2: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     35K 
 3: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML     83K 
 4: EX-10.32    Material Contract                                   HTML     57K 
 6: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    128K 
 7: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     34K 
 8: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     40K 
 5: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     45K 
 9: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     48K 
10: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
76: R1          Document and Entity Information Document            HTML     63K 
62: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    152K 
73: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     68K 
80: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    123K 
101: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     82K  
64: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    113K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
72: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    162K 
55: R8          Description of Business (Notes)                     HTML     33K 
45: R9          Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML    128K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)                          
103: R10         Investments (Notes)                                 HTML    297K  
82: R11         Fair Value (Notes)                                  HTML    336K 
81: R12         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software (Notes)   HTML     55K 
88: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Notes)              HTML    120K 
89: R14         Medical Cost Reserve Development and Medical Costs  HTML     61K 
                Payable (Notes)                                                  
86: R15         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Notes)         HTML    222K 
90: R16         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML    155K 
74: R17         Shareholders' Equity (Notes)                        HTML     57K 
77: R18         Share-Based Compensation (Notes)                    HTML    115K 
84: R19         Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)               HTML     58K 
111: R20         Segment Financial Information (Notes)               HTML    317K  
97: R21         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Notes)        HTML     85K 
68: R22         Schedule I (Notes)                                  HTML    191K 
83: R23         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML    195K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)                       
70: R24         Fair Value Fair Value (Policies)                    HTML     48K 
36: R25         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     88K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)                         
98: R26         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    300K 
107: R27         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    329K  
50: R28         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software (Tables)  HTML     53K 
49: R29         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML    123K 
53: R30         Medical Cost Reserve Development and Medical Costs  HTML     62K 
                Payable (Tables)                                                 
54: R31         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Tables)        HTML    226K 
57: R32         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    177K 
25: R33         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     41K 
95: R34         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    115K 
66: R35         Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and       HTML     43K 
                Contingencies (Tables)                                           
69: R36         Segment Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    302K 
40: R37         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)       HTML     84K 
110: R38         Schedule I (Tables)                                 HTML    197K  
17: R39         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     84K 
                Significant Accounting Policies (Details)                        
59: R40         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     46K 
                Significant Accounting Policies Medicare Part D                  
                (Details)                                                        
100: R41         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     45K  
                Significant Accounting Policies Useful lives for                 
                property, equipment and capitalized software                     
                (Details)                                                        
38: R42         Basis of Presentation, Uses of Estimates and        HTML     53K 
                Significant Accounting Policies Redeemable                       
                Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                               
48: R43         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     36K 
52: R44         Investments (Short-Term and Long-Term Investments)  HTML    137K 
                (Details)                                                        
63: R45         Investments (Fair Value of Mortgage-Backed          HTML    114K 
                Securities by Credit Rating Origination) (Details)               
24: R46         Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of       HTML     87K 
                Available-for-Sale Debt Securities by Contractual                
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
44: R47         Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of       HTML     66K 
                Held-To-Maturity Debt Securities by Contractual                  
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
19: R48         Investments (Fair Value of Available-For-Sale       HTML    117K 
                Investments with Gross Unrealized Losses by                      
                Investment Type and Length of Time That Individual               
                Securities Have Been in a Continuous Unrealized                  
                Loss Position) (Details)                                         
99: R49         Investments (Net Realized Gains) (Details)          HTML     72K 
37: R50         Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     61K 
96: R51         Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities,       HTML    145K 
                Excluding AARP, Measured at Fair Value on a                      
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
41: R52         Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities,       HTML    127K 
                Excluding AARP, Not Measured at Fair Value on a                  
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
60: R53         Fair Value (Reconciliation of Assets Measured at    HTML     98K 
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Level 3                    
                Inputs) (Details)                                                
18: R54         Fair Value Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative    HTML     52K 
                Information (Details)                                            
22: R55         Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities measured at      HTML    189K 
                fair value on a recurring basis) (Details)                       
51: R56         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software           HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
29: R57         Property, Plant, and Capitalized Software Property  HTML     62K 
                Plant and Equipment Table (Details)                              
104: R58         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details)            HTML     36K  
65: R59         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Changes in the       HTML     64K 
                Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reporting Segment                 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R60         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Gross carrying       HTML     63K 
                value, accumulated amortization and net carrying                 
                value of intangible assets (Details)                             
43: R61         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Weighted-average     HTML     48K 
                useful lives assigned to finite-lived intangible                 
                assets acquired in business combinations (Details)               
46: R62         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Amortization         HTML     45K 
                Expense relating to Intangible Assets (Details)                  
94: R63         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable             HTML     58K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
91: R64         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Narrative)     HTML     73K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R65         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Details)       HTML    271K 
93: R66         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt Maturities of   HTML     51K 
                commercial paper and long-term debt (Details)                    
42: R67         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt Fair Value      HTML     46K 
                Hedges Statement of Financial Position Location                  
                (Details)                                                        
71: R68         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt Fair Value      HTML     48K 
                Hedges Effect of Changes in Fair Value Hedges on                 
                Income (Details)                                                 
106: R69         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     64K  
21: R70         Income Taxes Reconciliation of Provision for        HTML     54K 
                Income Taxes (Details)                                           
35: R71         Income Tax Reconciliation of the tax provision at   HTML     84K 
                the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate (Details)                        
61: R72         Income Taxes Components of Deferred Tax Assets and  HTML    102K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
27: R73         Income Taxes Reconciliation of the beginning and    HTML     53K 
                ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits                       
                (Details)                                                        
109: R74         Shareholders' Equity (Details)                      HTML     70K  
39: R75         Shareholders' Equity Dividends Paid (Details)       HTML     38K 
30: R76         Share-Based Compensation Narrative (Details)        HTML     44K 
34: R77         Share-Based Compensation (Stock Option and SAR      HTML     86K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
23: R78         Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Share          HTML     53K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
26: R79         Share-Based Compensation Other Share-Based          HTML     75K 
                Compensation Data (Details)                                      
78: R80         Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based Compensation  HTML     64K 
                Principal Fair Value Assumptions) (Details)                      
32: R81         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     70K 
105: R82         Commitments and Contingencies Future Lease          HTML     50K  
                Payments (Details)                                               
58: R83         Segment Financial Information (Narrative)           HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R84         Segment Financial Information (Details)             HTML    261K 
92: R85         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)      HTML     87K 
31: R86         Schedule I (Details)                                HTML     65K 
33: R87         Schedule I Condensed Balance Sheets (Details)       HTML    132K 
102: R88         Schedule I Balance Sheet Document (Details)         HTML     64K  
28: R89         Schedule I Condensed Statement of Comprehensive     HTML     88K 
                Income (Details)                                                 
79: R90         Schedule I Statement of Cash Flows (Details)        HTML    127K 
75: R91         Schedule I Maturities of Commercial Paper and       HTML     56K 
                Long-Term Debt (Details)                                         
108: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    169K  
20: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    447K 
47: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   4.36M 
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