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

On:  Wednesday, 2/6/13, at 6:00pm ET   ·   As of:  2/7/13   ·   For:  12/31/12   ·   Accession #:  731766-13-5   ·   File #:  1-10864

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 2/07/13  Unitedhealth Group Inc            10-K       12/31/12  114:25M

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   1.52M 
 2: EX-10.11    Material Contract                                   HTML     38K 
 3: EX-10.32    Material Contract                                   HTML     78K 
 4: EX-10.33    Material Contract                                   HTML     82K 
 5: EX-10.36    Material Contract                                   HTML    104K 
 6: EX-10.37    Material Contract                                   HTML     35K 
 8: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    229K 
 9: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     34K 
10: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     43K 
 7: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     47K 
11: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     50K 
12: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     38K 
78: R1          Document and Entity Information Document            HTML     62K 
63: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    164K 
74: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet                HTML     69K 
                (Parenthetical) (Parentheticals)                                 
82: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    125K 
104: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     92K  
                Income                                                           
65: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML    109K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
73: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    173K 
57: R8          Description of Business                             HTML     38K 
47: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML    206K 
106: R10         Investments                                         HTML    270K  
84: R11         Fair Value                                          HTML    336K 
83: R12         Property, Equipment, and Capitalized Software       HTML     59K 
90: R13         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML    140K 
91: R14         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable             HTML     70K 
88: R15         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt                 HTML    216K 
92: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML    158K 
75: R17         Shareholder's Equity                                HTML     65K 
79: R18         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    119K 
86: R19         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     58K 
114: R20         Segment Financial Information                       HTML    307K  
100: R21         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)                HTML     82K  
69: R22         Schedule I                                          HTML    195K 
85: R23         Basis of Presentation (Policy)                      HTML    185K 
71: R24         Fair Value Fair Value Policy (Policies)             HTML     50K 
38: R25         Income Taxes Income Tax (Policies)                  HTML     44K 
101: R26         Shareholder's Equity Shareholder's Equity           HTML     48K  
                (Policies)                                                       
110: R27         Share-Based Compensation Recognition (Policies)     HTML     52K  
52: R28         Segment Financial Information Segment Financial     HTML     43K 
                Information (Policies)                                           
51: R29         Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation         HTML     75K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R30         Investments (Tables)                                HTML    268K 
56: R31         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    324K 
58: R32         Property, Equipment, and Capitalized Software       HTML     58K 
                Property, Equipment, and Capitalized Software                    
                (Tables)                                                         
27: R33         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and         HTML    141K 
                Intangible Assets(Tables)                                        
98: R34         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable Medical     HTML     72K 
                Cost Development (Tables)                                        
67: R35         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Tables)        HTML    210K 
70: R36         Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables)                    HTML    155K 
42: R37         Shareholder's Equity Shareholder's Equity (Tables)  HTML     43K 
113: R38         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    117K  
19: R39         Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and       HTML     46K 
                Contingencies (Tables)                                           
60: R40         Segment Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    292K 
103: R41         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) Quarterly      HTML     80K  
                Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)                              
40: R42         Schedule I Schedule I (Tables)                      HTML    196K 
50: R43         Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation Useful  HTML     37K 
                lives for property, equipment and capitalized                    
                software (Details)                                               
54: R44         Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation         HTML     39K 
                Medicare Part D (Details)                                        
64: R45         Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation         HTML     93K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
26: R46         Investments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     37K 
46: R47         Investments (Short-Term and Long-Term Investments)  HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
22: R48         Investments (Fair Value of Mortgage-Backed          HTML     54K 
                Securities by Credit Rating Origination) (Details)               
102: R49         Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of       HTML     80K  
                Available-for-Sale Debt Securities by Contractual                
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
39: R50         Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of       HTML     67K 
                Held-To-Maturity Debt Securities by Contractual                  
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
99: R51         Investments (Fair Value of Available-For-Sale       HTML     63K 
                Investments with Gross Unrealized Losses by                      
                Investment Type and Length of Time That Individual               
                Securities Have Been in a Continuous Unrealized                  
                Loss Position) (Details)                                         
43: R52         Investments (Net Realized Gains) (Details)          HTML     55K 
61: R53         Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     57K 
21: R54         Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities,       HTML     76K 
                Excluding AARP, Measured at Fair Value on a                      
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
24: R55         Fair Value (Financial Assets and Liabilities,       HTML     58K 
                Excluding AARP, Not Measured at Fair Value on a                  
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
53: R56         Fair Value (Reconciliation of Assets Measured at    HTML     62K 
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Level 3                    
                Inputs) (Details)                                                
31: R57         Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities measured at      HTML     78K 
                fair value on a recurring basis) (Details)                       
107: R58         Fair Value Fair Value Inputs Assets Quantitative    HTML     43K  
                Information (Details)                                            
66: R59         Property, Equipment, and Capitalized Software       HTML     41K 
                Property, Equipment, and Capitalized Software                    
                Narrative (Details)                                              
89: R60         Property, Equipment, and Capitalized Software       HTML     63K 
                Property, Equipment, and Capitalized Software                    
                table (Details)                                                  
45: R61         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and         HTML     90K 
                Intangible Assets Narrative (Details)                            
48: R62         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill (Changes    HTML     61K 
                in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Reporting                  
                Segment) (Details)                                               
96: R63         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill (Net        HTML     62K 
                Tangible Assets Acquired in Amil Acquisition)                    
                (Details)                                                        
93: R64         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other   HTML     54K 
                Intangible Assets Gross carrying value,                          
                accumulated amortization and net carrying value of               
                intangible assets (Details)                                      
68: R65         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other   HTML     44K 
                Intangible Assets Weighted-average useful lives                  
                assigned to finite-lived intangible assets                       
                acquired in business combinations (Details)                      
95: R66         Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other   HTML     43K 
                Intangible Assets Amortization Expense relating to               
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
44: R67         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable (Details)   HTML     35K 
72: R68         Medical Costs and Medical Costs Payable Medical     HTML     58K 
                Costs and Medical Costs Payable Rollforward                      
                (Details)                                                        
109: R69         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Narrative)     HTML     96K  
                (Details)                                                        
23: R70         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt (Commercial     HTML    107K 
                Paper and Long-Term Debt) (Details)                              
37: R71         Commercial Paper and Long-Term Debt Commercial      HTML     51K 
                Paper and Long-Term Debt Maturities of commercial                
                paper and long-term debt (Details)                               
62: R72         Income Taxes Income Tax Narrative (Details)         HTML     53K 
29: R73         Income Taxes Income Taxes Components of the         HTML     59K 
                provision for income taxes (Details)                             
112: R74         Income Taxes Income Taxes Reconciliation of the     HTML     81K  
                tax provision at the U.S. Federal Statutory Rate                 
                to the provision for income taxes (Details)                      
41: R75         Income Taxes Income taxes components of deferred    HTML    105K 
                tax assets and liabilities (Details)                             
32: R76         Income Taxes Income Taxes Reconciliation of the     HTML     53K 
                beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax                  
                benefits (Details)                                               
36: R77         Shareholder's Equity Shareholder's Equity           HTML     80K 
                (Details)                                                        
25: R78         Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     40K 
28: R79         Share-Based Compensation (Stock Option and SAR      HTML     88K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
80: R80         Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Share          HTML     62K 
                Activity) (Details)                                              
34: R81         Share-Based Compensation Other Share-Based          HTML     69K 
                Compensation Data (Details)                                      
108: R82         Share-Based Compensation (Share-Based Compensation  HTML     52K  
                Principal Fair Value Assumptions) (Details)                      
59: R83         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     41K 
87: R84         Commitments and Contingencies Future Lease          HTML     55K 
                Payments (Details)                                               
94: R85         Segment Financial Information (Details)             HTML    147K 
33: R86         Segment Financial Information Segment Financial     HTML     42K 
                Information (Narrative) (Details)                                
35: R87         Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) Quarterly      HTML     62K 
                Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)                             
105: R88         Schedule I (Details)                                HTML     56K  
30: R89         Schedule I Schedule I Condensed Balance Sheet       HTML    117K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R90         Schedule I Schedule I Condensed Balanch Sheet       HTML     59K 
                (Parentheticals) (Details)                                       
77: R91         Schedule I Schedule I Condensed Statment of         HTML     90K 
                Operations (Details)                                             
97: R92         Schedule I Schedule I Statement of Cash Flows       HTML    105K 
                (Details)                                                        
76: R93         Schedule I Parent Commercial Paper and Long-Term    HTML     48K 
                Debt Maturities of commercial paper and long-term                
                debt (Details)                                                   
111: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    178K  
49: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   4.30M 
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