| Segment Financial Information [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents the reportable segment financial information: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Optum | | | | | | (in millions) | | UnitedHealthcare | | Optum Health | | Optum Insight | | Optum Rx | | Optum Eliminations | | Optum | | Corporate and Eliminations | | Consolidated | | 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues - unaffiliated customers: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Premiums | | $ | 332,390 | | | $ | 19,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 19,839 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 352,229 | | | Products | | — | | | 273 | | | 182 | | | 52,925 | | | — | | | 53,380 | | | — | | | 53,380 | | | Services | | 10,340 | | | 16,757 | | | 6,187 | | | 4,754 | | | — | | | 27,698 | | | — | | | 38,038 | | | Total revenues - unaffiliated customers | | 342,730 | | | 36,869 | | | 6,369 | | | 57,679 | | | — | | | 100,917 | | | — | | | 443,647 | | | Total revenues - affiliated customers | | — | | | 63,615 | | | 12,948 | | | 96,873 | | | (5,480) | | | 167,956 | | | (167,956) | | | — | | | Investment and other income | | 2,173 | | | 1,473 | | | 100 | | | 174 | | | — | | | 1,747 | | | — | | | 3,920 | | | Total revenues | | $ | 344,903 | | | $ | 101,957 | | | $ | 19,417 | | | $ | 154,726 | | | $ | (5,480) | | | $ | 270,620 | | | $ | (167,956) | | | $ | 447,567 | | | Total operating costs (a) | | $ | 335,478 | | | $ | 102,235 | | | $ | 16,793 | | | $ | 147,533 | | | $ | (5,480) | | | $ | 261,081 | | | $ | (167,956) | | | $ | 428,603 | | | Earnings from operations | | $ | 9,425 | | | $ | (278) | | | $ | 2,624 | | | $ | 7,193 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,539 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,964 | | | Interest expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (4,002) | | | (4,002) | | | Loss on sale of subsidiary and subsidiaries held for sale | | (265) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (265) | | | Earnings before income taxes | | $ | 9,160 | | | $ | (278) | | | $ | 2,624 | | | $ | 7,193 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 9,539 | | | $ | (4,002) | | | $ | 14,697 | | | Total assets | | $ | 124,051 | | | $ | 100,991 | | | $ | 35,400 | | | $ | 62,262 | | | | | $ | 198,653 | | | $ | (13,123) | | | $ | 309,581 | | | Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software | | 816 | | | 1,237 | | | 1,170 | | | 399 | | | — | | | 2,806 | | | — | | | 3,622 | | | Depreciation and amortization | | 883 | | | 1,211 | | | 1,422 | | | 845 | | | — | | | 3,478 | | | — | | | 4,361 | | | 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues - unaffiliated customers: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Premiums | | $ | 286,004 | | | $ | 22,806 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22,806 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 308,810 | | | Products | | — | | | 277 | | | 174 | | | 49,775 | | | — | | | 50,226 | | | — | | | 50,226 | | | Services | | 9,791 | | | 16,153 | | | 6,466 | | | 3,630 | | | — | | | 26,249 | | | — | | | 36,040 | | | Total revenues - unaffiliated customers | | 295,795 | | | 39,236 | | | 6,640 | | | 53,405 | | | — | | | 99,281 | | | — | | | 395,076 | | | Total revenues - affiliated customers | | — | | | 63,883 | | | 11,881 | | | 79,512 | | | (4,389) | | | 150,887 | | | (150,887) | | | — | | | Investment and other income | | 2,413 | | | 2,239 | | | 236 | | | 314 | | | — | | | 2,789 | | | — | | | 5,202 | | | Total revenues | | $ | 298,208 | | | $ | 105,358 | | | $ | 18,757 | | | $ | 133,231 | | | $ | (4,389) | | | $ | 252,957 | | | $ | (150,887) | | | $ | 400,278 | | | Total operating costs (a) | | $ | 282,624 | | | $ | 97,588 | | | $ | 15,660 | | | $ | 127,395 | | | $ | (4,389) | | | $ | 236,254 | | | $ | (150,887) | | | $ | 367,991 | | | Earnings from operations | | $ | 15,584 | | | $ | 7,770 | | | $ | 3,097 | | | $ | 5,836 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,703 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,287 | | | Interest expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3,906) | | | (3,906) | | | Loss on sale of subsidiary and subsidiaries held for sale | | (8,310) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (8,310) | | | Earnings before income taxes | | $ | 7,274 | | | $ | 7,770 | | | $ | 3,097 | | | $ | 5,836 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,703 | | | $ | (3,906) | | | $ | 20,071 | | | Total assets | | $ | 119,009 | | | $ | 96,472 | | | $ | 34,452 | | | $ | 59,086 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 190,010 | | | $ | (10,741) | | | $ | 298,278 | | | Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software | | 781 | | | 1,008 | | | 1,291 | | | 419 | | | — | | | 2,718 | | | — | | | 3,499 | | | Depreciation and amortization | | 889 | | | 1,123 | | | 1,294 | | | 793 | | | — | | | 3,210 | | | — | | | 4,099 | | | 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenues - unaffiliated customers: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Premiums | | $ | 269,052 | | | $ | 21,775 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,775 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 290,827 | | | Products | | — | | | 207 | | | 162 | | | 42,214 | | | — | | | 42,583 | | | — | | | 42,583 | | | Services | | 10,057 | | | 14,109 | | | 7,760 | | | 2,197 | | | — | | | 24,066 | | | — | | | 34,123 | | | Total revenues - unaffiliated customers | | 279,109 | | | 36,091 | | | 7,922 | | | 44,411 | | | — | | | 88,424 | | | — | | | 367,533 | | | Total revenues - affiliated customers | | — | | | 57,696 | | | 10,896 | | | 71,484 | | | (3,703) | | | 136,373 | | | (136,373) | | | — | | | Investment and other income | | 2,251 | | | 1,532 | | | 114 | | | 192 | | | — | | | 1,838 | | | — | | | 4,089 | | | Total revenues | | $ | 281,360 | | | $ | 95,319 | | | $ | 18,932 | | | $ | 116,087 | | | $ | (3,703) | | | $ | 226,635 | | | $ | (136,373) | | | $ | 371,622 | | | Total operating costs (a) | | $ | 264,945 | | | $ | 88,759 | | | $ | 14,664 | | | $ | 110,972 | | | $ | (3,703) | | | $ | 210,692 | | | $ | (136,373) | | | $ | 339,264 | | | Earnings from operations | | $ | 16,415 | | | $ | 6,560 | | | $ | 4,268 | | | $ | 5,115 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,943 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 32,358 | | | Interest expense | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3,246) | | | (3,246) | | | Earnings before income taxes | | $ | 16,415 | | | $ | 6,560 | | | $ | 4,268 | | | $ | 5,115 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 15,943 | | | $ | (3,246) | | | $ | 29,112 | | | Total assets | | $ | 110,943 | | | $ | 89,432 | | | $ | 34,173 | | | $ | 51,266 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 174,871 | | | $ | (12,094) | | | $ | 273,720 | | | Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software | | 866 | | | 1,199 | | | 974 | | | 347 | | | — | | | 2,520 | | | — | | | 3,386 | | | Depreciation and amortization | | 989 | | | 1,058 | | | 1,229 | | | 696 | | | — | | | 2,983 | | | — | | | 3,972 | |
(a) Total operating costs include medical costs, operating costs, cost of products sold and depreciation and amortization, as applicable for each reportable segment.
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