Stockholders' Deficit (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Deficit

The schedule below presents the reconciliation of the carrying amount of total equity, equity attributable to the Company’s stockholders, and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests as of September 30, 2023, and during each of the three-month periods following December 31, 2022 (in millions). Other reclassifications of noncontrolling interests reflects reclassification of amounts from redeemable noncontrolling interests to noncontrolling interests due to the expiration of redemption features.

				Community Health Systems, Inc. Stockholders
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest			Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income			Accumulated Deficit			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Deficit
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	541		$	1	$	2,084		$	(21	)	$	(3,431	)	$	92		$	(1,275	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		21			—		—			3			(51	)		11			(37	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(33	)		—		—			—			—			(11	)		(11	)
Purchases of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling    interests		(1	)		—		—			—			—			—			—
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		1			—		—			—			—			1			1
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable    noncontrolling interests		32			—		(32	)		—			—			—			(32	)
Cancellation of restricted stock for tax    withholdings on vested shares		—			—		(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		6			—			—			—			6
Balance, March 31, 2023		561			1		2,054			(18	)		(3,482	)		93			(1,352	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		28			—		—			(1	)		(38	)		11			(28	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(21	)		—		—			—			—			(19	)		(19	)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		—			—		—			—			—			1			1
Purchases of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling    interests		(6	)		—		5			—			—			—			5
Noncontrolling interest in acquired entity		7			—		—			—			—			—			—
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable    noncontrolling interests		14			—		(14	)		—			—			—			(14	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		4			—			—			—			4
Balance, June 30, 2023		583			1		2,049			(19	)		(3,520	)		86			(1,403	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		12			—		—			(3	)		(91	)		27			(67	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(8	)		—		—			—			—			(17	)		(17	)
Other reclassifications of noncontrolling interests		(265	)		—		122			(1	)		—			145			266
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable    noncontrolling interests		7			—		(7	)		—			—			—			(7	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		6			—			—			—			6
Balance, September 30, 2023	$	329		$	1	$	2,170		$	(23	)	$	(3,611	)	$	241		$	(1,222	)

The following schedule presents the reconciliation of the carrying amount of total equity, equity attributable to the Company’s stockholders, and equity attributable to the noncontrolling interests as of September 30, 2022, and during each of the three-month periods following December 31, 2021 (in millions):

				Community Health Systems, Inc. Stockholders
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest			Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (1)			Accumulated Deficit			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Deficit (1)
Balance, December 31, 2021	$	480		$	1	$	2,118		$	(14	)	$	(3,477	)	$	82		$	(1,290	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		16			—		—			(8	)		(1	)		15			6
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(12	)		—		—			—			—			(17	)		(17	)
Purchases of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling    interests		1			—		(1	)		—			—			—			(1	)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		1			—		—			—			—			—			—
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable    noncontrolling interests		7			—		(7	)		—			—			—			(7	)
Cancellation of restricted stock for tax    withholdings on vested shares		—			—		(8	)		—			—			—			(8	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		5			—			—			—			5
Balance, March 31, 2022		493			1		2,107			(22	)		(3,478	)		80			(1,312	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		21			—		—			(6	)		(326	)		7			(324	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(39	)		—		—			—			—			(5	)		(5	)
Noncontrolling interest in acquired entity		3			—		—			—			—			2			2
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable    noncontrolling interests		20			—		(20	)		—			—			—			(20	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		3			—			—			—			3
Balance, June 30, 2022		498			1		2,090			(27	)		(3,804	)		84			(1,656	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		30			—		—			(6	)		(41	)		12			(35	)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		1			—		—			—			—			8			8
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(20	)		—		—			—			—			(12	)		(12	)
Purchases of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling    interests		(1	)		—		(1	)		—			—			—			(1	)
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable    noncontrolling interests		4			—		(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Noncontrolling interest in acquired entity		4			—		—			—			—			—			—
Share-based compensation		—			—		6			—			—			—			6
Balance, September 30, 2022	$	516		$	1	$	2,091		$	(33	)	$	(3,845	)	$	92		$	(1,694	)

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(1) Totals may not add due to rounding.

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Deficit

The following schedule discloses the effects of changes in the Company’s ownership interest in its less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries on Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ deficit (in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Net loss attributable to Community Health Systems,    Inc. stockholders	$	(91	)	$	(42	)	$	(180	)	$	(369	)
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests:
Net increase (decrease) in Community Health Systems,    Inc. paid-in-capital for purchase of    subsidiary partnership interests		—			(1	)		5			(2	)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interests		—			(1	)		5			(2	)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders'    deficit from net loss attributable to    Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders and    transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	(91	)	$	(43	)	$	(175	)	$	(371	)