Stockholders' Deficit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

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 March 31, 2024, and during the three-month period following December 31, 2023 (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, 2023	$	323		$	1	$	2,185		$	(14	)	$	(3,564	)	$	245		$	(1,147	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		16			—		—			(2	)		(41	)		19			(24	)
Distributions to noncontrolling    interests		(17	)		—		—			—			—			(33	)		(33	)
Adjustment to redemption value of    redeemable noncontrolling    interests		(3	)		—		3			—			—			—			3
Cancellation of restricted stock for    tax withholdings on vested shares		—			—		(2	)		—			—			—			(2	)
Other reclassifications of    noncontrolling interests		10			—		—			—			—			(10	)		(10	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		6			—			—			—			6
Balance, March 31, 2024	$	329		$	1	$	2,192		$	(16	)	$	(3,605	)	$	221		$	(1,207	)

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 March 31, 2023, and during the three-month period following December 31, 2022 (in millions):

				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	)