Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48	$ 38
Patient accounts receivable	2,194	2,231
Supplies	329	328
Prepaid income taxes	34	76
Prepaid expenses and taxes	263	260
Other current assets	307	275
Total current assets	3,175	3,208
Property and equipment	9,607	9,511
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,388)	(4,304)
Property and equipment, net	5,219	5,207
Goodwill	3,957	3,958
Deferred income taxes	29	29
Other assets, net	2,037	2,053
Total assets	14,417	14,455
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	34	21
Current operating lease liabilities	115	124
Accounts payable	941	912
Accrued liabilities:
Employee compensation	504	571
Accrued interest	207	160
Other	335	354
Total current liabilities	2,136	2,142
Long-term debt	11,533	11,466
Deferred income taxes	354	369
Long-term operating lease liabilities	546	563
Other long-term liabilities	726	739
Total liabilities	15,295	15,279
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	329	323
Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 138,966,388 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024, and 136,774,911 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	2,192	2,185
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16)	(14)
Accumulated deficit	(3,605)	(3,564)
Total Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ deficit	(1,428)	(1,392)
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	221	245
Total stockholders’ deficit	(1,207)	(1,147)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 14,417	$ 14,455