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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Effects of changes in the ownership interest in less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries


	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Net income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc.	$	201,948		$	279,983		$	243,150
Transfers (to) from the noncontrolling interests:
Net (decrease) increase in Community Health Systems, Inc. paid-in capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		(4,556	)		(3,529	)		3,106

Net transfers (to) from the noncontrolling interests		(4,556	)		(3,529	)		3,106

Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity from net income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. and transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests	$	197,392		$	276,454		$	246,256

- Definition

The tabular disclosure of the effects of any changes in a parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary on the equity attributable to the parent if the ownership interests in a subsidiary changes during the period. The changes represented by this element did not result in the deconsolidation of the subsidiary.

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