Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012 Senior Notes 8.875% Due 2015 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Notes 8.875% Due 2015 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2007 Senior Notes 8.875% Due 2015 [Member]	Jul. 25, 2007 Senior Notes 8.875% Due 2015 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 8% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 8% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]	Nov. 22, 2011 8% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]	Jul. 25, 2007 8% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]	Jul. 25, 2007 Community Health System [Member]	Dec. 31, 2007 Community Health System [Member] Senior Notes 8.875% Due 2015 [Member]	Jul. 25, 2007 Community Health System [Member] Senior Notes 8.875% Due 2015 [Member]
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior secured financing under a new credit facility										$ 7,200,000,000
Principal amount of senior notes issued						1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000			3,000,000,000	3,000,000,000
Percentage of owned domestic subsidiaries which guaranteed senior notes	100.00%
Amount used to tender long term debt		$ 850,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Percentage of interest rate				8.875%	8.875%	8.00%			8.00%