Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Equity



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Net income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders	$	265,640	$	201,948	$	279,983
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests:
Net decrease in Community Health Systems, Inc. paid-in capital for
purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		(21,537)		(4,556)		(3,529)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interests		(21,537)		(4,556)		(3,529)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ equity from net
income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders
and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	244,103	$	197,392	$	276,454

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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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