Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	96,323	$	99,718
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable to
noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		17,149		23,778
Income from continuing operations attributable to Community
Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders — basic and diluted	$	79,174	$	75,940
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	-	$	(466)
Less: Loss from discontinued operations attributable to
noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		-		-
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Community
Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders — basic and diluted	$	-	$	(466)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — basic		91,002,615		88,674,779
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		281,447		21,233
Employee stock options		705,189		147,440
Other equity-based awards		9,742		9,252
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		91,998,993		88,852,704

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
Dilutive securities outstanding not included in the computation of earnings per
share because their effect is antidilutive:
Employee stock options and restricted stock awards		-		6,869,031