Earnings per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	47,085	$	102,167	$	143,408	$	201,885
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		17,332		18,808		34,481		42,586
Income from continuing operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	29,753	$	83,359	$	108,927	$	159,299
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		92,866,370		89,147,472		91,939,641		88,911,126
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		413,785		160,211		312,323		90,722
Employee stock options		811,858		214,353		759,890		180,876
Other equity-based awards		17,355		8,603		13,548		8,927
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		94,109,368		89,530,639		93,025,402		89,191,651

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2013		2012		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		-		6,774,748		-		6,895,140