Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	21,598	$	58,758	$	165,006	$	260,643
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		17,503		14,525		51,984		57,111
Income from continuing operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	4,095	$	44,233	$	113,022	$	203,532
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		93,259,027		89,259,950		92,384,270		89,028,249
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		521,460		449,811		381,893		210,418
Employee stock options		681,991		280,495		733,923		214,082
Other equity-based awards		21,118		18,857		16,072		12,238
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		94,483,596		90,009,113		93,516,158		89,464,987

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 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		-		6,529,182		-		6,776,487