Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

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,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	93	$	28	$	93	$	180
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests		32		18		75		52
Income from continuing operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	61	$	10	$	18	$	128
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	1	$	(6)	$	(26)	$	(15)
Less: Loss from discontinued operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	1	$	(6)	$	(26)	$	(15)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — basic		113,138,663		93,259,027		110,871,066		92,384,270
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		506,345		521,460		292,414		381,893
Employee stock options		679,748		681,991		582,216		733,923
Other equity-based awards		19,022		21,118		11,694		16,072
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		114,343,778		94,483,596		111,757,390		93,516,158

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Dilutive securities outstanding not included in
the computation of earnings per
share because their effect is antidilutive:
Employee stock options and restricted stock awards		-		-		630,333		-