Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity

			Community Health Systems, Inc. Stockholders
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income		Retained Earnings		Noncontrolling Interests		Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	358	$	1	$	1,256	$	(7)	$	(67)	$	1,885	$	64	$	3,132
Comprehensive income		59		-		-		-		19		(8)		16		27
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests, net of contributions		(52)		-		-		-		-		-		(23)		(23)
Purchase of subsidiary shares
from noncontrolling interests		(7)		-		(1)		-		-		-		-		(1)
Other reclassifications of
noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Noncontrolling interests in
acquired entity		335		-		-		-		-		-		31		31
Adjustment to redemption
value of redeemable
noncontrolling interests		2		-		(2)		-		-		-		-		(2)
Issuance of common stock
in connection with the
exercise of stock options		-		-		42		-		-		-		-		42
Issuance of shares in exchange for
HMA common stock		-		-		736		-		-		-		-		736
Cancellation of restricted
stock for tax withholdings
on vested shares		-		-		(11)		-		-		-		-		(11)
Excess tax benefit from
exercise of stock options		-		-		3		-		-		-		-		3
Share-based compensation		-		-		36		-		-		-		-		36
Balance, September 30, 2014	$	695	$	1	$	2,059	$	(7)	$	(48)	$	1,877	$	88	$	3,970

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Equity

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014
Net loss attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders	$	(8)
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests:
Net decrease in Community Health Systems, Inc. paid-in
capital for  purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		(1)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interests		(1)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ equity
from net loss attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	(9)