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Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized $ 99us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 102us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized $ 109us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Deferred Compensation Liability, Current and Noncurrent 187us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent 112us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent  
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets 182us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
109us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
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Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Net Periodic Benefit Cost 1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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Accrued benefits liabilities 15us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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7us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Defined benefit plans and other post-retirement plans, weighted-average assumptions to determine net periodic cost, discount rate 4.80%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Defined benefit plans and other post-retirement plans, weighted-average assumptions to determine net periodic cost, rate of compensation increase 5.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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Defined benefit plans and other post-retirement plans, weighted-average assumptions to determine net periodic cost, expected long-term rate of return on assets 7.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
   
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Trading Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets 55us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
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= cyh_TradingSecuritiesMember
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38us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
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Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Company-Owned Life Insurance Contracts [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Deferred Compensation Plan Assets 127us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
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= cyh_CompanyOwnedLifeInsuranceContractsMember
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71us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
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= cyh_CompanyOwnedLifeInsuranceContractsMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Net Periodic Benefit Cost 11us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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14us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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13us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
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Accrued benefits liabilities 121us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
105us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
 
Defined benefit plans and other post-retirement plans, weighted-average assumptions to determine net periodic cost, discount rate 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
Defined benefit plans and other post-retirement plans, weighted-average assumptions to determine net periodic cost, rate of compensation increase 3.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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= us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
   
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Available-for-sale Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Assets in a rabbi trust generally designated to pay benefits of the SERP $ 96us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrustNoncurrent
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$ 65us-gaap_AssetsHeldInTrustNoncurrent
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