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Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Early Redemption Prices on 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2018) (Details) (Senior Secured Notes At 5.125 Due 2018 [Member], Senior Secured Notes [Member])
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage 102.563%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
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= cyh_SeniorSecuredNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date Aug. 15, 2015
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date Aug. 14, 2016
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage 101.281%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= cyh_SeniorSecuredNotesAt5125Due2018Member
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= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= cyh_SeniorSecuredNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date Aug. 15, 2016
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date Aug. 14, 2017
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five [Member]  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= cyh_SeniorSecuredNotesAt5125Due2018Member
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= cyh_SeniorSecuredNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date Aug. 15, 2017
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date Aug. 15, 2018