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Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Early Redemption Prices on 6.785% Senior Notes) (Details) (Senior Notes at 6.875, Due 2022 [Member], Senior Notes [Member])
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage 103.438%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
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= cyh_SeniorNotesAt6875Due2022Member
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodThreeMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date Feb. 01, 2018
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date Jan. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]  
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items]  
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage 101.719%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cyh_SeniorNotesAt6875Due2022Member
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFourMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date Feb. 01, 2019
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date Jan. 31, 2020
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_SeniorNotesAt6875Due2022Member
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodFiveMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date Feb. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date Jan. 31, 2022