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Long-Term Debt (Credit Facility as Amended, Amendments and Modifications Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 26, 2014
Jan. 27, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Balance of Remaining Non-extended Term Loans $ 16,898,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount    
Credit Facility, Term Loan B, Initial Funding [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Balance of Remaining Non-extended Term Loans   60,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
 
Credit Facility, Term Loans, March 6, 2012 Amendment [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   750,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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= cyh_CreditFacilityTermLoansMarch62012AmendmentMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
 
Credit Facility, Term Loan A, March 6, 2012 Amendment [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Balance of Remaining Non-extended Term Loans   637,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= cyh_CreditFacilityTermLoanMarch62012AmendmentMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
 
Credit Facility, Revolving Credit Loans, March 6, 2012 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity   750,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cyh_CreditFacilityRevolvingCreditLoansMarch62012Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Credit Facility, Revolving Credit Loans, Third Amendment and Restatement [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity     1,000,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cyh_CreditFacilityRevolvingCreditLoansThirdAmendmentAndRestatementMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Credit Facility, Term Loan A, Third Amendment and Restatement [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cyh_CreditFacilityTermLoanThirdAmendmentAndRestatementMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Credit Facility, Term Loan D, Third Amendment and Restatement [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     4,600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= cyh_CreditFacilityTermLoanDThirdAmendmentAndRestatementMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
Credit Facility, Term Loan E, Third Amendment and Restatement [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     $ 1,700,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= cyh_CreditFacilityTermLoanEThirdAmendmentAndRestatementMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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