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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) [Abstract]    
Operating revenues (net of contractual allowances and discounts) $ 5,646us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationRevenue $ 4,875us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationRevenue
Provision for bad debts 735us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationPatientServiceRevenueProvisionforBadDebts 699us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationPatientServiceRevenueProvisionforBadDebts
Net operating revenues 4,911us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationRevenueNetOfPatientServiceRevenueProvisions 4,176us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationRevenueNetOfPatientServiceRevenueProvisions
Operating costs and expenses:    
Salaries and benefits 2,257us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense 1,992us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense
Supplies 762us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationMedicalSuppliesAndDrugsExpense 632us-gaap_HealthCareOrganizationMedicalSuppliesAndDrugsExpense
Other operating expenses 1,099us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating 1,019us-gaap_OtherCostAndExpenseOperating
Government settlement and related costs 8us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProvision  
Electronic health records incentive reimbursement (26)cyh_ElectronicHealthRecordsIncentiveReimbursement (40)cyh_ElectronicHealthRecordsIncentiveReimbursement
Rent 116us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense 98us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Depreciation and amortization 296us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 255us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Amortization of software to be abandoned   42cyh_AmortizationOfSoftwareToBeAbandoned
Total operating costs and expenses 4,512us-gaap_OperatingExpenses 3,998us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Income from operations 399us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 178us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest expense, net 241us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet 224us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNonoperatingNet
Loss from early extinguishment of debt 8us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 73us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates (18)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments (11)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Impairment of long-lived assets   24us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 168us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (132)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 56us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (56)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income (loss) from continuing operations 112us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (76)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Discontinued operations, net of taxes:    
Loss from operations of entities sold or held for sale (11)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax (4)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax
Impairment of hospitals sold or held for sale (1)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationProvisionForLossGainOnDisposalNetOfTax (18)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationProvisionForLossGainOnDisposalNetOfTax
Loss on sale, net (1)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (13)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (22)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net income (loss) 99us-gaap_ProfitLoss (98)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 20us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 14us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income (loss) attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders $ 79us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ (112)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:    
Continuing operations $ 0.80us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ (0.84)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare
Discontinued operations $ (0.11)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ (0.21)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare
Net income (loss) $ 0.69us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (1.05)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. common stockholders:    
Continuing operations $ 0.79us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ (0.84)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare
Discontinued operations $ (0.11)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ (0.21)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare
Net income (loss) $ 0.68us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (1.05)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:    
Basic 114,419,590us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 106,601,997us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Diluted 115,057,668us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 106,601,997us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding