Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity

			Community Health Systems, Inc. Stockholders
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Retained Earnings		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	531	$	1	$	2,095	$	(7)	$	(63)	$	1,977	$	80	$	4,083
Comprehensive income		33		-		-		-		(1)		189		10		198
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests, net of contributions		(34)		-		-		-		-		-		(14)		(14)
Purchase of subsidiary shares
from noncontrolling interests		(5)		-		(14)		-		-		-		6		(8)
Disposition of less-than-wholly
owned hospital		(8)		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other reclassifications of
noncontrolling interests		(1)		-		-		-		-		-		1		1
Adjustment to redemption
value of redeemable
noncontrolling interests		8		-		(8)		-		-		-		-		(8)
Issuance of common stock
in connection with the
exercise of stock options		-		-		22		-		-		-		-		22
Cancellation of restricted
stock for tax withholdings
on vested shares		-		-		(20)		-		-		-		-		(20)
Share-based compensation		-		-		30		-		-		-		-		30
Balance, June 30, 2015	$	524	$	1	$	2,105	$	(7)	$	(64)	$	2,166	$	83	$	4,284

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Equity

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2015
Net income attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders	$	189
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests:
Net decrease in Community Health Systems, Inc. paid-in
capital for  purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		(14)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interests		(14)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ equity
from net income attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	175