Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 365	$ 509
Patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,773 and $3,504 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	3,491	3,409
Supplies	568	557
Prepaid income taxes		30
Deferred income taxes	345	341
Prepaid expenses and taxes	216	192
Other current assets (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $5 and $38 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	515	528
Total current assets	5,500	5,566
Property and equipment	14,577	14,264
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,487)	(4,095)
Property and equipment, net	10,090	10,169
Goodwill	8,956	8,951
Other assets, net (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $34 and $90 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	2,640	2,735
Total assets	27,186	27,421
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	246	235
Accounts payable	1,144	1,293
Income tax payable	83
Deferred income taxes	23	23
Accrued interest	226	227
Accrued liabilities (including liabilities of hospitals held for sale of $1 and $10 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	1,508	1,811
Total current liabilities	3,230	3,589
Long-term debt	16,621	16,681
Deferred income taxes	844	845
Other long-term liabilities	1,683	1,692
Total liabilities	22,378	22,807
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	$ 524	$ 531
Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 119,095,425 shares issued and 118,119,876 shares outstanding at June 30, 2015, and 117,701,087 shares issued and 116,725,538 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014	$ 1	$ 1
Additional paid-in capital	2,105	2,095
Treasury stock, at cost, 975,549 shares at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	(7)	(7)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(64)	(63)
Retained earnings	2,166	1,977
Total Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity	4,201	4,003
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	83	80
Total equity	4,284	4,083
Total liabilities and equity	$ 27,186	$ 27,421