Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	83	$	94	$	335	$	95
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		23		33		67		75
Income from continuing operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	60	$	61	$	268	$	20
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	(8)	$	1	$	(27)	$	(28)
Less: Loss from discontinued operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		-		-		-		-
(Loss) income from discontinued operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(8)	$	1	$	(27)	$	(28)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — basic		115,319,986		113,138,663		114,981,457		110,871,066
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		593,713		506,345		405,395		292,414
Employee stock options		439,717		679,748		448,679		582,216
Other equity-based awards		14,741		19,022		9,650		11,694
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		116,368,157		114,343,778		115,845,181		111,757,390

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Dilutive securities outstanding not included in
the computation of earnings per
share because their effect is antidilutive:
Employee stock options and restricted stock awards		-		-		-		630,333