Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

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, 2015	$	571	$	1	$	1,963	$	(7)	$	(73)	$	2,135	$	86	$	4,105
Comprehensive income		37		-		-		-		(19)		(1,421)		13		(1,427)
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests, net of contributions		(37)		-		-		-		-		-		(10)		(10)
Purchase of subsidiary shares
from noncontrolling interests		(10)		-		(2)		-		-		-		(4)		(6)
Noncontrolling interests in
acquired entity		-		-		-		-		-		-		32		32
Adjustment to redemption
value of redeemable
noncontrolling interests		(7)		-		7		-		-		-		-		7
Distribution of Quorum Health
Corporation		(8)		-		-		-		2		(695)		(10)		(703)
Cancellation of treasury stock		-		-		(7)		7		-		-		-		-
Cancellation of restricted
stock for tax withholdings
on vested shares		-		-		(5)		-		-		-		-		(5)
Income tax payable increase from
vesting of restricted shares		-		-		(17)		-		-		-		-		(17)
Share-based compensation		-		-		26		-		-		-		-		26
Balance, June 30, 2016	$	546	$	1	$	1,965	$	-	$	(90)	$	19	$	107	$	2,002

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Equity

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2016
Net loss attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders	$	(1,421)
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests:
Net decrease in Community Health Systems, Inc. paid-in
capital for  purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		(2)
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interests		(2)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ equity
from net income attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	(1,423)