Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (1,371)	$ 232
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	574	588
Government settlement and related costs	1	1
Stock-based compensation expense	26	30
Loss on sale, net		1
Impairment of hospitals sold or held for sale	1	2
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets	1,656	6
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	30	16
Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(94)
Other non-cash expenses, net	22	(1)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Patient accounts receivable	(40)	(88)
Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets	31	(30)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and income taxes	(212)	(238)
Other	8	(15)
Net cash provided by operating activities	632	504
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of facilities and other related equipment	(114)	(27)
Purchases of property and equipment	(407)	(474)
Proceeds from disposition of hospitals and other ancillary operations	12	62
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	7	11
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(63)	(90)
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	233	86
Proceeds from the sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates	403
Distribution from Quorum Health Corporation	1,219
Increase in other investments	(113)	(80)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	1,177	(512)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		22
Repurchase of restricted stock shares for payroll tax withholding requirements	(5)	(20)
Deferred financing costs and other debt-related costs	(22)	(30)
Redemption of noncontrolling investments in joint ventures	(16)	(14)
Distributions to noncontrolling investors in joint ventures	(47)	(48)
Borrowings under credit agreements	2,806	2,385
Proceeds from receivables facility	31	91
Repayments of long-term indebtedness	(4,279)	(2,522)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,532)	(136)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	277	(144)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	184	509
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	461	365
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest payments	(489)	(459)
Income tax payments, net	$ (4)	$ (9)