Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 (Accumulated Deficit)		Noncontrolling Interest		Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, December 31, 2015	$	571	$	1	$	1,963	$	(7)	$	(73)	$	2,135	$	86	$	4,105
Comprehensive income		55		-		-		-		(16)		(1,500)		18		(1,498)
Distributions to noncontrolling
interests, net of contributions		(52)		-		-		-		-		-		(17)		(17)
Purchase of subsidiary shares
from noncontrolling interests		(17)		-		2		-		-		-		(4)		(2)
Noncontrolling interests in
acquired entity		-		-		-		-		-		-		33		33
Adjustment to redemption
value of redeemable
noncontrolling interests		4		-		(4)		-		-		-		-		(4)
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		-		-		(18)		-		-		-		-		(18)
Share-based compensation		-		-		36		-		-		-		-		36
Balance, September 30, 2016	$	553	$	1	$	1,967	$	-	$	(87)	$	(60)	$	106	$	1,927

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Equity

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016
Net loss attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders	$	(1,500)
Transfers from the noncontrolling interests:
Net increase in Community Health Systems, Inc. paid-in-
capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		2
Net transfers from 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	$	(1,498)