Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 133	$ 184
Patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,754 and $4,110 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	3,179	3,611
Supplies	527	580
Prepaid income taxes	33	27
Prepaid expenses and taxes	208	197
Other current assets (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $11 and $17 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	461	567
Total current assets	4,541	5,166
Property and equipment	13,378	14,906
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,548)	(4,794)
Property and equipment, net	8,830	10,112
Goodwill	6,901	8,965
Other assets, net (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $109 and $41 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	1,955	2,352
Total assets	22,227	26,595
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	240	229
Accounts payable	1,018	1,258
Accrued interest	151	227
Accrued liabilities (including liabilities of hospitals held for sale of $13 and $6 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)	1,277	1,358
Total current liabilities	2,686	3,072
Long-term debt	15,082	16,556
Deferred income taxes	357	593
Other long-term liabilities	1,622	1,698
Total liabilities	19,747	21,919
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	553	571
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; 113,633,148 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016, and 113,732,933 shares issued and 112,757,384 shares outstanding at December 31, 2015	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	1,967	1,963
Treasury stock, at cost, no shares at September 30, 2016 and 975,549 shares at December 31, 2015		(7)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(87)	(73)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(60)	2,135
Total Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,821	4,019
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	106	86
Total equity	1,927	4,105
Total liabilities and equity	$ 22,227	$ 26,595