Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (1,427)	$ 308
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	839	876
Government and other legal settlements and related costs	10	1
Stock-based compensation expense	36	44
Loss on sale, net		4
Impairment of hospitals sold or held for sale	1	8
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets	1,695
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	30	16
Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(94)
Other non-cash expenses, net	19	22
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Patient accounts receivable	(40)	(291)
Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets	64	(72)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and income taxes	(256)	(239)
Other	(67)	(62)
Net cash provided by operating activities	810	615
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of facilities and other related equipment	(122)	(41)
Purchases of property and equipment	(561)	(696)
Proceeds from disposition of hospitals and other ancillary operations	12	87
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	10	13
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(395)	(127)
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities	386	123
Proceeds from sale of investments in unconsolidated affiliates	403
Distribution from Quorum Health Corporation	1,219
Increase in other investments	(201)	(136)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	751	(777)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		24
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	(19)	(18)
Distributions to noncontrolling investors in joint ventures	(69)	(69)
Borrowings under credit agreements	3,929	3,464
Proceeds from receivables facility	66	112
Repayments of long-term indebtedness	(5,492)	(3,624)
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,612)	(161)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(51)	(323)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	184	509
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	133	186
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest payments	(767)	(752)
Income tax payments, net	$ (6)	$ (10)