Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 238	$ 184
Patient accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,773 and $4,110 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively	3,176	3,611
Supplies	480	580
Prepaid income taxes	17	27
Prepaid expenses and taxes	187	197
Other current assets (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $117 and $17 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	568	567
Total current assets	4,666	5,166
Property and equipment:
Land and improvements	782	969
Buildings and improvements	7,438	9,051
Equipment and fixtures	4,202	4,886
Property and equipment, gross	12,422	14,906
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,273)	(4,794)
Property and equipment, net	8,149	10,112
Goodwill	6,521	8,965
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $929 and $903 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively (including assets of hospitals held for sale of $878 and $41 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	2,608	2,352
Total assets	21,944	26,595
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	455	229
Accounts payable	995	1,258
Accrued liabilities:
Employee compensation	731	823
Interest	207	227
Other (including liabilities of hospitals held for sale of $81 and $6 at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)	499	535
Total current liabilities	2,887	3,072
Long-term debt	14,789	16,556
Deferred income taxes	411	593
Other long-term liabilities	1,575	1,698
Total liabilities	19,662	21,919
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	554	571
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
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; 113,876,580 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016, and 113,732,933 shares issued and 112,757,384 shares outstanding at December 31, 2015	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	1,975	1,963
Treasury stock, at cost, no shares at December 31, 2016 and 975,549 shares at December 31, 2015		(7)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(62)	(73)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(299)	2,135
Total Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' equity	1,615	4,019
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	113	86
Total equity	1,728	4,105
Total liabilities and equity	$ 21,944	$ 26,595