Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Numerator:
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	(176)	$	37
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		22		25
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(198)	$	12
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	(1)	$	(1)
Less: Loss from discontinued operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		-		-
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(1)	$	(1)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — basic		111,252,331		110,247,867
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		-		45,257
Employee stock options		-		13,038
Other equity-based awards		-		3,210
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		111,252,331		110,309,372

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Dilutive securities outstanding not included in
the computation of earnings per
share because their effect is antidilutive:
Employee stock options and restricted stock awards		3,507,729		2,672,726