Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation

	2016
Current assets	$	7
Property and equipment		69
Goodwill		57
Intangible assets		10
Other long-term assets		3
Liabilities		(10)
Noncontrolling interests		(28)
Total identifiable net assets	$	108

Schedule of Divestitures

			Licensed
Hospital	Buyer	City, State	Beds	Effective Date
2017 Divestitures:
Highlands Regional Medical Center	HCA Holdings, Inc. (“HCA”)	Sebring, FL	126	November 1, 2017
Merit Health Northwest Mississippi	Curae Health, Inc.	Clarksdale, MS	181	November 1, 2017
Weatherford Regional Medical Center	HCA	Weatherford, TX	103	October 1, 2017
Brandywine Hospital	Reading Health System	Coatesville, PA	169	October 1, 2017
Chestnut Hill Hospital	Reading Health System	Philadelphia, PA	148	October 1, 2017
Jennersville Hospital	Reading Health System	West Grove, PA	63	October 1, 2017
Phoenixville Hospital	Reading Health System	Phoenixville, PA	151	October 1, 2017
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center	Reading Health System	Pottstown, PA	232	October 1, 2017
Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center	Regional Health	Yakima, WA	214	September 1, 2017
Toppenish Community Hospital	Regional Health	Toppenish, WA	63	September 1, 2017
Memorial Hospital of York	PinnacleHealth System	York, PA	100	July 1, 2017
Lancaster Regional Medical Center	PinnacleHealth System	Lancaster, PA	214	July 1, 2017
Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center	PinnacleHealth System	Lititz, PA	148	July 1, 2017
Carlisle Regional Medical Center	PinnacleHealth System	Carlisle, PA	165	July 1, 2017
Tomball Regional Medical Center	HCA	Tomball, TX	350	July 1, 2017
South Texas Regional Medical Center	HCA	Jourdanton, TX	67	July 1, 2017
Deaconess Hospital	MultiCare Health System	Spokane, WA	388	July 1, 2017
Valley Hospital	MultiCare Health System	Spokane Valley, WA	123	July 1, 2017
Lake Area Medical Center	CHRISTUS Health	Lake Charles, LA	88	June 30, 2017
Easton Hospital	Steward Health, Inc.	Easton, PA	196	May 1, 2017
Sharon Regional Health System	Steward Health, Inc.	Sharon, PA	258	May 1, 2017
Northside Medical Center	Steward Health, Inc.	Youngstown, OH	355	May 1, 2017
Trumbull Memorial Hospital	Steward Health, Inc.	Warren, OH	311	May 1, 2017
Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital	Steward Health, Inc.	Warren, OH	69	May 1, 2017
Wuesthoff Health System – Rockledge	Steward Health, Inc.	Rockledge, FL	298	May 1, 2017
Wuesthoff Health System – Melbourne	Steward Health, Inc.	Melbourne, FL	119	May 1, 2017
Sebastian River Medical Center	Steward Health, Inc.	Sebastian, FL	154	May 1, 2017
Stringfellow Memorial Hospital	The Health Care Authority	Anniston, AL	125	May 1, 2017
	of the City of Anniston
Merit Health Gilmore Memorial	Curae Health, Inc.	Amory, MS	95	May 1, 2017
Merit Health Batesville	Curae Health, Inc.	Batesville, MS	112	May 1, 2017
2016 Divestitures:
Alliance Health Blackwell *	The Blackwell Hospital Trust Authority	Blackwell, OK	53	September 3, 2016
Lehigh Regional Medical Center	Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Prime”)	Lehigh Acres, FL	88	February 1, 2016
Bartow Regional Medical Center	BayCare Health Systems, Inc.	Bartow, FL	72	January 1, 2016
2015 Divestitures:
Payson Regional Medical Center *	Banner Health	Payson, AZ	44	July 31, 2015
Fallbrook Hospital *	Fallbrook Healthcare District	Fallbrook, CA	47	June 30, 2015
Chesterfield General Hospital	M/C Healthcare, LLC	Cheraw, SC	59	April 1, 2015
Marlboro Park Hospital	M/C Healthcare, LLC	Bennettsville, SC	102	April 1, 2015
Dallas Regional Medical Center	Prime	Mesquite, TX	202	March 1, 2015
Riverview Regional Medical Center	Prime	Gadsden, AL	281	March 1, 2015
Harris Hospital	White County Medical Center	Newport, AR	133	February 1, 2015
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center	Capella Healthcare	Hartsville, SC	116	January 1, 2015
* Divestiture relates to termination of a prior lease for the hospital.

Schedule of Net Operating Revenues and Loss and Assets and Liabilities Classified as Discontinued Operations

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Net operating revenues	$	79	$	99	$	114
Loss from operations of entities sold or held for sale
before income taxes	$	(10)	$	(11)		(42)
Impairment of hospitals sold or held for sale		(8)		(12)		(8)
Loss on sale, net		(1)		-		(6)
Loss from discontinued operations, before taxes		(19)		(23)		(56)
Income tax benefit		(7)		(8)		(20)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	(12)	$	(15)	$	(36)

Schedule of Balance Sheet Items Classified as Held for Sale

	December 31,
	2017	2016
Other current assets	$8	$117
Other assets, net	12	878
Accrued liabilities	2	81

Hospitals in Period [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Operating Results included in Consolidated Statement of Income

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
(Loss) income from operations before income taxes	$	(544)	$	(517)	$	27
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1)		(1)		(2)
(Loss) income from operations before income taxes attributable
to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders	$	(545)	$	(518)	$	25