Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Equity

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders	$	(2,459)	$	(1,721)	$	158
Transfers from the noncontrolling interests:
Net decrease in Community Health Systems, Inc.
paid-in-capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		(2)		(9)		(16)
Net transfers from the noncontrolling interests		(2)		(9)		(16)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ (deficit)
equity from net (loss) income attributable to Community Health
Systems, Inc. stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	(2,461)	$	(1,730)	$	142