Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Numerator:
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	(2,384)	$	(1,611)	$	295
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		63		95		101
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(2,447)	$	(1,706)	$	194
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	(12)	$	(15)	$	(36)
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	$	(12)	$	(15)	$	(36)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — basic		111,769,821		110,730,971		114,454,674
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		-		-		449,961
Employee stock options		-		-		357,188
Other equity-based awards		-		-		10,581
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		111,769,821		110,730,971		115,272,404

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Dilutive securities outstanding not included in
the computation of earnings per
share because their effect is antidilutive:
Employee stock options and restricted stock awards		3,008,919		2,554,627		255,564