Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events Disclosure	15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company has evaluated all material events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date for events requiring disclosure or recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Effective April 1, 2018, one or more subsidiaries of the Company sold Bayfront Health Dade City (120 licensed beds) in Dade City, Florida, and its associated assets to subsidiaries of Adventist Health System for approximately $9 million in cash, which was received at the preliminary closing on March 30, 2018. On April 3, 2018, the Company and CHS entered into an asset-based loan (ABL) credit agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”) (as further described below), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other agents party thereto. Pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, the lenders have extended to CHS a revolving asset-based loan facility (the “ABL Facility”) in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion, subject to borrowing base capacity. The ABL facility includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit of $50 million. CHS and all domestic subsidiaries of the CHS that guarantee the CHS’ other outstanding senior and senior secured indebtedness guarantee the obligations of CHS under the ABL Facility. In conjunction with the closing of the ABL Facility, the wholly-owned special-purpose entity that owned the Receivables pledged under the previous Receivables Facility became a subsidiary guarantor under the Credit Facility and CHS’ outstanding notes. Subject to certain exceptions, all obligations under the ABL Facility and the related guarantees are secured by a perfected first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Receivables, deposit, collection and other accounts and contract rights, books, records and other instruments related to the foregoing of the Company, CHS and the guarantors as well as a perfected junior-priority security interest in substantially all of the other assets of the Company, CHS and the guarantors, subject to customary exceptions and intercreditor arrangements. The revolving credit commitments under the Credit Facility were reduced to $425 million upon the effectiveness of the ABL Facility. In connection with entering into the ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Facility, the Company repaid in full and terminated its Receivables Facility. On April 18, 2018, one or more subsidiaries of the Company signed a definitive agreement for the sale of Munroe Regional Medical Center (421 licensed beds) in Ocala, Florida, and its associated assets to subsidiaries of Adventist Health System.

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated all material events occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date for events requiring disclosure or recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Effective April 1, 2018, one or more subsidiaries of the Company sold Bayfront Health Dade City (120 licensed beds) in Dade City, Florida, and its associated assets to subsidiaries of Adventist Health System for approximately $9 million in cash, which was received at the preliminary closing on March 30, 2018.

On April 3, 2018, the Company and CHS entered into an asset-based loan (ABL) credit agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”) (as further described below), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and other agents party thereto. Pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, the lenders have extended to CHS a revolving asset-based loan facility (the “ABL Facility”) in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion, subject to borrowing base capacity. The ABL facility includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit of $50 million. CHS and all domestic subsidiaries of the CHS that guarantee the CHS’ other outstanding senior and senior secured indebtedness guarantee the obligations of CHS under the ABL Facility. In conjunction with the closing of the ABL Facility, the wholly-owned special-purpose entity that owned the Receivables pledged under the previous Receivables Facility became a subsidiary guarantor under the Credit Facility and CHS’ outstanding notes. Subject to certain exceptions, all obligations under the ABL Facility and the related guarantees are secured by a perfected first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Receivables, deposit, collection and other accounts and contract rights, books, records and other instruments related to the foregoing of the Company, CHS and the guarantors as well as a perfected junior-priority security interest in substantially all of the other assets of the Company, CHS and the guarantors, subject to customary exceptions and intercreditor arrangements. The revolving credit commitments under the Credit Facility were reduced to $425 million upon the effectiveness of the ABL Facility. In connection with entering into the ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Facility, the Company repaid in full and terminated its Receivables Facility.

On April 18, 2018, one or more subsidiaries of the Company signed a definitive agreement for the sale of Munroe Regional Medical Center (421 licensed beds) in Ocala, Florida, and its associated assets to subsidiaries of Adventist Health System.