Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 424	$ 563
Patient accounts receivable (see Note 1)	2,453	2,384
Supplies	442	444
Prepaid income taxes	17	17
Prepaid expenses and taxes	208	198
Other current assets	449	462
Total current assets	3,993	4,068
Property and equipment	11,402	11,497
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,431)	(4,445)
Property and equipment, net	6,971	7,052
Goodwill	4,704	4,723
Deferred income taxes	64	62
Other assets, net	1,579	1,545
Total assets	17,311	17,450
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	37	33
Accounts payable	892	967
Employee compensation	668	685
Accrued interest	231	229
Other	435	442
Total current liabilities	2,263	2,356
Long-term debt	13,855	13,880
Deferred income taxes	19	19
Other long-term liabilities	1,352	1,360
Total liabilities	17,489	17,615
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	523	527
Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 116,301,706 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018, and 114,651,004 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	2,014	2,014
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16)	(21)
Accumulated deficit	(2,774)	(2,761)
Total Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' deficit	(775)	(767)
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	74	75
Total stockholders' deficit	(701)	(692)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$ 17,311	$ 17,450