Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Deficit

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Net loss attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders	$	(788)	$	(2,459)	$	(1,721)
Transfers from the noncontrolling interests:
Net decrease in Community Health Systems, Inc.
paid-in-capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		(4)		(2)		(9)
Net transfers from the noncontrolling interests		(4)		(2)		(9)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ deficit
from net loss attributable to Community Health
Systems, Inc. stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	(792)	$	(2,461)	$	(1,730)