Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Numerator:
Loss from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	(704)	$	(2,384)	$	(1,611)
Less: Income from continuing operations attributable
to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes		84		63		95
Loss from continuing operations attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders — basic and diluted	$	(788)	$	(2,447)	$	(1,706)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes	$	-	$	(12)	$	(15)
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)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — basic		112,728,274		111,769,821		110,730,971
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock awards		-		-		-
Employee stock options		-		-		-
Other equity-based awards		-		-		-
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding — diluted		112,728,274		111,769,821		110,730,971

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Dilutive securities outstanding not included in
the computation of earnings per
share because their effect is antidilutive:
Employee stock options and restricted stock awards		2,152,408		3,008,919		2,554,627