Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data

	Quarter
	1st		2nd		3rd		4th			Total (2)
	(in millions, except share and per share data)
Year ended December 31, 2018:
Net operating revenues	$	3,689	$	3,562	$	3,451	$	3,453	$	14,155
Loss from continuing operations
before income taxes		(13)		(129)		(204)		(369)		(715)
Loss from continuing operations		(6)		(91)		(308)		(299)		(704)
Loss from discontinued operations		-		-		-		-		-
Net loss attributable to Community
Health Systems, Inc.	$	(25)	$	(110)	$	(325)	$	(328)	$	(788)
Basic loss per share attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders:
Continuing operations	$	(0.22)	$	(0.97)	$	(2.88)	$	(2.91)	$	(6.99)
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		-		-
Net loss	$	(0.22)	$	(0.97)	$	(2.88)	$	(2.91)	$	(6.99)
Diluted loss per share attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders:
Continuing operations	$	(0.22)	$	(0.97)	$	(2.88)	$	(2.91)	$	(6.99)
Discontinued operations		-		-		-		-		-
Net loss	$	(0.22)	$	(0.97)	$	(2.88)	$	(2.91)	$	(6.99)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		112,291,496		112,837,944		112,865,482		112,909,869		112,728,274
Diluted		112,291,496		112,837,944		112,865,482		112,909,869		112,728,274
Year ended December 31, 2017:
Net operating revenues	$	4,486	$	4,144	$	3,666	$	3,059	$	15,353
Loss from continuing operations
before income taxes		(176)		(131)		(147)		(2,379)		(2,833)
Loss from continuing operations		(176)		(116)		(88)		(2,004)		(2,384)
Loss from discontinued operations		(1)		(6)		(2)		(3)		(12)
Net loss attributable to Community
Health Systems, Inc.	$	(199)	$	(137)	$	(110)	$	(2,013)	$	(2,459)
Basic loss per share attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders(1):
Continuing operations	$	(1.78)	$	(1.17)	$	(0.96)	$	(17.95)	$	(21.89)
Discontinued operations		(0.01)		(0.06)		(0.02)		(0.03)		(0.11)
Net loss	$	(1.79)	$	(1.22)	$	(0.98)	$	(17.98)	$	(22.00)
Diluted loss per share attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. common
stockholders(1):
Continuing operations	$	(1.78)	$	(1.17)	$	(0.96)	$	(17.95)	$	(21.89)
Discontinued operations		(0.01)		(0.06)		(0.02)		(0.03)		(0.11)
Net loss	$	(1.79)	$	(1.22)	$	(0.98)	$	(17.98)	$	(22.00)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		111,252,331		111,909,858		111,935,738		111,971,628		111,769,821
Diluted		111,252,331		111,909,858		111,935,738		111,971,628		111,769,821
(1) Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.
(2) Total quarterly amounts may not add due to rounding.