Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 196	$ 563
Patient accounts receivable (see Note 1)	2,352	2,384
Supplies	402	444
Prepaid income taxes	3	17
Prepaid expenses and taxes	196	198
Other current assets	400	462
Total current assets	3,549	4,068
Property and equipment
Land and improvements	597	671
Buildings and improvements	6,228	6,971
Equipment and fixtures	3,476	3,855
Property and equipment	10,301	11,497
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,162)	(4,445)
Property and equipment, net	6,139	7,052
Goodwill	4,559	4,723
Deferred income taxes	69	62
Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $939 and $883 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively	1,543	1,545
Total assets	15,859	17,450
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	204	33
Accounts payable	887	967
Accrued liabilities:
Employee compensation	627	685
Accrued interest	206	229
Other	468	442
Total current liabilities	2,392	2,356
Long-term debt	13,392	13,880
Deferred income taxes	26	19
Other long-term liabilities	1,008	1,360
Total liabilities	16,818	17,615
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	504	527
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
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; 116,248,376 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018, and 114,651,004 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	2,017	2,014
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10)	(21)
Accumulated deficit	(3,543)	(2,761)
Total Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' deficit	(1,535)	(767)
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries	72	75
Total stockholders' deficit	(1,463)	(692)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$ 15,859	$ 17,450