Acquisitions and Divestitures (Divestitures Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Tennova Physicians Regional Medical Center [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charge recorded on the sale or closure of hospitals	$ 12

Loss recognized as a result of the initial and subsequent write-down of a long-lived asset's carrying amount to fair value.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109226691&loc=d3e2921-110230

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