Stockholders' Deficit (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

The following schedule presents the reconciliation of the carrying amount of total equity, equity attributable to the Company’s stockholders, and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests as of March 31, 2021, and during the three-month period following December 31, 2020 (in millions):

				Community Health Systems, Inc. Stockholders
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest			Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Accumulated Deficit			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Deficit
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	484		$	1	$	2,094		$	(13	)	$	(3,707	)	$	87		$	(1,538	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		21			—		—			(3	)		(64	)		8			(59	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(12	)		—		—			—			—			(9	)		(9	)
Disposition of less-than-wholly owned business		(7	)		—		—			—			—			—			—
Noncontrolling interest in acquired entity		2			—		—			—			—			—			—
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests		(7	)		—		7			—			—			—			7
Cancellation of restricted stock for tax withholdings on vested shares		—			—		(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Share-based compensation		—			—		8			—			—			—			8
Balance, March 31, 2021	$	481		$	1	$	2,105		$	(16	)	$	(3,771	)	$	86		$	(1,595	)

The following schedule presents the reconciliation of the carrying amount of total equity, equity attributable to the Company’s stockholders, and equity attributable to the noncontrolling interests as of March 31, 2020, and during the three-month period following December 31, 2019 (in millions):

				Community Health Systems, Inc. Stockholders
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest			Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Accumulated Deficit			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Stockholders’ Deficit
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	502		$	1	$	2,008		$	(9	)	$	(4,218	)	$	77		$	(2,141	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		8		—		—				2			18			8			28
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(22	)	—		—			—			—				(8	)		(8	)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests		(1	)	—			(1	)	—			—			—				(1	)
Other reclassifications of noncontrolling interests		8		—		—			—			—				(8	)		(8	)
Adjustment to redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests		7		—			(7	)	—			—			—				(7	)
Cancellation of restricted stock for tax withholdings on vested shares	—			—			(1	)	—			—			—				(1	)
Share-based compensation	—			—			2		—			—			—				2
Balance, March 31, 2020	$	502		$	1	$	2,001		$	(7	)	$	(4,200	)	$	69		$	(2,136	)

Schedule of Impact of Noncontrolling Interest to Stockholders' Deficit

The following schedule discloses the effects of changes in the Company’s ownership interest in its less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries on Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders’ deficit (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021			2020
Net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders	$	(64	)	$	18
Transfers to noncontrolling interests:
Net increase in Community Health Systems, Inc. paid-in-capital for purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		—			(1	)
Net transfers to noncontrolling interests		—			(1	)
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders' deficit from net (loss) income attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	(64	)	$	17