Stockholders' Deficit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

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):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Net income (loss) attributable to Community Health Systems,
Inc. stockholders	$	230	$	511	$	(675	)
Transfers to the noncontrolling interests:
Net increase in Community Health
Systems, Inc. paid-in-capital for
purchase of subsidiary partnership interests		17		3		3
Net transfers to the noncontrolling interests		17		3		3
Change to Community Health Systems, Inc.
stockholders’ deficit from net income (loss) attributable to
Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders
and transfers to noncontrolling interests	$	247	$	514	$	(672	)