EQUITY

Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

The following table shows the changes in consolidated equity during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in millions, share amounts in thousands):



	Tenet Healthcare Corporation Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Accumulated Deficit			Treasury Stock			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
	Shares Outstanding	Issued Par Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Accumulated Deficit			Treasury Stock			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
Balances at December 31, 2017	100,972	$	7	$	4,859		$	(204	)	$	(2,390	)	$	(2,419	)	$	686		$	539
Net income	—	—		—			—			125			—			73			198
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	—	—		—			—			—			—			(72		)	(72		)
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—			4			—			—			—			4
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests	—	—		(160		)	—			—			—			—			(160		)
Purchases (sales) of businesses and noncontrolling interests	—	—		(6		)	—			—			—			43			37
Cumulative effect of accounting change	—	—		—			(43		)	43			—			—			—
Stock-based compensation expense, tax benefit and issuance of common stock	1,329	—		29			—			—			1			—			30
Balances at June 30, 2018	102,301	$	7	$	4,722		$	(243	)	$	(2,222	)	$	(2,418	)	$	730		$	576

Balances at December 31, 2016	99,686	$	7	$	4,827		$	(258	)	$	(1,742	)	$	(2,417	)	$	665		$	1,082
Net income (loss)	—	—		—			—			(108		)	—			71			(37		)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	—	—		—			—			—			—			(65		)	(65		)
Other comprehensive income	—	—		—			16			—			—			—			16
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests	—	—		(29		)	—			—			—			—			(29		)
Purchases (sales) of businesses and noncontrolling interests	—	—		(4		)	—			—			—			11			7
Cumulative effect of accounting change	—	—		—			—			56			—			—			56
Stock-based compensation expense and issuance of common stock	1,024	—		25			—			—			—			—			25
Balances at June 30, 2017	100,710	$	7	$	4,819		$	(242	)	$	(1,794	)	$	(2,417	)	$	682		$	1,055

Our noncontrolling interests balances at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were comprised of $65 million and $64 million, respectively, from our Hospital Operations and other segment, and $665 million and $622 million, respectively, from our Ambulatory Care segment. Our net income available to noncontrolling interests for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 in the table above were comprised of $4 million and $9 million, respectively, from our Hospital Operations and other segment, and $69 million and $62 million, respectively, from our Ambulatory Care segment.