Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 12,861	$ 12,517
Salaries and benefits	6,118	5,647
Supplies	2,123	2,041
Other operating expenses	2,427	2,299
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(7)	(11)
Depreciation and amortization	674	619
Interest expense	428	461
Losses (gains) on sales of facilities	(7)	1
Losses on retirement of debt	295	0
Total expenses including equity in earnings of affiliates	12,051	11,057
Income before income taxes	810	1,460
Provision for income taxes	112	279
Net income	698	1,181
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	117	142
Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc.	$ 581	$ 1,039
Per share data:
Basic earnings	$ 1.72	$ 3.03
Diluted earnings	$ 1.69	$ 2.97
Shares used in earnings per share calculations (in millions):
Basic	338,242	342,876
Diluted	344,096	350,316