2.2.0.7 false Cost of Revenue 0203 - Disclosure - Cost of Revenue true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Cost of Revenue [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_CostOfRevenueAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 COST OF REVENUE 1 cyh_CostOfRevenueTextBlock cyh false na duration Cost of revenue. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>3. COST OF REVENUE</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The majority of the Company’s operating costs and expenses are “cost of revenue” items. Operating costs that could be classified as general and administrative by the Company include the Company’s corporate office costs, which were $42.4 million and $39.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $80.2 million and $80.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Included in these amounts is stock-based compensation expense of $10.7 million and $12.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $20.4 million and $24.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Cost of revenue. No authoritative reference available. false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true