CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net operating revenues	$ 442,805	$ 486,820
Operating costs and expenses:
Salaries and benefits	225,075	247,000
Supplies	51,385	58,886
Other operating expenses	136,789	152,738
Depreciation and amortization	14,639	18,261
Lease costs and rent	11,531	12,532
Electronic health records incentives	26	(141)
Legal, professional and settlement costs	685	3,413
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill	8,860	39,760
Loss (gain) on sale of hospitals, net	0	7,815
Loss on closure of hospitals, net	0	13,746
Total operating costs and expenses	448,990	554,010
Income (loss) from operations	(6,185)	(67,190)
Interest expense, net	32,266	30,931
Income (loss) before income taxes	(38,451)	(98,121)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	155	366
Net income (loss)	(38,606)	(98,487)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	400	481
Net income (loss) attributable to Quorum Health Corporation	$ (39,006)	$ (98,968)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Quorum Health Corporation stockholders:
Basic and diluted	$ (1.33)	$ (3.48)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted	29,438,015	28,454,336