CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net operating revenues	$ 442,170	$ 472,632	$ 884,975	$ 959,452
Operating costs and expenses:
Salaries and benefits	213,411	232,631	438,486	479,631
Supplies	50,202	52,897	101,587	111,783
Other operating expenses	106,954	144,456	243,743	297,194
Depreciation and amortization	14,500	17,142	29,139	35,403
Lease costs and rent	11,627	11,358	23,158	23,890
Electronic health records incentives	583	(445)	609	(586)
Legal, professional and settlement costs	604	5,417	1,289	8,830
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill	25,950	0	34,810	39,760
Loss (gain) on sale of hospitals, net	1,140	307	1,140	8,122
Loss on closure of hospitals, net	0	3,338	0	17,084
Total operating costs and expenses	424,971	467,101	873,961	1,021,111
Income (loss) from operations	17,199	5,531	11,014	(61,659)
Interest expense, net	33,582	31,926	65,848	62,857
Income (loss) before income taxes	(16,383)	(26,395)	(54,834)	(124,516)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	94	(454)	249	(88)
Net income (loss)	(16,477)	(25,941)	(55,083)	(124,428)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	396	665	796	1,146
Net income (loss) attributable to Quorum Health Corporation	$ (16,873)	$ (26,606)	$ (55,879)	$ (125,574)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Quorum Health Corporation stockholders:
Basic and diluted	$ (0.56)	$ (0.92)	$ (1.88)	$ (4.37)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted	30,001,208	28,995,564	29,721,167	28,726,445