CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net operating revenues	$ 419,900	$ 460,507	$ 1,304,875	$ 1,419,959
Operating costs and expenses:
Salaries and benefits	215,457	226,237	653,943	705,868
Supplies	47,818	48,949	149,405	160,732
Other operating expenses	139,671	143,716	383,414	440,910
Depreciation and amortization	15,028	16,612	44,167	52,015
Lease costs and rent	11,121	11,661	34,279	35,551
Electronic health records incentives	(17)	(31)	592	(617)
Legal, professional and settlement costs	5,191	1,519	6,480	10,349
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill	8,010	32,438	42,820	72,198
Loss (gain) on sale of hospitals, net	1,206	805	2,346	8,927
Loss on closure of hospitals, net	18,414	1,111	18,414	18,195
Total operating costs and expenses	461,899	483,017	1,335,860	1,504,128
Income (loss) from operations	(41,999)	(22,510)	(30,985)	(84,169)
Interest expense, net	33,056	32,450	98,904	95,307
Income (loss) before income taxes	(75,055)	(54,960)	(129,889)	(179,476)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	137	(1,074)	386	(1,162)
Net income (loss)	(75,192)	(53,886)	(130,275)	(178,314)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	736	54	1,532	1,200
Net income (loss) attributable to Quorum Health Corporation	$ (75,928)	$ (53,940)	$ (131,807)	$ (179,514)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Quorum Health Corporation stockholders:
Basic and diluted	$ (2.52)	$ (1.85)	$ (4.41)	$ (6.21)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted	30,178,229	29,215,823	29,875,196	28,891,363