Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 556,785	$ 437,577
Accounts receivable	[1]	743,031	775,452
Inventories	[1]	115,093	105,485
Prepaid expenses	[1]	113,749	77,281
Other current assets	[1]	304,093	222,290
Total current assets	[1]	1,832,751	1,618,085
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Property and equipment, net	[1]	861,899	811,089
Goodwill	[1]	852,084	844,704
Other intangible assets	[1]	76,930	76,930
Deferred income taxes	[1]	12,321	32,491
Other assets	[1]	142,969	147,106
Total assets	[1]	4,956,100	4,731,558
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	[1]	9,234	18,605
Accounts payable	[1]	401,249	474,543
Accrued salaries and benefits	[1]	295,117	267,685
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	[1]	239,824	233,271
Total current liabilities	[1]	945,424	994,104
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt, less current maturities	[1]	1,085,818	1,168,253
Long-term operating lease liability		1,140,756
Self-insured liabilities	[1]	227,048	243,552
Other long-term liabilities	[1]	34,697	76,002
Total liabilities	[1]	3,433,743	3,649,242
Commitments and contingencies	[1]
Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	[1]	1,158	7,302
Common units, no and unlimited units authorized as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; no and 484,922,828 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	[1]	0	496,882
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 and no shares authorized as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	[1]	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 750,000,000 and no shares authorized as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; 142,747,818 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	[1]	1,428	0
Additional Paid in Capital	[1]	754,415	0
Accumulated other comprehensive income	[1]	9,737	18,561
Retained earnings	[1]	365,796	155,453
Equity attributable to Ardent Health Partners, Inc.	[1]	1,131,376	670,896
Noncontrolling interests	[1]	389,823	404,118
Total equity	[1]	1,521,199	1,075,014
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	4,956,100	4,731,558
Nonrelated Party
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Operating lease right of use assets	[1]	248,040	260,003
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term operating lease liability	[1]	221,443	235,241
Related Party
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Operating lease right of use assets	[1]	929,106	941,150
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term operating lease liability	[1]	$ 919,313	$ 932,090

[1] As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the consolidated balance sheets included total liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities of $306.4 million and $337.8 million, respectively. Refer to Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for further discussion.