Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 609,441	$ 556,785
Accounts receivable	[1]	729,414	743,031
Inventories	[1]	121,594	115,093
Prepaid expenses	[1]	130,882	113,749
Other current assets	[1]	366,129	304,093
Total current assets	[1]	1,957,460	1,832,751
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Property and equipment, net	[1]	887,984	861,899
Goodwill	[1]	877,509	852,084
Other intangible assets	[1]	90,090	76,930
Deferred income taxes	[1]	18,406	12,321
Other assets	[1]	111,594	142,969
Total assets	[1]	5,154,373	4,956,100
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	[1]	19,342	9,234
Accounts payable	[1]	381,853	401,249
Accrued salaries and benefits	[1]	275,607	295,117
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	[1]	266,352	239,824
Total current liabilities	[1]	943,154	945,424
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term debt, less current installments	[1]	1,087,023	1,085,818
Self-insured liabilities	[1]	260,621	227,048
Other long-term liabilities	[1]	62,498	34,697
Total liabilities	[1]	3,522,526	3,433,743
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 9)	[1]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	[1]	(1,489)	1,158
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	[1]	0	0
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 143,169,831 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025, and 142,747,818 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024	[1]	1,432	1,428
Additional paid-in capital	[1]	782,765	754,415
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	[1]	(2,634)	9,737
Retained earnings	[1]	456,651	365,796
Equity attributable to Ardent Health, Inc.	[1]	1,238,214	1,131,376
Noncontrolling interests	[1]	395,122	389,823
Total equity	[1]	1,633,336	1,521,199
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	5,154,373	4,956,100
Nonrelated Party
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Operating lease right of use assets	[1]	292,206	248,040
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term operating lease liability	[1]	260,748	221,443
Related Party
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Operating lease right of use assets	[1]	919,124	929,106
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Long-term operating lease liability	[1]	$ 908,482	$ 919,313

[1] As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets included total liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities of $309.0 million and $306.4 million, respectively. Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for further discussion.