Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 766,238	$ 709,601
Accounts receivable	[1]	661,845	686,102
Inventories	[1]	110,100	118,593
Prepaid expenses	[1]	119,726	112,646
Other current assets	[1]	378,896	431,882
Assets held for sale		133,649	0
Total current assets	[1]	2,170,454	2,058,824
Property and equipment, net	[1]	899,769	935,769
Goodwill	[1]	861,856	879,451
Other intangible assets	[1]	87,020	89,335
Deferred income taxes	[1]	3,201	6,888
Other assets	[1]	116,864	111,691
Total assets	[1]	5,353,019	5,290,208
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	[1]	28,763	23,444
Accounts payable	[1]	399,035	457,936
Accrued salaries and benefits	[1]	274,135	296,260
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	[1]	260,163	268,904
Liabilities held for sale		55,262	0
Total current liabilities	[1]	1,017,358	1,046,544
Long-term debt, less current installments	[1]	1,069,688	1,075,782
Self-insured liabilities	[1]	232,538	241,050
Other long-term liabilities	[1]	85,059	76,636
Total liabilities	[1]	3,571,336	3,605,244
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 9)	[1]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	[1]	(7,326)	(1,250)
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; 140,931,614 and 142,864,171 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively	[1]	1,409	1,429
Additional paid-in capital	[1]	786,447	788,472
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	5,456	(3,610)
Retained earnings	[1]	602,872	501,607
Equity attributable to Ardent Health, Inc.	[1]	1,396,184	1,287,898
Noncontrolling interests	[1]	392,825	398,316
Total equity	[1]	1,789,009	1,686,214
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	5,353,019	5,290,208
Nonrelated Party
Current assets:
Operating lease right of use assets	[1]	318,076	292,651
Current liabilities:
Long-term operating lease liability	[1]	281,402	260,600
Related Party
Current assets:
Operating lease right of use assets	[1]	895,779	915,599
Current liabilities:
Long-term operating lease liability	[1]	$ 885,291	$ 904,632

[1] As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets included total liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities of $301.7 million and $335.1 million, respectively. Refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for further discussion.