EQUITY (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

EQUITY

Schedule Of Repurchase Of Common Stock

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program	Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
	(In Thousands)			(In Thousands)	(In Millions)
November 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012	3,406	$	29.36	3,406	$	400
January 1, 2013 through January 31, 2013	531	37.13		531	380
February 1, 2013 through February 28, 2013	914	39.30		914	344
March 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013	1,010	43.95		1,010	300
Total	5,861	$	34.12	5,861	$	300

Schedule Of Changes In Consolidated Equity

The following table shows the changes in consolidated equity during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (dollars in millions, share amounts in thousands):

	Tenet Healthcare Corporation Shareholders’ Equity
											Accumulated
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock				Additional			Other
	Shares	Issued		Shares		Issued Par		Paid-in			Comprehensive			Accumulated			Treasury			Noncontrolling			Total
	Outstanding	Amount		Outstanding		Amount		Capital			Loss			Deficit			Stock			Interests			Equity
Balances at December 31, 2012	0	$	0	104,633		$	7	$	4,471		$	(68	)	$	(1,288	)	$	(1,979	)	$	75		$	1,218
Net income (loss)	0	0		0		0		0			0			(88		)	0			5			(83		)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	0	0		0		0		0			0			0			0			(6		)	(6		)
Purchase of businesses or joint venture interests	0	0		0		0		0			0			0			0			3			3
Repurchase of common stock	0	0		(2,455	)	0		0			0			0			(100		)	0			(100		)
Stock-based compensation expense and issuance of common stock	0	0		1,248		0		13			0			0			1			0			14
Balances at March 31, 2013	0	$	0	103,426		$	7	$	4,484		$	(68	)	$	(1,376	)	$	(2,078	)	$	77		$	1,046
Balances at December 31, 2011	345,000	$	334	103,756		$	7	$	4,427		$	(52	)	$	(1,440	)	$	(1,853	)	$	69		$	1,492
Net income	0	0		0		0		0			0			64			0			3			67
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	0	0		0		0		0			0			0			0			(3		)	(3		)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	0	0		0		0		0			0			0			0			2			2
Other comprehensive income	0	0		0		0		0			3			0			0			0			3
Preferred stock dividends	0	0		0		0		(6		)	0			0			0			0			(6		)
Repurchase of common stock	0	0		(1,327	)	0		0			0			0			(26		)	0			(26		)
Stock-based compensation expense and issuance of common stock	0	0		954		0		2			0			0			0			0			2
Balances at March 31, 2012	345,000	$	334	103,383		$	7	$	4,423		$	(49	)	$	(1,376	)	$	(1,879	)	$	71		$	1,531