EQUITY

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

EQUITY

EQUITY

NOTE 8. EQUITY

Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

The following table shows the changes in consolidated equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in millions, share amounts in thousands):

	Tenet Healthcare Corporation Shareholders’ Equity
						Accumulated
	Common Stock			Additional		Other
	Shares	Issued Par		Paid-in		Comprehensive		Accumulated		Treasury		Noncontrolling
	Outstanding	Amount		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Stock		Interests		Total Equity
Balances at December 31, 2015	98,495	$	7	$	4,815	$	(164)	$	(1,550)	$	(2,417)	$	267	$	958
Net income (loss)	—		—		—		—		(113)		—		96		(17)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		(82)		(82)
Other comprehensive loss	—		—		—		(36)		—		—		—		(36)
Purchases (sales) of businesses and noncontrolling interests	—		—		(43)		—		—		—		119		76
Purchase accounting adjustments	—		—		—		—		—		—		237		237
Stock-based compensation expense, tax benefit and issuance of common stock	1,033		—		29		—		—		—		—		29
Balances at September 30, 2016	99,528	$	7	$	4,801	$	(200)	$	(1,663)	$	(2,417)	$	637	$	1,165
Balances at December 31, 2014	98,382	$	7	$	4,614	$	(182)	$	(1,410)	$	(2,378)	$	134	$	785
Net income (loss)	—		—		—		—		(43)		—		33		(10)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		(35)		(35)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		—		—		2		2
Other comprehensive income	—		—		—		9		—		—		—		9
Purchases (sales) of businesses and noncontrolling interests	—		—		130		—		—		—		82		212
Stock-based compensation expense and issuance of common stock	1,210		—		54		—		—		1		—		55
Balances at September 30, 2015	99,592	$	7	$	4,798	$	(173)	$	(1,453)	$	(2,377)	$	216	$	1,018

Our noncontrolling interests balances at September 30, 2016 and 2015 in the table above were comprised of $99 million and $37 million, respectively, from our Hospital Operations and other segment, and $538 million and $179 million, respectively, from our Ambulatory Care segment. Our net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, in the table above were comprised of $8 million and $21 million, respectively, from our Hospital Operations and other segment, and $88 million and $12 million, respectively, from our Ambulatory Care segment.