EQUITY (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

EQUITY

Schedule Of Changes In Consolidated Equity

	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