| Fiscal period | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Period End Date | 12/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2019 | 12/31/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 |
| Revenues | 75,600.00 | 70,603.00 | 64,968.00 | 60,233.00 | 58,752.00 | 51,533.00 | 51,336.00 | 46,677.00 | -- | -- |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | (4,039.00) | (3,257.00) |
| Revenues before the provision for doubtful accounts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47,653.00 | 44,747.00 |
| Total Revenues | 75,600.00 | 70,603.00 | 64,968.00 | 60,233.00 | 58,752.00 | 51,533.00 | 51,336.00 | 46,677.00 | 43,614.00 | 41,490.00 |
| Supplies | 11,367.00 | 10,755.00 | 9,902.00 | 9,371.00 | 9,481.00 | 8,369.00 | 8,481.00 | 7,724.00 | 7,316.00 | 6,933.00 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,523.00 | 3,312.00 | 3,077.00 | 2,969.00 | 2,853.00 | 2,721.00 | 2,596.00 | 2,278.00 | 2,131.00 | 1,966.00 |
| Salaries and benefits | 32,859.00 | 31,170.00 | 29,487.00 | 27,685.00 | 26,779.00 | 23,874.00 | 23,560.00 | 21,425.00 | 20,059.00 | 18,897.00 |
| Other operating expenses | (15,886.00) | (14,819.00) | (12,875.00) | (11,155.00) | (9,961.00) | (9,307.00) | (9,481.00) | (8,608.00) | (8,051.00) | (7,508.00) |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Equity in earnings of affiliates | 78.00 | 23.00 | 22.00 | 45.00 | 113.00 | 54.00 | 43.00 | 29.00 | 45.00 | 54.00 |
| Electronic health record incentive income | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.00 |
| Gains on investments | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Interest expense | 2,248.00 | 2,061.00 | 1,938.00 | 1,741.00 | 1,566.00 | 1,584.00 | 1,824.00 | 1,755.00 | 1,690.00 | 1,707.00 |
| Impairment of investment securities | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Impairments of long-lived assets | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gain on acquisition of controlling interest in equity investment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Losses (gains) on sales of facilities | 37.00 | 14.00 | (5.00) | 1,301.00 | 1,620.00 | (7.00) | 18.00 | 428.00 | 8.00 | 23.00 |
| Minority interests in earnings of consolidated entities | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Transaction costs | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Termination of management agreement | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Losses on retirement of debt | -- | -- | -- | (78.00) | (12.00) | (295.00) | (211.00) | (9.00) | (39.00) | (4.00) |
| Government settlement and investigation related costs | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Legal claim costs | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 246.00 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 9,832.00 | 8,523.00 | 7,706.00 | 8,580.00 | 9,833.00 | 5,430.00 | 5,244.00 | 5,335.00 | 4,381.00 | 4,810.00 |
| Provision for income taxes | 2,050.00 | 1,866.00 | 1,615.00 | 1,746.00 | 2,112.00 | 1,043.00 | 1,099.00 | 946.00 | 1,638.00 | 1,378.00 |
| Deferred: Change in valuation allowance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Current: Foreign | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.00 | 5.00 | -- | 23.00 | 19.00 | 37.00 |
| Deferred: Foreign | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.00 | 3.00 | -- | (7.00) | 6.00 | 17.00 |
| Current: State | -- | -- | -- | -- | 311.00 | 126.00 | -- | 149.00 | 120.00 | 125.00 |
| Current:Federal | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,769.00 | 1,021.00 | -- | 759.00 | 1,067.00 | 1,129.00 |
| Deferred: Federal | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24.00 | (73.00) | -- | 9.00 | 423.00 | 75.00 |
| Deferred: State | -- | -- | -- | -- | (18.00) | (39.00) | -- | 13.00 | 3.00 | (5.00) |
| Extraordinary charge on extinguishment of debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net Income (Loss) | 7,782.00 | 6,657.00 | 6,091.00 | 6,834.00 | 7,721.00 | 4,387.00 | 4,145.00 | 4,389.00 | 2,743.00 | 3,432.00 |
| Less- Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 998.00 | 897.00 | 849.00 | 1,191.00 | 765.00 | 633.00 | 640.00 | 602.00 | 527.00 | 542.00 |
| Net income attributable to HCA Holdings, Inc | 6,784.00 | 5,760.00 | 5,242.00 | 5,643.00 | 6,956.00 | 3,754.00 | 3,505.00 | 3,787.00 | 2,216.00 | 2,890.00 |
| Basic Earnings Per Share | 28.70 | 22.27 | 19.25 | 19.43 | 21.52 | 11.10 | 10.27 | 10.90 | 6.12 | 7.53 |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share | 28.33 | 22.00 | 18.97 | 19.15 | 21.16 | 10.93 | 10.07 | 10.66 | 5.95 | 7.30 |
| Shares used in earnings per share - Basic | 236.41 | 258.60 | 272.40 | 290.35 | 323.32 | 338.27 | 341.21 | 347.30 | 362.31 | 383.59 |
| Shares used in earnings per share - Diluted | 239.50 | 261.81 | 276.41 | 294.67 | 328.75 | 343.61 | 348.23 | 355.30 | 372.22 | 395.85 |