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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill
The following table presents information on changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for each of our segments:
Six Months Ended June 30,
 20262025
Hospital Operations:  
Goodwill at beginning of period, net of accumulated impairment losses$2,697 $2,697 
Goodwill acquired during the period, net of purchase price allocation adjustments— — 
Goodwill at end of period, net of accumulated impairment losses2,697 2,697 
Ambulatory Care:
Goodwill at beginning of period8,501 7,994 
Goodwill acquired during the period, net of purchase price allocation adjustments242 244 
Goodwill related to assets held for sale and disposed or deconsolidated facilities(3)— 
Goodwill at end of period8,740 8,238 
Total goodwill, net of accumulated impairment losses$11,437 $10,935 
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets
The following table presents information regarding the other intangible assets included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Gross
Carrying Amount		Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book Value
At June 30, 2026:
Other intangible assets with finite useful lives:
Capitalized software costs$1,554 $(1,227)$327 
Contracts241 (192)49 
Other24 (18)6 
Other intangible assets with finite lives1,819 (1,437)382 
Other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives:
Trade names121 — 121 
Contracts770 — 770 
Other8 — 8 
Other intangible assets with indefinite lives899 — 899 
Total other intangible assets, net$2,718 $(1,437)$1,281 
At December 31, 2025:
Other intangible assets with finite useful lives:
Capitalized software costs$1,511 $(1,166)$345 
Contracts241 (148)93 
Other42 (14)28 
Other intangible assets with finite lives1,794 (1,328)466 
Other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives:
Trade names105 — 105 
Contracts773 — 773 
Other4 — 4 
Other intangible assets with indefinite lives882 — 882 
Total other intangible assets, net$2,676 $(1,328)$1,348 
Intangible Asset, Indefinite-Lived
The following table presents information regarding the other intangible assets included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Gross
Carrying Amount		Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book Value
At June 30, 2026:
Other intangible assets with finite useful lives:
Capitalized software costs$1,554 $(1,227)$327 
Contracts241 (192)49 
Other24 (18)6 
Other intangible assets with finite lives1,819 (1,437)382 
Other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives:
Trade names121 — 121 
Contracts770 — 770 
Other8 — 8 
Other intangible assets with indefinite lives899 — 899 
Total other intangible assets, net$2,718 $(1,437)$1,281 
At December 31, 2025:
Other intangible assets with finite useful lives:
Capitalized software costs$1,511 $(1,166)$345 
Contracts241 (148)93 
Other42 (14)28 
Other intangible assets with finite lives1,794 (1,328)466 
Other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives:
Trade names105 — 105 
Contracts773 — 773 
Other4 — 4 
Other intangible assets with indefinite lives882 — 882 
Total other intangible assets, net$2,676 $(1,328)$1,348 
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization of Intangibles with Finite Useful Lives
The table below presents our estimated future amortization of intangible assets with finite useful lives at June 30, 2026:
Six
Months
 Ending
Years Ending

Later Years
December 31,
 Total20262027202820292030
Amortization of intangible assets$382 $109 $95 $70 $46 $28 $34 
Schedule of Other Current Assets
The principal components of other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are presented below:
 June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Prepaid expenses$338 $423 
Contract assets199 188 
California provider fee program receivables519 493 
Receivables from other government programs579 385 
Guarantees159 138 
Non-patient receivables300 224 
Current portion of note receivable414 — 
Other141 140 
Total other current assets$2,649 $1,991 
Schedule of Equity Method Investments Summarized financial information for equity method investees is presented in the following table. For investments acquired during the reported periods, amounts in the table include 100% of the investee’s results beginning on the date of our acquisition of the investment.
 Three Months Ended
June 30,		Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2026202520262025
Net operating revenues$949 $917 $1,831 $1,776 
Net income$249 $230 $462 $445 
Net income available to the investees$138 $124 $260 $249