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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Computations of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts):
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. |  | $ | 1,144 |  |  | $ | 659 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding |  |  | 350.850 |  |  |  | 370.289 |
Effect of dilutive incremental shares |  |  | 8.899 |  |  |  | 9.691 |
Shares used for diluted earnings per share |  |  | 359.749 |  |  |  | 379.980 |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per share |  | $ | 3.26 |  |  | $ | 1.78 |
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 3.18 |  |  | $ | 1.74 |

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