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Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Computations of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]    
Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. $ 1,039 $ 1,144
Weighted average common shares outstanding 342,876 350,850
Effect of dilutive incremental shares 7,440 8,899
Shares used for diluted earnings per share 350,316 359,749
Basic earnings per share $ 3.03 $ 3.26
Diluted earnings per share $ 2.97 $ 3.18