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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Physician recruiting commitment, physician income guarantee period |  |  | 12 months |  |  |
Physician recruiting commitment, period of recoverability of physician income guarantee for noncommitment |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Physician recruiting commitment, maximum potential future payments in excess of liability recorded |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |
Malpractice Loss Contingency, Discount Rate |  |  | 3.70% | 3.80% | 1.80% |
Malpractice Loss Contingency, Accrual, Discounted | $ 467,000,000 |  | $ 443,000,000 | $ 467,000,000 |  |
Malpractice Loss Contingency, Accrual, Undiscounted | 516,000,000 |  | 498,000,000 | 516,000,000 |  |
Malpractice Loss Contingency, Accrual, Discounted, Current | 159,000,000 |  | 119,000,000 | 159,000,000 |  |
Expenses related to settlement of professional liability claim |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000
Recovery of full settlement amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000
Recovery from third-party insurers of professional liability claim |  | $ 22,000,000 |  |  |  |
Change in estimate reserve for professional liability claims |  |  | 0 | 0 | $ 0 |
Change in estimate for professional liability claims | $ 15,000,000 |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |
Professional and general liability self-insured claims reported prior to June 1, 2002, per occurrence [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability self-insured reported from June 1, 2002 through June 1, 2003, per occurrence [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability self-insured reported from June 1, 2003 and before June 1, 2005, per occurrence [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability self-insured claims reported on or after June 1, 2005, per occurrence [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability claims reported on or after June 1, 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability claims reported on or after June 1, 2003 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Insurance, Maximum Coverage Per Incident |  |  | 95,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability claims incurred and reported after January 1, 2008 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Insurance, Maximum Coverage Per Incident |  |  | 145,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability claims incurred and reported after June 1, 2010 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Insurance, Maximum Coverage Per Incident |  |  | 195,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability claims reported on or after June 1, 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Insurance, Maximum Coverage Per Incident |  |  | 215,000,000 |  |  |
Integrated professional liability claims reported on or after June1 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Insurance, Annual Coverage Limit |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |
Integrated occurrence claims reported on or after June 1, 2015 through June 1, 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Insurance, Annual Coverage Limit |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Integrated occurrence claims reported between June 1, 2020 and June 1, 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice Insurance, Annual Coverage Limit |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |
Professional and general liability self-insured claims under certain policy terms until Company total aggregate coverage is met if first aggregate layer becomes fully utilized [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, average lag period from occurrence to settlement |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, settled claims as percent of total liability |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Maximum | Professional And General Liability Claims Incurred And Reported On Or After June 1, 2008 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, average lag period from occurrence to settlement |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Minimum | Professional and general liability self-insured claims under certain policy terms until Company total aggregate coverage is met if first aggregate layer becomes fully utilized [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Malpractice loss contingency, self-insured retention |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |
Northwest Health – Starke [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital commitment, future period after acquisition for completing open capital improvement projects date |  |  | Sep. 30, 2026 |  |  |
Northwest Health – Starke [Member] | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital commitment, future period after acquisition for completing open capital improvement projects |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Indiana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction of a replacement facility |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |

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