Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

HCA Healthcare Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017
Accounts payable	4,111)	3,535)	2,905)	2,577)	2,606)
Accrued salaries	1,912)	1,720)	1,775)	1,580)	1,369)
Professional liability risks	508)	477)	457)	466)	429)
Defined contribution benefit plans	549)	547)	528)	459)	67)
Right-of-use current operating lease obligations	392)	379)	350)	—)	—)
Taxes other than income	361)	343)	325)	308)	299)
Interest	353)	315)	368)	429)	406)
Government stimulus refund liability	79)	83)	—)	—)	—)
Other	1,080)	1,096)	904)	962)	782)
Other accrued expenses	3,322)	3,240)	2,932)	2,624)	1,983)
Long-term debt due within one year	237)	209)	145)	788)	200)
Current liabilities	9,582)	8,704)	7,757)	7,569)	6,158)
Long-term debt due after one year, less debt issuance costs and discounts	34,342)	30,795)	33,577)	32,033)	32,858)
Professional liability risks	1,514)	1,486)	1,370)	1,275)	1,198)
Right-of-use noncurrent operating lease obligations	1,755)	1,673)	1,499)	—)	—)
Income taxes and other liabilities	2,060)	1,940)	1,420)	1,248)	1,374)
Noncurrent liabilities	39,671)	35,894)	37,866)	34,556)	35,430)
Total liabilities	49,253)	44,598)	45,623)	42,125)	41,588)
Common stock $0.01 par	3)	3)	3)	3)	4)
Capital in excess of par value	—)	294)	—)	—)	—)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(404)	(502)	(460)	(381)	(278)
Retained earnings (deficit)	(532)	777)	(2,351)	(4,572)	(6,532)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc.	(933)	572)	(2,808)	(4,950)	(6,806)
Noncontrolling interests	2,422)	2,320)	2,243)	2,032)	1,811)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,489)	2,892)	(565)	(2,918)	(4,995)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	50,742)	47,490)	45,058)	39,207)	36,593)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	HCA Healthcare Inc. current liabilities increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	HCA Healthcare Inc. noncurrent liabilities decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	HCA Healthcare Inc. total liabilities decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then increased from 2020 to 2021 exceeding 2019 level.
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc.	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	HCA Healthcare Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. increased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly decreased from 2020 to 2021.

HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:HCA)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity