CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net revenue:
Managed care and other		$ 729,340	$ 676,461
PBM and dispensing		576,283	440,561
Total net revenue		1,305,623	1,117,022
Costs and expenses:
Cost of care		482,054	457,631
Cost of goods sold		542,633	415,459
Direct service costs and other operating expenses (1)(2)	[1],[2]	221,486	192,456
Depreciation and amortization		26,976	25,007
Interest expense		4,148	1,748
Interest and other income		(949)	(683)
Total costs and expenses		1,276,348	1,091,618
Income before income taxes		29,275	25,404
Provision for income taxes		11,806	12,013
Net income		17,469	13,391
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		(278)	154
Net income attributable to Magellan Health, Inc.		$ 17,747	$ 13,237
Net income per common share attributable to Magellan Health, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.77	$ 0.56
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.74	$ 0.54

[1] Includes changes in fair value of contingent consideration of $(266) and $(49) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

[2] Includes stock compensation expense of $8,887 and $10,140 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2017, respectively.