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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Government Contracts) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Aug. 15, 2012
Apr. 01, 2011
options
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Contracts revenue $ 603,975,000us-gaap_ContractsRevenue $ 572,266,000us-gaap_ContractsRevenue $ 689,121,000us-gaap_ContractsRevenue    
Government Contracts [Member] | T-3 Contract [Member]          
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Number of administrative services option periods         5hnt_NumberOfAdministrativeServicesOptionPeriods
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_T3ContractMember
Deferred costs         43,800,000us-gaap_DeferredCostsCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_T3ContractMember
Deferred revenue         52,500,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_T3ContractMember
Costs paid and reimbursable 2,500,000,000hnt_CostsPaidAndReimbursable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_T3ContractMember
2,500,000,000hnt_CostsPaidAndReimbursable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_T3ContractMember
2,600,000,000hnt_CostsPaidAndReimbursable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_T3ContractMember
   
Government Contracts [Member] | MFLC Contract [Member]          
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Effective date of contract August 15, 2012        
Administrative services option period       5 years  
Contracts revenue 119,700,000us-gaap_ContractsRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_MFLCContractMember
104,800,000us-gaap_ContractsRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_MFLCContractMember
221,300,000us-gaap_ContractsRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_MFLCContractMember
   
Government Contracts [Member] | PC3 [Member]          
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]          
Deferred revenue 68,200,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_PC3Member
       
Contracts revenue $ 24,700,000us-gaap_ContractsRevenue
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_GovernmentContractsMember
/ hnt_TypeOfContractAxis
= hnt_PC3Member