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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                
Goodwill impairment             $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss  
Goodwill allocated to sale of business     7,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers          
Asset impairment 3,800,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 84,700,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 88,536,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges      
Goodwill 558,886,000us-gaap_Goodwill   558,886,000us-gaap_Goodwill 565,886,000us-gaap_Goodwill 565,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill      
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets                
Gross Carrying Amount 71,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross   71,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross 70,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross        
Accumulated Amortization (59,200,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization   (59,200,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization (56,200,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization        
Net Balance 11,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet   11,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 13,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet        
Amortization expense     3,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 3,400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 3,400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets      
Future Amortization Expense                
Estimated annual pretax amortization expense, 2015 2,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths   2,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths          
Estimated annual pretax amortization expense, 2016 2,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo   2,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo          
Estimated annual pretax amortization expense, 2017 2,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree   2,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree          
Estimated annual pretax amortization expense, 2018 2,100,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour   2,100,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour          
Estimated annual pretax amortization expense, 2019 900,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive   900,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive          
Provider Networks [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets                
Gross Carrying Amount 41,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
  41,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
40,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
       
Accumulated Amortization (36,900,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
  (36,900,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
(35,700,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
       
Net Balance 4,600,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
  4,600,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
4,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
       
Weighted Average Life (in years)     18 years 10 months 24 days 19 years 4 months 24 days        
Customer Relationships [Member]                
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets                
Gross Carrying Amount 29,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  29,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
29,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
       
Accumulated Amortization (22,300,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  (22,300,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
(20,500,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
       
Net Balance 7,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  7,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
9,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
       
Weighted Average Life (in years)     11 years 1 month 6 days 11 years 1 month 6 days        
Western Region Operations [Member]                
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                
Goodwill allocated to sale of business     7,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
         
Fair value to carrying value ratio   224.00%hnt_FairValueToCarryingValueRatio
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
      224.00%hnt_FairValueToCarryingValueRatio
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
  149.00%hnt_FairValueToCarryingValueRatio
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
Goodwill 558,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
  558,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
565,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
565,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
     
Goodwill [Member]                
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                
Asset impairment     $ 7,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_GoodwillMember
    $ 7,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_GoodwillMember