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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Concentration of Credit Risk) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Customers
Dec. 31, 2013
Customers
Dec. 31, 2012
Customers
Dec. 31, 2010
Ten Largest Employer Group Premium Receivables [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Number 10hnt_EntityWideRevenueMajorCustomerNumber
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupPremiumReceivablesMember
10hnt_EntityWideRevenueMajorCustomerNumber
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupPremiumReceivablesMember
   
Concentration risk, percentage 5.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupPremiumReceivablesMember
14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupPremiumReceivablesMember
   
Medicare Receivable From CMS [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk, percentage 9.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicareReceivableFromCmsMember
21.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicareReceivableFromCmsMember
   
MedicaidReceivablePrimarilyfromDHCS [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk, percentage 84.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicaidReceivablePrimarilyfromDHCSMember
63.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicaidReceivablePrimarilyfromDHCSMember
   
Ten Largest Employer Group Health Plan Services Premium Revenues [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Number 10hnt_EntityWideRevenueMajorCustomerNumber
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupHealthPlanServicesPremiumRevenuesMember
10hnt_EntityWideRevenueMajorCustomerNumber
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupHealthPlanServicesPremiumRevenuesMember
10hnt_EntityWideRevenueMajorCustomerNumber
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupHealthPlanServicesPremiumRevenuesMember
 
Concentration risk, percentage 11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupHealthPlanServicesPremiumRevenuesMember
16.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupHealthPlanServicesPremiumRevenuesMember
17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_TenLargestEmployerGroupHealthPlanServicesPremiumRevenuesMember
 
Medicare Health Plan Premium Revenues [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk, percentage 23.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicareHealthPlanPremiumRevenuesMember
27.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicareHealthPlanPremiumRevenuesMember
27.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicareHealthPlanPremiumRevenuesMember
 
MedicaidPremiumRevenues [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk, percentage 36.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicaidPremiumRevenuesMember
23.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicaidPremiumRevenuesMember
19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_MedicaidPremiumRevenuesMember
 
Los Angles County Medi-Cal Revenue to Medicaid Revenue Ratio [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk, percentage 55.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_LosAnglesCountyMediCalRevenuetoMedicaidRevenueRatioMember
46.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_LosAnglesCountyMediCalRevenuetoMedicaidRevenueRatioMember
   
Los Angeles County Medi-Cal Revenue to Health Plan Premiums Ratio [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk, percentage 19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_LosAngelesCountyMediCalRevenueToHealthPlanPremiumsRatioMember
11.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis
= hnt_LosAngelesCountyMediCalRevenueToHealthPlanPremiumsRatioMember
   
Government Contracts Concentration Risk [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Concentration risk, percentage 96.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_GovernmentContractsConcentrationRiskMember
     
Los Angeles County Contract with DHCS [Member]        
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]        
Current DHCS contract period     24 months 24 months