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Investments (Available for Sale Current and Noncurrent Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Estimated Fair Value    
Carrying Value, Current $ 1,791,060,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent $ 1,567,020,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent
Carrying value, Noncurrent 4,570,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent 59,768,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
Current [Member]    
Amortized Cost    
Due in one year or less 69,400,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost
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= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Due after one year through five years 357,500,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Due after five years through ten years 486,300,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Due after ten years 427,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Asset-backed securities 437,200,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Amortized Cost 1,777,404,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
1,602,456,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
Estimated Fair Value    
Due in one year or less 69,600,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Due after one year through five years 357,800,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Due after five years through ten years 489,600,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Due after ten years 436,100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Asset-backed securities 437,900,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
 
Carrying Value, Current 1,791,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
1,567,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrentMember
Noncurrent [Member]    
Amortized Cost    
Due after one year through five years 1,300,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
 
Due after five years through ten years 3,400,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
 
Asset-backed securities 800,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
 
Amortized Cost 5,474,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
67,943,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
Estimated Fair Value    
Due after one year through five years 1,100,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
 
Due after five years through ten years 2,900,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
 
Asset-backed securities 600,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
 
Carrying value, Noncurrent $ 4,600,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
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= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember
$ 59,800,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= hnt_InvestmentAvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrentMember