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Significant Accounting Policies (Health Plan Services Health Care Cost) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Health Care Organization Revenue and Expense [Line Items]      
Prior Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense $ (85.3)us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense $ (22.9)us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense  
Provision For Adverse Deviation 73.5hnt_ProvisionForAdverseDeviation   77.7hnt_ProvisionForAdverseDeviation
Favorable prior period development [Member]      
Health Care Organization Revenue and Expense [Line Items]      
Prior Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense (20.6)us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense
/ hnt_HealthCareOrganizationHealthCareCostTypeAxis
= hnt_FavorablepriorperioddevelopmentMember
   
Unfavorable Development [Member]      
Health Care Organization Revenue and Expense [Line Items]      
Prior Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense   23.0us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense
/ hnt_HealthCareOrganizationHealthCareCostTypeAxis
= hnt_UnfavorableDevelopmentMember
 
Provision for Adverse Deviation, Release [Member]      
Health Care Organization Revenue and Expense [Line Items]      
Prior Year Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense $ (64.7)us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense
/ hnt_HealthCareOrganizationHealthCareCostTypeAxis
= hnt_ProvisionforAdverseDeviationReleaseMember
$ (45.9)us-gaap_SupplementalInformationForPropertyCasualtyInsuranceUnderwritersPriorYearClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense
/ hnt_HealthCareOrganizationHealthCareCostTypeAxis
= hnt_ProvisionforAdverseDeviationReleaseMember