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Significant Accounting Policies (Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]          
Goodwill Impairment       $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss  
Goodwill, beginning of the period 558,886,000us-gaap_Goodwill        
Asset impairment 1,884,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges      
Goodwill, end of the period 558,886,000us-gaap_Goodwill        
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets          
Gross Carrying Amount 71,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross   71,000,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross    
Accumulated Amortization (59,900,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization   (59,200,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization    
Net Balance 11,100,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet   11,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet    
Future Amortization Expense, Current to Five Succeeding Fiscal Years          
2015 2,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths        
2016 2,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo        
2017 2,200,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree        
2018 2,100,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour        
2019 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
   
Accumulated Amortization (37,200,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
  (36,900,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
   
Net Balance 4,300,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
  4,600,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hnt_ProviderNetworksMember
   
Weighted Average Life (in years) 18 years 10 months 24 days   18 years 10 months 24 days    
Customer Relationships and Other [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
   
Accumulated Amortization (22,700,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  (22,300,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
   
Net Balance 6,800,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
  7,200,000us-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]          
Goodwill [Line Items]          
Fair Value to Carrying Value Ratio       190.00%hnt_FairValueToCarryingValueRatio
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
224.00%hnt_FairValueToCarryingValueRatio
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
Goodwill allocated to sale of business     7,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillTransfers
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
   
Goodwill, end of the period 558,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
  558,900,000us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hnt_WesternRegionOperationsMember
   
Goodwill [Member]          
Goodwill [Line Items]          
Asset impairment $ 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GoodwillMember
  $ 7,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_GoodwillMember