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Amounts Associated With 3Rs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Supplementary Insurance Information, by Segment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Provision for premium deficiency | $ 176 |  | $ 189 | $ 176
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2016 | 189 |  |  |
Current period results applied to the PDR liability | 13 |  |  |
Balance at March 31, 2016 | 176 |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  | 17,844 | 15,711
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |  | (4,074) | (2,212)
Other long-term assets |  |  | 2,465 | 2,475
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (278) | (235)
Risk Adjustment Settlement |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | (134) | (87)
Reinsurance Recoverables |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | 427 | 610
Risk Corridor Settlement |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | 466 | 459
Health Care Reform |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Payment of annual health insurance industry fee | 908 |  |  |
Amortization of deferred charges | 227 | $ 220 |  |
2016 Coverage Year |  |  |  |
Supplementary Insurance Information, by Segment [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Provision for premium deficiency | 176 |  |  | 176
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Balance at March 31, 2016 | 176 |  |  |
2016 Coverage Year | Risk Adjustment Settlement |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Other long-term assets |  |  | 0 | 0
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (12) | 0
Net long-term asset |  |  | (12) | 0
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | (12) | 0
2016 Coverage Year | Reinsurance Recoverables |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Other long-term assets |  |  | 25 | 0
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 0 | 0
Net long-term asset |  |  | 25 | 0
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | 25 | 0
2016 Coverage Year | Risk Corridor Settlement |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Other long-term assets |  |  | 97 | 0
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 0 | 0
Net long-term asset |  |  | 97 | 0
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | 97 | 0
Current Coverage Year |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from reinsurance recoverable | 213 |  |  |
Current Coverage Year | Risk Adjustment Settlement |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Premiums receivable |  |  | 136 | 126
Other current assets |  |  | 0 | 0
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |  | (258) | (223)
Net current (liability) asset |  |  | (122) | (97)
Other long-term assets |  |  | 0 | 10
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 0 | 0
Net long-term asset |  |  | 0 | 10
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | (122) | (87)
Current Coverage Year | Reinsurance Recoverables |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Premiums receivable |  |  | 0 | 0
Other current assets |  |  | 402 | 610
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |  | 0 | 0
Net current (liability) asset |  |  | 402 | 610
Other long-term assets |  |  | 0 | 0
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 0 | 0
Net long-term asset |  |  | 0 | 0
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | 402 | 610
Current Coverage Year | Risk Corridor Settlement |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Premiums receivable |  |  | 0 | 0
Other current assets |  |  | 0 | 0
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |  | 0 | 0
Net current (liability) asset |  |  | 0 | 0
Other long-term assets |  |  | 369 | 459
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 0 | 0
Net long-term asset |  |  | 369 | 459
Total net (liability) asset |  |  | $ 369 | $ 459
2014 Coverage Year | Risk Corridor Settlement |  |  |  |
Premium Deficiency Reserve Activity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from risk corridor settlements | $ 30 |  |  |
Percent of receivable to be paid by CMS (between December 2015 and January 2016) |  |  | 12.60% |

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