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Quarterly Selected Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Selected Financial Information [Abstract] |
Quarterly Selected Financial Information |
| For the Quarter Ended
| March 31, 2013 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2013
Total revenues | $ | 2,525,482 |  |  | $ | 2,610,538 |  |  | $ | 2,795,569 |  |  | $ | 2,931,740 |
Amounts attributable to Centene Corporation common shareholders:
Earnings from continuing operations, net of income tax expense | $ | 22,639 |  |  | $ | 40,289 |  |  | $ | 50,325 |  |  | $ | 47,965 |
Discontinued operations, net of income tax expense (benefit) | 363 |  |  | (805 | ) |  | (952 | ) |  | 5,275 |
Net earnings | $ | 23,002 |  |  | $ | 39,484 |  |  | $ | 49,373 |  |  | $ | 53,240 |
Net earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Centene Corporation:
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.74 |  |  | $ | 0.92 |  |  | $ | 0.87 |
Discontinued operations | 0.01 |  |  | (0.02 | ) |  | (0.02 | ) |  | 0.10 |
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.72 |  |  | $ | 0.90 |  |  | $ | 0.97 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 0.71 |  |  | $ | 0.88 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
Discontinued operations | 0.01 |  |  | 0.01 |  |  | (0.01 | ) |  | 0.09 |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.72 |  |  | $ | 0.87 |  |  | $ | 0.93 |
Health Benefits Ratio | 90.2 | % |  | 88.4 | % |  | 87.8 | % |  | 88.1 | %
General & Administrative Expense Ratio | 8.4 | % |  | 8.9 | % |  | 9.1 | % |  | 8.9 | %
Period end at-risk membership | 2,553,400 |  |  | 2,563,400 |  |  | 2,612,500 |  |  | 2,723,200 |
| For the Quarter Ended
| March 31, 2012 |  | June 30, 2012 |  | September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2012
Total revenues | $ | 1,562,809 |  |  | $ | 1,967,362 |  |  | $ | 2,308,075 |  |  | $ | 2,272,050 |
Amounts attributable to Centene Corporation common shareholders:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 27,072 |  |  | $ | (16,656 | ) |  | $ | 59,438 |  |  | $ | 18,679 |
Discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit | (3,094 | ) |  | (18,343 | ) |  | (55,619 | ) |  | (9,618 | )
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 23,978 |  |  | $ | (34,999 | ) |  | $ | 3,819 |  |  | $ | 9,061 |
Net earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Centene Corporation:
Basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 0.53 |  |  | $ | (0.32 | ) |  | $ | 1.15 |  |  | $ | 0.36 |
Discontinued operations | (0.06 | ) |  | (0.36 | ) |  | (1.08 | ) |  | (0.19 | )
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.47 |  |  | $ | (0.68 | ) |  | $ | 0.07 |  |  | $ | 0.17 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 0.51 |  |  | $ | (0.32 | ) |  | $ | 1.10 |  |  | $ | 0.35 |
Discontinued operations | (0.06 | ) |  | (0.36 | ) |  | (1.03 | ) |  | (0.18 | )
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.45 |  |  | $ | (0.68 | ) |  | $ | 0.07 |  |  | $ | 0.17 |
Health Benefits Ratio | 87.1 | % |  | 91.2 | % |  | 88.7 | % |  | 90.7 | %
General & Administrative Expense Ratio | 10.4 | % |  | 8.5 | % |  | 8.4 | % |  | 8.4 | %
Period end at-risk membership | 2,003,800 |  |  | 2,254,000 |  |  | 2,357,600 |  |  | 2,424,500 |

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