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Condensed Financial Information Of Registrant (Tables) (Parent Company [Member]) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Parent Company [Member] |
Condensed Balance Sheets | Centene Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share data)
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
ASSETS |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,740 |  |  | $ | 22,279 |
Short term investments, at fair value (amortized cost $6,000 and $6,500, respectively) | 6,000 |  |  | 6,500 |
Other current assets | 124,903 |  |  | 42,230 |
Total current assets | 133,643 |  |  | 71,009 |
Long term investments, at fair value (amortized cost $8,070 and $1,356, respectively) | 8,070 |  |  | 1,356 |
Investment in subsidiaries | 1,667,258 |  |  | 1,298,648 |
Other long term assets | 31,876 |  |  | 42,523 |
Total assets | $ | 1,840,847 |  |  | $ | 1,413,536 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |  |  |
Current liabilities | $ | 4,460 |  |  | $ | 4,333 |
Long term debt | 590,628 |  |  | 449,127 |
Other long term liabilities | 2,320 |  |  | 6,309 |
Total liabilities | 597,408 |  |  | 459,769 |
Stockholders' equity: |  |  |
Common stock, $.001 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 58,673,215 issued and 55,319,239 outstanding at December 31, 2013, and 55,339,160 issued and 52,329,248 outstanding at December 31, 2012 | 59 |  |  | 55 |
Additional paid-in capital | 594,326 |  |  | 450,856 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income: |  |  |
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of tax | (2,620 | ) |  | 5,189 |
Retained earnings | 731,919 |  |  | 566,820 |
Treasury stock, at cost (3,353,976 and 3,009,912 shares, respectively) | (89,643 | ) |  | (69,864 | )
Total Centene stockholders' equity | 1,234,041 |  |  | 953,056 |
Noncontrolling interest | 9,398 |  |  | 711 |
Total stockholders' equity | 1,243,439 |  |  | 953,767 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 1,840,847 |  |  | $ | 1,413,536 |
Condensed Statements Of Operations | Centene Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share data)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
General and administrative expenses | $ | 4,196 |  |  | $ | 4,090 |  |  | $ | 4,488 |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 983 |  |  | 19,921 |  |  | (8,790 | )
Interest expense | (22,623 | ) |  | (15,757 | ) |  | (15,494 | )
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | (25,836 | ) |  | 74 |  |  | (28,772 | )
Income tax benefit | (15,191 | ) |  | (9,668 | ) |  | (12,825 | )
Net earnings (loss) before equity in subsidiaries | (10,645 | ) |  | 9,742 |  |  | (15,947 | )
Equity in earnings from subsidiaries | 171,863 |  |  | 78,791 |  |  | 136,465 |
Net earnings from continuing operations | $ | 161,218 |  |  | $ | 88,533 |  |  | $ | 120,518 |
Net earnings per share from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 2.98 |  |  | $ | 1.72 |  |  | $ | 2.40 |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 2.87 |  |  | $ | 1.65 |  |  | $ | 2.30 |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |
Basic | 54,126,545 |  |  | 51,509,366 |  |  | 50,198,954 |
Diluted | 56,247,173 |  |  | 53,714,375 |  |  | 52,474,238 |
Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows | Centene Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 302,242 |  |  | $ | 327,940 |  |  | $ | 72,754 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Net dividends from and capital contributions to subsidiaries | (417,734 | ) |  | (539,575 | ) |  | (50,581 | )
Purchase of investments | (12,518 | ) |  | (7,320 | ) |  | (21,915 | )
Sales and maturities of investments | 10,252 |  |  | 30,000 |  |  | 11,111 |
Acquisitions | (67,070 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,773 | )
Net cash used in investing activities | (487,070 | ) |  | (516,895 | ) |  | (63,158 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from borrowings | 180,000 |  |  | 400,500 |  |  | 419,183 |
Payment of long term debt | (30,000 | ) |  | (215,000 | ) |  | (413,644 | )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 8,983 |  |  | 15,912 |  |  | 15,815 |
Proceeds from stock offering | 15,225 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Common stock repurchases | (19,779 | ) |  | (12,741 | ) |  | (7,809 | )
Debt issue costs | (3,589 | ) |  | (3,623 | ) |  | (9,242 | )
Contributions from noncontrolling interest | 8,069 |  |  | 1,092 |  |  | 813 |
Purchase of noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | (14,429 | ) |  | — |
Excess tax benefits from stock compensation | 6,380 |  |  | 10,996 |  |  | 4,435 |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 165,289 |  |  | 182,707 |  |  | 9,551 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (19,539 | ) |  | (6,248 | ) |  | 19,147 |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 22,279 |  |  | 28,527 |  |  | 9,380 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 2,740 |  |  | $ | 22,279 |  |  | $ | 28,527 |

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