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Noncontolling Interest and Acquisitions Non Controlling Interest and Acquisition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block] | The Company has consolidated subsidiaries where it maintains less than 100% ownership. The Company’s ownership interest for each subsidiary as of December 31, are as follows:
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Casenet |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 81 | %
Centurion |  | 51 | % |  | 51 | % |  | 51 | %
Louisiana Healthcare Connections |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 51 | %
Home State Health Plan |  | 95 | % |  | 95 | % |  | — | %
Schedule of Net Income Atrributable to Parent and Transfers from and to Non-controlling Interest Entities | Net income attributable to Centene Corporation and transfers from (to) noncontrolling interest entities are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net earnings attributable to Centene Corporation | $ | 161,218 |  |  | $ | 88,533 |  |  | $ | 120,518 |
Transfers from (to) the noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in equity for purchase of, distribution to and redemption of noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | (12,193 | ) |  | (289 | )
Increase in equity for distributions from and consolidation of noncontrolling interest | 8,068 |  |  | 1,092 |  |  | 813 |
Net transfers from (to) noncontrolling interest | 8,068 |  |  | (11,101 | ) |  | 524 |
Changes from net earnings attributable to Centene Corporation and net transfers from (to) the noncontrolling interest | $ | 169,286 |  |  | $ | 77,432 |  |  | $ | 121,042 |

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- Definition The tabular disclosure of the effects of any changes in a parent's ownership interest in a subsidiary on the equity attributable to the parent if the ownership interests in a subsidiary changes during the period. The changes represented by this element did not result in the deconsolidation of the subsidiary. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1A -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 4M -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31814832&loc=SL4591554-111686 + Details
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- Definition The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684 + Details
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