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Noncontolling Interest and Acquisitions Non Controlling Interest and Acquisition (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
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