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Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Tables) - Parent Company | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Balance Sheets | Centene Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Balance Sheets (In millions, except shares in thousands and per share data in dollars)
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
ASSETS |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Short-term investments, at fair value (amortized cost $2 and $1, respectively) | 2 |  |  | 1 |
Other current assets | 331 |  |  | 29 |
Total current assets | 339 |  |  | 35 |
Long-term investments, at fair value (amortized cost $17 and $19, respectively) | 17 |  |  | 19 |
Investment in subsidiaries | 11,018 |  |  | 10,674 |
Other long-term assets | 302 |  |  | 52 |
Total assets | $ | 11,676 |  |  | $ | 10,780 |
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |  |  |
Current liabilities | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 78 |
Long-term debt | 4,624 |  |  | 4,573 |
Other long-term liabilities | 76 |  |  | 75 |
Total liabilities | 4,800 |  |  | 4,726 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 12 |  |  | 145 |
Stockholders' equity: |  |  |
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; authorized 10,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 | — |  |  | — |
Common stock, $.001 par value; authorized 400,000 shares; 180,379 issued and 173,437 outstanding at December 31, 2017, and 178,134 issued and 171,919 outstanding at December 31, 2016 | — |  |  | — |
Additional paid-in capital | 4,349 |  |  | 4,190 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3 | ) |  | (36 | )
Retained earnings | 2,748 |  |  | 1,920 |
Treasury stock, at cost (6,942 and 6,215 shares, respectively) | (244 | ) |  | (179 | )
Total Centene stockholders' equity | 6,850 |  |  | 5,895 |
Noncontrolling interest | 14 |  |  | 14 |
Total stockholders' equity | 6,864 |  |  | 5,909 |
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity | $ | 11,676 |  |  | $ | 10,780 |
Condensed Statements Of Operations | Centene Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Statements of Operations (In millions, except per share data in dollars)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Gain on contingent consideration | (1 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (44 | )
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |
Investment and other income | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | (5 | )
Interest expense | (247 | ) |  | (201 | ) |  | (39 | )
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | (251 | ) |  | (204 | ) |  | (9 | )
Income tax benefit | (114 | ) |  | (76 | ) |  | (26 | )
Net earnings (loss) before equity in subsidiaries | (137 | ) |  | (128 | ) |  | 17 |
Equity in earnings from subsidiaries | 945 |  |  | 686 |  |  | 341 |
Net earnings | 808 |  |  | 558 |  |  | 358 |
(Earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | 20 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (2 | )
Net earnings attributable to Centene | $ | 828 |  |  | $ | 559 |  |  | $ | 356 |
Net earnings per share from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 4.80 |  |  | $ | 3.50 |  |  | $ | 2.99 |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 4.69 |  |  | $ | 3.41 |  |  | $ | 2.89 |
Condensed Statements Of Cash Flows | Centene Corporation (Parent Company Only) Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (In millions)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
Dividends from subsidiaries, return on investment | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Other operating activities, net | (132 | ) |  | (71 | ) |  | (29 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 160 |  |  | (46 | ) |  | (18 | )
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Capital contributions to subsidiaries | (339 | ) |  | (691 | ) |  | (646 | )
Purchases of investments | (38 | ) |  | (112 | ) |  | (17 | )
Sales and maturities of investments | 4 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 9 |
Dividends from subsidiaries, return of investment | 28 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 3 |
Investments in acquisitions | (59 | ) |  | (2,248 | ) |  | (113 | )
Intercompany activities | 322 |  |  | (575 | ) |  | 463 |
Other investing activities, net | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (83 | ) |  | (3,357 | ) |  | (294 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from borrowings | 1,400 |  |  | 8,934 |  |  | 1,925 |
Payment of long-term debt | (1,350 | ) |  | (5,377 | ) |  | (1,575 | )
Common stock repurchases | (65 | ) |  | (63 | ) |  | (53 | )
Debt issuance costs | — |  |  | (76 | ) |  | (4 | )
Purchase of noncontrolling interest | (66 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | — |
Other financing activities, net | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (76 | ) |  | 3,404 |  |  | 313 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |

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