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Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Centene operates in two segments: Managed Care and Specialty Services.  

The Managed Care segment consists of Centene’s health plans including all of the functions needed to operate them. The Specialty Services segment consists of Centene’s specialty companies offering auxiliary healthcare services and products. Factors used in determining the reportable business segments include the nature of operating activities, the existence of separate senior management teams, and the type of information presented to the Company's chief operating decision-maker to evaluate all results of operations.

In January 2017, the Company reclassified Cenpatico Behavioral Health of Arizona, LLC and the related Cenpatico Integrated Care health plan from the Specialty Services segment to the Managed Care segment due to a reorganization of the Arizona management structure following the Health Net integration. As a result, the financial results of Cenpatico Behavioral Health of Arizona, LLC and the related Cenpatico Integrated Care health plan have been reclassified from the Specialty Services segment to the Managed Care segment for all periods presented.

Segment information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017, follows ($ in millions):

	Managed Care				Specialty Services				Eliminations				Consolidated Total
Total revenues from external customers	$	45,798			$	2,584			$	—			$	48,382
Total revenues internal customers	44				9,471				(9,515		)		—
Total revenues	$	45,842			$	12,055			(9,515		)		$	48,382
Earnings from operations	$	917			$	282			—				$	1,199
Total assets	$	19,959			$	1,896			—				$	21,855

Segment information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, follows ($ in millions):

	Managed Care				Specialty Services				Eliminations				Consolidated Total
Total revenues from external customers	$	38,182			$	2,425			$	—			$	40,607
Total revenues internal customers	200				5,952				(6,152		)		—
Total revenues	$	38,382			$	8,377			$	(6,152	)		$	40,607
Earnings from operations	$	1,077			$	183			$	—			$	1,260
Total assets	$	18,423			$	1,774			$	—			$	20,197

Segment information as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, follows ($ in millions):

	Managed Care				Specialty Services				Eliminations				Consolidated Total
Total revenues from external customers	$	20,865			$	1,895			$	—			$	22,760
Total revenues internal customers	101				4,862				(4,963		)		—
Total revenues	$	20,966			$	6,757			$	(4,963	)		$	22,760
Earnings from operations	$	531			$	174			$	—			$	705
Total assets	$	6,327			$	1,012			$	—			$	7,339

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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