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Stockholders' Equity | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
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Stockholders' Equity | Stockholders' Equity In January 2020, the Company issued 171 million shares of Centene common stock with a fair value of $11,431 million and paid $6,079 million in cash in exchange for all the outstanding shares of WellCare common stock. In addition, the Company recorded $95 million related to the fair value of replacement equity awards associated with pre-combination service. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company used proceeds from divestitures to repurchase 8,672 thousand shares of Centene common stock for $500 million through the Company’s stock repurchase program. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has a remaining amount of 5,488 thousand shares available under the program. The remaining common stock repurchases during the six months ended June 30, 2020 relate to the purchase of shares to satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with employee equity awards.

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