XML 106 R60.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.6.0.2

Business Combinations - Intangible Assets Identified by Segment (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets acquired	$ 45
Weighted-average amortization period for intangible assets	5 years 8 months
Contract rights - member list
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets acquired	$ 38
Weighted-average amortization period for intangible assets	5 years
Provider network
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets acquired	$ 7
Weighted-average amortization period for intangible assets	10 years

X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16265-109275

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=us-gaap_CustomerContractsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis=moh_ProviderNetworksMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: