Centene Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Debt (Senior Notes) (Details)

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Debt (Senior Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Debt (Senior Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 24, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Apr. 30, 2014
Health Net, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt		$ 418
LIBOR plus 4.22%, Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 600
Variable rate of swap, percentage			4.22%
LIBOR plus 4.44%, Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 1,000
Variable rate of swap, percentage			4.44%
Senior Notes \| Health Net, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt		$ 418
Senior Notes \| $1,400 million 5.625% Senior notes, due February 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	$ 1,400		$ 1,400
Interest rate, stated	5.625%		5.625%
Senior Notes \| $1,000 million 6.125% Senior notes, due February 15, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	$ 1,000		$ 1,000
Interest rate, stated	6.125%		6.125%
Senior Notes \| $400 million 6.375% Senior notes, due June 1, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	$ 400
Interest rate, stated	6.375%
Senior Notes \| $425 million 5.75% Senior notes, due June 1, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	$ 425
Interest rate, stated	5.75%
Senior Notes \| $1,000 million 4.75% Senior notes, due May 15, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, face amount	$ 1,000			$ 500
Interest rate, stated	4.75%			4.75%
Effective yield on add-on notes	4.41%
Add-on notes, face amount	$ 500

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