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Retirement Benefits (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Net amount of assets (liabilities) of cash, investment income receivable and amounts due to/from brokers, excluded from fair values of pension benefit assets and other benefit assets $ (0.2)antm_DefinedBenefitFairValueDueFromBrokers $ 3.9antm_DefinedBenefitFairValueDueFromBrokers  
Contributions made to 401k retirement benefit plan 111.1us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 102.5us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized 91.0us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Equity Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Weighted-average target allocation for plan assets 45.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Fixed Maturity Securities [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Weighted-average target allocation for plan assets 46.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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All Other Investments [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Weighted-average target allocation for plan assets 9.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Pension Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Estimated net actuarial loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit costs over next year 23.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Estimated prior service credit that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit costs over next year 0.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension plans 1,908.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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1,758.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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Projected benefit obligation 111.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateProjectedBenefitObligation
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Accumulated benefit obligation 109.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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Fair value of plan assets 36.9us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Settlement loss 5.2us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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11.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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13.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanRecognizedNetGainLossDueToSettlements1
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Tax deductible discretionary contributions 3.6us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitContributions
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38.6us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitContributions
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34.5us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitContributions
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Other Benefits [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Estimated net actuarial loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit costs over next year 15.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Estimated prior service credit that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit costs over next year 14.4us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Impact on postretirement benefit obligation of one percentage point increase in cost trend 56.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation
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Impact on service and interest costs of one percentage point increase in cost trend 2.0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents
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Impact on postretirement benefit obligation of one percentage point decrease in cost trend 47.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation1
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Impact on service and interest costs of one percentage point decrease in cost trend $ 1.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents1
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Other Benefits [Member] | Pre-Medicare [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Assumed health care cost trend rate to be used for next year to measure expected cost of other benefits 8.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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Ultimate health care cost trend rate 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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Year in which ultimate trend rate reached 2025    
Other Benefits [Member] | Post-Medicare [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Assumed health care cost trend rate to be used for next year to measure expected cost of other benefits 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedForNextFiscalYear
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Ultimate health care cost trend rate 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate
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Year in which ultimate trend rate reached 2021