Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Area of Property Leased

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Private Insurance Coverage, Number of Covered Lives

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Private Insurance Coverage, Number of Members

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Private Insurance Coverage, Percent of Covered Lives

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- Definition

Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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This element represents the payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be required to make in connection with a property under the terms of an agreement classified as an operating lease, excluding contingent rentals and a guarantee by the lessee of the lessor's debt and the lessee's obligation to pay (apart from the rental payments) executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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Amount of a stock repurchase plan authorized by an entity's Board of Directors.

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Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 24, 2015 sqft	Jan. 06, 2015	Mar. 13, 2015	Mar. 13, 2015	Mar. 05, 2015 life member
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Authorized share amount for repurchase	$ 10,000,000
Shares repurchased, value		5,612,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Authorized share amount for repurchase				20,000,000
Shares repurchased, value					12,300,000	17,800,000
Area of property leased			26,000
Term of lease			63 months
Base rental payments			$ 1,600,000
Anthem \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of members							34,000,000
Number of covered lives							149,000,000
Percent of covered lives							60.00%