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Schedule of Investment Securities Classified as Current and Long-Term (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost $ 9,072us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost $ 9,550us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Gross Unrealized Gains 516us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax 377us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
Gross Unrealized Losses (41)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax (127)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
Total debt securities, Fair Value 9,547us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 9,800us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Debt Securities | Tax-exempt municipal securities    
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 2,931us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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2,911us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NontaxableMunicipalNotesMember
Gross Unrealized Gains 140us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NontaxableMunicipalNotesMember
93us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NontaxableMunicipalNotesMember
Gross Unrealized Losses (3)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NontaxableMunicipalNotesMember
(33)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NontaxableMunicipalNotesMember
Total debt securities, Fair Value 3,068us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NontaxableMunicipalNotesMember
2,971us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NontaxableMunicipalNotesMember
Debt Securities | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities    
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 17us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
22us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Gains 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Losses 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Total debt securities, Fair Value 17us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
22us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities    
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 846us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
662us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Gains 16us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
20us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Losses (19)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
(9)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Total debt securities, Fair Value 843us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
673us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | Asset-backed Securities    
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 28us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
63us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Gains 1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Losses 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
(1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Total debt securities, Fair Value 29us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
63us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | Corporate Debt Securities    
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 3,432us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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3,474us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Gains 299us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
223us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Losses (13)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
(30)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Total debt securities, Fair Value 3,718us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
3,667us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | U.S. Treasury And Other U.S. Government Corporations And Agencies | U.S. Treasury And Agency Obligations    
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 365us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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584us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hum_UsTreasuryAndAgencyObligationMember
Gross Unrealized Gains 10us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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6us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hum_UsTreasuryAndAgencyObligationMember
Gross Unrealized Losses (1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hum_UsTreasuryAndAgencyObligationMember
(6)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hum_UsTreasuryAndAgencyObligationMember
Total debt securities, Fair Value 374us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hum_UsTreasuryAndAgencyObligationMember
584us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hum_UsTreasuryAndAgencyObligationMember
Debt Securities | U.S. Treasury And Other U.S. Government Corporations And Agencies | Mortgage-Backed Securities    
Investment [Line Items]    
Amortized Cost 1,453us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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1,834us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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Gross Unrealized Gains 50us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
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34us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
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/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Gross Unrealized Losses (5)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
(48)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Total debt securities, Fair Value $ 1,498us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
$ 1,820us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
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