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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Nondeductible executive compensation $ 22,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost $ 6,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost $ 14,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Limitations on deductibility of excess annual employee compensation as mandated by health insurance reforms 500,000hum_MaximumDeductibilityOfAnnualCompensationPerEmployeeAsMandatedByHealthReforms 500,000hum_MaximumDeductibilityOfAnnualCompensationPerEmployeeAsMandatedByHealthReforms 500,000hum_MaximumDeductibilityOfAnnualCompensationPerEmployeeAsMandatedByHealthReforms
Net operating losses to carryforward related to prior acquisitions 141,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Valuation allowances on net operating loss carryforwards related to prior acquisitions 108,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent    
Unrecognized deferred tax liabilities 31,000,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities    
PUERTO RICO      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Valuation allowances on net operating loss carryforwards related to prior acquisitions $ 20,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
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