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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Effective income tax rate 42.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 46.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective income tax rate decrease during period 7.00%hum_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateIncreaseDecreaseDuringPeriod  
Concentra Inc.    
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Deferred tax asset 53us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis
= hum_ConcentraInc.Member