10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to             

Commission File Number: 1-12718

HEALTH NET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	95-4288333
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
21650 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, CA	91367
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(818) 676-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

x  Large accelerated filer    ¨  Accelerated filer    ¨  Non-accelerated filer    ¨  Smaller reporting company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of November 2, 2011 was 82,967,151 (excluding 63,778,547 shares held as treasury stock).

HEALTH NET, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

	Page
Part I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1—Financial Statements (Unaudited)		3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010		3
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010		4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September  30, 2011 and 2010.		5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010		6
Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		7
Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		27
Item 3—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		53
Item 4—Controls and Procedures		53
Part II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1—Legal Proceedings		54
Item 1A—Risk Factors		54
Item 2—Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		57
Item 3—Defaults Upon Senior Securities		57
Item 4—(Removed and Reserved)		57
Item 5—Other Information		57
Item 6—Exhibits		58
Signatures		59

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

HEALTH NET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010			2011			2010
Revenues
Health plan services premiums	$	2,582,385	$	2,470,939		$	7,761,488		$	7,505,764
Government contracts		175,845		860,697			1,221,987			2,522,095
Net investment income		15,188		19,466			64,114			55,955
Administrative services fees and other income		2,174		5,487			6,979			16,180
Northeast administrative services fees and other		10,976		36,863			34,446			146,524
Total revenues		2,786,568		3,393,452			9,089,014			10,246,518
Expenses
Health plan services (excluding depreciation and amortization)		2,223,471		2,134,701			6,737,083			6,509,148
Government contracts		127,884		814,385			1,080,864			2,397,673
General and administrative		233,632		225,929			879,022			710,403
Selling		58,110		59,021			176,372			174,426
Depreciation and amortization		7,154		8,659			24,935			25,788
Interest		7,783		8,150			23,641			26,795
Northeast administrative and claims services expenses		29,043		61,878			119,123			215,707
Adjustment to loss on sale of Northeast health plan subsidiaries		315		(21,457	)		(40,822	)		(29,628	)
Asset impairment		0		0			0			6,000
Early debt extinguishment charge		0		0			0			3,532
Total expenses		2,687,392		3,291,266			9,000,218			10,039,844
Income from operations before income taxes		99,176		102,186			88,796			206,674
Income tax provision		37,364		39,503			76,879			82,835
Net income	$	61,812	$	62,683		$	11,917		$	123,839
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.71	$	0.64		$	0.13		$	1.25
Diluted	$	0.70	$	0.64		$	0.13		$	1.24
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		87,675		97,349			90,479			99,087
Diluted		88,874		98,304			91,899			100,024

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HEALTH NET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	376,336		$	350,138
Investments-available-for-sale (amortized cost: 2011-$1,636,232, 2010-$1,653,502)		1,656,895			1,663,218
Premiums receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (2011-$3,180, 2010-$6,613)		276,995			298,892
Amounts receivable under government contracts		206,113			266,456
Incurred but not reported (IBNR) health care costs receivable under TRICARE North contract		0			284,247
Other receivables		169,438			136,323
Deferred taxes		54,850			45,769
Other assets		212,747			182,252
Total current assets		2,953,374			3,227,295
Property and equipment, net		125,833			123,137
Goodwill		605,886			605,886
Other intangible assets, net		21,556			24,217
Deferred taxes		51,277			50,648
Investments-available-for-sale-noncurrent (amortized cost: 2011-$2,968, 2010-$10,447)		2,614			8,756
Other noncurrent assets		111,238			91,754
Total Assets	$	3,871,778		$	4,131,693
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Reserves for claims and other settlements	$	873,037		$	942,024
Health care and other costs payable under government contracts		47,546			113,865
IBNR health care costs payable under TRICARE North contract		0			284,247
Unearned premiums		442,164			158,493
Accounts payable and other liabilities		308,961			402,024
Total current liabilities		1,671,708			1,900,653
Senior notes payable		398,839			398,685
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		145,000			0
Other noncurrent liabilities		217,827			137,939
Total Liabilities		2,433,374			2,437,277
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding)		0			0
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 350,000 shares authorized; issued 2011-146,725 shares; 2010-145,121 shares )		147			145
Additional paid-in capital		1,270,968			1,221,301
Treasury common stock, at cost (2011-62,180 shares of common stock; 2010-50,474 shares of common stock)		(1,952,068	)		(1,626,856	)
Retained earnings		2,111,256			2,099,339
Accumulated other comprehensive income		8,101			487
Total Stockholders’ Equity		1,438,404			1,694,416
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	3,871,778		$	4,131,693

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HEALTH NET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Common Stock					Additional Paid-In Capital			Common Stock Held in Treasury						Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total
	Shares		Amount						Shares			Amount
Balance as of January 1, 2010		144,175	$	154		$	1,190,203			(41,020	)	$	(1,389,722	)	$	1,895,096	$	52	$	1,695,783
Comprehensive income:
Net income																123,839				123,839
Change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax impact of $16,942																		27,495		27,495
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss																		197		197
Total comprehensive income																				151,531
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units		815		(9	)		1,624													1,615
Share-based compensation expense							27,977													27,977
Tax detriment related to equity compensation plans							(5,551	)												(5,551	)
Repurchases of common stock										(7,239	)		(177,881	)						(177,881	)
Balance as of September 30, 2010		144,990	$	145		$	1,214,253			(48,259	)	$	(1,567,603	)	$	2,018,935	$	27,744	$	1,693,474
Balance as of January 1, 2011		145,121	$	145		$	1,221,301			(50,474	)	$	(1,626,856	)	$	2,099,339	$	487	$	1,694,416
Comprehensive (loss) income:
Net income																11,917				11,917
Change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax impact of $4,960																		7,325		7,325
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss																		289		289
Total comprehensive income																				19,531
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units		1,604		2			27,209													27,211
Share-based compensation expense							21,345													21,345
Tax benefit related to equity compensation plans							1,113													1,113
Repurchases of common stock										(11,706	)		(325,212	)						(325,212	)
Balance as of September 30, 2011		146,725	$	147		$	1,270,968			(62,180	)	$	(1,952,068	)	$	2,111,256	$	8,101	$	1,438,404

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HEALTH NET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	11,917		$	123,839
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation		24,935			25,788
Adjustment to loss on sale of business		(40,822	)		(29,628	)
Share-based compensation expense		21,345			27,977
Deferred income taxes		(14,400	)		(1,497	)
Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation		(1,279	)		(473	)
Asset impairment charges		0			6,000
Net realized gain on investments		(32,320	)		(18,623	)
Other changes		10,810			(16,322	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
Premiums receivable and unearned premiums		305,568			(100,981	)
Other current assets, receivables and noncurrent assets		(70,468	)		(5,208	)
Amounts receivable/payable under government contracts		26,453			25,623
Reserves for claims and other settlements		(68,987	)		(47,278	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		50,445			31,298
Net cash provided by operating activities		223,197			20,515
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Sales of investments		1,632,037			908,424
Maturities of investments		148,196			156,201
Purchases of investments		(1,742,649	)		(1,039,155	)
Sales of property and equipment		0			19
Purchases of property and equipment		(32,136	)		(24,998	)
Purchase price adjustment on sale of Northeast Health Plans		82,101			(3,874	)
(Purchases) sales of restricted investments and other		(9,647	)		7,031
Net cash provided by investing activities		77,902			3,648
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases		12,309			1,614
Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation		1,279			473
Repurchases of common stock		(313,440	)		(182,319	)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		697,500			100,000
Repayment of borrowings under financing arrangements		(552,500	)		(216,771	)
Net decrease in checks outstanding, net of deposits		(40,817	)		0
Customer funds administered		(79,232	)		36,338
Net cash used in financing activities		(274,901	)		(260,665	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		26,198			(236,502	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		350,138			682,803
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	376,336		$	446,301
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS DISCLOSURE:
Interest paid	$	16,783		$	16,934
Income taxes paid		28,209			47,758

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HEALTH NET, INC.

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.    BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Health Net, Inc. prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements following the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim reporting. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Company,” “Health Net,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Health Net, Inc. and its subsidiaries. As permitted under those rules and regulations, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the annual audited financial statements. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (Form 10-K).

We are responsible for the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are considered necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position and operating results in accordance with GAAP. In accordance with GAAP, we make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. In addition, revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year. Therefore, the results and trends in these interim financial statements may not be indicative of those for the full year.

On April 1, 2011, we began delivering administrative services under the new Managed Care Support Contract (T-3) for the TRICARE North Region (see Note 2). Under the terms of the T-3 contract, we pay health care costs for our TRICARE members and are later fully reimbursed by the Department of Defense for such payments. Cash flows for such health care cost payments and reimbursements are presented as Customer funds administered within cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Similarly, cash flows related to the catastrophic reinsurance subsidy, the low-income member cost sharing subsidy and the coverage gap discount under the Medicare Part D program, which are also accounted for under deposit accounting, are presented as Customer funds administered for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Prior to the quarterly reporting period ended September 30, 2011, such cash flows related to the catastrophic reinsurance subsidy, the low-income member cost sharing subsidy and the coverage gap discount under the Medicare Part D program had been presented within cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. This reclassification had no impact on our net earnings or balance sheets as previously reported. In addition, certain items presented in the operating cash flow section of the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 have been reclassified within the operating cash flow section. This reclassification had no impact on our operating cash flows, net earnings or balance sheets as previously reported.

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased. We had checks outstanding, net of deposits, of $5.1 million as of September 30, 2011 and $45.9 million as of December 31, 2010. These amounts were classified as accounts payable and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, and the changes in these amounts have been reflected in the line item net decrease in checks outstanding, net of deposits within the cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

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Investments

Investments classified as available-for-sale, which consist primarily of debt securities, are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income, net of income tax effects. The cost of investments sold is determined in accordance with the specific identification method, and realized gains and losses are included in net investment income. The Company analyzes all debt investments that have unrealized losses for impairment consideration and assesses the intent to sell such securities. If such intent exists, impaired securities are considered other-than-temporarily impaired. Management also assesses if the Company may be required to sell the debt investments prior to the recovery of amortized cost, which may also trigger an impairment charge. If securities are considered other-than-temporarily impaired based on intent or ability, management assesses whether the amortized costs of the securities can be recovered. If management anticipates recovering an amount less than its amortized cost, an impairment charge is calculated based on the expected discounted cash flows of the securities. Any deficit between the amortized cost and the expected cash flows is recorded through earnings as a charge. All other temporary impairment changes are recorded through other comprehensive income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, we did not recognize any losses from other-than-temporary impairments. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our investments.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value amounts of cash equivalents, investments available-for-sale, premiums and other receivables, notes receivable and notes payable have been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying amounts of cash equivalents approximate fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. Fair values for debt and equity securities are generally based upon quoted market prices. Where quoted market prices were not readily available, fair values were estimated using valuation methodologies based on available and observable market information. Such valuation methodologies include reviewing the value ascribed to the most recent financing, comparing the security with securities of publicly traded companies in a similar line of business, and reviewing the underlying financial performance including estimating discounted cash flows. The carrying value of premiums and other receivables, long-term notes receivable and nonmarketable securities approximates the fair value of such financial instruments. The fair value of notes payable is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt with the same remaining maturities. The fair value of our fixed rate borrowings was $416.0 million and $401.2 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair value of our variable rate borrowings under our revolving credit facility was $145.0 million as of September 30, 2011, which was equal to the carrying value because the interest rates paid on these borrowings were based on prevailing market rates. There were no borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2010. See Note 6 for additional information regarding our financing arrangements.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents, investments and premiums receivable. All cash equivalents and investments are managed within established guidelines, which provide us diversity among issuers. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to premiums receivable are limited due to the large number of payers comprising our customer base. The federal government is the primary customer of our Government Contracts segment (Government Contracts) with premiums and fees associated with this customer and, to a much lesser extent, state and local government contracts, accounting for 100% of our Government Contracts revenue. In addition, the federal and state governments are significant customers of our Western Region Operations segment (Western Region Operations) as a result of our contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for coverage of Medicare-eligible individuals and our contract with the U.S. Department of Health Services for coverage of Medi-Cal eligible individuals.

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Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes all changes in stockholders’ equity (except those arising from transactions with stockholders) and includes net income, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) after tax on investments available-for-sale, and prior service cost and net loss related to our defined benefit pension plan.

Accumulated other comprehensive income is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Investments:
Unrealized gains on investments available-for-sale as of July 1 and January 1	$	6.0		$	17.2		$	5.3		$	1.0
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments available-for-sale		3.1			16.3			(13.7	)		39.7
Reclassification of unrealized losses (gains) to earnings		3.5			(5.0	)		21.0			(12.2	)
Unrealized gains on investments available for sale as of September 30		12.6			28.5			12.6			28.5
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of July 1 and January 1		(4.6	)		(0.8	)		(4.8	)		(0.9	)
Net change in prior service cost and net loss amortization		0.1			0.1			0.3			0.2
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of September 30		(4.5	)		(0.7	)		(4.5	)		(0.7	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	8.1		$	27.8		$	8.1		$	27.8

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and reflects net income divided by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted average shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents (this reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options were exercised and restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) were vested) outstanding during the periods presented.

Common stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options, RSUs and PSUs are computed using the treasury stock method. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, 1,199,000 and 1,420,000 shares of dilutive common stock equivalents were outstanding, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, 955,000 and 937,000 shares of dilutive common stock equivalents were outstanding, respectively.

Options, RSUs and PSUs to purchase an aggregate of 2,853,000 and 2,165,000 shares of common stock, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and 2,595,000 and 2,615,000 shares of common stock, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, were considered anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. Outstanding options expire at various times through April 2019.

In March 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a $300 million stock repurchase program (2010 stock repurchase program). We completed our 2010 stock repurchase program in April 2011. In May 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a new $300 million stock repurchase program (2011 stock repurchase program). The remaining authorization under our 2011 stock repurchase program as of September 30, 2011 was $147.1 million. See Note 5 for more information regarding our 2010 and 2011 stock repurchase programs.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit is as follows:

	Western Region Operations		Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	$	605.9	$	605.9

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The intangible assets that continue to be subject to amortization using the straight-line method over their estimated lives are as follows:

	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Balance		Weighted Average  Life (in years)
	(Dollars in millions)
As of September 30, 2011:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(33.3	)	$	7.2		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(15.1	)		14.4		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(48.4	)	$	21.6
As of December 31, 2010:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(32.6	)	$	7.9		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(13.2	)		16.3		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(45.8	)	$	24.2

We performed our annual impairment test on our goodwill and other intangible assets as of June 30, 2011 for our Western Region Operations reporting unit, and no impairment was identified. We also re-evaluated the useful lives of our other intangible assets and determined that the current estimated useful lives were properly reflected.

During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we performed our annual impairment test and determined that the implied value of the Northeast Operations reporting unit’s goodwill was zero. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $6 million for the total carrying value of the Northeast Operations’ goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Estimated annual pretax amortization expense for other intangible assets for the current year and each of the next four years ending December 31 is as follows (dollars in millions):

Year	Amount
2011	$	3.5
2012		3.4
2013		3.4
2014		2.8
2015		2.6

Restricted Assets

We and our consolidated subsidiaries are required to set aside certain funds which may only be used for certain purposes pursuant to state regulatory requirements. We have discretion as to whether we invest such funds in cash and cash equivalents or other investments. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the restricted cash and cash equivalents balances totaled $0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and are included in other noncurrent assets. Investment securities held by trustees or agencies were $25.7 million and $25.8 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and are included in investments available-for-sale.

Subsequent Accounting for the Northeast Sale

On December 11, 2009, we completed the sale (the Northeast Sale) of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of our health plan subsidiaries that were domiciled in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Bermuda (Acquired Companies) that had conducted businesses in our Northeast Operations segment (see Note 3) to UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (United). The sale was made pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (Stock Purchase Agreement), dated as of July 20, 2009, by and among the Company, Health Net of the Northeast, Inc.,

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Oxford Health Plans, LLC (Buyer) and, solely for the purposes of guaranteeing Buyer’s obligations thereunder, United. At the closing of the Northeast Sale, affiliates of United also acquired membership renewal rights for certain commercial health care business conducted by our subsidiary, Health Net Life Insurance Company (Health Net Life) in the states of Connecticut and New Jersey (the Transitioning HNL Members). We were required to continue to serve the members of the Acquired Companies under United Administrative Services Agreements we entered into with United and certain of its affiliates (the United Administrative Services Agreements) until all members either transitioned to a legacy United entity or did not renew. On July 1, 2011, we terminated the United Administrative Services Agreements following the completion of the membership transition. As part of the Northeast Sale, we retained certain financial responsibilities for the profits and losses of the Acquired Companies, subject to specified adjustments, for the period beginning on the closing date and ending on the earlier of the second anniversary of the closing date and the date that the last United Administrative Services Agreement was terminated. Accordingly, subsequent to the Northeast Sale, our Northeast Operations reportable segment (Northeast Operations) includes the operations of the businesses that provided administrative services pursuant to the United Administrative Services Agreements prior to the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements on July 1, 2011, as well as the operations of Health Net Life in Connecticut and New Jersey prior to the renewal dates of the Transitioning HNL Members. Subsequent accounting for the Northeast Sale is reported as part of our Northeast Operations reportable segment (see Note 3).

Under the United Administrative Services Agreements, we provided claims processing, customer services, medical management, provider network access and other administrative services to United and certain of its affiliates. We recognized the revenue that we earned from providing these administrative services in the period these services were provided, and we reported such revenue in the line item, Northeast administrative services fees and other income, in our consolidated statements of operations. Also included in Northeast administrative services fees and other income was the amortization of the value of services provided under the United Administrative Services Agreements. In connection with the Northeast Sale, the United Administrative Services Agreements were fair valued at $48 million and recorded as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue was amortized and recorded as Northeast administrative services fees and other income using a level of effort approach. During the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $0 and $9.6 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $2.7 million and $36.7 million, respectively, were amortized from deferred revenue and recorded as Northeast administrative services fees and other income.

In addition, we were entitled to 50% of the profits or losses associated with the Acquired Companies’ Medicare business for the year ended December 31, 2010 (subject to a cap of $10 million of profit or loss), and in the first quarter of 2011, we received $7 million related to our share of the profit associated with the Acquired Companies’ Medicare business. The Medicare business was transferred to a United affiliate on January 1, 2011. As part of the Northeast Sale, we also retained certain financial responsibilities for the Acquired Companies, subject to specified adjustments for the period beginning on December 11, 2009 and ending on July 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Northeast administrative services fees and other income included a quarterly net payment (QNP) paid to United in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement. The QNP is a defined term in the Stock Purchase Agreement and represented the net profit or loss from the wind-down of the Acquired Companies, as adjusted in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement. We reported expenses we incurred in providing these administrative services as a separate line item, Northeast administrative services expenses, in our consolidated statements of operations.

Under the Stock Purchase Agreement, United was required to pay us additional consideration for the value of the Transitioning HNL Members and the members of the Acquired Companies that transitioned to other United products based upon a formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement to the extent such amounts exceed the initial minimum payment of $60 million that United made to us at closing (referred to as contingent membership renewals). This membership transition was completed on July 1, 2011. In connection with contingent membership renewals, we recorded as an adjustment to the loss on sale of the Northeast health plan subsidiaries $(0.3) million and $40.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011,

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respectively, and $21.5 million and $29.6 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, no amounts were due from United in connection with contingent membership renewals.

With the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements on July 1, 2011, we estimated and recorded the final QNP of $19.7 million in the second quarter of 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the final QNP was adjusted down by $8.2 million to an estimated $11.5 million. At this time, we have substantially completed the QNP review process.

Upon the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements, we entered into Claims Servicing Agreements with United and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which we will continue to adjudicate run out claims and perform limited other administrative services. The Claims Servicing Agreements will be in effect until the last run out claim under the applicable Claims Servicing Agreement has been adjudicated.

T-3 TRICARE Contract

On April 1, 2011, we began delivering administrative services under the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region. The T-3 contract was awarded to us on May 13, 2010. We were the managed care contractor for the United States Department of Defense’s (DoD) previous TRICARE contract in the North Region, which ended on March 31, 2011.

The T-3 contract has five one-year option periods; however, on March 15, 2011, the DoD exercised option period 2 (without exercising option period 1), due to a delay of approximately one year in the government’s initial award of the T-3 contract. Accordingly, option period 2 commenced on April 1, 2011, and if all remaining option periods are exercised, the T-3 contract would conclude on March 31, 2015.

We provide various types of administrative services under the contract, including: provider network management, referral management, medical management, disease management, enrollment, customer service, clinical support service, and claims processing. We also provide assistance in the transition into and out of the T-3 contract. These services are structured as cost reimbursement arrangements plus fees received in the form of fixed prices, fixed unit prices, and contingent fees and payments based on various incentives and penalties.

In accordance with GAAP, we evaluate, at the inception of the contract and as services are delivered, all deliverables in the service arrangement to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting. The delivered items are considered separate units of accounting if the delivered items have value to the customer on a standalone basis (i.e., they are sold separately by any vendor) and no general right of return exists relative to the delivered item. While we identified two separate units of accounting within the T-3 contract, no determination of estimated selling price was performed because both units of accounting are performed ratably over the option periods and, accordingly, the same methodology of revenue recognition applies to both units of accounting.

Therefore, we recognize revenue related to administrative services on a straight-line basis over the option period, when the fees become fixed and determinable.

The contract includes various performance-based incentives and penalties. For each of the incentives or penalties, we adjust revenue accordingly based on the amount that we have earned or incurred at each interim date and are legally entitled to in the event of a contract termination.

The transition-in process for the T-3 contract began in the second quarter of 2010. We had deferred transition-in costs of $43.8 million, which began amortizing on April 1, 2011 on a straight-line basis, and we had related deferred revenues of $52.5 million, which are being amortized over the customer relationship period. Fulfillment costs associated with the T-3 contract are expensed as incurred.

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Revenues and expenses associated with the T-3 contract are reported as part of Government Contracts revenues and Government Contracts expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and included in the Government Contracts reportable segment.

The TRICARE members are served by our network and out-of-network providers in accordance with the T-3 contract. We pay health care costs related to these services to the providers and are later reimbursed by the DoD for such payments. Under the terms of the T-3 contract, we are not the primary obligor for health care services and accordingly, we do not include health care costs and related reimbursements in our consolidated statement of operations. Health care costs for the T-3 contract that are paid and reimbursable amounted to $569.4 million and $991.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles- Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The objective of this ASU is to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. Under the amendments in this ASU, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, then the second step is to measure the amount of the impairment loss. The amendments in this ASU improve previous guidance by expanding upon the examples of events and circumstances that should be considered in determining whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2011-08 to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

3.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our Western Region Operations reportable segment includes the operations of our commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans, our health and life insurance companies, and our behavioral health and pharmaceutical services subsidiaries. These operations are conducted primarily in California, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. Our Government Contracts reportable segment includes government-sponsored managed care and administrative services plans through the TRICARE program and other health care-related government contracts. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our Northeast Operations reportable segment included the operations of our businesses that provided administrative services to United and its affiliates pursuant to the United Administrative Services Agreements prior to their termination on July 1, 2011 and the operations of Health Net Life in Connecticut and New Jersey prior to the renewal dates of the Transitioning HNL Members. Beginning July 1, 2011, our Northeast Operations reportable segment includes the operations of our businesses that are adjudicating run out claims and providing limited other administrative services to United and its affiliates pursuant to the Claims Servicing Agreements.

As a result of the Northeast Sale, we operate the Northeast business in a manner that is different than the rest of our health plans. For additional information on the Northeast Sale, the United Administrative Services Agreements and the Claims Servicing Agreements, see Note 2.

We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on segment pretax income. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K, except that intersegment transactions are not eliminated.

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We also have a Corporate/Other segment that is not a business operating segment. It is added to our reportable segments to provide a reconciliation to our consolidated results. The Corporate/Other segment includes costs that are excluded from the calculation of segment pretax income because they are not managed within the segments and are not directly identified with a particular operating segment. Accordingly, these costs are not included in the performance evaluation of the reportable segments by our chief operating decision maker. In addition, certain costs, including those related to our operations strategy and corporate overhead cost reduction efforts, as well as asset impairments, are reported as part of Corporate/Other.

Our segment information is as follows:

	Western Region Operations		Government Contracts		Northeast Operations			Corporate/ Other/ Eliminations			Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues from external sources	$	2,599.7	$	175.9	$	11.0		$	0		$	2,786.6
Intersegment revenues		3.0		0		0			(3.0	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	74.2	$	48.1	$	(18.5	)	$	(4.6	)	$	99.2
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues from external sources	$	2,482.7	$	860.7	$	50.1		$	0		$	3,393.5
Intersegment revenues		17.9		0		0			(17.9	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	71.4	$	47.2	$	(7.8	)	$	(8.6	)		102.2
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues from external sources	$	7,830.1	$	1,222.0	$	36.9		$	0		$	9,089.0
Intersegment revenues		8.9		0		0			(8.9	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	183.2	$	146.2	$	(44.5	)	$	(196.1	)	$	88.8
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues from external sources	$	7,521.4	$	2,522.1	$	208.5		$	(5.5	)	$	10,246.5
Intersegment revenues		43.0		0		0			(43.0	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	170.2	$	126.7	$	(54.8	)	$	(35.4	)	$	206.7

Our health plan services premium revenue by line of business is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Commercial premium revenue	$	1,494.8	$	1,415.4	$	4,465.9	$	4,238.6
Medicare premium revenue		699.9		732.7		2,226.4		2,290.4
Medicaid premium revenue		387.7		309.8		1,066.9		915.6
Total Western Region Operations health plan services premiums		2,582.4		2,457.9		7,759.2		7,444.6
Total Northeast Operations health plan services premiums		0		13.0		2.3		61.2
Total health plan services premiums	$	2,582.4	$	2,470.9	$	7,761.5	$	7,505.8

4.    INVESTMENTS

Investments classified as available-for-sale, which consist primarily of debt securities, are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income, net of income tax effects. The cost of investments sold is determined in accordance with the specific identification method, and realized gains and losses are included in net investment income. We periodically assess our available-for-sale investments for other-than-temporary impairment. Any such other-than-temporary impairment loss is recognized as a realized loss, which is recorded through earnings, if related to credit losses.

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As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains and losses, and fair value of our current investments available-for-sale and our investments available-for-sale-noncurrent, after giving effect to other-than-temporary impairments, were as follows:

	September 30, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		Gross Unrealized Holding Losses			Carrying Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	675.8	$	10.1	$	(0.8	)	$	685.1
U.S. government and agencies		38.8		0.1		0			38.9
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		530.6		13.8		(0.3	)		544.1
Corporate debt securities		391.0		2.9		(5.1	)		388.8
Other securities		0		0		0			0
	$	1,636.2	$	26.9	$	(6.2	)	$	1,656.9
Noncurrent:
Corporate debt securities	$	3.0	$	0	$	(0.4	)	$	2.6
	December 31, 2010
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		Gross Unrealized Holding Losses			Carrying Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	642.3	$	8.1	$	(2.2	)	$	648.2
U.S. government and agencies		103.6		0.1		(0.4	)		103.3
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		533.2		2.1		(8.1	)		527.2
Corporate debt securities		374.5		11.8		(1.8	)		384.5
Other securities		0		0		0			0
	$	1,653.6	$	22.1	$	(12.5	)	$	1,663.2
Noncurrent:
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions	$	10.5	$	0	$	(1.7	)	$	8.8

As of September 30, 2011, the contractual maturities of our current investments available-for-sale and our investments available-for-sale-noncurrent were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Due in one year or less	$	44.5	$	44.5
Due after one year through five years		541.7		543.0
Due after five years through ten years		285.2		292.0
Due after ten years		89.0		92.3
Asset-backed securities		675.8		685.1
Other securities		0		0
Total current investments available-for-sale	$	1,636.2	$	1,656.9

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	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Noncurrent:
Due after one year through five years	$	0.5	$	0.5
Due after five years through ten years		2.5		2.1
Total noncurrent investments available-for-sale	$	3.0	$	2.6

Proceeds from sales of investments available-for-sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $434.2 million and $1,632.0 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses totaled $7.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2011, and $37.2 million and $4.9 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Proceeds from sales of investments available-for-sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $248.4 million and $908.4 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses totaled $7.7 million and $0, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, and $20.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The following table shows our current investments’ fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	123.3	$	(0.7	)	$	2.2	$	(0.1	)	$	125.5	$	(0.8	)
U.S. government and agencies		9.9		0			0		0			9.9		0
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		52.8		(0.3	)		0		0			52.8		(0.3	)
Corporate debt securities		222.8		(5.1	)		0		0			222.8		(5.1	)
Other securities		0		0			0		0			0		0
	$	408.8	$	(6.1	)	$	2.2	$	(0.1	)	$	411.0	$	(6.2	)

The following table shows our noncurrent investments’ fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	2.6	$	(0.4	)	$	0	$	0	$	2.6	$	(0.4	)

The following table shows the number of individual securities included in our current investments that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12  Months		12 Months or More		Total
Asset-backed securities		43		2		45
U.S. government and agencies		1		0		1
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		20		1		21
Corporate debt securities		111		0		111
Other securities		0		0		0
		175		3		178

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The following table shows the number of individual securities included in our noncurrent investments that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months		12 Months or More		Total
Corporate debt securities		3		0		3

The following table shows our current investments’ fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at December 31, 2010:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Asset-backed securities	$	188.2	$	(2.2	)	$	0.2	$	0		$	188.4	$	(2.2	)
U.S. government and agencies		65.1		(0.4	)		0		0			65.1		(0.4	)
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		372.7		(8.0	)		1.8		(0.1	)		374.5		(8.1	)
Corporate debt securities		97.9		(1.8	)		0		0			97.9		(1.8	)
Other securities		0		0			0		0			0		0
	$	723.9	$	(12.4	)	$	2.0	$	(0.1	)	$	725.9	$	(12.5	)

The following table shows our noncurrent investments’ fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at December 31, 2010:

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions	$	0	$	0	$	8.8	$	(1.7	)	$	8.8	$	(1.7	)

The above referenced investments are interest-yielding debt securities of varying maturities. We have determined that the unrealized loss position for these securities is primarily due to market volatility. Generally, in a rising interest rate environment, the estimated fair value of fixed income securities would be expected to decrease; conversely, in a decreasing interest rate environment, the estimated fair value of fixed income securities would be expected to increase. These securities may also be negatively impacted by illiquidity in the market.

5.    STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

On March 18, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized our 2010 stock repurchase program pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our common stock could be repurchased. We completed our 2010 stock repurchase program in April 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 4.9 million shares of our common stock for aggregate consideration of approximately $149.8 million under our 2010 stock repurchase program. As of September 30, 2011, we had repurchased an aggregate of 10.8 million shares of our common stock under our 2010 stock repurchase program since its inception at an average price of $27.80 per share for aggregate consideration of $300 million.

On May 4, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized our 2011 stock repurchase program pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our outstanding common stock could be repurchased. Subject to the approval of our Board of Directors, we may repurchase our common stock under our 2011 stock repurchase program from time to time in privately negotiated transactions, through accelerated stock repurchase programs or open market

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transactions, including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing of any repurchases and the actual number of stock repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including the stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, restrictions under the Company’s debt obligations, and other market and economic conditions. Our 2011 stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 5.2 million shares and 6.0 million shares, respectively, of our common stock for aggregate consideration of approximately $125.8 million and $152.9 million, respectively, under our 2011 stock repurchase program. The remaining authorization under our 2011 stock repurchase program as of September 30, 2011 was $147.1 million.

6.    FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Revolving Credit Facility

As of September 30, 2011, $145 million was outstanding under our $900 million five-year unsecured revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and the other lenders party thereto, and the maximum amount available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility was $694.8 million (see “—Letters of Credit” below). The revolving credit facility was scheduled to mature on June 25, 2012. Due to the refinancing of our revolving credit facility as described below, we have classified the balance outstanding as of September 30, 2011 as long-term debt.

In October 2011, we entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, which includes a $400 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for swing line loans (which sublimits may be increased in connection with any increase in the credit facility described below). In addition, we have the ability from time to time to increase the new credit facility by up to an additional $200 million in the aggregate, subject to the receipt of additional commitments. We utilized proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the new credit facility to refinance our obligations under our previous revolving credit facility.

The interest rate payable on the new credit facility is based on the consolidated leverage ratio of the Company as defined in the new credit facility; however, until the Company delivers a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the Company will pay, at the Company’s option, either (a) the base rate (which is a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent, (ii) Bank of America, N.A.’s “prime rate” and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the new credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points or (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points. Following the Company’s delivery of a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the applicable margins are subject to adjustment according to our consolidated leverage ratio, as specified in the new credit facility.

Our new revolving credit facility includes, among other customary terms and conditions, limitations (subject to specified exclusions) on our and our subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt; create liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations and acquisitions; sell or transfer assets; enter into agreements which restrict the ability to pay dividends or make or repay loans or advances; make investments, loans, and advances; engage in transactions with affiliates; and make dividends. In addition, we are required to be in compliance at the end of each fiscal quarter with a specified consolidated leverage ratio and consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio.

Our new revolving credit facility contains customary events of default, including nonpayment of principal or other amounts when due; breach of covenants; inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross-default and/or cross-acceleration to other indebtedness of the Company or our subsidiaries in excess of $50 million; certain ERISA-related events; noncompliance by the Company or any of our subsidiaries with any material term or provision of the HMO Regulations or Insurance Regulations (as each such term is defined in the new credit facility) in a manner that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect; certain voluntary

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and involuntary bankruptcy events; inability to pay debts; undischarged, uninsured judgments greater than $50 million against us and/or our subsidiaries which are not stayed within 60 days; actual or asserted invalidity of any loan document; and a change of control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing under the new revolving credit facility, the lenders thereunder may, among other things, terminate their obligations under the facility and require us to repay all amounts owed thereunder.

Letters of Credit

Pursuant to the terms of each of our previous revolving credit facility and our new revolving credit facility, we can obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount of $400 million and the maximum amount available for borrowing is reduced by the dollar amount of any outstanding letters of credit. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had outstanding letters of credit of $60.2 million and $249.1 million, respectively, resulting in a maximum amount available for borrowing under our previous revolving credit facility of $694.8 million and $650.9 million, respectively.

Termination of Amortizing Financing Facility

On May 26, 2010, we terminated our five-year non-interest bearing, $175 million amortizing financing facility with a non-U.S. lender that we entered into on December 19, 2007 by exercising our option to call the facility. In connection with the call, we recorded a $3.5 million pretax early debt extinguishment charge in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Senior Notes

In 2007 we issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2017 (Senior Notes). The indenture governing the Senior Notes limits our ability to incur certain liens, or consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets. In the event of the occurrence of both (1) a change of control of Health Net, Inc. and (2) a below investment grade rating by any two of Fitch, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services within a specified period, we will be required to make an offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. As of September 30, 2011, no default or event of default had occurred under the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

The Senior Notes may be redeemed in whole at any time or in part from time to time, prior to maturity at our option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

• 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes then outstanding to be redeemed; or

• the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Senior Notes to be redeemed (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable treasury rate plus 30 basis points

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the redemption date.

Each of the following will be an Event of Default under the indenture governing the Senior Notes:

• failure to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment is due and payable; provided that an extension of an interest payment period by us in accordance with the terms of the Senior Notes shall not constitute a failure to pay interest;

• failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on any note when due, either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise;

• failure to perform any other covenant or agreement in the notes or indenture for a period of 60 days after notice that performance was required;

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• (A) our failure or the failure of any of our subsidiaries to pay indebtedness for money we borrowed or any of our subsidiaries borrowed in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million, at the later of final maturity and the expiration of any related applicable grace period and such defaulted payment shall not have been made, waived or extended within 30 days after notice or (B) acceleration of the maturity of indebtedness for money we borrowed or any of our subsidiaries borrowed in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million, if that acceleration results from a default under the instrument giving rise to or securing such indebtedness for money borrowed and such indebtedness has not been discharged in full or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled within 30 days after notice; or

• events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our Company.

Our Senior Notes payable balances were $398.8 million as of September 30, 2011 and $398.7 million as of December 31, 2010, respectively.

7.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We record certain assets and liabilities at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and categorize them based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value and the level of market price observability. We also estimate fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased or in those circumstances that indicate when a transaction is not orderly.

Investments measured and reported at fair value using Level inputs are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

Level 1—Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date. The types of investments included in Level 1 include U.S. Treasury securities and listed equities. We do not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where we hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

Level 2—Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined through the use of models and/or other valuation methodologies which are based on an income approach. Examples include, but are not limited to, multidimensional relational model, option adjusted spread model, and various matrices. Specific pricing inputs include quoted prices for similar securities in both active and non-active markets, other observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curve volatilities, default rates, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by other observable market data. Investments that are generally included in this category include asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and loans, municipal bonds, auction rate securities and interest rate swap assets.

Level 3—Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation using assumptions that market participants would use, including assumptions for risk. The investments included in Level 3 are auction rate securities which have experienced failed auctions at one time or are experiencing failed auctions and thus have minimal liquidity. These bonds have frequent reset of coupon rates and have extended to the legal final maturity. The coupons are based on a margin plus a LIBOR rate and continue to pay above market rates. As with most variable or floating rate securities, we believe that based on a market approach, the fair values of these securities are equal to their par values due to the short time periods between coupon resets and based on each issuer’s credit worthiness. Also included in the Level 3 category is a derivative held by the Company estimated at fair value. Significant inputs used in the derivative valuation model include the estimated growth in health care expenditures and the discount rate to estimate the present value of the cash flows. The growth in these expenditures was modeled using a Monte Carlo simulation approach.

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In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the investment.

The following tables present information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by us to determine such fair value (dollars in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2- current		Level 2- noncurrent		Level 3		Total
As of September 30, 2011
Assets:
Investments—available-for-sale
Asset-backed debt securities:
Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	0	$	546.3	$	0	$	0	$	546.3
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		0		97.8		0		0		97.8
Other asset-backed securities		0		41.0		0		0		41.0
U.S. government and agencies:
U.S. Treasury securities		25.5		13.4		0		0		38.9
U.S. Agency securities		0		0		0		0		0
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		0		543.9		0		0.2		544.1
Corporate debt securities		0		388.8		2.6		0		391.4
Other securities		0		0		0		0		0
Total investments at fair value	$	25.5	$	1,631.2	$	2.6	$	0.2	$	1,659.5
Embedded contractual derivative		0		0		0		1.5		1.5
Total assets at fair value	$	25.5	$	1,631.2	$	2.6	$	1.7	$	1,661.0
As of December 31, 2010
Assets:
Investments—available-for-sale
Asset-backed debt securities:
Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	0	$	527.6	$	0	$	0	$	527.6
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		0		80.4		0		0		80.4
Other asset-backed securities		0		40.2		0		0		40.2
U.S. government and agencies:
U.S. Treasury securities		25.7		0		0		0		25.7
U.S. Agency securities		0		77.6		0		0		77.6
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		0		517.3		8.8		9.9		536.0
Corporate debt securities		0		384.5		0		0		384.5
Other securities		0		0		0		0		0
Total assets at fair value	$	25.7	$	1,627.6	$	8.8	$	9.9	$	1,672.0

We had no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of financial assets or liabilities that are fair valued on a recurring basis during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. In determining when transfers between levels are recognized, our accounting policy is to recognize the transfers based on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

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The changes in the balances of Level 3 financial assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Beginning balance on July 1 and January 1	$	10.7		$	10.0		$	9.9		$	10.0
Transfers into Level 3		0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3		0			0			0			0
Total gains and losses
Realized in net income		(2.4	)		0			(2.4	)		0
Unrealized in accumulated other comprehensive income		0			0			0			0
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements
Purchases/additions		0.7			0			1.5			0
Sales		(7.3	)		(0.1	)		(7.3	)		(0.1	)
Issuances		0			0			0			0
Settlements		0			0			0			0
Ending balance		1.7		$	9.9			1.7		$	9.9
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income related to assets still held	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0

We had no financial assets or liabilities that were fair valued on a non-recurring basis during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

The following table presents information about financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by us to determine such fair value (dollars in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Loss
As of September 30, 2010
Goodwill—Northeast Operations	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	(6.0	)

The changes in the balances of Level 3 financial assets that are fair valued on a non-recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2010		September 30, 2010
Beginning Northeast Operations’ goodwill balance on July 1 and January 1	$	0	$	6.0
Impairment related to Northeast Operations		0		(6.0	)
Ending Northeast Operations’ goodwill balance	$	0	$	0

See Note 2 for a discussion on the goodwill valuation and the impairment of the Northeast Operations’ goodwill.

8.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Litigation and Investigations Related to Unaccounted-for Server Drives

We are a defendant in three related litigation matters pending in California state and federal courts relating to information security issues. On January 21, 2011, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), which handles our data center operations, notified us that it could not locate several hard disk drives that had been used

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in our data center located in Rancho Cordova, California. We have since determined that personal information of approximately two million former and current Health Net members, employees and health care providers is on the drives. Commencing on March 14, 2011, we provided written notification to the individuals whose information is on the drives. To help protect the personal information of affected individuals, we offered them two years of free credit monitoring services, in addition to identity theft insurance and fraud resolution and restoration of credit files services, if needed.

On March 18, 2011, a putative class action relating to this incident was filed against us in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the Central District of California), and similar actions were later filed against us in other federal and state courts in California. A number of those actions were transferred to and consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (the Eastern District of California), and the two remaining actions are currently pending in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco (San Francisco County Superior Court) and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The consolidated amended complaint in the federal action pending in the Eastern District of California is filed on behalf of a putative class of over 800,000 of our current or former members who received the written notification, and also names IBM as a defendant. It seeks to state claims for violation of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the California Customer Records Act, and seeks statutory damages of up to $1,000 for each class member, as well as injunctive and declaratory relief, attorneys’ fees and other relief. On August 29, 2011, we filed a motion, which is pending before the court, to dismiss the consolidated complaint.

The other federal court proceeding was instituted on July 7, 2011 in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside and is brought on behalf of a putative nationwide class of all former and current members affected by this incident, and seeks to state similar claims against us, as well as a claim for invasion of privacy. We removed this case to the Central District of California on August 1, 2011. On August 26, 2011, the plaintiff filed a motion to remand the case to state court. That motion was granted on September 30, 2011. On October 10, 2011, we filed an application for leave to appeal the remand order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which remains pending. We have not yet filed a response to the complaint in this action.

The San Francisco Superior Court proceeding was instituted on March 28, 2011 and is brought on behalf of a putative class of California residents who received the written notification, and seeks to state similar claims against us, as well as claims for violation of the Unfair Competition Law, and seeks similar relief. We moved to compel arbitration of the two named plaintiffs’ claims. The court granted our motion as to one of the named plaintiffs and denied it as to the other. We are appealing the latter ruling.

We have also been informed that a number of regulatory agencies are investigating the incident, including the California Department of Managed Health Care, the California Department of Insurance, the California Attorney General, the Connecticut Attorney General, the Connecticut Department of Insurance, and the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against these claims; however, these proceedings are subject to many uncertainties. At this time we cannot reasonably estimate the range of loss that may result from these legal and regulatory proceedings in light of the facts that (i) legal and regulatory proceedings are inherently unpredictable, (ii) there are multiple parties in each of the disputes (and uncertainty as to how liability, if any, may be shared among the defendants), (iii) the proceedings are in their early stages and discovery is not complete, (iv) there are significant facts in dispute, (v) the matters present legal uncertainties, (vi) there is a wide range of potential outcomes in each dispute and (vii) there are various levels of judicial review available to us in each matter in the event damages are awarded or fines or penalties are assessed. Nevertheless, an adverse resolution of or development in the proceedings could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and liquidity and could affect our reputation.

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Miscellaneous Proceedings

In the ordinary course of our business operations, we are subject to periodic reviews, investigations and audits by various federal and state regulatory agencies with respect to our compliance with a wide variety of rules and regulations applicable to our business, including, without limitation, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, rules relating to pre-authorization penalties, payment of out-of-network claims, timely review of grievances and appeals, and timely and accurate payment of claims, any one of which may result in remediation of certain claims, contract termination, the loss of licensure or the right to participate in certain programs, and the assessment of regulatory fines or penalties, which could be substantial. From time to time, we receive subpoenas and other requests for information from, and are subject to investigations by, such regulatory agencies, as well as from state attorneys general. There also continues to be heightened review by regulatory authorities of, and increased litigation regarding, the health care industry’s business practices, including, without limitation, information privacy, premium rate increases, utilization management, appeal and grievance processing, rescission of insurance coverage and claims payment practices.

In addition, in the ordinary course of our business operations, we are party to various other legal proceedings, including, without limitation, litigation arising out of our general business activities, such as contract disputes, employment litigation, wage and hour claims, real estate and intellectual property claims, claims brought by members or providers seeking coverage or additional reimbursement for services allegedly rendered to our members, but which allegedly were denied, underpaid, not timely paid or not paid, and claims arising out of the acquisition or divestiture of various business units or other assets. We are also subject to claims relating to the performance of contractual obligations to providers, members, employer groups and others, including the alleged failure to properly pay claims and challenges to the manner in which we process claims, and claims alleging that we have engaged in unfair business practices. In addition, we are subject to claims relating to information security incidents and breaches, reinsurance agreements, rescission of coverage and other types of insurance coverage obligations and claims relating to the insurance industry in general. We are, and may be in the future, subject to class action lawsuits brought against various managed care organizations and other class action lawsuits.

We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against the miscellaneous legal and regulatory proceedings to which we are currently a party; however, these proceedings are subject to many uncertainties. In some of the cases pending against us, substantial non-economic or punitive damages are being sought.

We record reserves and accrue costs for certain legal proceedings and regulatory matters to the extent that we determine an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. While such reserves and accrued costs reflect our best estimate of the probable loss for such matters, our recorded amounts may differ materially from the actual amount of any such losses. In some cases, no estimate of the possible loss or range of loss in excess of amounts accrued, if any, can be made because of the inherently unpredictable nature of legal and regulatory proceedings, which may be exacerbated by various factors, including but not limited to that they may involve indeterminate claims for monetary damages or may involve fines, penalties or punitive damages, present novel legal theories, involve disputed facts, represent a shift in regulatory policy, involve a large number of parties, claimants or regulatory bodies, are in the early stages of the proceedings, or could result in a change of business practices. Further, there may be various levels of judicial review available to the Company in connection with any such proceeding in the event damages are awarded or a fine or penalty is assessed. It is possible that in a particular quarter or annual period our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and/or liquidity could be materially adversely affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of or development in legal and/or regulatory proceedings, including those described above in this Note 8 under the heading “Litigation and Investigations Related to Unaccounted-for Server Drives,” depending, in part, upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow or liquidity in such period, and our reputation may be adversely affected. Except for the regulatory and legal proceedings discussed in this Note 8 under the heading “Litigation and Investigations Related to Unaccounted-for Server Drives,” management believes that the ultimate outcome of any of the regulatory and legal proceedings which are currently pending against us should not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and liquidity.

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Potential Settlements

We regularly evaluate legal proceedings and regulatory matters pending against us, including those described above in this Note 8, to determine if settlement of such matters would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The costs associated with any settlement of the various legal proceedings and regulatory matters to which we are or may be subject from time to time, including those described above in this Note 8, could be substantial and, in certain cases, could result in a significant earnings charge in any particular quarter in which we enter into a settlement agreement and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and/or liquidity and may affect our reputation.

9.    CREDIT QUALITY OF FINANCING RECEIVABLES

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our financing receivables consisted of the following (amounts in millions):

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Amounts due for contingent membership renewals	$	0	$	33.8
Loans to health care providers		7.1		13.6

Amounts due for contingent membership renewals arose from the Northeast Sale (see Note 2). United was required to pay us additional consideration for the value of the Transitioning HNL Members and the members of the Acquired Companies that transitioned to other United products based on a formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement to the extent such amounts exceeded the initial minimum payment of $60 million that United made to us at closing. This membership transition was completed on July 1, 2011. The receivable amount accrued as of December 31, 2010 was received in March 2011. The receivable amount as of June 30, 2011 was received in September 2011. Loans to health care providers are made from time to time to provide funding to certain health care providers and are generally due within twelve months from the time of the loan.

These financing receivables are considered past due if the required principal payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. We do not accrue interest on these financing receivables, and interest income is recognized only to the extent any such cash payments are received. We had no past due financing receivables as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Financing receivables are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable we will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the agreement, including scheduled principal payments. Impairment is evaluated in total for smaller-balance receivables of a similar nature and on an individual receivable basis for other larger receivables. If a receivable is impaired, a specific valuation allowance is established. Impaired receivables, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible. We had no impaired receivables as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

As part of the on-going monitoring of the credit quality of our financing receivables, we track and monitor certain credit quality indicators such as the counterparties’ credit rating and financial condition, including their capital strength, amount of leverage, and stability of earnings and growth. The counterparty for the amounts due for contingent membership renewals is investment grade and in strong financial condition. We believe that the counterparties for the loans to health care providers are of strong financial condition.

The allowance for possible bad debt is a reserve established through a bad debt provision charged to general and administrative expense, which represents our best estimate of probable losses that have been incurred within the existing receivables. The allowance, in our judgment, is necessary to reserve for estimated bad debt and risks inherent in the receivables. Our allowance for bad debt methodology is based on historical loss experience by type of credit and internal risk assessment, with adjustments for current events and conditions. The allowance for bad debt was not material as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

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10.    INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 37.7% and 38.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 86.6% and 40.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We were previously a defendant in two related litigation matters (the AmCareco litigation) related to claims asserted by three separate state receivers overseeing the liquidation of three health plans previously owned by one of our former subsidiaries which merged into Health Net, Inc. in January 2001. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, we fully satisfied the entirety of a judgment relating to the AmCareco litigation, paying a total of $181.3 million to the three receivers, inclusive of all accrued interest and court costs. Our net income per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 decreased by $1.72 due to the charges related to this judgment. The change in the effective income tax rate from 2010 is primarily the result of the decision rendered in 2011 in the AmCareco litigation. The decision resulted in deferred tax assets of $51.1 million for which realization is uncertain and as such, a valuation allowance for the full amount was established as of March 31, 2011.

11.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

$600 Million Revolving Credit Facility

On October 24, 2011, the Company entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, which includes a $400 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for swing line loans (which sublimits may be increased in connection with any increase in the credit facility described below). In addition, the Company has the ability from time to time to increase the credit facility by up to an additional $200 million in the aggregate, subject to the receipt of additional commitments. The interest rate payable on the credit facility is based on the consolidated leverage ratio of the Company as defined in the credit facility; however, until the Company delivers a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the Company will pay, at the Company’s option, either (a) the base rate (which is a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent, (ii) Bank of America, N.A.’s “prime rate” and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points or (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points. Following the Company’s delivery of a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the applicable margins are subject to adjustment according to our consolidated leverage ratio, as specified in the credit facility. The Company utilized proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the credit facility to refinance our existing unsecured revolving credit facility obligation. See Note 6 under the heading “Revolving Credit Facility” for additional information on our new credit facility.

New Legislation

On October 27, 2011, CMS approved certain elements of California’s 2011-2012 budget proposals to reduce Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates as authorized by California Assembly Bill 97 (AB 97). The elements approved by CMS include a 10 percent reduction in a number of provider reimbursement rates. The California Department of Health Care Services has preliminarily indicated that the Medi-Cal managed care rate reductions could be effective retroactive to July 1, 2011. While there is uncertainty regarding the implementation of AB 97 and the immediate effect of the recently approved elements on the Company is unclear, we believe that the approved reductions in provider payments will result in a premium reduction from the Medi-Cal business conducted in our California health plan. In addition, our ability to obtain health care cost recoveries from providers relating to any implemented rate cuts could affect the financial results of our California health plan. However, due to the uncertainty regarding the final implementation of AB 97, as of the date of the filing of this report we cannot reasonably estimate the range of reductions in premiums and/or related health care cost recoveries that may result in connection with AB 97.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

The following discussion and other portions of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regarding our business, financial condition and results of operations. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of complying with these safe-harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical information provided or incorporated by reference herein may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “estimate” and “intend” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Managed health care companies operate in a highly competitive, constantly changing environment that is significantly influenced by, among other things, aggressive marketing and pricing practices of competitors and regulatory oversight. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and this Form 10-Q, and the risks discussed in our other filings from time to time with the SEC.

Any or all forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q and in any other public filings or statements we make may turn out to be incorrect. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many of the factors discussed in our filings with the SEC may impact future results. These factors should be considered in conjunction with any discussion of operations or results by us or our representatives, including any forward-looking discussion, as well as comments contained in press releases, presentations to securities analysts or investors or other communications by us or our representatives. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis, judgment, belief or expectation only as of the date thereof. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, together with the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report, should be read in their entirety since they contain detailed information that is important to understanding Health Net, Inc. and its subsidiaries’ results of operations and financial condition.

OVERVIEW

General

We are a publicly traded managed care organization that delivers managed health care services through health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans. Our mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. We provide and administer health benefits to approximately 6.0 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare Advantage, stand-alone Prescription Drug Plan (“PDP”) products, Medicaid, U.S. Department of Defense (“Department of Defense” or “DoD”), including TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs programs. Our behavioral health services subsidiary, Managed Health Network, Inc., provides behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance programs to approximately 5.0 million individuals in all 50 states, including our own health plan members. Our subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs.

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How We Report Our Results

We operate within three reportable segments, Western Region Operations, Government Contracts and Northeast Operations, each of which is described below.

Our health plan services are provided under our Western Region Operations reportable segment, which includes the operations primarily conducted in California, Arizona, Oregon and Washington of our commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans, our health and life insurance companies, and our behavioral health and pharmaceutical services subsidiaries. We have approximately 3.0 million medical members (including PDP members) in our Western Region Operations reportable segment.

Our Government Contracts segment includes our government-sponsored managed care federal contract with the DoD under the TRICARE program in the North Region and other health care related government contracts. On April 1, 2011, we began delivery of administrative services under a new Managed Care Support Contract (“T-3”) for the TRICARE North Region. The T-3 contract was awarded to us on May 13, 2010. Under the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region, we provide administrative services to approximately 3.0 million Military Health System (“MHS”) eligible beneficiaries. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the heading “T-3 TRICARE Contract” for additional information on the T-3 contract. We also provide behavioral health services to military families under the Department of Defense Military Family Life Counseling (“MFLC”) contract, which is included in our Government Contracts segment.

Prior to its conclusion on March 31, 2011, our previous TRICARE contract for the North Region was included in our Government Contracts segment. Under our previous TRICARE contract for the North Region, we provided health care services to approximately 3.1 million MHS eligible beneficiaries, including 1.8 million TRICARE eligible beneficiaries for whom we provided health care and administrative services and 1.3 million other MHS eligible beneficiaries for whom we provided ASO.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, our Northeast Operations reportable segment included the operations of our businesses that provided administrative services to United and its affiliates pursuant to the United Administrative Services Agreements prior to their termination on July 1, 2011 and the operations of Health Net Life in Connecticut and New Jersey prior to the renewal dates of the Transitioning HNL Members. Beginning July 1, 2011, our Northeast Operations reportable segment includes the operations of our businesses that are adjudicating run out claims and providing limited other administrative services to United and its affiliates pursuant to the Claims Servicing Agreements. For additional information on the Transitioning HNL Members, the United Administrative Services Agreements and the Claims Servicing Agreements, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the heading “Subsequent Accounting for the Northeast Sale.”

How We Measure Our Profitability

Our profitability depends in large part on our ability to, among other things, effectively price our health care products; manage health care costs and pharmacy costs; contract with health care providers; attract and retain members; and manage our general and administrative (“G&A”) and selling expenses. In addition, factors such as state and federal health care reform legislation and regulation, competition and general economic conditions affect our operations and profitability. The effect of escalating health care costs, as well as any changes in our ability to negotiate competitive rates with our providers or our ability to appropriately adjust our premiums, may impose further risks to our ability to profitably underwrite our business, and may have a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We measure our Western Region Operations reportable segment profitability based on medical care ratio (“MCR”) and pretax income. The MCR is calculated as health plan services expense divided by health plan services premiums. The pretax income is calculated as health plan services premiums and administrative services

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fees and other income less health plan services expense and G&A and other net expenses. See “—Results of Operations—Western Region Operations Reportable Segment—Western Region Operations Segment Results” for a calculation of our MCR and pretax income.

Health plan services premiums include health maintenance organization (“HMO”), point of service (“POS”) and preferred provider organization (“PPO”) premiums from employer groups and individuals and from Medicare recipients who have purchased supplemental benefit coverage (which premiums are based on a predetermined prepaid fee), Medicaid revenues based on multi-year contracts to provide care to Medicaid recipients, and revenue under Medicare risk contracts, including Medicare Part D, to provide care to enrolled Medicare recipients. Medicare revenue can also include amounts for risk factor adjustments and additional premiums that we charge in some places to members who purchase our Medicare risk plans. The amount of premiums we earn in a given period is driven by the rates we charge and enrollment levels. Administrative services fees and other income primarily include revenue for administrative services such as claims processing, customer service, medical management, provider network access and other administrative services. Health plan services expense includes medical and related costs for health services provided to our members, including physician services, hospital and related professional services, outpatient care, and pharmacy benefit costs. These expenses are impacted by unit costs and utilization rates. Unit costs represent the health care cost per visit, and the utilization rates represent the volume of health care consumption by our members.

G&A expenses include those costs related to employees and benefits, consulting and professional fees, marketing, premium taxes and assessments, occupancy costs and litigation and regulatory-related costs. Such costs are driven by membership levels, introduction of new products, system consolidations, outsourcing activities and compliance requirements for changing regulations, among other things. These expenses also include expenses associated with corporate shared services and other costs to reflect the fact that such expenses are incurred primarily to support health plan services. Selling expenses primarily consist of external broker commission expenses and generally vary with premium volume.

We measure our Government Contracts segment profitability based on pretax income, which is calculated as government contracts revenue less government contracts cost. See “—Results of Operations—Government Contracts Reportable Segment—Government Contracts Segment Results” for a calculation of the government contracts pretax income.

Under the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region, we provide various types of administrative services including: provider network management, referral management, medical management, disease management, enrollment, customer service, clinical support service, and claims processing. We also provide assistance in the transition into and out of the T-3 contract. These services are structured as cost reimbursement arrangements plus fees received in the form of fixed prices, fixed unit prices, and contingent fees and payments based on various incentives and penalties. We recognize revenue related to administrative services on a straight-line basis over the option period, when the fees become fixed and determinable. The TRICARE North Region members are served by our network and out-of-network providers in accordance with the T-3 contract. We pay health care costs related to these services to the providers and are later reimbursed by the DoD for such payments. Under the terms of the T-3 contract, we are not the primary obligor for health care services and accordingly, we do not include health care costs and related reimbursements in our consolidated statement of operations. The contract also includes various performance-based incentives and penalties. For each of the incentives or penalties, we adjust revenue accordingly based on the amount that we have earned or incurred at each interim date and are legally entitled to in the event of a contract termination. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the heading “T-3 TRICARE Contract” for additional information on our T-3 contract.

Under our previous TRICARE contract for the North Region, Government Contracts revenue was made up of two major components: health care and administrative services. The health care component included revenue recorded for health care costs for the provision of services to our members, including paid claims and estimated incurred but not reported claims (“IBNR”) expenses for which we were at risk, and underwriting fees earned for providing the health care and assuming underwriting risk in the delivery of care. The administrative services

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component encompassed fees received for all other services provided to both the government customer and to beneficiaries, including services such as medical management, claims processing, enrollment, customer services and other services unique to the managed care support contract with the government. Government Contracts revenue and expenses included the impact from underruns and overruns relative to our target cost under the applicable contracts.

We measure our Northeast Operations segment profitability based on pretax income. The pretax income is calculated as Northeast Operations segment total revenues, including Northeast administrative services fees, less Northeast segment total expenses, including Northeast administrative services expenses. Under the United Administrative Services Agreements, which terminated on July 1, 2011, we provided claims processing, customer services, medical management, provider network access and other administrative services to United and certain of its affiliates. Administrative services fees were recognized as revenue in the period services were provided. Upon the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements, Claims Servicing Agreements became effective with United and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which we continue to adjudicate run out claims and perform limited other administrative services. For additional information on the United Administrative Services Agreements and the Claims Servicing Agreements, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the heading “Subsequent Accounting for the Northeast Sale.” See “—Results of Operations—Northeast Operations Reportable Segment Results” for a calculation of our pretax income.

Health Care Reform Legislation

During the first quarter of 2010, the President signed into law both the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “ACA”), which is causing and will continue to cause significant changes to the U.S. health care system and alter the dynamics of the health care insurance industry. The provisions of the new legislation include, among others, imposing significant new taxes and fees on health insurers that may not be deductible for income tax purposes, including a health insurer fee on fully insured premiums and an excise tax on high premium insurance policies, stipulating a minimum medical loss ratio (as adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”)), limiting Medicare Advantage payment rates, increasing mandated benefits, eliminating medical underwriting for medical insurance coverage decisions, or “guaranteed issue,” increasing restrictions on coverage rescissions, prohibiting some annual and all lifetime limits on amounts paid on behalf of or to our members, limiting the ability of health plans to vary premiums based on assessments of underlying risk, limiting the amount of compensation paid to health insurance executives that is tax deductible, expanding regulations that govern premium rate increase requests, in addition to requirements that individuals obtain coverage and the creation of government controlled “exchanges” where individuals and small business groups may purchase health coverage.

Some provisions of the health care reform legislation became effective in 2010, including those that increase the restrictions on rescinding coverage, those that bar health insurance companies from placing lifetime limits on “essential benefits,” which are only partially defined, those that prohibit annual limits below specified caps for essential benefits for some benefit plans and those that require health plans to cover certain out-of-network services with no additional co-pay to their enrollees. Some provisions that significantly increase federal regulation of the handling of appeals and grievances were to become effective in 2010, but enforcement of certain of the provisions was postponed until July 1, 2011 and a subset of those again until January 1, 2012. Additional provisions were effective in 2011, including medical loss ratio definitions and reporting requirements. Others, such as the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (“SBC”) provisions outlined in a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2011, are effective in 2012 but may be delayed pending issuance of a final rule. Some of the potentially more significant changes, including the annual fees on health insurance companies, the excise tax on high premium insurance policies, the guaranteed issue requirements, the requirement that individuals obtain coverage, and the creation of exchanges, as described above, do not become effective until 2014 or later. The amount that we will be required to pay for these fees and taxes is expected to increase our effective tax rate in future periods. However, we are unable to estimate the amount of these fees and excise taxes or the increase in our effective tax rate because guidance for the calculations has not been issued. Implementation

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of other provisions generally varies from as early as enactment or six months from the date of enactment to as late as 2018. In advance of the September 2010 federal implementation date, we voluntarily provided the option of continuing coverage for adult dependents up to age 26 who are currently enrolled on their parents’ health care policies. In addition, we reaffirmed our existing policy against rescinding members without approval from an external third-party reviewer, which has been in effect since 2007.

Various aspects of the health care reform legislation could have an adverse impact on our revenues, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments and the cost of operating our business. For example, the new legislation will lower the rates of Medicare payments we receive, may make it more difficult for us to attract and retain members, increase the amount of certain taxes and fees we pay, impose a sales tax on medical device manufacturers and increase the amount of fees pharmaceutical manufacturers pay (both of which in turn could increase our medical costs), require premium rate review in certain market segments, and require premium rebates in the event minimum medical loss ratios are not met. It is possible that we will be required to pay an immaterial amount in rebates with respect to our 2011 business. We could also face additional competition as competitors seize on opportunities to expand their business as a result of the new legislation, though there remains considerable uncertainty about the impact of these changes on the health insurance market as a whole and what actions our competitors could take. The response of other companies to the ACA and related adjustments to their offerings, if any, could cause meaningful disruption in the local health care markets. For example, companies could modify their product features or benefits, change their pricing relative to others in the market, adjust their mix of business or even exit segments of the market. Companies could also seek to adjust their operating costs to support reduced premiums by making changes to their distribution arrangements, decreasing spending on non-medical product features and services, or otherwise reducing general and administrative expenses. Because of the magnitude, scope and complexity of the new legislation, we also need to dedicate substantial resources and incur material expenses to implement the new legislation, including implementing the current and future regulations that will provide guidance and clarification on important parts of the legislation. Any delay or failure by us to execute our operational and strategic initiatives with respect to health care reform or otherwise appropriately react to the legislation, implementing regulations and actions of our competitors could result in operational disruptions, disputes with our providers or members, regulatory issues, damage to our existing or potential member relationships or other adverse consequences. Moreover, there are numerous steps required to implement this new legislation, with clarifying regulations and other guidance expected over several years.

Additional guidance on certain other provisions of the federal reform legislation has been issued (for example, guidance relating to guaranteed issuance of coverage to children under age 19, coverage for preventive health services without cost-sharing, lifetime and annual limits, rescissions and patient protections, rate review of unreasonable rates in the individual and small group markets including coverage sold to, or through associations and most recently on Accountable Care Organizations (“ACOs”) but we are still awaiting further final guidance on a number of key topics such as essential health benefits, the calculation of the health insurer fee, and federal criteria for participation in state-based exchanges (Notices of Proposed Rulemaking were issued by HHS on July 15, 2011 regarding the establishment of exchanges and standards for states related to reinsurance, risk corridors and risk adjustment as well as on August 17, 2011 to provide guidance on the eligibility determination process related to enrollment in a qualified health plan, advance payments of the premium tax credit, cost-sharing reductions, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) and participation in the Small Business Health Options Program) among others. The final ACO rules are intended to create incentives for health care providers to work together to treat an individual across different care settings. The impact of these new rules on the healthcare market and the role to be played by health plans in the operation of ACOs remains to be determined. Though the federal government has issued final regulations, there remains considerable uncertainty around the ultimate requirements of the legislation, as the final regulations are sometimes unclear or incomplete, and are subject to further change. The federal government has also issued additional forms of “guidance” that may not be consistent with the final regulations. As a result, many of the impacts of health care reform will not be known for certain until the ultimate requirements of the legislation have been definitively determined.

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In addition to new federal regulations, various health insurance reform proposals are also emerging at the state level. Many of the states in which we operate are already implementing parts of the federal health care reform and many states have added new requirements that exceed the federal health care reform requirements, such as prior approval of rates. Some states have passed legislation or are considering proposals to establish an insurance exchange within the state to comply with provisions of the health care reform legislation that become effective in 2014. For example, California passed legislation in 2010 establishing a state-based insurance exchange and authorizing an oversight board to negotiate the price of plans sold on the insurance exchange. This could increase the pressure on us to contain our premium prices and thereby could negatively impact our revenues and profitability. This legislation also could increase the competition we face from companies that have lower health care or administrative costs than we do and therefore can price their premiums at lower levels than we can. California is the first state to adopt such a structure for a state-based insurance exchange in response to the ACA. If other states in which we operate adopt a similar format for their exchanges, that could further increase the competition that we face and the pressure on us to contain our premiums. At least some states and possibly the federal government may condition health carrier participation in an exchange on a number of factors, which could mean that some carriers would be excluded from participation. Even in cases where state action is limited to implementing federal reforms, new or amended state laws will be required in many cases. States also may disagree in their interpretations of the federal statute and regulations, and state “guidance” that is issued could be unclear or untimely. The interaction of new federal regulations and the implementation efforts of the various states in which we do business will create substantial uncertainty for us and other health insurance companies about the requirements under which we must operate.

Adding to the uncertainty, there also have been Congressional and legal challenges to federal health care reform that, if ultimately successful, could result in changes to the existing legislation or the repeal of ACA in its entirety. In early 2011, a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of repealing the federal health care reform legislation. A similar proposal was voted on by the U.S. Senate, but failed by a vote of 47 to 51. Most of the bills proposed to repeal or replace certain provisions of ACA do not have bipartisan and bicameral support, and are not expected to be signed into law by the current President. However, earlier this year the President signed legislation that repeals the ACA provision which would have required businesses to file 1099 tax forms for purchases over $600. The President also signed legislation to eliminate $2.2 billion of the $6 billion in start-up funding that the ACA provided to support the launch of health insurance cooperatives, and Congress may also withhold the funding necessary to implement the ACA. In addition, it is expected that the constitutionality of the individual mandate and ACA itself ultimately will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. On September 28, 2011 the U.S. Department of Justice filed a petition for certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of the ACA by reviewing the prior ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that the individual mandate is unconstitutional. Also on September 28, 2011 two other petitions for certiorari were submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the ACA, one by the 26 states that have challenged the constitutionality of the ACA and the other by the National Federation of Independent Business.

Additionally, in California, the ongoing state budget deficits continue to threaten funding for the current Medicaid program and CHIP, and the future expansion of these programs authorized by federal health care reform is uncertain.

Due to the unsettled nature of these reforms and the numerous steps required to implement them, we cannot predict how future regulations and laws, including state laws, implementing the legislation will impact our business. To date, the legislation has not had a material adverse impact on our business, financial results and results of operations. However, in the future, depending in part on the ultimate requirements of the legislation, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, federal and state governmental authorities also are considering additional legislation and regulations that could negatively impact us. Among other potential new laws and regulations, state regulators are considering new requirements that would restrict our ability to implement changes to our premium rates. On May 19, 2011, HHS issued a final rule providing that HHS will perform rate reviews for states that are

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determined by HHS not to have an “effective review process” in place for proposed premium rate increases. Arizona is one of the states determined by HHS not to have “effective review processes” currently in place. These changes could, among other things, lower the amount of premium increases we receive or extend the amount of time that it takes for us to obtain regulatory approval to implement increases in our premium rates, and we have begun to experience greater scrutiny by regulators of proposed increases to our premium rates. In addition, state regulators could impose standards that are more stringent than those required under the ACA. For example, earlier this year, the California Department of Insurance passed emergency regulations requiring immediate compliance with the ACA minimum medical loss ratio requirements. Also, many states may continue to consider legislation to extend coverage to the uninsured through Medicaid expansions, mandate minimum medical loss ratios, implement rate reforms and enact benefit mandates that go beyond essential benefits. We cannot predict whether additional legislation or regulations will be enacted at the federal and state levels, and if they are, what provisions they will contain or what effect they will have on us. As a result, additional federal and state legislation and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations.

Recent Developments

$600 Million Revolving Credit Facility

In October 2011, we entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, which includes a $400 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for swing line loans (which sublimits may be increased in connection with any increase in the credit facility described below). In addition, we have the ability from time to time to increase the credit facility by up to an additional $200 million in the aggregate, subject to the receipt of additional commitments. We utilized the proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the credit facility to refinance our existing unsecured revolving credit facility obligation. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements under the heading “Revolving Credit Facility” for additional information on our new credit facility.

New Legislation

On October 27, 2011, CMS approved certain elements of California’s 2011-2012 budget proposals to reduce Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates as authorized by California Assembly Bill 97 (AB 97). The elements approved by CMS include a 10 percent reduction in a number of provider reimbursement rates. The California Department of Health Care Services has preliminarily indicated that the Medi-Cal managed care rate reductions could be effective retroactive to July 1, 2011. While there is uncertainty regarding the implementation of AB 97 and the immediate effect of the recently approved elements on the Company is unclear, we believe that the approved reductions in provider payments will result in a premium reduction from the Medi-Cal business conducted in our California health plan. In addition, our ability to obtain health care cost recoveries from providers relating to any implemented rate cuts could affect the financial results of our California health plan. However, due to the uncertainty regarding the final implementation of AB 97, as of the date of the filing of this report we cannot reasonably estimate the range of reductions in premiums and/or related health care cost recoveries that may result in connection with AB 97.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Results

The table below and the discussion that follows summarize our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2011		2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Revenues
Health plan services premiums	$	2,582,385	$	2,470,939		$	7,761,488		$	7,505,764
Government contracts		175,845		860,697			1,221,987			2,522,095
Net investment income		15,188		19,466			64,114			55,955
Administrative services fees and other income		2,174		5,487			6,979			16,180
Northeast administrative services fees and other		10,976		36,863			34,446			146,524
Total revenues		2,786,568		3,393,452			9,089,014			10,246,518
Expenses
Health plan services (excluding depreciation and amortization)		2,223,471		2,134,701			6,737,083			6,509,148
Government contracts		127,884		814,385			1,080,864			2,397,673
General and administrative		233,632		225,929			879,022			710,403
Selling		58,110		59,021			176,372			174,426
Depreciation and amortization		7,154		8,659			24,935			25,788
Interest		7,783		8,150			23,641			26,795
Northeast administrative and claims services expenses		29,043		61,878			119,123			215,707
Adjustment to loss on sale of Northeast health plan subsidiaries		315		(21,457	)		(40,822	)		(29,628	)
Asset impairment		0		0			0			6,000
Early debt extinguishment charge		0		0			0			3,532
Total expenses		2,687,392		3,291,266			9,000,218			10,039,844
Income from operations before income taxes		99,176		102,186			88,796			206,674
Income tax provision		37,364		39,503			76,879			82,835
Net income	$	61,812	$	62,683		$	11,917		$	123,839
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.71	$	0.64		$	0.13		$	1.25
Diluted	$	0.70	$	0.64		$	0.13		$	1.24

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we reported net income of $61.8 million or $0.70 per diluted share and net income of $11.9 million or $0.13 per diluted share, respectively, as compared to net income of $62.7 million or $0.64 per diluted share and $123.8 million or $1.24 per diluted share, respectively, for the same periods in 2010. Pretax margins were 3.6 percent and 1.0 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to 3.0 percent and 2.0 percent for the same periods in 2010, respectively.

Our total revenues decreased 17.9 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $2.8 billion from $3.4 billion in the same period in 2010 and decreased 11.3 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $9.1 billion from $10.2 billion in the same period in 2010. This decrease is primarily driven by the decline in our Government Contracts revenue due to the impact of the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region. Health plan services premium revenues increased by approximately 4.5 percent to $2.6 billion and by

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approximately 3.4 percent to $7.8 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $2.5 billion and $7.5 billion in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Health plan services expenses increased from $2.1 billion in the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $2.2 billion in the three months ended September 30, 2011, and increased from $6.5 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $6.7 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Investment income decreased to $15.2 million and increased to $64.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $19.5 million and $56.0 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

Our Government Contracts revenues decreased by approximately 79.6 percent in the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $175.8 million from $860.7 million in the same period of 2010, and by approximately 51.5 percent in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $1.2 billion from $2.5 billion in the same period of 2010. The decline in our Government contracts revenue is due to the change from our prior contract for the TRICARE North Region to our T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region that commenced on April 1, 2011. For additional information on our T-3 contract, see “—Government Contracts Reportable Segment.”

We were previously a defendant in two related litigation matters (the “AmCareco litigation”) related to claims asserted by three separate state receivers overseeing the liquidation of three health plans previously owned by one of our former subsidiaries which merged into Health Net, Inc. in January 2001. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, we fully satisfied the entirety of a judgment relating to the AmCareco litigation, paying a total of $181.3 million to the three receivers, inclusive of all accrued interest and court costs. Our net income per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 decreased by $1.72 due to the charges related to this judgment. Our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by a $181 million pretax, or $158 million after-tax, charge incurred in connection with the AmCareco litigation. These charges were recorded as part of our G&A expenses. In addition, our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by pretax costs of $4.7 million related to our cost management initiatives, and our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by a $40.8 million favorable adjustment to loss on sale of Northeast health plan subsidiaries, partially offset by pretax costs of $18.7 million related to our cost management initiatives.

Our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2010 include $8.6 million in pretax costs related to our operations strategy. Our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 include $48.0 million in pretax costs related to our operations strategy, legal and regulatory expenses, and our corporate overhead cost reduction efforts resulting from the Northeast Sale and $9.0 million in expenses to retire our short-term debt offset by a $21.6 million non-cash benefit to health plan expenses from a litigation reserve true-up.

Days Claims Payable

Days claims payable (“DCP”) for the third quarter of 2011 was 36.1 days compared with 39.0 days in the third quarter of 2010. On an adjusted basis (adjusting to exclude capitation, provider and other claim settlements and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug (“MAPD”) and stand-alone PDP payables/costs), DCP in the third quarter of 2011 was 51.7 days compared with 53.6 days in the third quarter of 2010. Set forth below is a reconciliation of adjusted DCP, a non-GAAP financial measure, to the comparable GAAP financial measure, DCP.

DCP is calculated by dividing the amount of reserve for claims and other settlements (“Claims Reserve”) by health plan services cost (“Health Plan Costs”) during the quarter and multiplying that amount by the number of days in the quarter. The following table presents an adjusted DCP metric which subtracts capitation, provider and other claim settlements and MAPD and stand-alone PDP payables/costs from the Claims Reserve and Health Plan Costs. Management believes that adjusted DCP provides useful information to investors because the adjusted DCP calculation excludes from both Claims Reserve and Health Plan Costs amounts related to health care costs for which no or minimal reserves are maintained. Therefore, management believes that adjusted DCP may present a more accurate reflection of DCP calculated from claims-based reserves than does GAAP DCP,

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which includes such costs. This non-GAAP financial information should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating the adjusted amounts, you should be aware that we have incurred expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in the current presentation and we may incur them again in the future. Our presentation of the adjusted amounts should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Reconciliation of Days Claims Payable:
(1) Reserve for Claims and Other Settlements	$	873.0		$	904.4
Less: Capitation, Provider and Other Claim Settlements and MAPD and stand-alone PDP Payables		(92.2	)		(130.0	)
(2) Reserve for Claims and Other Settlements—Adjusted	$	780.8		$	774.4
(3) Health Plan Services Cost	$	2,223.5		$	2,134.7
Less: Capitation, Provider and Other Claim Settlements and MAPD and stand-alone PDP Costs		(833.7	)		(804.4	)
(4) Health Plan Services Cost—Adjusted	$	1,389.8		$	1,330.3
(5) Number of Days in Period		92			92
(1) / (3) * (5) Days Claims Payable—(using end of period reserve amount)		36.1			39.0
(2) / (4) * (5) Days Claims payable—Adjusted (using end of period reserve amount)		51.7			53.6

Income Tax Provision

Our income tax expense and the effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Income tax expense	$	37.4		$	39.5		$	76.9		$	82.8
Effective income tax rate		37.7	%		38.7	%		86.6	%		40.1	%

The effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal tax rate of 35% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010 due to state income taxes and tax-exempt investment income. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the effective income tax rate was impacted by the effect of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets established as a result of the decision rendered in 2011 in the AmCareco litigation (see “—Consolidated Results” for additional information regarding the AmCareco litigation). Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the effective income tax rate included an adjustment for the impairment of non-deductible goodwill that did not recur in the same period in 2011.

Western Region Operations Reportable Segment

Our Western Region Operations segment includes the operations of our commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans, the operations of our health and life insurance companies primarily in California, Arizona, Oregon and Washington and our behavioral health and pharmaceutical services subsidiaries in several states including Arizona, California and Oregon.

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Western Region Operations Segment Membership (in thousands)

	September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010		Increase/ (Decrease)			% Change
California
Large Group		837		844		(7	)		(0.8	)%
Small Group and Individual		318		351		(33	)		(9.4	)%
Commercial Risk		1,155		1,195		(40	)		(3.3	)%
Medicare Advantage		124		133		(9	)		(6.8	)%
Medi-Cal/Medicaid		988		896		92			10.3	%
Total California		2,267		2,224		43			1.9	%
Arizona
Large Group		76		53		23			43.4	%
Small Group and Individual		61		39		22			56.4	%
Commercial Risk		137		92		45			48.9	%
Medicare Advantage		40		49		(9	)		(18.4	)%
Total Arizona		177		141		36			25.5	%
Oregon (including Washington)
Large Group		50		52		(2	)		(3.8	)%
Small Group and Individual		41		46		(5	)		(10.9	)%
Commercial Risk		91		98		(7	)		(7.1	)%
Medicare Advantage		39		39		0			0	%
Total Oregon (including Washington)		130		137		(7	)		(5.1	)%
Total Health Plan Enrollment
Large Group		963		949		14			1.5	%
Small Group and Individual		420		436		(16	)		(3.7	)%
Commercial Risk		1,383		1,385		(2	)		(0.1	)%
Medicare Advantage		203		221		(18	)		(8.1	)%
Medi-Cal/Medicaid		988		896		92			10.3	%
Medicare PDP (stand-alone)		381		432		(51	)		(11.8	)%
		2,955		2,934		21			0.7	%

Total Western Region Operations enrollment at September 30, 2011 was approximately 3.0 million members, an increase of 0.7 percent compared with enrollment at September 30, 2010. Total enrollment in our California health plans increased by 1.9 percent to approximately 2.3 million members from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011.

Western Region Operations commercial enrollment was flat at approximately 1.4 million members as of September 30, 2010 and 2011. Enrollment in our large group segment increased by 1.5 percent or 14,000 members to 963,000 members at September 30, 2011. Enrollment in our small group and individual segment in the Western Region Operations decreased by 3.7 percent, from 436,000 members at September 30, 2010 to 420,000 members at September 30, 2011, consistent with the overall weak employment levels. Membership in our tailored network products increased by 44.9 percent, or 134,000 members, from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, tailored network products accounted for 31.2 percent of our Western Region Operations commercial enrollment compared with 21.5 percent at September 30, 2010. For additional information on our tailored network products, see Part I, Item 1. Business—Segment Information—Western Region Operations Segment—Managed Health Care Operations of the Form 10-K.

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Enrollment in our Medicare Advantage plans in the Western Region Operations at September 30, 2011 was 203,000 members, a decrease of 8.1 percent compared with September 30, 2010. The decline in Medicare Advantage membership was due to a loss of 9,000 members in Arizona and 9,000 members in California. Membership in our stand-alone Medicare PDP products was 381,000 at September 30, 2011, an 11.8 percent decrease compared with September 30, 2010. This decline in Medicare membership was primarily driven by our inability to enroll new members due to the sanctions imposed against us by CMS.

In November 2010, CMS imposed sanctions against us suspending the marketing to and enrollment of new members into all of our Medicare Advantage and stand-alone PDP products. These sanctions related to our compliance with certain Medicare rules and regulations. On August 1, 2011, CMS lifted the sanctions, and we resumed marketing our Medicare Advantage and stand-alone PDP products and enrolling beneficiaries with effective dates on or after September 1, 2011. While we could not enroll new members into these products until CMS lifted these sanctions, the enrollment status of our existing members, including Medicare Advantage and stand-alone PDP members, was not impacted by the sanctions. During the period of the sanctions, we continued to provide benefits to and serve our existing Medicare Advantage and stand-alone PDP members. CMS continues to prohibit our stand-alone PDP products from receiving auto-assignment of low income subsidy (“LIS”) eligible Medicare beneficiaries under CMS’ LIS auto-assignment process. However, LIS members can make their own choice to enroll in our products during the annual enrollment period, or in the month they become eligible for PDP coverage.

We participate in the state Medicaid program in California, where the program is known as Medi-Cal. Medi-Cal enrollment increased by 92,000 members or 10.3 percent to 988,000 members as of September 30, 2011 compared with September 30, 2010. We attribute the increase in Medicaid enrollment to an increase in the Medicaid-eligible population due to continuing high unemployment and depressed economic conditions, as well as the addition of approximately 22,000 new members during the three months ended September 30, 2011 from California’s Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (“SPD”) program. On November 2, 2010, CMS approved California’s Section 1115 Medicaid waiver proposal, which among other things authorized mandatory enrollment of SPDs (also referred to as the aged, blind and disabled) in managed care programs to help achieve care coordination and better manage chronic conditions. The mandatory SPD enrollment began in June, 2011 and will continue to be phased in over a twelve month period.

Our subsidiary, Health Net of California, Inc. (“HN California”), participates in CHIP, which, in California, is known as the Healthy Families program. Commencing with the 2011-12 Healthy Families benefit year that starts October 1, 2011, HN California will no longer offer the Healthy Families EPO product. As a result, approximately 1,500 Healthy Families EPO members will transition to other carriers in the counties we serve with this product. In addition, HN California no longer offers the Healthy Families HMO in Marin County, California, resulting in approximately 580 members being transitioned to other carriers.

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Western Region Operations Segment Results

The following table summarizes the operating results for our Western Region Operations segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands, except PMPM data)
Health plan services premiums	$	2,582,372		$	2,457,977		$	7,759,145		$	7,444,617
Investment income		15,188			19,240			64,043			55,141
Administrative services fees and other income		2,174			5,487			6,979			21,594
Total revenues		2,599,734			2,482,704			7,830,167			7,521,352
Health plan services		2,223,430			2,122,005			6,736,604			6,476,062
General and administrative		229,081			214,286			685,816			650,862
Selling		58,085			58,267			176,175			171,742
Depreciation and amortization		7,154			8,585			24,923			25,654
Interest		7,783			8,150			23,456			26,795
Total expenses		2,525,533			2,411,293			7,646,974			7,351,115
Income from operations before income taxes		74,201			71,411			183,193			170,237
Income tax provision		27,004			26,974			67,350			64,320
Net income	$	47,197		$	44,437		$	115,843		$	105,917
Pretax margin		2.9	%		2.9	%		2.3	%		2.3	%
Commercial premium yield		5.1	%		7.2	%		5.2	%		8.3	%
Commercial premium PMPM (d)	$	359.96		$	342.63		$	357.35		$	339.80
Commercial health care cost trend		3.2	%		5.2	%		4.0	%		7.5	%
Commercial health care cost PMPM (d)	$	305.08		$	295.73		$	305.19		$	293.32
Commercial MCR (e)		84.8	%		86.3	%		85.4	%		86.3	%
Medicare Advantage MCR (e)		90.7	%		89.4	%		90.2	%		88.7	%
Medicare PDP (stand-alone) MCR (e)		78.4	%		64.6	%		91.0	%		84.2	%
Medicaid MCR (e)		86.0	%		87.9	%		85.4	%		87.8	%
Health plan services MCR (a)		86.1	%		86.3	%		86.8	%		87.0	%
G&A expense ratio (b)		8.9	%		8.7	%		8.8	%		8.7	%
Selling costs ratio (c)		2.2	%		2.4	%		2.3	%		2.3	%

(a) MCR is calculated as health plan services cost divided by health plan services premiums revenue.

(b) The G&A expense ratio is computed as G&A expenses divided by the sum of health plan services premiums and administrative services fees and other income.

(c) The selling costs ratio is computed as selling expenses divided by health plan services premiums revenue.

(d) PMPM is calculated based on commercial at-risk member months and excludes ASO member months.

(e) MCR is calculated as commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicare PDP (stand-alone) or Medicaid health care cost divided by commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicare PDP (stand-alone) or Medicaid premiums, as applicable.

Revenues

Total revenues in the Western Region Operations increased 4.7 percent to $2.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and increased 4.1 percent to $7.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to the same periods in 2010. Health plan services premiums in the Western Region Operations increased 5.1 percent to $2.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and increased 4.2 percent to $7.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to the same periods in 2010.

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Investment income in the Western Region Operations decreased to $15.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from $19.2 million for the same period in 2010 due to lower realized gains in the quarter. Investment income in the Western Region Operations increased to $64.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from $55.1 million for the same period in 2010 due to an increase in realized gains taken in the first half of the year.

Health Plan Services Expenses

Health plan services expenses in the Western Region Operations were $2.2 billion and $6.7 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to $2.1 billion and $6.5 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

Commercial Premium Yield and Health Care Cost Trends

In the Western Region Operations, commercial premium yields per member per month (“PMPM”) increased by 5.1 percent to approximately $360 during the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to an increase of 7.2 percent to approximately $343 during the same period of 2010, and increased by 5.2 percent to approximately $357 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to an increase of 8.3 percent to approximately $340 for the same period of 2010.

Commercial health care costs PMPM in the Western Region Operations increased by 3.2 percent to approximately $305 during the three months ended September 30, 2011 compared to an increase of 5.2 percent to approximately $296 during the same period of 2010, and increased by 4.0 percent to approximately $305 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to an increase of 7.5 percent to approximately $293 during the same period of 2010.

Medical Care Ratios

The health plan services MCR in the Western Region Operations was 86.1 percent and 86.8 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 86.3 and 87.0 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

The Western Region Operations commercial MCR was 84.8 percent and 85.4 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 86.3 percent for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. The 150 basis point reduction for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the 90 basis point reduction for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are primarily due to the expansion of our tailored network products resulting in lower medical costs.

The Medicare Advantage MCR in the Western Region Operations was 90.7 percent and 90.2 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 89.4 percent and 88.7 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. The Medicare PDP (stand-alone) MCR was 78.4 percent and 91.0 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 64.6 percent and 84.2 percent for the same periods in 2010. These increases are due to the adverse effect of enrollment declines.

The Medicaid MCR was 86.0 percent and 85.4 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 87.9 percent and 87.8 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. These decreases are due to an increase in the premium yield outpacing the increase in the Medicaid health care cost trend.

G&A, Selling and Interest Expenses

G&A expense in the Western Region Operations was $229.1 million and $685.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $214.3 million and $650.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. The G&A expense ratio increased from 8.7

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percent for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to 8.9 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The G&A expense ratio increased from 8.7 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to 8.8 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Selling expense in our Western Region Operations was $58.1 million and $176.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $58.3 million and $171.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. The selling costs ratio was 2.2 percent and 2.3 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with 2.4 percent and 2.3 percent for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

Interest expense was $7.8 million and $23.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared with $8.2 million and $26.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. The year over year decline is due to the retirement of our amortizing financing facility in May 2010 (see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Structure—Termination of Amortizing Financing Facility” for additional information), offset by higher borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Government Contracts Reportable Segment

On April 1, 2011, we began delivery of administrative services under our T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region. The T-3 contract was awarded to us on May 13, 2010. Under the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region, we provide administrative services to approximately 3.0 million MHS eligible beneficiaries as of September 30, 2011.

Under the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region, we provide various types of administrative services including: provider network management, referral management, medical management, disease management, enrollment, customer service, clinical support service, and claims processing. We also provide assistance in the transition into and out of the T-3 contract. These services are structured as cost reimbursement arrangements plus fees received in the form of fixed prices, fixed unit prices, and contingent fees and payments based on various incentives and penalties. We recognize revenue related to administrative services on a straight-line basis over the option period, when the fees become fixed and determinable. The T-3 members are served by our network and out-of-network providers in accordance with the T-3 contract. We pay health care costs related to these services to the providers and are later reimbursed by the DoD for such payments. Under the terms of the T-3 contract, we are not the primary obligor for health care services and accordingly, we do not include health care costs and related reimbursements in our consolidated statement of operations. The contract also includes various performance-based incentives and penalties. For each of the incentives or penalties, we adjust revenue accordingly based on the amount that we have earned or incurred at each interim date and are legally entitled to in the event of a contract termination.

As a result of the award of the T-3 contract for the TRICARE South Region, responsibility for the delivery of services for the Fort Campbell area of Kentucky and Tennessee was realigned from the TRICARE North Region to the TRICARE South Region. This realignment was expected and, as a result, effective April 1, 2012 we will no longer be responsible for servicing the approximately 116,000 eligible beneficiaries in the Fort Campbell area under our T-3 contract. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements under the heading “T-3 TRICARE Contract” for additional information on the T-3 contract. We do not believe the impact of this realignment will be material to our consolidated results of operations.

As of September 30, 2010, under our previous TRICARE contract for the North Region which expired on March 31, 2011, we provided health care services to approximately 3.1 million MHS eligible beneficiaries. Included in the 3.1 million eligible beneficiaries were 1.8 million TRICARE eligible beneficiaries for whom we provided health care and administrative services and 1.3 million other MHS eligible beneficiaries for whom we provided administrative services only.

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In addition to the beneficiaries that we service under the T-3 contract, we administer contracts with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to manage community based outpatient clinics in eight states covering approximately 18,000 enrollees and provide behavioral health services to military families under the DoD MFLC contract. Counseling services under the MFLC contract began on April 1, 2007 and are contracted through June 30, 2012. On December 13, 2010, the DoD issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the follow-on MFLC contract with an anticipated award date of August 31, 2011 and services expected to commence in March 2012, after a six month transition period. The DoD has requested an extension of all proposals into December 2011, thereby likely extending the beginning of service delivery under the new contract beyond March, 2012.

Government Contracts Segment Results

The following table summarizes the operating results for the Government Contracts segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
			(Dollars in thousands)
Government contracts revenues	$	175,845	$	860,697	$	1,221,987	$	2,522,095
Government contracts costs		127,707		813,524		1,075,808		2,395,426
Income from operations before income taxes		48,138		47,173		146,179		126,669
Income tax provision		19,509		19,332		59,239		51,877
Net income	$	28,629	$	27,841	$	86,940	$	74,792

Government contracts revenues decreased by $684.9 million, or 79.6 percent, for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and by $1.3 billion, or 51.5 percent, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods in 2010. Government contracts costs decreased by $685.8 million, or 84.3 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and by $1.3 billion, or 55.1 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods in 2010. These declines were primarily due to the impact of the new T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region, under which health care costs and related reimbursements are excluded from our consolidated statement of operations as a result of moving from a risk-based contract to a cost reimbursement plus fixed fee contract.

Northeast Operations Reportable Segment Results

The following table summarizes the operating results for the Northeast Operations segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
				(Dollars in thousands)
Health plan services premiums	$	13		$	12,962		$	2,343		$	61,147
Investment income		0			226			71			814
Administrative services fees and other income		0			0			0			46
Northeast administrative services fees and other		10,976			36,863			34,446			146,524
Total revenues		10,989			50,051			36,860			208,531
Health plan services		213			12,696			951			54,719
General and administrative		(12	)		3,872			1,705			13,716
Selling		25			754			197			2,684
Depreciation and amortization		0			74			12			134
Interest		0			0			185			0
Northeast administrative and claims services expenses		29,043			61,878			119,123			215,707
Adjustment to loss on sale of Northeast health plan subsidiaries		315			(21,457	)		(40,822	)		(29,628	)
Asset impairment		0			0			0			6,000
Total expenses		29,584			57,817			81,351			263,332
Loss from operations before income taxes		(18,595	)		(7,766	)		(44,491	)		(54,801	)
Income tax benefit		(7,236	)		(3,090	)		(22,473	)		(19,426	)
Net loss	$	(11,359	)	$	(4,676	)	$	(22,018	)	$	(35,375	)

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The Northeast Operations segment had approximately $11.0 million and $50.1 million in total revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which represent less than 1 percent and approximately 1 percent of our total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Northeast Operations segment had approximately $36.9 million and $208.5 million in total revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which represent less than 1 percent and approximately 2 percent of our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Northeast Operations segment had a pretax loss of $(18.6) million and $(44.5) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to a pretax loss of $(7.8) million and $(54.8) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by a $0.3 million unfavorable adjustment to loss on sale of our Northeast health plan subsidiaries, and a $40.8 million favorable adjustment to loss on sale of our Northeast health plan subsidiaries, respectively. Our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were impacted by a $6.0 million goodwill impairment reduced by a $29.6 million adjustment to loss on sale of our Northeast health plan subsidiaries. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the adjustment to loss on sale of our Northeast health plan subsidiaries.

The Northeast Operations segment had $13,000 and $13.0 million of health plan services premiums for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $0.2 million and $12.7 million of health plan services costs for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Northeast Operations segment had $2.3 million and $61.2 million of health plan services premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1.0 million and $54.7 million of health plan services costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The United Administrative Services Agreements terminated effective July 1, 2011, and at that time we entered into Claims Servicing Agreements pursuant to which we adjudicate run out claims and provide limited other administrative services to United and its affiliates. The revenues and expenses associated with providing services under the United Administrative Services Agreements and the Claims Servicing Agreements were $11.0 million and $29.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $34.4 million and $119.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The revenues and expenses associated with providing services under the United Administrative Services Agreements were $36.9 million and $61.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and $146.5 million and $215.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and they are shown separately in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The decreases in the revenues and expenses in the Northeast Operations segment in 2011 from 2010 reflect the ongoing run-out and wind-down of the Acquired Companies. For additional information on the United Administrative Services Agreements, the Claims Servicing Agreements and the ongoing run out and wind-down of the Acquired Companies, see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

Corporate/Other

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Costs included in health plan services costs	$	(172	)	$	0		$	(472	)	$	(21,633	)
Costs included in government contract costs		177			861			5,056			2,247
Costs included in G&A		4,563			7,771			191,501			45,825
Early debt extinguishment and related interest rate swap termination		0			0			0			8,992
Loss from operations before income taxes		(4,568	)		(8,632	)		(196,085	)		(35,431	)
Income tax benefit		(1,913	)		(3,713	)		(27,237	)		(13,936	)
Net loss	$	(2,655	)	$	(4,919	)	$	(168,848	)	$	(21,495	)

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Our Corporate/Other segment is not a business operating segment. It is added to our reportable segments to reconcile to our consolidated results. The Corporate/Other segment includes costs that are excluded from the calculation of segment pretax income because they are not managed within the reportable segments.

Our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by $4.7 million in pretax costs related to our cost management initiatives, reduced by a $0.2 million benefit from a litigation reserve true-up. Our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were impacted by a $181 million pretax charge related to the decision rendered in the AmCareco litigation and $18.7 million in pretax costs related to our cost management initiatives. See “—Consolidated Results” for more information regarding the decision rendered in the AmCareco litigation.

Our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were impacted by $8.6 million in pretax costs related to our operations strategy and other cost management initiatives. Our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were impacted by $48.0 million in pretax costs related to our operations strategy and other cost management initiatives, $9.0 million in early debt extinguishment and related interest rate swap termination costs reduced by a $21.6 million benefit from a litigation reserve true-up.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Market and Economic Conditions

The current state of the global economy and market conditions continue to be challenging with relatively high levels of unemployment, diminished business and consumer confidence, and volatility in both U.S. and international capital and credit markets. Market conditions could limit our ability to timely replace maturing liabilities or otherwise access capital markets for liquidity needs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, if our customer base experiences cash flow problems and other financial difficulties, it could, in turn, adversely impact membership in our plans. For example, our customers may modify, delay or cancel plans to purchase our products, may reduce the number of individuals to whom they provide coverage, or may make changes in the mix or products purchased from us. In addition, if our customers experience financial issues, they may not be able to pay, or may delay payment of, accounts receivable that are owed to us. Further, our customers or potential customers may force us to compete more vigorously on factors such as price and service to retain or obtain their business. A significant decline in membership in our plans and the inability of current and/or potential customers to pay their premiums as a result of unfavorable conditions may adversely affect our business, including our revenues, profitability and cash flow.

Cash and Investments

As of September 30, 2011, the fair value of our investment securities available-for-sale was $1.7 billion, which includes both current and noncurrent investments. Noncurrent investments were $2.6 million, or less than 1% of the total investments available-for-sale as of September 30, 2011. We hold high-quality fixed income securities primarily comprised of corporate bonds, mortgage-backed bonds and municipal bonds. We evaluate and determine the classification of our investments based on management’s intent. We also closely monitor the fair values of our investment holdings and regularly evaluate them for other-than-temporary impairments.

Our cash flow from investing activities is primarily impacted by the sales, maturities and purchases of our available-for-sale investment securities and restricted investments. Our investment objective is to maintain safety and preservation of principal by investing in a diversified mix of high-quality fixed-income securities, substantially all of which are investment grade, while maintaining liquidity in each portfolio sufficient to meet our cash flow requirements and attaining an expected total return on invested funds.

Our investment holdings are currently comprised of investment grade securities with an average rating of “AA-” and “Aa3” as rated by S&P and/or Moody’s, respectively. At this time, there is no indication of default on interest and/or principal payments under our holdings. We have the ability and current intent to hold to recovery

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all securities with an unrealized loss position. As of September 30, 2011, our investment portfolio included $685.1 million, or 41.3% of our portfolio holdings, of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. The majority of our mortgage-backed securities are Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae issues, and the average rating of our entire asset-backed securities is AA+/Aa1. However, any failure by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to honor the obligations under the securities they have issued or guaranteed could cause a significant decline in the value or cash flow of our mortgage-backed securities. Our investment portfolio also included $544.1 million, or 32.8% of our portfolio holdings of obligations of state and other political subdivisions as of September 30, 2011.

We had gross unrealized losses of $6.6 million as of September 30, 2011, and $14.1 million as of December 31, 2010. Included in the gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are $0.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively, related to noncurrent investments available-for-sale. We believe that these impairments are temporary and we do not intend to sell these investments. It is not likely that we will be required to sell any security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Given the current market conditions and the significant judgments involved, there is a continuing risk that further declines in fair value may occur and additional material other-than-temporary impairments may be recorded in future periods. No impairments were recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 or 2010.

Liquidity

We believe that expected cash flow from operating activities any existing cash reserves and other working capital and lines of credit are adequate to allow us to fund existing obligations, repurchase shares under our stock repurchase program, introduce new products and services, and continue to operate and develop health care-related businesses at least for the next twelve months. We regularly evaluate cash requirements for current operations and commitments, and for acquisitions and other strategic transactions. We may elect to raise additional funds for these purposes, either through issuance of debt or equity, the sale of investment securities or otherwise, as appropriate. Based on the composition and quality of our investment portfolio, our expected ability to liquidate our investment portfolio as needed, and our expected operating and financing cash flows, we do not anticipate any liquidity constraints as a result of the current credit environment. However, continued turbulence in U.S. and international markets and certain costs associated with the implementation of health care reform legislation could adversely affect our liquidity.

Our cash flow from operating activities is impacted by, among other things, the timing of collections on our amounts receivable from state and federal governments and agencies. Our receivable from CMS related to our Medicare business was $134.9 million as of September 30, 2011 and $121.0 million as of December 31, 2010. The receivable from the Department of Health Services related to our California Medicaid business was $83.2 million as of September 30, 2011 and $112.3 million as of December 31, 2010. Our receivable from the DoD relating to our current and prior contracts for the TRICARE North Region was $206.1 million as of September 30, 2011 and $266.5 million as of December 31, 2010. The timing of collection of such receivables is impacted by the government’s budget process and can extend for periods beyond a year.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we paid approximately $181 million related to the AmCareco litigation judgment with borrowings from our revolving credit facility. For additional information on the AmCareco judgment, see “—Results of Operations—Consolidated Results” above.

Operating Cash Flows

Our net cash flow provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 is as follows:

	September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010		Change 2011 over  2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	223.2	$	20.5	$	202.7

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The increase of $202.7 million in operating cash flow is primarily due to the following:

• Receipt of $293 million in Medicare prepayments, and

• $133 million from our previous TRICARE North Region contract wind-down and T-3 contract transition-in payments,

• partially offset by $181 million in payments related to the AmCareco litigation judgment.

Investing Activities

Our net cash flow provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 is as follows:

	September 30, 2011		September 30, 2010		Change 2011 over  2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Net cash provided by investing activities	$	77.9	$	3.6	$	74.3

Net cash provided by investing activities increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to an $86 million increase in cash received related to the Northeast Sale offset by a $7.1 million increase in the purchases of property and equipment and $4.6 million increase in net purchases of available-for-sale and other investments.

Financing Activities

Our net cash flow used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 is as follows:

	September 30, 2011			September 30, 2010			Change 2011 over  2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(274.9	)	$	(260.7	)	$	(14.2	)

Net cash used in financing activities increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 by $14.2 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010 due to a $131.1 million increase in stock repurchases and $115.6 million decrease in cash from customer funds administered offset by a $261.8 million net increase in borrowings.

See “—Capital Structure” below for additional information regarding our share repurchases, our revolving credit facility and the termination of our amortizing financing facility.

Capital Structure

Our debt-to-total capital ratio was 27.4 percent as of September 30, 2011 compared with 19.0 percent as of December 31, 2010. This increase was driven by a decrease in stockholders’ equity as a result of share repurchases and an increase in debt due to increased borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

Share Repurchases. On March 18, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized our 2010 stock repurchase program pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our common stock could be repurchased. We completed our 2010 stock repurchase program in April 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 4.9 million shares of our common stock for aggregate consideration of approximately $149.8 million under our 2010 stock repurchase program. As of September 30, 2011, we had repurchased an aggregate of 10.8 million shares of our common stock under our 2010 stock repurchase program since its inception in March 2010 at an average price of $27.80 per share for aggregate consideration of $300.0 million.

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On May 4, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized our 2011 stock repurchase program pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our outstanding common stock could be repurchased. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 5,173,700 shares and 6,043,700 shares, respectively, of our common stock for aggregate consideration of approximately $125.8 million and $152.9 million, respectively, under our 2011 stock repurchase program. The remaining authorization under our 2011 stock repurchase program as of September 30, 2011 was $147.1 million. For additional information on our 2010 stock repurchase program and 2011 stock repurchase program, see Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

Under the Company’s various stock option and long-term incentive plans, employees and non-employee directors may elect for the Company to withhold shares to satisfy minimum statutory federal, state and local tax withholding and/or exercise price obligations, as applicable, arising from the exercise of stock options. For certain other equity awards, the Company has the right to withhold shares to satisfy any tax obligations for employees that may be required to be withheld or paid in connection with such equity award, including any tax obligation arising on the vesting date. These repurchases were not part of either of our stock repurchase programs.

The following table presents monthly information related to repurchases of our common stock, including shares withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholdings and exercise price obligations as of September 30, 2011:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (a)			Average Price Paid per Share		Total Price Paid		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (b), (c)		Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs (b), (c)
January 1—January 31		1,211,977	(d)	$	28.31	$	34,315,821		1,211,720	$	115,497,448
February 1—February 28		1,330,412	(d)		29.95		39,847,861		587,890	$	97,853,713
March 1—March 31		1,714,865	(d)		30.73		52,705,924		1,713,100	$	45,203,916
April 1—April 30		1,401,031			32.26		45,203,895		1,401,031	$	0
May 1—May 31		210,000			31.41		6,595,827		210,000	$	293,404,173
June 1—June 30		660,083	(d)		31.05		20,493,637		660,000	$	272,913,180
July 1—July 31		601,711	(d)		30.67		18,451,871		600,000	$	254,512,389
August 1—August 31		2,886,993	(d)		22.80		65,837,276		2,885,800	$	188,702,874
September 1—September 30		1,688,787	(d)		24.66		41,650,466		1,687,900	$	147,074,210
		11,705,859	(d)		27.77	$	325,102,578		10,957,441

(a) During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock outside our publicly announced stock repurchase program, except shares withheld in connection with our various stock option and long-term incentive plans.

(b) On March 18, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized our 2010 stock repurchase program, pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our common stock could be repurchased. The 2010 stock repurchase program was completed in April 2011.

(c) On May 4, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized our 2011 stock repurchase program, pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our common stock can be repurchased. Our 2011 stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date. Accordingly, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we did not have any repurchase program that expired or was terminated, other than our 2010 stock repurchase program, and we did not terminate any repurchase program prior to its expiration date.

(d) Includes shares withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding and/or exercise price obligations arising from the vesting and/or exercise of RSUs, stock options and other equity awards.

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Revolving Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2011, $145.0 million was outstanding under our $900 million five-year unsecured revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and the other lenders party thereto, and the maximum amount available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility was $694.8 million (see “—Letters of Credit” below). The revolving credit facility was scheduled to mature on June 25, 2012. Due to the refinancing of our revolving credit facility as described below, we have classified the balance outstanding as of September 30, 2011 as long-term debt.

In October 2011, we entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, which includes a $400 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for swing line loans (which sublimits may be increased in connection with any increase in the credit facility described below). In addition, we have the ability from time to time to increase the new credit facility by up to an additional $200 million in the aggregate, subject to the receipt of additional commitments. We utilized proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the new credit facility to refinance our obligations under our previous revolving credit facility.

The interest rate payable on the new credit facility is based on the consolidated leverage ratio of the Company as defined in the new credit facility; however, until the Company delivers a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the Company will pay, at the Company’s option, either (a) the base rate (which is a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent, (ii) Bank of America, N.A.’s “prime rate” and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the new credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points or (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points. Following the Company’s delivery of a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the applicable margins are subject to adjustment according to our consolidated leverage ratio, as specified in the new credit facility.

Our new revolving credit facility includes, among other customary terms and conditions, limitations (subject to specified exclusions) on our and our subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt; create liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations and acquisitions; sell or transfer assets; enter into agreements which restrict the ability to pay dividends or make or repay loans or advances; make investments, loans, and advances; engage in transactions with affiliates; and make dividends. In addition, we are required to be in compliance at the end of each fiscal quarter with a specified consolidated leverage ratio and consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio.

Our new revolving credit facility contains customary events of default, including nonpayment of principal or other amounts when due; breach of covenants; inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross-default and/or cross-acceleration to other indebtedness of the Company or our subsidiaries in excess of $50 million; certain ERISA-related events; noncompliance by the Company or any of our subsidiaries with any material term or provision of the HMO Regulations or Insurance Regulations (as each such term is defined in the new credit facility) in a manner that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect; certain voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy events; inability to pay debts; undischarged, uninsured judgments greater than $50 million against the Company and/or our subsidiaries which are not stayed within 60 days; actual or asserted invalidity of any loan document; and a change of control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing under the new revolving credit facility, the lenders thereunder may, among other things, terminate their obligations under the facility and require us to repay all amounts owed thereunder.

Letters of Credit

Pursuant to the terms of each of our previous revolving credit facility and our new revolving credit facility, we can obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount of $400 million and the maximum amount available for borrowing is reduced by the dollar amount of any outstanding letters of credit. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had outstanding letters of credit of $60.2 million and $249.1 million, respectively,

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resulting in a maximum amount available for borrowing under our previous revolving credit facility of $694.8 million and $650.9 million, respectively. As of November 2, 2011, we had $220.0 million in borrowings outstanding under our new revolving credit facility.

Termination of Amortizing Financing Facility. On May 26, 2010, we terminated our five-year non-interest bearing, $175 million amortizing financing facility with a non-U.S. lender that we entered into on December 19, 2007 by exercising our option to call the facility. We paid a total of $116.8 million to retire the facility, which included the outstanding balance of $113.8 million and a $3.0 million call premium. We used a combination of a $100 million draw on our revolving credit facility and operating cash to repay our amortizing financing facility.

Senior Notes. We have issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “Senior Notes”). The indenture governing the Senior Notes limits our ability to incur certain liens, or consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets. In the event of the occurrence of both (1) a change of control of Health Net, Inc. and (2) a below investment grade rating by any two of Fitch, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, within a specified period, we will be required to make an offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. As of September 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

The Senior Notes may be redeemed in whole at any time or in part from time to time, prior to maturity at our option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

• 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes then outstanding to be redeemed; or

• the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Senior Notes to be redeemed (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable treasury rate plus 30 basis points

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the redemption date.

Each of the following will be an Event of Default under the indenture governing the Senior Notes:

• failure to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment is due and payable; provided that an extension of an interest payment period by us in accordance with the terms of the Senior Notes shall not constitute a failure to pay interest;

• failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on any note when due, either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise;

• failure to perform any other covenant or agreement in the notes or indenture for a period of 60 days after notice that performance was required;

• (A) our failure or the failure of any of our subsidiaries to pay indebtedness for money we borrowed or any of our subsidiaries borrowed in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million, at the later of final maturity and the expiration of any related applicable grace period and such defaulted payment shall not have been made, waived or extended within 30 days after notice or (B) acceleration of the maturity of indebtedness for money we borrowed or any of our subsidiaries borrowed in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million, if that acceleration results from a default under the instrument giving rise to or securing such indebtedness for money borrowed and such indebtedness has not been discharged in full or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled within 30 days after notice; or

• events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our Company.

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Statutory Capital Requirements

Certain of our subsidiaries must comply with minimum capital and surplus requirements under applicable state laws and regulations, and must have adequate reserves for claims. Management believes that as of September 30, 2011, all of our active health plans and insurance subsidiaries met their respective regulatory requirements in all material respects.

By law, regulation and governmental policy, our health plan and insurance subsidiaries, which we refer to as our regulated subsidiaries, are required to maintain minimum levels of statutory capital and surplus or net worth. The minimum statutory capital and surplus or net worth requirements differ by state and are generally based on balances established by statute, a percentage of annualized premium revenue, a percentage of annualized health care costs, or risk-based capital (“RBC”) or tangible net equity (“TNE”) requirements. The RBC requirements are based on guidelines established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The RBC formula, which calculates asset risk, underwriting risk, credit risk, business risk and other factors, generates the authorized control level (“ACL”), which represents the minimum amount of net worth believed to be required to support the regulated entity’s business. For states in which the RBC requirements have been adopted, the regulated entity typically must maintain the greater of the Company Action Level RBC, calculated as 200% of the ACL, or the minimum statutory net worth requirement calculated pursuant to pre-RBC guidelines. Because our regulated subsidiaries are also subject to their state regulators’ overall oversight authority, some of our subsidiaries are required to maintain minimum capital and surplus in excess of the RBC requirement, even though RBC has been adopted in their states of domicile. Historically, we generally managed our aggregate regulated subsidiary capital above 300% of ACL, although RBC standards are not yet applicable to all of our regulated subsidiaries. At September 30, 2011, our aggregate regulated subsidiary capital was approximately 400% of ACL.

Under the California Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, as amended (“Knox-Keene”), certain of our California subsidiaries must comply with TNE requirements. Under these Knox-Keene TNE requirements, actual net worth less unsecured receivables and intangible assets must be more than the greater of (i) a fixed minimum amount, (ii) a minimum amount based on premiums or (iii) a minimum amount based on health care expenditures, excluding capitated amounts. In addition, certain of our California subsidiaries have made certain undertakings to the Department of Managed Health Care to restrict dividends and loans to affiliates, to the extent that the payment of such would reduce such entities’ TNE below 130% of the minimum requirement, or reduce the cash-to-claims ratio below 1:1. At September 30, 2011, all of the subsidiaries subject to the TNE requirements and the undertakings to the Department of Managed Health Care exceeded the minimum requirements.

As necessary, we make contributions to and issue standby letters of credit on behalf of our subsidiaries to meet RBC or other statutory capital requirements under state laws and regulations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we made no such capital contributions. In addition, we made no capital contributions to any of our subsidiaries to meet RBC or other statutory capital requirements under state laws and regulations thereafter through November 2, 2011.

Legislation has been or may be enacted in certain states in which our subsidiaries operate imposing substantially increased minimum capital and/or statutory deposit requirements for HMOs in such states. Such statutory deposits may only be drawn upon under limited circumstances relating to the protection of policyholders.

As a result of the above requirements and other regulatory requirements, certain subsidiaries are subject to restrictions on their ability to make dividend payments, loans or other transfers of cash to their parent companies. Such restrictions, unless amended or waived or unless regulatory approval is granted, limit the use of any cash generated by these subsidiaries to pay our obligations. The maximum amount of dividends that can be paid by our insurance company subsidiaries without prior approval of the applicable state insurance departments is subject to restrictions relating to statutory surplus, statutory income and unassigned surplus.

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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Pursuant to Item 303(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, we identified our known contractual obligations as of December 31, 2010 in our Form 10-K and identified additional significant contractual obligations in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, there were no significant changes to our contractual obligations as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs.

In October 2011, we entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, and utilized proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the new credit facility to refinance our obligations under our previous revolving credit facility. Amounts outstanding under our new revolving credit facility will bear variable interest rates as specified in the new revolving credit facility. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Structure—Revolving Credit Facility” for additional information. Our contractual obligations under the new revolving credit facility as of November 2, 2011 were as follows:

	October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011		2012		2013		2014		2015		Thereafter		Total
	(Dollars in Millions)
Draw on revolving credit facility (1)	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	220.0	$	220.0
Interest on revolving credit facility (1)		0.9		6.4		5.1		7.1		8.9		8.4		36.8

(1) See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Structure—Revolving Credit Facility.”

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As of September 30, 2011, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

In our Form 10-K, we identified the critical accounting policies, which affect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in preparing our consolidated financial statements. Those policies include revenue recognition, health care costs, reserves for contingent liabilities, amounts receivable or payable under government contracts, goodwill and recoverability of long-lived assets and investments, income taxes and the consolidation of variable interest entities. We have not changed existing policies from those previously disclosed in our Form 10-K. Our critical accounting policy on estimating reserves for claims and other settlements and the quantification of the sensitivity of financial results to reasonably possible changes in the underlying assumptions used in such estimation as of September 30, 2011 is discussed below. There were no other significant changes to the critical accounting estimates as disclosed in our Form 10-K.

Reserves for claims and other settlements include reserves for claims (IBNR and received but unprocessed claims), and other liabilities including capitation payable, shared risk settlements, provider disputes, provider incentives and other reserves for our Western Region Operations reporting segment.

We estimate the amount of our reserves for claims primarily by using standard actuarial developmental methodologies. This method is also known as the chain-ladder or completion factor method. The developmental method estimates reserves for claims based upon the historical lag between the month when services are rendered and the month claims are paid while taking into consideration, among other things, expected medical cost inflation, seasonal patterns, product mix, benefit plan changes and changes in membership. A key component of

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the developmental method is the completion factor, which is a measure of how complete the claims paid to date are relative to the estimate of the claims for services rendered for a given period. While the completion factors are reliable and robust for older service periods, they are more volatile and less reliable for more recent periods since a large portion of health care claims are not submitted to us until several months after services have been rendered. Accordingly, for the most recent months, the incurred claims are estimated from a trend analysis based on per member per month claims trends developed from the experience in preceding months. This method is applied consistently year over year while assumptions may be adjusted to reflect changes in medical cost inflation, seasonal patterns, product mix, benefit plan changes and changes in membership.

An extensive degree of actuarial judgment is used in this estimation process, considerable variability is inherent in such estimates, and the estimates are highly sensitive to changes in medical claims submission and payment patterns and medical cost trends. As such, the completion factors and the claims per member per month trend factor are the most significant factors used in estimating our reserves for claims. Since a large portion of the reserves for claims is attributed to the most recent months, the estimated reserves for claims are highly sensitive to these factors. The following table illustrates the sensitivity of these factors and the estimated potential impact on our operating results caused by these factors:

Completion Factor (a) Percentage-point Increase (Decrease) in Factor	Western Region Operations Health Plan Services (Decrease) Increase in Reserves for Claims
2%	$(45.1) million
1%	$(23.0) million
(1)%	$23.8 million
(2)%	$48.6 million
Medical Cost Trend (b) Percentage-point Increase (Decrease) in Factor	Western Region Operations Health Plan Services Increase (Decrease) in Reserves for Claims
2%	$25.4 million
1%	$12.7 million
(1)%	$(12.7) million
(2)%	$(25.4) million

(a) Impact due to change in completion factor for the most recent three months. Completion factors indicate how complete claims paid to date are in relation to the estimate of total claims for a given period. Therefore, an increase in the completion factor percent results in a decrease in the remaining estimated reserves for claims.

(b) Impact due to change in annualized medical cost trend used to estimate the per member per month cost for the most recent three months.

Other relevant factors include exceptional situations that might require judgmental adjustments in setting the reserves for claims, such as system conversions, processing interruptions or changes, environmental changes or other factors. All of these factors are used in estimating reserves for claims and are important to our reserve methodology in trending the claims per member per month for purposes of estimating the reserves for the most recent months. In developing our best estimate of reserves for claims, we consistently apply the principles and methodology described above from year to year, while also giving due consideration to the potential variability of these factors. Because reserves for claims include various actuarially developed estimates, our actual health care services expense may be more or less than our previously developed estimates. Claims processing expenses are also accrued based on an estimate of expenses necessary to process such claims. Such reserves are continually monitored and reviewed, with any adjustments reflected in current operations.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to interest rate and market risk primarily due to our investing and borrowing activities. Market risk generally represents the risk of loss that may result from the potential change in the value of a financial instrument as a result of fluctuations in interest rates and/or market conditions and in equity prices. Interest rate risk is a consequence of maintaining variable interest rate earning investments and fixed rate liabilities or fixed income investments and variable rate liabilities. We are exposed to interest rate risks arising from changes in the level or volatility of interest rates, prepayment speeds and/or the shape and slope of the yield curve. In addition, we are exposed to the risk of loss related to changes in credit spreads. Credit spread risk arises from the potential that changes in an issuer’s credit rating or credit perception may affect the value of financial instruments. We believe that no material changes to any of these risks have occurred since December 31, 2010.

For a more detailed discussion of our market risks relating to these activities, refer to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, included in our Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon the evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of such period.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

A description of the legal proceedings to which the Company and its subsidiaries are a party is contained under the heading “Legal Proceedings” in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or future results. The risks described in the Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and this Form 10-Q, are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may materially adversely affect our business, cash flows, financial condition and/or results of operations. The risk factors set forth below update, and should be read together with, the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item IA. of the Form 10-K.

The reimbursement rates we receive from federal and state governments relating to our government health care coverage programs are subject to risk.

Approximately 50% of our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 relate to federal, state and local government health care coverage programs, such as TRICARE, Medicare and Medicaid programs. These programs involve certain risks, as described in Item 1.A. Risk Factors “—A significant reduction in revenues from the government programs in which we participate could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.”

In addition, on October 27, 2011, CMS approved certain elements of California’s 2011-2012 budget proposals to reduce Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates as authorized by California Assembly Bill 97 (“AB 97”). The elements approved by CMS include a 10 percent reduction in a number of provider reimbursement rates. The California Department of Health Care Services has preliminarily indicated that the Medi-Cal managed care rate reductions could be effective retroactive to July 1, 2011. While there is uncertainty regarding the implementation of AB 97 and the immediate effect of the recently approved elements on the Company is unclear, we believe that the approved reductions in provider payments will result in a premium reduction from the Medi-Cal business conducted in our California health plan. In addition, our ability to obtain health care cost recoveries from providers relating to any implemented rate cuts could affect the financial results of our California health plan. However, due to the uncertainty regarding the final implementation of AB 97, we cannot reasonably estimate the range of reductions in premiums and/or related health care cost recoveries that may result in connection with AB 97.

Furthermore, on August 2, 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011 was enacted in order to increase the federal government’s debt limit and reduce the federal deficit. The Budget Control Act establishes a twelve-member joint committee of Congress known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “Joint Select Committee”). The Joint Select Committee is tasked with proposing legislation to reduce the United States federal deficit by $1.5 trillion for fiscal years 2012-2021. Reductions in Medicare and Medicaid spending could be included as part of these deficit reduction measures. If the Joint Select Committee does not pass such legislation by December 23, 2011, approximately $1.2 trillion in domestic and defense spending reductions will automatically begin on January 1, 2013 and will be split evenly between domestic and defense spending. Medicare would be subject to these automatic spending reductions, subject to a 2% cap. All parts of the Medicare program, including Medicare Advantage, would be subject to these cuts, but it is unclear at this time how they would be applied. If Medicare reimbursement rates from the federal government are cut, it could have an adverse impact on our Medicare business. For additional information on the risks associated with our Medicare program, see “Item 1.A. Risk Factors—Medicare programs represent a significant portion of our business and are subject to risk.”

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If we fail to comply with requirements relating to patient privacy and information security, including taking steps to ensure that our business associates who obtain access to sensitive patient information maintain the privacy and security of such information, our reputation and business operations could be materially adversely affected.

The collection, maintenance, use, disclosure and disposal of individually identifiable data by our businesses are regulated at the federal and state levels. Despite the security measures we have in place to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, our facilities and systems, and those of our third party vendors and service providers, are vulnerable to security incidents including computer hacking, breaches, acts of vandalism or theft, computer viruses or other forms of cyber attack, misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors or other similar events. For example, in January 2011, we were notified by a third party vendor that certain of our server drives could not be accounted for in connection with the migration of our data center to a facility owned and operated by our third party vendor. We subsequently commenced an investigation of the contents of the unaccounted for server drives, including a detailed forensic review by computer experts, and determined that certain of these unaccounted for drives contain personal health information (PHI) and other personally identifiable information relating to certain individuals. We reported the loss to authorities and notified affected individuals. This matter is under review by various regulatory authorities. In addition, we, and our third party vendor, are currently party to various putative class action lawsuits brought in federal and state courts on behalf of individuals who claim to be affected by this incident. See “Item 1.A. Risk Factors—We face risks related to litigation, which, if resolved unfavorably, could result in substantial penalties and/or monetary damages, including punitive damages. In addition, we incur material expenses in the defense of litigation and our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and/or liquidity could be adversely affected if litigation expenses are greater than we project” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 for additional information about these actions and the associated risks.

A party, whether internal or external, that is able to circumvent our security systems could, among other things, misappropriate or misuse sensitive or confidential information (including but not limited to PHI and other member information), user information or other proprietary information, cause significant interruptions in our operations and cause all or portions of our website to be unavailable. In the past, parties have attempted to circumvent our security systems and we have experienced attacks on our systems such as disruptive internet requests being targeted at us. While we currently expend significant resources to protect against cyber attacks and security breaches and have no evidence to suggest that such attacks have resulted in a breach of our systems, we may need to expend additional significant resources in the future to continue to protect against potential security breaches or to address problems caused by such attacks or any breach of our systems. Further, any reductions in the availability of our website could impair our ability to conduct our business and adversely impact our members during the occurrence of any such incident. Because the techniques used to circumvent security systems can be highly sophisticated and change frequently, often are not recognized until launched against a target and may originate from less regulated and remote areas around the world, we may be unable to proactively address these techniques or to implement adequate preventive measures.

Noncompliance with any privacy laws or any security incident or breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized use or disclosure of sensitive or confidential member information, whether by us, one of our business associates or another third party, could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition and results of operations, including but not limited to: material fines and penalties; compensatory, special, punitive, and statutory damages; litigation; consent orders regarding our privacy and security practices; requirements that we provide notices, credit monitoring services and/or credit restoration services to impacted individuals; adverse actions against our licenses to do business; and injunctive relief. Additionally, the costs incurred to remediate any data security incident could be substantial.

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Our businesses are subject to laws and significant government rules and regulations, which increases our cost of doing business and could impact our financial performance by restricting our ability to conduct business or adversely affecting our ability to grow our businesses.

Our businesses are subject to extensive federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, financial requirements, licensing requirements, enrollment requirements and periodic examinations by governmental agencies. These laws, rules, and regulations are generally intended to benefit and protect providers and health plan members rather than stockholders of managed health care companies such as Health Net. The laws, rules, and regulations governing our business and interpretations of those laws, rules, and regulations are subject to frequent change. Broad latitude is given to the agencies administering these laws, rules, and regulations to interpret them and to impose substantial fines or restrict our ability to do business when they believe violations have occurred. Regulatory agencies, such as the California Department of Managed Health Care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights and state departments of insurance, have imposed substantial fines and/or penalties against us and restricted our business activities in the past, and may impose substantial fines and/or penalties against us and restrict our business activities in the future if they determine that we have not complied with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. For example, effective November 2010, CMS imposed sanctions against us suspending the marketing to and enrollment of new members into all of our Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug and stand-alone PDP plans. For additional information on the suspension of our Medicare marketing and enrollment activities, see “Item 1.A. Risk Factors—Federal and state audits, reviews and investigations of us and our subsidiaries could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition and cash flows.” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. As we have members in various states across the country and are therefore subject to the regulatory oversight of multiple jurisdictions, we have been in the past, and could be in the future, subject to fines and/or penalties imposed by multiple regulatory agencies relating to the same incident. Existing or future laws, rules, and regulations could force us to change how we do business and may restrict our revenue and/or enrollment growth, increase our health care and administrative costs, and/or increase our exposure to liability with respect to members, providers or others. See “Part I, Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Health Care Reform Legislation” and “—The reimbursement rates we receive from federal and state governments relating to our government health care coverage programs are subject to risk.” Further, individual Health Net associates may violate these laws, rules, and regulations, notwithstanding our internal policies and compliance programs. See “Item 1.A. Risk Factors—If we fail to comply with requirements relating to patient privacy and information security, including taking steps to ensure that our business associates who obtain access to sensitive patient information maintain the privacy and security of such information, our reputation and business operations could be materially adversely affected.” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Our HMO and insurance subsidiaries are subject to regulations relating to cash reserves, minimum net worth, premium rates, approval of policy language and benefits, appeals and grievances with respect to benefit determinations, provider contracting, utilization management, issuance and termination of policies, claims payment practices and a wide variety of other regulations relating to the development and operation of health plans. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to obtain or maintain required governmental approvals or licenses, or that legislative or regulatory changes will not have a material adverse effect on us.

As a federal and state government contractor, we are subject to U.S. and state government oversight. The government may ask about and investigate our business practices and audit our compliance with applicable rules and regulations. Depending on the results of those audits and investigations, the government could make claims against us. Under government procurement regulations and practices, a negative determination resulting from such claims could result in a contractor being fined, debarred and/or suspended from being able to bid on, or be awarded, new government contracts for a period of time. In addition, we are subject to state and federal false claims laws that generally prohibit the submission of false claims for reimbursement or payment to government agencies. We are also subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar worldwide anti-corruption laws, including the U.K. Bribery

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Act of 2010, which generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Courts have imposed substantial fines and penalties against companies found to have violated these laws. We are also exposed to other risks associated with U.S. and state government contracting, including dependence upon Congressional or legislative appropriation and allotment of funds. In addition, delays in obtaining, or failure to obtain or maintain, governmental approvals, or moratoria imposed by regulatory authorities, could adversely affect our revenue or the number of our members, increase costs or adversely affect our ability to bring new products to market as forecasted.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(c) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

On March 18, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized our 2010 stock repurchase program, pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our common stock could be repurchased. Our 2010 stock repurchase program was completed in April 2011. On May 4, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized our 2011 stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $300 million of our outstanding common stock. The remaining authorization under our 2011 stock repurchase program as of September 30, 2011 was $147.1 million.

Under the Company’s various stock option and long-term incentive plans, employees and non-employee directors may elect for the Company to withhold shares to satisfy minimum statutory federal, state and local tax withholding and/or exercise price obligations, as applicable, arising from the exercise of stock options. For certain other equity awards, the Company has the right to withhold shares to satisfy any tax obligations for employees that may be required to be withheld or paid in connection with such equity awards, including any tax obligation arising on the vesting date.

A description of our 2010 and 2011 stock repurchase programs and tabular disclosure of the information required under this Item 2 is contained in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Part I— “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Structure—Share Repurchases.”

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. [Removed and Reserved.]

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

Exhibit Number	Description
*10.1	Credit Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2011, by and among Health Net, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the other lenders party thereto from time to time (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 28, 2011).
*10.2	Amendment No. 01 to Services Agreement, dated and effective as of August 19, 2008, between Health Net, Inc. and International Business Machines Corporation, a copy of which is filed herewith.
*10.3	Amendment No. 02 to Services Agreement, dated and effective as of August 19, 2008, between Health Net, Inc. and International Business Machines Corporation, a copy of which is filed herewith.
*10.4	Amendment No. 3 to Master Agreement, effective as of April 25, 2011, between Health Net, Inc. and International Business Machines Corporation, a copy of which is filed herewith.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a copy of which is filed herewith.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a copy of which is filed herewith.
32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a copy of which is filed herewith.
**101	The following materials from Health Net, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (2) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, (3) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (4) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and (5) Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

* This exhibit has been redacted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files referenced in Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		HEALTH NET, INC. (REGISTRANT)
Date: November 8, 2011	By:	/s/    JOSEPH C. CAPEZZA
		Joseph C. Capezza
		Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
*10.1	Credit Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2011, by and among Health Net, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the other lenders party thereto from time to time (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 28, 2011).
*10.2	Amendment No. 01 to Services Agreement, dated and effective as of August 19, 2008, between Health Net, Inc. and International Business Machines Corporation, a copy of which is filed herewith.
*10.3	Amendment No. 02 to Services Agreement, dated and effective as of August 19, 2008, between Health Net, Inc. and International Business Machines Corporation, a copy of which is filed herewith.
*10.4	Amendment No. 3 to Master Agreement, effective as of April 25, 2011, between Health Net, Inc. and International Business Machines Corporation, a copy of which is filed herewith.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a copy of which is filed herewith.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a copy of which is filed herewith.
32	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a copy of which is filed herewith.
**101	The following materials from Health Net, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (1) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (2) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, (3) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, (4) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and (5) Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

* This exhibit has been redacted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files referenced in Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

“***” = CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

Amendment No. 01 to Services Agreement

The terms and conditions of that certain Services Agreement dated August 19, 2008, by and between Health Net, Inc. (“Health Net”) and International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”), herein referred to as the “Agreement” shall be further amended as set forth in this amendment dated and effective as of August 19, 2008 (“Amendment No. 01”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Health Net and IBM hereby agree as follows:

1. GENERAL

The Parties wish to effect an update to Schedule E (Transitioned Employees) to reflect changes in the compensation for Transitioned Employees to provide a salary guarantee period.

2. CHANGES TO SCHEDULE E (TRANSITIONED EMPLOYEES)

Schedule E (Transitioned Employees) is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 3.4 (Compensation) is amended by inserting the following subsection (c):

(c) The annualized base salary of those Transitioned Employees shall not be reduced during the first ***after their Transfer Date.

Except for the modifications set forth herein, all of the other terms and conditions of the Agreement (including its Schedules and Exhibits) remain in full force and effect. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS AMENDMENT NO. 01 AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS HEREOF.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Health Net and IBM have each caused this Amendment No. 01 to the Agreement to be signed and delivered by its duly authorized officer.

HEALTH NET, INC. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Signed: /s/ Jeffery R. Flynn                 Signed: /s/ Fernando A. Morgan                

Name (Print): Jeffery R. Flynn Name (Print): Fernando A. Morgan

Title: Vice President Title: Sr. PE, IBM

Date: 10/7/08 Date: 9/18/2008

Amendment No. 01 to Health Net/IBM Services Agreement Page 1 of 1 Final Execution Copy

HEALTH NET AND IBM CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY. DO NOT COPY. DO NOT DISSEMINATE.

EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

“***” = CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

Amendment No. 02 to Services Agreement

The terms and conditions of that certain Services Agreement dated August 19, 2008, by and between Health Net, Inc. (“Health Net”) and International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”), herein referred to as the “Agreement” shall be further amended as set forth in this amendment dated and effective as of August 19, 2008 (“Amendment No. 02”). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Health Net and IBM hereby agree as follows:

1. GENERAL

The Parties wish to effect an amendment to Section 9.3(c)(iii), Taxes, in the General Terms and Conditions of the Agreement to make the final subclause (iii) within that section effective after June 30, 2009. IBM and Health Net acknowledge the complexities associated with the billing calculations for tax compliance, specifically regarding the voice and data elements of the Services. Both Parties agree that reasonable efforts are being taken on behalf of both Parties to ensure tax invoicing compliance as soon as possible. As a result of AT&T’s circuit migration not being complete and the occurrence of other events generally affecting certain tax calculations, both Parties agree that the timely invoicing of taxes will not be required until after June 30, 2009.

2. CHANGES TO THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Section 9.3 (Taxes)(c)(iii) of the General Terms and Conditions of the Agreement is hereby amended by:

a. deleting the following clause in its entirety:

Health Net shall be responsible for any sales, use, excise, value-added, services, consumption or other tax existing as of the Effective Date that is assessed on the provision of the Services as a whole, or on any particular Service by any governmental or taxing authority within the United States; provided, however, that (i) Supplier invoices reflect on a current basis (and in any event before any such tax becomes due and payable) the amount of any such tax in each jurisdiction and the taxable Services to which such tax relates, (iii) if Supplier fails to reflect on its invoice any such tax on a current basis, Supplier shall be financially responsible for any penalties and interest assessed by the taxing authority with respect to such tax, and (iii) if Supplier fails to reflect any such tax on a Supplier invoice within *** days after such tax should have been invoiced, Supplier shall be financially responsible for the full amount of such tax, including any penalties and interest. Subject to Health Net’s right to terminate the Agreement relating to taxes set forth in Section 16.1(h), Health Net shall bear the responsibility for any sales, use, excise, value-added, services, consumption or other tax becoming applicable during the Term (or that is increased during the Term) that is assessed on the provision of the Services as a whole, or on any

Amendment No. 02 to Health Net/IBM Services Agreement Page 1 of 2

HEALTH NET AND IBM CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY. DO NOT COPY. DO NOT DISSEMINATE.

particular Service by any governmental or taxing authority within the United States (subject to items (i)-(ii) above).

and

b. replacing it with the following new clause:

(iii) Health Net shall be responsible for any sales, use, excise, value-added, services, consumption or other tax existing as of the Effective Date that is assessed on the provision of the Services as a whole, or on any particular Service by any governmental or taxing authority within the United States; provided, however, that (i) Supplier invoices reflect on a current basis (and in any event before any such tax becomes due and payable) the amount of any such tax in each jurisdiction and the taxable Services to which such tax relates, (ii) if Supplier fails to reflect on its invoice any such tax on a current basis, Supplier shall be financially responsible for any penalties and interest assessed by the taxing authority with respect to such tax, and (iii) if, after June 30, 2009, Supplier fails to reflect any such tax on a Supplier invoice within *** days after such tax should have been invoiced, Supplier shall be financially responsible for the full amount of such tax, including any penalties and interest. Subject to Health Net’s right to terminate the Agreement relating to taxes set forth in Section 16.1(h), Health Net shall bear the responsibility for any sales, use, excise, value-added services, consumption or other tax becoming applicable during the term (or that is increased during the Term) that is assessed on the provision of the Services as a whole, or on any particular Service by any governmental or taxing authority within the United States (subject to items (i)-(ii) (iii) above).

Except for the modifications set forth herein, all of the other terms and conditions of the Agreement (including its Schedules and Exhibits) remain in full force and effect. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS AMENDMENT NO. 02 AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS HEREOF.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Health Net and IBM have each caused this Amendment No. 02 to the Agreement to be signed and delivered by its duly authorized officer.

HEALTH NET, INC.	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Signed:   /s/ Roberta Stocker	Signed:   /s/ Fernando A. Morgan
Name (Print):  Roberta Stocker	Name (Print):   Fernando A. Morgan
Title:   Director, IT Governance	Title:   Sr PE IBM
Date:   4/22/09	Date:   4/22/2009

Amendment No. 02 to Health Net/IBM Services Agreement Page 2 of 2

HEALTH NET AND IBM CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY. DO NOT COPY. DO NOT DISSEMINATE.

EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

“***” = CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY

FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

Final Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO

MASTER AGREEMENT

This Amendment Number 3 (“Amendment 3”), effective as of April 25, 2011 (the “Amendment 3 Effective Date”), is between Health Net, Inc. (“Health Net”), and International Business Machines Corporation (“Supplier”) (each, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”). Defined terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as in the Agreement unless otherwise specifically defined herein. This Amendment 3 is made with reference to the following:

Background

A. Master Agreement. The Parties entered into a Master Agreement dated August 19, 2008 (the “Agreement”), as modified from time to time, pursuant to which Supplier provides certain business process outsourcing services to Health Net; and

B. Modification. The Parties now desire to modify the Agreement pursuant to this Amendment 3 with respect to the Service Levels, changing the definition of Amount-at-Risk and certain Service Level metrics.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, agreements and other undertakings set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

Changes

1. Effective January 1, 2010, Section 2.1(a) of Schedule B (Service Levels) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Amount at Risk” means an amount equal to *** percent (***%) of the aggregate monthly charges payable by Health Net under this Agreement excluding: ***.

2. For the period of January 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, Exhibit B-1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Exhibit B-1 attached hereto as Attachment 1 to Amendment 3.

3. Effective November 1, 2010, Exhibit B-1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Exhibit B-1 attached hereto as Attachment 2 to Amendment 3.

4. Effective November 1, 2010, Section 1.3(a)(ii)(B) of Exhibit B-2 (Formula Definitions) is deleted in its entirety.

5. Except as amended and modified by this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment may not be modified except in writing signed by both Parties hereto. This Amendment, the Agreement and exhibits and schedules thereto constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained therein and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements between the Parties, whether oral or written, concerning the subject matter contained herein. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS AMENDMENT AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS HEREOF.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto by their duly authorized representatives executed this Amendment to be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.

Health Net/ IBM Confidential Amendment 3 effect. 04252011   B-1 - 1

Final Execution Version

Health Net, Inc.		International Business Machines Corporation
By:	/s/     David R. Moffitt	By:	/s/     Lisa Kogovsek
Print Name:	David R. Moffitt	Print Name:	Lisa Kogovsek
Title:	SR Sourcing Manager	Title:	IBM PE
Date:	5/19/2011	Date:	6/8/2011

Health Net/ IBM Confidential Amendment 3 effect. 04252011   B-1 - 2

ATTACHMENT 1 TO AMENDMENT 3

Exhibit B-1

Service Levels

Effective January 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010

***

Health Net/ IBM Confidential

Amendment 3 effect. 04252011

ATTACHMENT 2 TO AMENDMENT 3

Exhibit B-1

Service Levels

Effective November 1, 2010

***

Exhibit B-1

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Jay M. Gellert, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Health Net, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 8, 2011	/s/    JAY M. GELLERT
	Jay M. Gellert
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Joseph C. Capezza, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Health Net, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 8, 2011	/s/    JOSEPH  C. CAPEZZA
	Joseph C. Capezza
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

Certification of CEO and CFO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Health Net, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Jay M. Gellert, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Joseph C. Capezza, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    JAY M. GELLERT        

Jay M. Gellert

Chief Executive Officer

November 8, 2011

/s/    JOSEPH C. CAPEZZA        

Joseph C. Capezza

Chief Financial Officer

November 8, 2011

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 376,336	$ 350,138
Investments-available-for-sale (amortized cost: 2011-$1,636,232, 2010-$1,653,502)	1,656,895	1,663,218
Premiums receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts (2011-$3,180, 2010-$6,613)	276,995	298,892
Amounts receivable under government contracts	206,113	266,456
Incurred but not reported (IBNR) health care costs receivable under TRICARE North contract	0	284,247
Other receivables	169,438	136,323
Deferred taxes	54,850	45,769
Other assets	212,747	182,252
Total current assets	2,953,374	3,227,295
Property and equipment, net	125,833	123,137
Goodwill	605,886	605,886
Other intangible assets, net	21,556	24,217
Deferred taxes	51,277	50,648
Investments-available-for-sale-noncurrent (amortized cost: 2011-$2,968, 2010-$10,447)	2,614	8,756
Other noncurrent assets	111,238	91,754
Total Assets	3,871,778	4,131,693
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Reserves for claims and other settlements	873,037	942,024
Health care and other costs payable under government contracts	47,546	113,865
IBNR health care costs payable under TRICARE North contract	0	284,247
Unearned premiums	442,164	158,493
Accounts payable and other liabilities	308,961	402,024
Total current liabilities	1,671,708	1,900,653
Senior notes payable	398,839	398,685
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	145,000	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	217,827	137,939
Total Liabilities	2,433,374	2,437,277
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding)	0	0
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 350,000 shares authorized; issued 2011-146,725 shares; 2010-145,121 shares )	147	145
Additional paid-in capital	1,270,968	1,221,301
Treasury common stock, at cost (2011-62,180 shares of common stock; 2010-50,474 shares of common stock)	(1,952,068)	(1,626,856)
Retained earnings	2,111,256	2,099,339
Accumulated other comprehensive income	8,101	487
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,438,404	1,694,416
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 3,871,778	$ 4,131,693

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Premiums receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 3,180	$ 6,613
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	350,000,000	350,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	146,725,000	145,121,000
Treasury stock, shares	62,180,000	50,474,000
Current [Member]
Investments available for sale, amortized cost	1,636,232	1,653,502
Noncurrent [Member]
Investments available for sale, amortized cost	$ 2,968	$ 10,447

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 30, 2010

Changes In The Balances Of Level 3 Financial Assets On Recurring Basis

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Beginning balance on July 1 and January 1	$	10.7		$	10.0		$	9.9		$	10.0
Transfers into Level 3		0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3		0			0			0			0
Total gains and losses
Realized in net income		(2.4	)		0			(2.4	)		0
Unrealized in accumulated other comprehensive income		0			0			0			0
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements
Purchases/additions		0.7			0			1.5			0
Sales		(7.3	)		(0.1	)		(7.3	)		(0.1	)
Issuances		0			0			0			0
Settlements		0			0			0			0
Ending balance		1.7		$	9.9			1.7		$	9.9
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income related to assets still held	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0

Changes In The Balances Of Level 3 Financial Assets On Non-Recurring Basis

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2010		September 30, 2010
Beginning Northeast Operations' goodwill balance on July 1 and January 1	$	0	$	6.0
Impairment related to Northeast Operations		0		(6.0	)
Ending Northeast Operations' goodwill balance	$	0	$	0

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On Recurring Basis

	Level 1		Level 2- current		Level 2- noncurrent		Level 3		Total
As of September 30, 2011
Assets:
Investments—available-for-sale
Asset-backed debt securities:
Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	0	$	546.3	$	0	$	0	$	546.3
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		0		97.8		0		0		97.8
Other asset-backed securities		0		41.0		0		0		41.0
U.S. government and agencies:
U.S. Treasury securities		25.5		13.4		0		0		38.9
U.S. Agency securities		0		0		0		0		0
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		0		543.9		0		0.2		544.1
Corporate debt securities		0		388.8		2.6		0		391.4
Other securities		0		0		0		0		0
Total investments at fair value	$	25.5	$	1,631.2	$	2.6	$	0.2	$	1,659.5
Embedded contractual derivative		0		0		0		1.5		1.5
Total assets at fair value	$	25.5	$	1,631.2	$	2.6	$	1.7	$	1,661.0
As of December 31, 2010
Assets:
Investments—available-for-sale
Asset-backed debt securities:
Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	0	$	527.6	$	0	$	0	$	527.6
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		0		80.4		0		0		80.4
Other asset-backed securities		0		40.2		0		0		40.2
U.S. government and agencies:
U.S. Treasury securities		25.7		0		0		0		25.7
U.S. Agency securities		0		77.6		0		0		77.6
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		0		517.3		8.8		9.9		536.0
Corporate debt securities		0		384.5		0		0		384.5
Other securities		0		0		0		0		0
Total assets at fair value	$	25.7	$	1,627.6	$	8.8	$	9.9	$	1,672.0

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Loss
As of September 30, 2010
Goodwill—Northeast Operations	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	(6.0	)

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Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Nov. 02, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	HEALTH NET INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000916085
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		82,967,151

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Subsequent Event (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 New Legislation [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Federal Funds [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Bank Of America [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Eurodollar Rate Plus 87.5 Basis Points [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Eurodollar Rate Plus 187.5 Basis Points [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 New Line Of Credit [Member]
Date of subsequent event		Oct. 27, 2011
Revolving credit facility expiration date							October 2016
Maximum amount available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility							$ 600
Revolving credit facility, current capacity							400
Additional borrowing capacity							200
Date of compliance certificate							March 31, 2012
Sublimit for swing line loans							$ 50
Applicable margin basis points			federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent	Bank of America, N.A.'s "prime rate"	Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the new credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points	Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points
Reduction percentage in number of provider reimbursement rates	10.00%

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Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings Per Share, Goodwill And Restricted Assets) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Common stock equivalents			1,199,000	955,000	1,420,000	937,000
Option to purchase of common stock			2,853,000	2,595,000	2,165,000	2,615,000
Stock repurchase program authorized amount	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Stock repurchase program remaining authorized repurchase amount					147,100,000
Impairment related to Northeast Operations			0	0	0	(6,000,000)
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in other noncurrent assets			800,000		800,000		400,000
Investment securities held by trustees or agencies			25,700,000		25,700,000		25,800,000
Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Impairment related to Northeast Operations						$ 6,000,000

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	37.70%		38.70%	86.60%	40.10%
Deferred tax benefit, long-term				$ 51.1
Amount paid to satisfy judgment		$ 181.3
Decreased net income per diluted share				$ 1.72

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Stock Repurchase Program

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Stock Repurchase Program [Abstract]

Stock Repurchase Program

5.    STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

On March 18, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized our 2010 stock repurchase program pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our common stock could be repurchased. We completed our 2010 stock repurchase program in April 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 4.9 million shares of our common stock for aggregate consideration of approximately $149.8 million under our 2010 stock repurchase program. As of September 30, 2011, we had repurchased an aggregate of 10.8 million shares of our common stock under our 2010 stock repurchase program since its inception at an average price of $27.80 per share for aggregate consideration of $300 million.

On May 4, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized our 2011 stock repurchase program pursuant to which a total of $300 million of our outstanding common stock could be repurchased. Subject to the approval of our Board of Directors, we may repurchase our common stock under our 2011 stock repurchase program from time to time in privately negotiated transactions, through accelerated stock repurchase programs or open market transactions, including pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing of any repurchases and the actual number of stock repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including the stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, restrictions under the Company's debt obligations, and other market and economic conditions. Our 2011 stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 5.2 million shares and 6.0 million shares, respectively, of our common stock for aggregate consideration of approximately $125.8 million and $152.9 million, respectively, under our 2011 stock repurchase program. The remaining authorization under our 2011 stock repurchase program as of September 30, 2011 was $147.1 million.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Subsequent Accounting For The Northeast Sale And Award Of New TRICARE Contract) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Government Contracts [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Government Contracts [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Contingent Membership Renewal [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Termination date of United ASA										July 1, 2011
Amortization of deferred revenue							$ 0		$ 9,600,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 36,700,000
Percentage of profits or losses associated with sold business												50.00%
Profits from transferred business								7,000,000				10,000,000
Membership transition date										July 1, 2011
Final estimated quarterly net payment		19,700,000		11,500,000
Adjusted decrease to final estimated quarterly net payment				(8,200,000)
Initial payment for membership transferred															60,000,000
Asset impairment	315,000		(21,457,000)	(40,822,000)	(29,628,000)		(300,000)		21,500,000	40,800,000	29,600,000
Other receivables	169,438,000			169,438,000		136,323,000	0			0
Effective date of T-3 TRICARE Contract													April 1, 2011
Deferred costs, transition-in activities														43,800,000
Deferred revenue							48,000,000			48,000,000				52,500,000
Costs paid and reimbursable	$ 569,400,000			$ 991,000,000

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Fair Value Measurements (Assets And Liabilities Measured At Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	$ 1,659,500,000		$ 1,659,500,000
Total assets at fair value	1,661,000,000		1,661,000,000		1,672,000,000
Impairment related to Northeast Operations	0	0	0	(6,000,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Northeast Operations Goodwill beginning balance		0		6,000,000
Impairment related to Northeast Operations		0		(6,000,000)
Northeast Operations Goodwill ending balance		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment related to Northeast Operations				0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment related to Northeast Operations				0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment related to Northeast Operations				0
Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Impairment related to Northeast Operations				6,000,000
Embedded Contractual Derivative [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	1,500,000		1,500,000
Embedded Contractual Derivative [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	0		0
Embedded Contractual Derivative [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	0		0
Embedded Contractual Derivative [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	0		0
Embedded Contractual Derivative [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	1,500,000		1,500,000
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Other Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	97,800,000		97,800,000		80,400,000
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member] | Other Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	41,000,000		41,000,000		40,200,000
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	546,300,000		546,300,000		527,600,000
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member] | Other Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	97,800,000		97,800,000		80,400,000
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Other Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	41,000,000		41,000,000		40,200,000
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	546,300,000		546,300,000		527,600,000
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	391,400,000		391,400,000		384,500,000
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	388,800,000		388,800,000		384,500,000
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	2,600,000		2,600,000		0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Other Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Other Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Other Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Other Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Other Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	25,500,000		25,500,000		25,700,000
U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	13,400,000		13,400,000		0
U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	38,900,000		38,900,000		25,700,000
U.S. Agency Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
U.S. Agency Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		77,600,000
U.S. Agency Securities [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
U.S. Agency Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
U.S. Agency Securities [Member] | U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		77,600,000
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	544,100,000		544,100,000		536,000,000
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		0
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	543,900,000		543,900,000		517,300,000
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	0		0		8,800,000
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	200,000		200,000		9,900,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	25,500,000		25,500,000
Total assets at fair value	25,500,000		25,500,000		25,700,000
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Current [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	1,631,200,000		1,631,200,000
Total assets at fair value	1,631,200,000		1,631,200,000		1,627,600,000
Fair Value Inputs Level 2 Noncurrent [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	2,600,000		2,600,000
Total assets at fair value	2,600,000		2,600,000		8,800,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments-available-for-sale	200,000		200,000
Total assets at fair value	$ 1,700,000		$ 1,700,000		$ 9,900,000

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Investments (Number Of Securities Included In Loss Position Of Current And Noncurrent Investments) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2011
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months number of securities	43
12 months or more number of securities	2
Total number of securities	45
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months number of securities	20
12 months or more number of securities	1
Total number of securities	21
U.S. Government And Agencies [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months number of securities	1
12 months or more number of securities	0
Total number of securities	1
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months number of securities	111
12 months or more number of securities	0
Total number of securities	111
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Noncurrent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months number of securities	3
12 months or more number of securities	0
Total number of securities	3
Other Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months number of securities	0
12 months or more number of securities	0
Total number of securities	0
Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 months number of securities	175
12 months or more number of securities	3
Total number of securities	178

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Significant Accounting Policies (Cash and Equivalents, Investments, Fair Value Of Financial Instruments And Concentrations of Credit Risk) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Checks outstanding, net of deposits	$ 5.1		$ 5.1		$ 45.9
Other-than-temporary impairments	0	0	0	0
Fair value of fixed rate borrowings	416.0		416.0		401.2
Fair value of variable rate borrowings	$ 145.0		$ 145.0		$ 0
Concentration risk, percentage	100.00%		100.00%

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

10.    INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 37.7% and 38.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 86.6% and 40.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We were previously a defendant in two related litigation matters (the AmCareco litigation) related to claims asserted by three separate state receivers overseeing the liquidation of three health plans previously owned by one of our former subsidiaries which merged into Health Net, Inc. in January 2001. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, we fully satisfied the entirety of a judgment relating to the AmCareco litigation, paying a total of $181.3 million to the three receivers, inclusive of all accrued interest and court costs. Our net income per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 decreased by $1.72 due to the charges related to this judgment. The change in the effective income tax rate from 2010 is primarily the result of the decision rendered in 2011 in the AmCareco litigation. The decision resulted in deferred tax assets of $51.1 million for which realization is uncertain and as such, a valuation allowance for the full amount was established as of March 31, 2011.

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Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation

1.    BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Health Net, Inc. prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements following the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim reporting. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "Company," "Health Net," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Health Net, Inc. and its subsidiaries. As permitted under those rules and regulations, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the annual audited financial statements. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (Form 10-K).

We are responsible for the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are considered necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position and operating results in accordance with GAAP. In accordance with GAAP, we make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions. In addition, revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities can vary during each quarter of the year. Therefore, the results and trends in these interim financial statements may not be indicative of those for the full year.

On April 1, 2011, we began delivering administrative services under the new Managed Care Support Contract (T-3) for the TRICARE North Region (see Note 2). Under the terms of the T-3 contract, we pay health care costs for our TRICARE members and are later fully reimbursed by the Department of Defense for such payments. Cash flows for such health care cost payments and reimbursements are presented as Customer funds administered within cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Similarly, cash flows related to the catastrophic reinsurance subsidy, the low-income member cost sharing subsidy and the coverage gap discount under the Medicare Part D program, which are also accounted for under deposit accounting, are presented as Customer funds administered for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Prior to the quarterly reporting period ended September 30, 2011, such cash flows related to the catastrophic reinsurance subsidy, the low-income member cost sharing subsidy and the coverage gap discount under the Medicare Part D program had been presented within cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. This reclassification had no impact on our net earnings or balance sheets as previously reported. In addition, certain items presented in the operating cash flow section of the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 have been reclassified within the operating cash flow section. This reclassification had no impact on our operating cash flows, net earnings or balance sheets as previously reported.

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Investments (Fair Value Of Investments Available-For-Sale) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 675,800,000	$ 642,300,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	10,100,000	8,100,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(800,000)	(2,200,000)
Carrying Value	685,100,000	648,200,000
U.S. Government And Agencies [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	38,800,000	103,600,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	100,000	100,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	0	(400,000)
Carrying Value	38,900,000	103,300,000
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	391,000,000	374,500,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	2,900,000	11,800,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(5,100,000)	(1,800,000)
Carrying Value	388,800,000	384,500,000
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Noncurrent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,000,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	0
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(400,000)
Carrying Value	2,600,000
Other Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	0	0
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	0	0
Carrying Value	0	0
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	530,600,000	533,200,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	13,800,000	2,100,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(300,000)	(8,100,000)
Carrying Value	544,100,000	527,200,000
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Noncurrent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		10,500,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		0
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses		(1,700,000)
Carrying Value		8,800,000
Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,636,200,000	1,653,600,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Gains	26,900,000	22,100,000
Gross Unrealized Holding Losses	(6,200,000)	(12,500,000)
Carrying Value	1,656,900,000	1,663,200,000
Noncurrent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	3,000,000
Carrying Value	$ 2,600,000

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

7.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We record certain assets and liabilities at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and categorize them based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value and the level of market price observability. We also estimate fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased or in those circumstances that indicate when a transaction is not orderly.

Investments measured and reported at fair value using Level inputs are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

Level 1—Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date. The types of investments included in Level 1 include U.S. Treasury securities and listed equities. We do not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where we hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

Level 2—Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value is determined through the use of models and/or other valuation methodologies which are based on an income approach. Examples include, but are not limited to, multidimensional relational model, option adjusted spread model, and various matrices. Specific pricing inputs include quoted prices for similar securities in both active and non-active markets, other observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curve volatilities, default rates, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by other observable market data. Investments that are generally included in this category include asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and loans, municipal bonds, auction rate securities and interest rate swap assets.

Level 3—Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation using assumptions that market participants would use, including assumptions for risk. The investments included in Level 3 are auction rate securities which have experienced failed auctions at one time or are experiencing failed auctions and thus have minimal liquidity. These bonds have frequent reset of coupon rates and have extended to the legal final maturity. The coupons are based on a margin plus a LIBOR rate and continue to pay above market rates. As with most variable or floating rate securities, we believe that based on a market approach, the fair values of these securities are equal to their par values due to the short time periods between coupon resets and based on each issuer's credit worthiness. Also included in the Level 3 category is a derivative held by the Company estimated at fair value. Significant inputs used in the derivative valuation model include the estimated growth in health care expenditures and the discount rate to estimate the present value of the cash flows. The growth in these expenditures was modeled using a Monte Carlo simulation approach.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the investment.

The following tables present information about our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by us to determine such fair value (dollars in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2- current		Level 2- noncurrent		Level 3		Total
As of September 30, 2011
Assets:
Investments—available-for-sale
Asset-backed debt securities:
Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	0	$	546.3	$	0	$	0	$	546.3
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		0		97.8		0		0		97.8
Other asset-backed securities		0		41.0		0		0		41.0
U.S. government and agencies:
U.S. Treasury securities		25.5		13.4		0		0		38.9
U.S. Agency securities		0		0		0		0		0
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		0		543.9		0		0.2		544.1
Corporate debt securities		0		388.8		2.6		0		391.4
Other securities		0		0		0		0		0
Total investments at fair value	$	25.5	$	1,631.2	$	2.6	$	0.2	$	1,659.5
Embedded contractual derivative		0		0		0		1.5		1.5
Total assets at fair value	$	25.5	$	1,631.2	$	2.6	$	1.7	$	1,661.0
As of December 31, 2010
Assets:
Investments—available-for-sale
Asset-backed debt securities:
Residential mortgage-backed securities	$	0	$	527.6	$	0	$	0	$	527.6
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		0		80.4		0		0		80.4
Other asset-backed securities		0		40.2		0		0		40.2
U.S. government and agencies:
U.S. Treasury securities		25.7		0		0		0		25.7
U.S. Agency securities		0		77.6		0		0		77.6
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		0		517.3		8.8		9.9		536.0
Corporate debt securities		0		384.5		0		0		384.5
Other securities		0		0		0		0		0
Total assets at fair value	$	25.7	$	1,627.6	$	8.8	$	9.9	$	1,672.0

We had no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of financial assets or liabilities that are fair valued on a recurring basis during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. In determining when transfers between levels are recognized, our accounting policy is to recognize the transfers based on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

The changes in the balances of Level 3 financial assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Beginning balance on July 1 and January 1	$	10.7		$	10.0		$	9.9		$	10.0
Transfers into Level 3		0			0			0			0
Transfers out of Level 3		0			0			0			0
Total gains and losses
Realized in net income		(2.4	)		0			(2.4	)		0
Unrealized in accumulated other comprehensive income		0			0			0			0
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements
Purchases/additions		0.7			0			1.5			0
Sales		(7.3	)		(0.1	)		(7.3	)		(0.1	)
Issuances		0			0			0			0
Settlements		0			0			0			0
Ending balance		1.7		$	9.9			1.7		$	9.9
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income related to assets still held	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0

We had no financial assets or liabilities that were fair valued on a non-recurring basis during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

The following table presents information about financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by us to determine such fair value (dollars in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total Loss
As of September 30, 2010
Goodwill—Northeast Operations	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	(6.0	)

The changes in the balances of Level 3 financial assets that are fair valued on a non-recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2010		September 30, 2010
Beginning Northeast Operations' goodwill balance on July 1 and January 1	$	0	$	6.0
Impairment related to Northeast Operations		0		(6.0	)
Ending Northeast Operations' goodwill balance	$	0	$	0

See Note 2 for a discussion on the goodwill valuation and the impairment of the Northeast Operations' goodwill.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Cash And Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased. We had checks outstanding, net of deposits, of $5.1 million as of September 30, 2011 and $45.9 million as of December 31, 2010. These amounts were classified as accounts payable and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, and the changes in these amounts have been reflected in the line item net decrease in checks outstanding, net of deposits within the cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Investments

Investments

Investments classified as available-for-sale, which consist primarily of debt securities, are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income, net of income tax effects. The cost of investments sold is determined in accordance with the specific identification method, and realized gains and losses are included in net investment income. The Company analyzes all debt investments that have unrealized losses for impairment consideration and assesses the intent to sell such securities. If such intent exists, impaired securities are considered other-than-temporarily impaired. Management also assesses if the Company may be required to sell the debt investments prior to the recovery of amortized cost, which may also trigger an impairment charge. If securities are considered other-than-temporarily impaired based on intent or ability, management assesses whether the amortized costs of the securities can be recovered. If management anticipates recovering an amount less than its amortized cost, an impairment charge is calculated based on the expected discounted cash flows of the securities. Any deficit between the amortized cost and the expected cash flows is recorded through earnings as a charge. All other temporary impairment changes are recorded through other comprehensive income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, we did not recognize any losses from other-than-temporary impairments. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our investments.

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value amounts of cash equivalents, investments available-for-sale, premiums and other receivables, notes receivable and notes payable have been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying amounts of cash equivalents approximate fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. Fair values for debt and equity securities are generally based upon quoted market prices. Where quoted market prices were not readily available, fair values were estimated using valuation methodologies based on available and observable market information. Such valuation methodologies include reviewing the value ascribed to the most recent financing, comparing the security with securities of publicly traded companies in a similar line of business, and reviewing the underlying financial performance including estimating discounted cash flows. The carrying value of premiums and other receivables, long-term notes receivable and nonmarketable securities approximates the fair value of such financial instruments. The fair value of notes payable is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt with the same remaining maturities. The fair value of our fixed rate borrowings was $416.0 million and $401.2 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair value of our variable rate borrowings under our revolving credit facility was $145.0 million as of September 30, 2011, which was equal to the carrying value because the interest rates paid on these borrowings were based on prevailing market rates. There were no borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2010. See Note 6 for additional information regarding our financing arrangements.

Concentrations Of Credit Risk

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents, investments and premiums receivable. All cash equivalents and investments are managed within established guidelines, which provide us diversity among issuers. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to premiums receivable are limited due to the large number of payers comprising our customer base. The federal government is the primary customer of our Government Contracts segment (Government Contracts) with premiums and fees associated with this customer and, to a much lesser extent, state and local government contracts, accounting for 100% of our Government Contracts revenue. In addition, the federal and state governments are significant customers of our Western Region Operations segment (Western Region Operations) as a result of our contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for coverage of Medicare-eligible individuals and our contract with the U.S. Department of Health Services for coverage of Medi-Cal eligible individuals.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes all changes in stockholders' equity (except those arising from transactions with stockholders) and includes net income, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) after tax on investments available-for-sale, and prior service cost and net loss related to our defined benefit pension plan.

Accumulated other comprehensive income is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Investments:
Unrealized gains on investments available-for-sale as of July 1 and January 1	$	6.0		$	17.2		$	5.3		$	1.0
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments available-for-sale		3.1			16.3			(13.7	)		39.7
Reclassification of unrealized losses (gains) to earnings		3.5			(5.0	)		21.0			(12.2	)
Unrealized gains on investments available for sale as of September 30		12.6			28.5			12.6			28.5
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of July 1 and January 1		(4.6	)		(0.8	)		(4.8	)		(0.9	)
Net change in prior service cost and net loss amortization		0.1			0.1			0.3			0.2
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of September 30		(4.5	)		(0.7	)		(4.5	)		(0.7	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	8.1		$	27.8		$	8.1		$	27.8

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and reflects net income divided by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted average shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents (this reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options were exercised and restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) were vested) outstanding during the periods presented.

Common stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options, RSUs and PSUs are computed using the treasury stock method. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, 1,199,000 and 1,420,000 shares of dilutive common stock equivalents were outstanding, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, 955,000 and 937,000 shares of dilutive common stock equivalents were outstanding, respectively.

Options, RSUs and PSUs to purchase an aggregate of 2,853,000 and 2,165,000 shares of common stock, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and 2,595,000 and 2,615,000 shares of common stock, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, were considered anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. Outstanding options expire at various times through April 2019.

In March 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a $300 million stock repurchase program (2010 stock repurchase program). We completed our 2010 stock repurchase program in April 2011. In May 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a new $300 million stock repurchase program (2011 stock repurchase program). The remaining authorization under our 2011 stock repurchase program as of September 30, 2011 was $147.1 million. See Note 5 for more information regarding our 2010 and 2011 stock repurchase programs.

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit is as follows:

	Western Region Operations		Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	$	605.9	$	605.9

The intangible assets that continue to be subject to amortization using the straight-line method over their estimated lives are as follows:

	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Balance		Weighted Average  Life (in years)
	(Dollars in millions)
As of September 30, 2011:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(33.3	)	$	7.2		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(15.1	)		14.4		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(48.4	)	$	21.6
As of December 31, 2010:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(32.6	)	$	7.9		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(13.2	)		16.3		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(45.8	)	$	24.2

We performed our annual impairment test on our goodwill and other intangible assets as of June 30, 2011 for our Western Region Operations reporting unit, and no impairment was identified. We also re-evaluated the useful lives of our other intangible assets and determined that the current estimated useful lives were properly reflected.

During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we performed our annual impairment test and determined that the implied value of the Northeast Operations reporting unit's goodwill was zero. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $6 million for the total carrying value of the Northeast Operations' goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Estimated annual pretax amortization expense for other intangible assets for the current year and each of the next four years ending December 31 is as follows (dollars in millions):

Year	Amount
2011	$	3.5
2012		3.4
2013		3.4
2014		2.8
2015		2.6

Restricted Assets

Restricted Assets

We and our consolidated subsidiaries are required to set aside certain funds which may only be used for certain purposes pursuant to state regulatory requirements. We have discretion as to whether we invest such funds in cash and cash equivalents or other investments. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the restricted cash and cash equivalents balances totaled $0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and are included in other noncurrent assets. Investment securities held by trustees or agencies were $25.7 million and $25.8 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and are included in investments available-for-sale.

Subsequent Accounting For The Northeast Sale

Subsequent Accounting for the Northeast Sale

On December 11, 2009, we completed the sale (the Northeast Sale) of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of our health plan subsidiaries that were domiciled in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Bermuda (Acquired Companies) that had conducted businesses in our Northeast Operations segment (see Note 3) to UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (United). The sale was made pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (Stock Purchase Agreement), dated as of July 20, 2009, by and among the Company, Health Net of the Northeast, Inc., Oxford Health Plans, LLC (Buyer) and, solely for the purposes of guaranteeing Buyer's obligations thereunder, United. At the closing of the Northeast Sale, affiliates of United also acquired membership renewal rights for certain commercial health care business conducted by our subsidiary, Health Net Life Insurance Company (Health Net Life) in the states of Connecticut and New Jersey (the Transitioning HNL Members). We were required to continue to serve the members of the Acquired Companies under United Administrative Services Agreements we entered into with United and certain of its affiliates (the United Administrative Services Agreements) until all members either transitioned to a legacy United entity or did not renew. On July 1, 2011, we terminated the United Administrative Services Agreements following the completion of the membership transition. As part of the Northeast Sale, we retained certain financial responsibilities for the profits and losses of the Acquired Companies, subject to specified adjustments, for the period beginning on the closing date and ending on the earlier of the second anniversary of the closing date and the date that the last United Administrative Services Agreement was terminated. Accordingly, subsequent to the Northeast Sale, our Northeast Operations reportable segment (Northeast Operations) includes the operations of the businesses that provided administrative services pursuant to the United Administrative Services Agreements prior to the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements on July 1, 2011, as well as the operations of Health Net Life in Connecticut and New Jersey prior to the renewal dates of the Transitioning HNL Members. Subsequent accounting for the Northeast Sale is reported as part of our Northeast Operations reportable segment (see Note 3).

Under the United Administrative Services Agreements, we provided claims processing, customer services, medical management, provider network access and other administrative services to United and certain of its affiliates. We recognized the revenue that we earned from providing these administrative services in the period these services were provided, and we reported such revenue in the line item, Northeast administrative services fees and other income, in our consolidated statements of operations. Also included in Northeast administrative services fees and other income was the amortization of the value of services provided under the United Administrative Services Agreements. In connection with the Northeast Sale, the United Administrative Services Agreements were fair valued at $48 million and recorded as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue was amortized and recorded as Northeast administrative services fees and other income using a level of effort approach. During the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $0 and $9.6 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $2.7 million and $36.7 million, respectively, were amortized from deferred revenue and recorded as Northeast administrative services fees and other income.

In addition, we were entitled to 50% of the profits or losses associated with the Acquired Companies' Medicare business for the year ended December 31, 2010 (subject to a cap of $10 million of profit or loss), and in the first quarter of 2011, we received $7 million related to our share of the profit associated with the Acquired Companies' Medicare business. The Medicare business was transferred to a United affiliate on January 1, 2011. As part of the Northeast Sale, we also retained certain financial responsibilities for the Acquired Companies, subject to specified adjustments for the period beginning on December 11, 2009 and ending on July 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Northeast administrative services fees and other income included a quarterly net payment (QNP) paid to United in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement. The QNP is a defined term in the Stock Purchase Agreement and represented the net profit or loss from the wind-down of the Acquired Companies, as adjusted in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement. We reported expenses we incurred in providing these administrative services as a separate line item, Northeast administrative services expenses, in our consolidated statements of operations.

Under the Stock Purchase Agreement, United was required to pay us additional consideration for the value of the Transitioning HNL Members and the members of the Acquired Companies that transitioned to other United products based upon a formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement to the extent such amounts exceed the initial minimum payment of $60 million that United made to us at closing (referred to as contingent membership renewals). This membership transition was completed on July 1, 2011. In connection with contingent membership renewals, we recorded as an adjustment to the loss on sale of the Northeast health plan subsidiaries $(0.3) million and $40.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $21.5 million and $29.6 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, no amounts were due from United in connection with contingent membership renewals.

With the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements on July 1, 2011, we estimated and recorded the final QNP of $19.7 million in the second quarter of 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the final QNP was adjusted down by $8.2 million to an estimated $11.5 million. At this time, we have substantially completed the QNP review process.

Upon the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements, we entered into Claims Servicing Agreements with United and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which we will continue to adjudicate run out claims and perform limited other administrative services. The Claims Servicing Agreements will be in effect until the last run out claim under the applicable Claims Servicing Agreement has been adjudicated.

T-3 TRICARE Contract

T-3 TRICARE Contract

On April 1, 2011, we began delivering administrative services under the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region. The T-3 contract was awarded to us on May 13, 2010. We were the managed care contractor for the United States Department of Defense's (DoD) previous TRICARE contract in the North Region, which ended on March 31, 2011.

The T-3 contract has five one-year option periods; however, on March 15, 2011, the DoD exercised option period 2 (without exercising option period 1), due to a delay of approximately one year in the government's initial award of the T-3 contract. Accordingly, option period 2 commenced on April 1, 2011, and if all remaining option periods are exercised, the T-3 contract would conclude on March 31, 2015.

We provide various types of administrative services under the contract, including: provider network management, referral management, medical management, disease management, enrollment, customer service, clinical support service, and claims processing. We also provide assistance in the transition into and out of the T-3 contract. These services are structured as cost reimbursement arrangements plus fees received in the form of fixed prices, fixed unit prices, and contingent fees and payments based on various incentives and penalties.

In accordance with GAAP, we evaluate, at the inception of the contract and as services are delivered, all deliverables in the service arrangement to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting. The delivered items are considered separate units of accounting if the delivered items have value to the customer on a standalone basis (i.e., they are sold separately by any vendor) and no general right of return exists relative to the delivered item. While we identified two separate units of accounting within the T-3 contract, no determination of estimated selling price was performed because both units of accounting are performed ratably over the option periods and, accordingly, the same methodology of revenue recognition applies to both units of accounting.

Therefore, we recognize revenue related to administrative services on a straight-line basis over the option period, when the fees become fixed and determinable.

The contract includes various performance-based incentives and penalties. For each of the incentives or penalties, we adjust revenue accordingly based on the amount that we have earned or incurred at each interim date and are legally entitled to in the event of a contract termination.

The transition-in process for the T-3 contract began in the second quarter of 2010. We had deferred transition-in costs of $43.8 million, which began amortizing on April 1, 2011 on a straight-line basis, and we had related deferred revenues of $52.5 million, which are being amortized over the customer relationship period. Fulfillment costs associated with the T-3 contract are expensed as incurred.

Revenues and expenses associated with the T-3 contract are reported as part of Government Contracts revenues and Government Contracts expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and included in the Government Contracts reportable segment.

The TRICARE members are served by our network and out-of-network providers in accordance with the T-3 contract. We pay health care costs related to these services to the providers and are later reimbursed by the DoD for such payments. Under the terms of the T-3 contract, we are not the primary obligor for health care services and accordingly, we do not include health care costs and related reimbursements in our consolidated statement of operations. Health care costs for the T-3 contract that are paid and reimbursable amounted to $569.4 million and $991.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

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Legal Proceedings

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Legal Proceedings [Abstract]

Legal Proceedings

8.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Litigation and Investigations Related to Unaccounted-for Server Drives

We are a defendant in three related litigation matters pending in California state and federal courts relating to information security issues. On January 21, 2011, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), which handles our data center operations, notified us that it could not locate several hard disk drives that had been used in our data center located in Rancho Cordova, California. We have since determined that personal information of approximately two million former and current Health Net members, employees and health care providers is on the drives. Commencing on March 14, 2011, we provided written notification to the individuals whose information is on the drives. To help protect the personal information of affected individuals, we offered them two years of free credit monitoring services, in addition to identity theft insurance and fraud resolution and restoration of credit files services, if needed.

On March 18, 2011, a putative class action relating to this incident was filed against us in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (the Central District of California), and similar actions were later filed against us in other federal and state courts in California. A number of those actions were transferred to and consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (the Eastern District of California), and the two remaining actions are currently pending in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco (San Francisco County Superior Court) and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The consolidated amended complaint in the federal action pending in the Eastern District of California is filed on behalf of a putative class of over 800,000 of our current or former members who received the written notification, and also names IBM as a defendant. It seeks to state claims for violation of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and the California Customer Records Act, and seeks statutory damages of up to $1,000 for each class member, as well as injunctive and declaratory relief, attorneys' fees and other relief. On August 29, 2011, we filed a motion, which is pending before the court, to dismiss the consolidated complaint.

The other federal court proceeding was instituted on July 7, 2011 in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside and is brought on behalf of a putative nationwide class of all former and current members affected by this incident, and seeks to state similar claims against us, as well as a claim for invasion of privacy. We removed this case to the Central District of California on August 1, 2011. On August 26, 2011, the plaintiff filed a motion to remand the case to state court. That motion was granted on September 30, 2011. On October 10, 2011, we filed an application for leave to appeal the remand order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which remains pending. We have not yet filed a response to the complaint in this action.

The San Francisco Superior Court proceeding was instituted on March 28, 2011 and is brought on behalf of a putative class of California residents who received the written notification, and seeks to state similar claims against us, as well as claims for violation of the Unfair Competition Law, and seeks similar relief. We moved to compel arbitration of the two named plaintiffs' claims. The court granted our motion as to one of the named plaintiffs and denied it as to the other. We are appealing the latter ruling.

We have also been informed that a number of regulatory agencies are investigating the incident, including the California Department of Managed Health Care, the California Department of Insurance, the California Attorney General, the Connecticut Attorney General, the Connecticut Department of Insurance, and the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against these claims; however, these proceedings are subject to many uncertainties. At this time we cannot reasonably estimate the range of loss that may result from these legal and regulatory proceedings in light of the facts that (i) legal and regulatory proceedings are inherently unpredictable, (ii) there are multiple parties in each of the disputes (and uncertainty as to how liability, if any, may be shared among the defendants), (iii) the proceedings are in their early stages and discovery is not complete, (iv) there are significant facts in dispute, (v) the matters present legal uncertainties, (vi) there is a wide range of potential outcomes in each dispute and (vii) there are various levels of judicial review available to us in each matter in the event damages are awarded or fines or penalties are assessed. Nevertheless, an adverse resolution of or development in the proceedings could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and liquidity and could affect our reputation.

Miscellaneous Proceedings

In the ordinary course of our business operations, we are subject to periodic reviews, investigations and audits by various federal and state regulatory agencies with respect to our compliance with a wide variety of rules and regulations applicable to our business, including, without limitation, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, rules relating to pre-authorization penalties, payment of out-of-network claims, timely review of grievances and appeals, and timely and accurate payment of claims, any one of which may result in remediation of certain claims, contract termination, the loss of licensure or the right to participate in certain programs, and the assessment of regulatory fines or penalties, which could be substantial. From time to time, we receive subpoenas and other requests for information from, and are subject to investigations by, such regulatory agencies, as well as from state attorneys general. There also continues to be heightened review by regulatory authorities of, and increased litigation regarding, the health care industry's business practices, including, without limitation, information privacy, premium rate increases, utilization management, appeal and grievance processing, rescission of insurance coverage and claims payment practices.

In addition, in the ordinary course of our business operations, we are party to various other legal proceedings, including, without limitation, litigation arising out of our general business activities, such as contract disputes, employment litigation, wage and hour claims, real estate and intellectual property claims, claims brought by members or providers seeking coverage or additional reimbursement for services allegedly rendered to our members, but which allegedly were denied, underpaid, not timely paid or not paid, and claims arising out of the acquisition or divestiture of various business units or other assets. We are also subject to claims relating to the performance of contractual obligations to providers, members, employer groups and others, including the alleged failure to properly pay claims and challenges to the manner in which we process claims, and claims alleging that we have engaged in unfair business practices. In addition, we are subject to claims relating to information security incidents and breaches, reinsurance agreements, rescission of coverage and other types of insurance coverage obligations and claims relating to the insurance industry in general. We are, and may be in the future, subject to class action lawsuits brought against various managed care organizations and other class action lawsuits.

We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against the miscellaneous legal and regulatory proceedings to which we are currently a party; however, these proceedings are subject to many uncertainties. In some of the cases pending against us, substantial non-economic or punitive damages are being sought.

We record reserves and accrue costs for certain legal proceedings and regulatory matters to the extent that we determine an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. While such reserves and accrued costs reflect our best estimate of the probable loss for such matters, our recorded amounts may differ materially from the actual amount of any such losses. In some cases, no estimate of the possible loss or range of loss in excess of amounts accrued, if any, can be made because of the inherently unpredictable nature of legal and regulatory proceedings, which may be exacerbated by various factors, including but not limited to that they may involve indeterminate claims for monetary damages or may involve fines, penalties or punitive damages, present novel legal theories, involve disputed facts, represent a shift in regulatory policy, involve a large number of parties, claimants or regulatory bodies, are in the early stages of the proceedings, or could result in a change of business practices. Further, there may be various levels of judicial review available to the Company in connection with any such proceeding in the event damages are awarded or a fine or penalty is assessed. It is possible that in a particular quarter or annual period our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and/or liquidity could be materially adversely affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of or development in legal and/or regulatory proceedings, including those described above in this Note 8 under the heading "Litigation and Investigations Related to Unaccounted-for Server Drives," depending, in part, upon our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow or liquidity in such period, and our reputation may be adversely affected. Except for the regulatory and legal proceedings discussed in this Note 8 under the heading "Litigation and Investigations Related to Unaccounted-for Server Drives," management believes that the ultimate outcome of any of the regulatory and legal proceedings which are currently pending against us should not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and liquidity.

Potential Settlements

We regularly evaluate legal proceedings and regulatory matters pending against us, including those described above in this Note 8, to determine if settlement of such matters would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The costs associated with any settlement of the various legal proceedings and regulatory matters to which we are or may be subject from time to time, including those described above in this Note 8, could be substantial and, in certain cases, could result in a significant earnings charge in any particular quarter in which we enter into a settlement agreement and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and/or liquidity and may affect our reputation.

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Segment Information (Segment Information) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external sources	$ 2,786.6	$ 3,393.5	$ 9,089.0	$ 10,246.5
Intersegment revenues	0	0	0	0
Segment pretax income (loss)	99.2	102.2	88.8	206.7
Western Region Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external sources	2,599.7	2,482.7	7,830.1	7,521.4
Intersegment revenues	3.0	17.9	8.9	43.0
Segment pretax income (loss)	74.2	71.4	183.2	170.2
Government Contracts [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external sources	175.9	860.7	1,222.0	2,522.1
Intersegment revenues	0	0	0	0
Segment pretax income (loss)	48.1	47.2	146.2	126.7
Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Termination date of United ASA			July 1, 2011
Start date of claims servicing agreements			July 1, 2011
Revenues from external sources	11.0	50.1	36.9	208.5
Intersegment revenues	0	0	0	0
Segment pretax income (loss)	(18.5)	(7.8)	(44.5)	(54.8)
Corporate/Other/Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external sources	0	0	0	(5.5)
Intersegment revenues	(3.0)	(17.9)	(8.9)	(43.0)
Segment pretax income (loss)	$ (4.6)	$ (8.6)	$ (196.1)	$ (35.4)

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Financing Arrangements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Financing Arrangements [Abstract]

Financing Arrangements

6.    FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Revolving Credit Facility

As of September 30, 2011, $145 million was outstanding under our $900 million five-year unsecured revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and the other lenders party thereto, and the maximum amount available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility was $694.8 million (see "—Letters of Credit" below). The revolving credit facility was scheduled to mature on June 25, 2012. Due to the refinancing of our revolving credit facility as described below, we have classified the balance outstanding as of September 30, 2011 as long-term debt.

In October 2011, we entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, which includes a $400 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for swing line loans (which sublimits may be increased in connection with any increase in the credit facility described below). In addition, we have the ability from time to time to increase the new credit facility by up to an additional $200 million in the aggregate, subject to the receipt of additional commitments. We utilized proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the new credit facility to refinance our obligations under our previous revolving credit facility.

The interest rate payable on the new credit facility is based on the consolidated leverage ratio of the Company as defined in the new credit facility; however, until the Company delivers a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the Company will pay, at the Company's option, either (a) the base rate (which is a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent, (ii) Bank of America, N.A.'s "prime rate" and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the new credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points or (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points. Following the Company's delivery of a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the applicable margins are subject to adjustment according to our consolidated leverage ratio, as specified in the new credit facility.

Our new revolving credit facility includes, among other customary terms and conditions, limitations (subject to specified exclusions) on our and our subsidiaries' ability to incur debt; create liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations and acquisitions; sell or transfer assets; enter into agreements which restrict the ability to pay dividends or make or repay loans or advances; make investments, loans, and advances; engage in transactions with affiliates; and make dividends. In addition, we are required to be in compliance at the end of each fiscal quarter with a specified consolidated leverage ratio and consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio.

Our new revolving credit facility contains customary events of default, including nonpayment of principal or other amounts when due; breach of covenants; inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross-default and/or cross-acceleration to other indebtedness of the Company or our subsidiaries in excess of $50 million; certain ERISA-related events; noncompliance by the Company or any of our subsidiaries with any material term or provision of the HMO Regulations or Insurance Regulations (as each such term is defined in the new credit facility) in a manner that could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect; certain voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy events; inability to pay debts; undischarged, uninsured judgments greater than $50 million against us and/or our subsidiaries which are not stayed within 60 days; actual or asserted invalidity of any loan document; and a change of control. If an event of default occurs and is continuing under the new revolving credit facility, the lenders thereunder may, among other things, terminate their obligations under the facility and require us to repay all amounts owed thereunder.

Letters of Credit

Pursuant to the terms of each of our previous revolving credit facility and our new revolving credit facility, we can obtain letters of credit in an aggregate amount of $400 million and the maximum amount available for borrowing is reduced by the dollar amount of any outstanding letters of credit. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had outstanding letters of credit of $60.2 million and $249.1 million, respectively, resulting in a maximum amount available for borrowing under our previous revolving credit facility of $694.8 million and $650.9 million, respectively.

Termination of Amortizing Financing Facility

On May 26, 2010, we terminated our five-year non-interest bearing, $175 million amortizing financing facility with a non-U.S. lender that we entered into on December 19, 2007 by exercising our option to call the facility. In connection with the call, we recorded a $3.5 million pretax early debt extinguishment charge in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Senior Notes

In 2007 we issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2017 (Senior Notes). The indenture governing the Senior Notes limits our ability to incur certain liens, or consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets. In the event of the occurrence of both (1) a change of control of Health Net, Inc. and (2) a below investment grade rating by any two of Fitch, Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services within a specified period, we will be required to make an offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. As of September 30, 2011, no default or event of default had occurred under the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

The Senior Notes may be redeemed in whole at any time or in part from time to time, prior to maturity at our option, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

• 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes then outstanding to be redeemed; or

• the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Senior Notes to be redeemed (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable treasury rate plus 30 basis points

plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the redemption date.

Each of the following will be an Event of Default under the indenture governing the Senior Notes:

• failure to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment is due and payable; provided that an extension of an interest payment period by us in accordance with the terms of the Senior Notes shall not constitute a failure to pay interest;

• failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on any note when due, either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise;

• failure to perform any other covenant or agreement in the notes or indenture for a period of 60 days after notice that performance was required;

• (A) our failure or the failure of any of our subsidiaries to pay indebtedness for money we borrowed or any of our subsidiaries borrowed in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million, at the later of final maturity and the expiration of any related applicable grace period and such defaulted payment shall not have been made, waived or extended within 30 days after notice or (B) acceleration of the maturity of indebtedness for money we borrowed or any of our subsidiaries borrowed in an aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million, if that acceleration results from a default under the instrument giving rise to or securing such indebtedness for money borrowed and such indebtedness has not been discharged in full or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled within 30 days after notice; or

• events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our Company.

Our Senior Notes payable balances were $398.8 million as of September 30, 2011 and $398.7 million as of December 31, 2010, respectively.

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Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Change in unrealized gain on investments, tax impact	$ 4,960	$ 16,942

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Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased. We had checks outstanding, net of deposits, of $5.1 million as of September 30, 2011 and $45.9 million as of December 31, 2010. These amounts were classified as accounts payable and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, and the changes in these amounts have been reflected in the line item net decrease in checks outstanding, net of deposits within the cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Investments

Investments classified as available-for-sale, which consist primarily of debt securities, are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income, net of income tax effects. The cost of investments sold is determined in accordance with the specific identification method, and realized gains and losses are included in net investment income. The Company analyzes all debt investments that have unrealized losses for impairment consideration and assesses the intent to sell such securities. If such intent exists, impaired securities are considered other-than-temporarily impaired. Management also assesses if the Company may be required to sell the debt investments prior to the recovery of amortized cost, which may also trigger an impairment charge. If securities are considered other-than-temporarily impaired based on intent or ability, management assesses whether the amortized costs of the securities can be recovered. If management anticipates recovering an amount less than its amortized cost, an impairment charge is calculated based on the expected discounted cash flows of the securities. Any deficit between the amortized cost and the expected cash flows is recorded through earnings as a charge. All other temporary impairment changes are recorded through other comprehensive income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, we did not recognize any losses from other-than-temporary impairments. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our investments.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value amounts of cash equivalents, investments available-for-sale, premiums and other receivables, notes receivable and notes payable have been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying amounts of cash equivalents approximate fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. Fair values for debt and equity securities are generally based upon quoted market prices. Where quoted market prices were not readily available, fair values were estimated using valuation methodologies based on available and observable market information. Such valuation methodologies include reviewing the value ascribed to the most recent financing, comparing the security with securities of publicly traded companies in a similar line of business, and reviewing the underlying financial performance including estimating discounted cash flows. The carrying value of premiums and other receivables, long-term notes receivable and nonmarketable securities approximates the fair value of such financial instruments. The fair value of notes payable is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt with the same remaining maturities. The fair value of our fixed rate borrowings was $416.0 million and $401.2 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair value of our variable rate borrowings under our revolving credit facility was $145.0 million as of September 30, 2011, which was equal to the carrying value because the interest rates paid on these borrowings were based on prevailing market rates. There were no borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2010. See Note 6 for additional information regarding our financing arrangements.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents, investments and premiums receivable. All cash equivalents and investments are managed within established guidelines, which provide us diversity among issuers. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to premiums receivable are limited due to the large number of payers comprising our customer base. The federal government is the primary customer of our Government Contracts segment (Government Contracts) with premiums and fees associated with this customer and, to a much lesser extent, state and local government contracts, accounting for 100% of our Government Contracts revenue. In addition, the federal and state governments are significant customers of our Western Region Operations segment (Western Region Operations) as a result of our contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for coverage of Medicare-eligible individuals and our contract with the U.S. Department of Health Services for coverage of Medi-Cal eligible individuals.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes all changes in stockholders' equity (except those arising from transactions with stockholders) and includes net income, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) after tax on investments available-for-sale, and prior service cost and net loss related to our defined benefit pension plan.

Accumulated other comprehensive income is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Investments:
Unrealized gains on investments available-for-sale as of July 1 and January 1	$	6.0		$	17.2		$	5.3		$	1.0
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments available-for-sale		3.1			16.3			(13.7	)		39.7
Reclassification of unrealized losses (gains) to earnings		3.5			(5.0	)		21.0			(12.2	)
Unrealized gains on investments available for sale as of September 30		12.6			28.5			12.6			28.5
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of July 1 and January 1		(4.6	)		(0.8	)		(4.8	)		(0.9	)
Net change in prior service cost and net loss amortization		0.1			0.1			0.3			0.2
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of September 30		(4.5	)		(0.7	)		(4.5	)		(0.7	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	8.1		$	27.8		$	8.1		$	27.8

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and reflects net income divided by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted average shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents (this reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock options were exercised and restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs) were vested) outstanding during the periods presented.

Common stock equivalents arising from dilutive stock options, RSUs and PSUs are computed using the treasury stock method. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, 1,199,000 and 1,420,000 shares of dilutive common stock equivalents were outstanding, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, 955,000 and 937,000 shares of dilutive common stock equivalents were outstanding, respectively.

Options, RSUs and PSUs to purchase an aggregate of 2,853,000 and 2,165,000 shares of common stock, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and 2,595,000 and 2,615,000 shares of common stock, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, were considered anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. Outstanding options expire at various times through April 2019.

In March 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a $300 million stock repurchase program (2010 stock repurchase program). We completed our 2010 stock repurchase program in April 2011. In May 2011, our Board of Directors authorized a new $300 million stock repurchase program (2011 stock repurchase program). The remaining authorization under our 2011 stock repurchase program as of September 30, 2011 was $147.1 million. See Note 5 for more information regarding our 2010 and 2011 stock repurchase programs.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit is as follows:

	Western Region Operations		Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	$	605.9	$	605.9

The intangible assets that continue to be subject to amortization using the straight-line method over their estimated lives are as follows:

	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Balance		Weighted Average  Life (in years)
	(Dollars in millions)
As of September 30, 2011:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(33.3	)	$	7.2		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(15.1	)		14.4		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(48.4	)	$	21.6
As of December 31, 2010:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(32.6	)	$	7.9		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(13.2	)		16.3		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(45.8	)	$	24.2

We performed our annual impairment test on our goodwill and other intangible assets as of June 30, 2011 for our Western Region Operations reporting unit, and no impairment was identified. We also re-evaluated the useful lives of our other intangible assets and determined that the current estimated useful lives were properly reflected.

During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we performed our annual impairment test and determined that the implied value of the Northeast Operations reporting unit's goodwill was zero. As a result, we recorded an impairment charge of $6 million for the total carrying value of the Northeast Operations' goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Estimated annual pretax amortization expense for other intangible assets for the current year and each of the next four years ending December 31 is as follows (dollars in millions):

Year	Amount
2011	$	3.5
2012		3.4
2013		3.4
2014		2.8
2015		2.6

Restricted Assets

We and our consolidated subsidiaries are required to set aside certain funds which may only be used for certain purposes pursuant to state regulatory requirements. We have discretion as to whether we invest such funds in cash and cash equivalents or other investments. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the restricted cash and cash equivalents balances totaled $0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and are included in other noncurrent assets. Investment securities held by trustees or agencies were $25.7 million and $25.8 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and are included in investments available-for-sale.

Subsequent Accounting for the Northeast Sale

On December 11, 2009, we completed the sale (the Northeast Sale) of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of our health plan subsidiaries that were domiciled in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Bermuda (Acquired Companies) that had conducted businesses in our Northeast Operations segment (see Note 3) to UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (United). The sale was made pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (Stock Purchase Agreement), dated as of July 20, 2009, by and among the Company, Health Net of the Northeast, Inc., Oxford Health Plans, LLC (Buyer) and, solely for the purposes of guaranteeing Buyer's obligations thereunder, United. At the closing of the Northeast Sale, affiliates of United also acquired membership renewal rights for certain commercial health care business conducted by our subsidiary, Health Net Life Insurance Company (Health Net Life) in the states of Connecticut and New Jersey (the Transitioning HNL Members). We were required to continue to serve the members of the Acquired Companies under United Administrative Services Agreements we entered into with United and certain of its affiliates (the United Administrative Services Agreements) until all members either transitioned to a legacy United entity or did not renew. On July 1, 2011, we terminated the United Administrative Services Agreements following the completion of the membership transition. As part of the Northeast Sale, we retained certain financial responsibilities for the profits and losses of the Acquired Companies, subject to specified adjustments, for the period beginning on the closing date and ending on the earlier of the second anniversary of the closing date and the date that the last United Administrative Services Agreement was terminated. Accordingly, subsequent to the Northeast Sale, our Northeast Operations reportable segment (Northeast Operations) includes the operations of the businesses that provided administrative services pursuant to the United Administrative Services Agreements prior to the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements on July 1, 2011, as well as the operations of Health Net Life in Connecticut and New Jersey prior to the renewal dates of the Transitioning HNL Members. Subsequent accounting for the Northeast Sale is reported as part of our Northeast Operations reportable segment (see Note 3).

Under the United Administrative Services Agreements, we provided claims processing, customer services, medical management, provider network access and other administrative services to United and certain of its affiliates. We recognized the revenue that we earned from providing these administrative services in the period these services were provided, and we reported such revenue in the line item, Northeast administrative services fees and other income, in our consolidated statements of operations. Also included in Northeast administrative services fees and other income was the amortization of the value of services provided under the United Administrative Services Agreements. In connection with the Northeast Sale, the United Administrative Services Agreements were fair valued at $48 million and recorded as deferred revenue. The deferred revenue was amortized and recorded as Northeast administrative services fees and other income using a level of effort approach. During the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $0 and $9.6 million, respectively, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, $2.7 million and $36.7 million, respectively, were amortized from deferred revenue and recorded as Northeast administrative services fees and other income.

In addition, we were entitled to 50% of the profits or losses associated with the Acquired Companies' Medicare business for the year ended December 31, 2010 (subject to a cap of $10 million of profit or loss), and in the first quarter of 2011, we received $7 million related to our share of the profit associated with the Acquired Companies' Medicare business. The Medicare business was transferred to a United affiliate on January 1, 2011. As part of the Northeast Sale, we also retained certain financial responsibilities for the Acquired Companies, subject to specified adjustments for the period beginning on December 11, 2009 and ending on July 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Northeast administrative services fees and other income included a quarterly net payment (QNP) paid to United in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement. The QNP is a defined term in the Stock Purchase Agreement and represented the net profit or loss from the wind-down of the Acquired Companies, as adjusted in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement. We reported expenses we incurred in providing these administrative services as a separate line item, Northeast administrative services expenses, in our consolidated statements of operations.

Under the Stock Purchase Agreement, United was required to pay us additional consideration for the value of the Transitioning HNL Members and the members of the Acquired Companies that transitioned to other United products based upon a formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement to the extent such amounts exceed the initial minimum payment of $60 million that United made to us at closing (referred to as contingent membership renewals). This membership transition was completed on July 1, 2011. In connection with contingent membership renewals, we recorded as an adjustment to the loss on sale of the Northeast health plan subsidiaries $(0.3) million and $40.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $21.5 million and $29.6 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. As of September 30, 2011, no amounts were due from United in connection with contingent membership renewals.

With the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements on July 1, 2011, we estimated and recorded the final QNP of $19.7 million in the second quarter of 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the final QNP was adjusted down by $8.2 million to an estimated $11.5 million. At this time, we have substantially completed the QNP review process.

Upon the termination of the United Administrative Services Agreements, we entered into Claims Servicing Agreements with United and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which we will continue to adjudicate run out claims and perform limited other administrative services. The Claims Servicing Agreements will be in effect until the last run out claim under the applicable Claims Servicing Agreement has been adjudicated.

T-3 TRICARE Contract

On April 1, 2011, we began delivering administrative services under the T-3 contract for the TRICARE North Region. The T-3 contract was awarded to us on May 13, 2010. We were the managed care contractor for the United States Department of Defense's (DoD) previous TRICARE contract in the North Region, which ended on March 31, 2011.

The T-3 contract has five one-year option periods; however, on March 15, 2011, the DoD exercised option period 2 (without exercising option period 1), due to a delay of approximately one year in the government's initial award of the T-3 contract. Accordingly, option period 2 commenced on April 1, 2011, and if all remaining option periods are exercised, the T-3 contract would conclude on March 31, 2015.

We provide various types of administrative services under the contract, including: provider network management, referral management, medical management, disease management, enrollment, customer service, clinical support service, and claims processing. We also provide assistance in the transition into and out of the T-3 contract. These services are structured as cost reimbursement arrangements plus fees received in the form of fixed prices, fixed unit prices, and contingent fees and payments based on various incentives and penalties.

In accordance with GAAP, we evaluate, at the inception of the contract and as services are delivered, all deliverables in the service arrangement to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting. The delivered items are considered separate units of accounting if the delivered items have value to the customer on a standalone basis (i.e., they are sold separately by any vendor) and no general right of return exists relative to the delivered item. While we identified two separate units of accounting within the T-3 contract, no determination of estimated selling price was performed because both units of accounting are performed ratably over the option periods and, accordingly, the same methodology of revenue recognition applies to both units of accounting.

Therefore, we recognize revenue related to administrative services on a straight-line basis over the option period, when the fees become fixed and determinable.

The contract includes various performance-based incentives and penalties. For each of the incentives or penalties, we adjust revenue accordingly based on the amount that we have earned or incurred at each interim date and are legally entitled to in the event of a contract termination.

The transition-in process for the T-3 contract began in the second quarter of 2010. We had deferred transition-in costs of $43.8 million, which began amortizing on April 1, 2011 on a straight-line basis, and we had related deferred revenues of $52.5 million, which are being amortized over the customer relationship period. Fulfillment costs associated with the T-3 contract are expensed as incurred.

Revenues and expenses associated with the T-3 contract are reported as part of Government Contracts revenues and Government Contracts expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and included in the Government Contracts reportable segment.

The TRICARE members are served by our network and out-of-network providers in accordance with the T-3 contract. We pay health care costs related to these services to the providers and are later reimbursed by the DoD for such payments. Under the terms of the T-3 contract, we are not the primary obligor for health care services and accordingly, we do not include health care costs and related reimbursements in our consolidated statement of operations. Health care costs for the T-3 contract that are paid and reimbursable amounted to $569.4 million and $991.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles- Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The objective of this ASU is to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. Under the amendments in this ASU, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, then the second step is to measure the amount of the impairment loss. The amendments in this ASU improve previous guidance by expanding upon the examples of events and circumstances that should be considered in determining whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2011-08 to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

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Financing Arrangements (Termination Of Amortizing Financing Facility) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	May 26, 2010 Short-Term Debt [Member] years	Sep. 30, 2010 Short-Term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Length of amortizing financing facility, in years					5
Revolving credit facility, initiation date					December 19, 2007
Amortizing financing facility					$ 175,000,000
Early debt extinguishment charge	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (3,532,000)		$ (3,500,000)

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Significant Accounting Policies (Estimated Annual Pretax Amortization Expense For Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
2011	$ 3.5
2012	3.4
2013	3.4
2014	2.8
2015	$ 2.6

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

3.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our Western Region Operations reportable segment includes the operations of our commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans, our health and life insurance companies, and our behavioral health and pharmaceutical services subsidiaries. These operations are conducted primarily in California, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. Our Government Contracts reportable segment includes government-sponsored managed care and administrative services plans through the TRICARE program and other health care-related government contracts. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our Northeast Operations reportable segment included the operations of our businesses that provided administrative services to United and its affiliates pursuant to the United Administrative Services Agreements prior to their termination on July 1, 2011 and the operations of Health Net Life in Connecticut and New Jersey prior to the renewal dates of the Transitioning HNL Members. Beginning July 1, 2011, our Northeast Operations reportable segment includes the operations of our businesses that are adjudicating run out claims and providing limited other administrative services to United and its affiliates pursuant to the Claims Servicing Agreements.

As a result of the Northeast Sale, we operate the Northeast business in a manner that is different than the rest of our health plans. For additional information on the Northeast Sale, the United Administrative Services Agreements and the Claims Servicing Agreements, see Note 2.

We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on segment pretax income. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K, except that intersegment transactions are not eliminated.

We also have a Corporate/Other segment that is not a business operating segment. It is added to our reportable segments to provide a reconciliation to our consolidated results. The Corporate/Other segment includes costs that are excluded from the calculation of segment pretax income because they are not managed within the segments and are not directly identified with a particular operating segment. Accordingly, these costs are not included in the performance evaluation of the reportable segments by our chief operating decision maker. In addition, certain costs, including those related to our operations strategy and corporate overhead cost reduction efforts, as well as asset impairments, are reported as part of Corporate/Other.

Our segment information is as follows:

	Western Region Operations		Government Contracts		Northeast Operations			Corporate/ Other/ Eliminations			Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues from external sources	$	2,599.7	$	175.9	$	11.0		$	0		$	2,786.6
Intersegment revenues		3.0		0		0			(3.0	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	74.2	$	48.1	$	(18.5	)	$	(4.6	)	$	99.2
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues from external sources	$	2,482.7	$	860.7	$	50.1		$	0		$	3,393.5
Intersegment revenues		17.9		0		0			(17.9	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	71.4	$	47.2	$	(7.8	)	$	(8.6	)		102.2
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues from external sources	$	7,830.1	$	1,222.0	$	36.9		$	0		$	9,089.0
Intersegment revenues		8.9		0		0			(8.9	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	183.2	$	146.2	$	(44.5	)	$	(196.1	)	$	88.8
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues from external sources	$	7,521.4	$	2,522.1	$	208.5		$	(5.5	)	$	10,246.5
Intersegment revenues		43.0		0		0			(43.0	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	170.2	$	126.7	$	(54.8	)	$	(35.4	)	$	206.7

Our health plan services premium revenue by line of business is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Commercial premium revenue	$	1,494.8	$	1,415.4	$	4,465.9	$	4,238.6
Medicare premium revenue		699.9		732.7		2,226.4		2,290.4
Medicaid premium revenue		387.7		309.8		1,066.9		915.6
Total Western Region Operations health plan services premiums		2,582.4		2,457.9		7,759.2		7,444.6
Total Northeast Operations health plan services premiums		0		13.0		2.3		61.2
Total health plan services premiums	$	2,582.4	$	2,470.9	$	7,761.5	$	7,505.8

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Financing Arrangements (Revolving Credit Facility And Letters Of Credit) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Federal Funds [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Bank Of America [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Eurodollar Rate Plus 87.5 Basis Points [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Eurodollar Rate Plus 187.5 Basis Points [Member] New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Old Line Of Credit [Member] years	Sep. 30, 2011 New Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 New Letters Of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Old Letters Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility expiration date					June 25, 2012	October 2016
Revolving credit facility, initiation date						October 2011
Length of revolving credit facility, in years					5
Revolving credit facility outstanding balance					$ 145.0
Sublimit for swing line loans						50
Maximum amount available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility					900	600
Revolving credit facility, remaining capacity					694.8		694.8	650.9
Applicable margin basis points	federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent	Bank of America, N.A.'s "prime rate"	Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the new credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points	Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points
Outstanding letters of credit							60.2	249.1
Revolving credit facility, current capacity						400	400
Additional borrowing capacity						200
Date of compliance certificate						March 31, 2012
Line of credit default limit						50
Limit of uninsured judgment not stayed within 60 days						$ 50

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Significant Accounting Policies (Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments available-for-sale	$ 6,000,000	$ 17,200,000	$ 5,300,000	$ 1,000,000
Net change in unrealized gains on investments available-for-sale	3,100,000	16,300,000	(13,700,000)	39,700,000
Reclassification of unrealized gains to earnings	3,500,000	(5,000,000)	21,000,000	(12,200,000)
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments available for sale	12,600,000	28,500,000	12,600,000	28,500,000
Prior service cost and net loss amortization	(4,600,000)	(800,000)	(4,800,000)	(900,000)
Net change in prior service cost and net loss amortization	100,000	100,000	300,000	200,000
Prior service cost and net loss amortization	(4,500,000)	(700,000)	(4,500,000)	(700,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 8,101,000	$ 27,800,000	$ 8,101,000	$ 27,800,000	$ 487,000

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Segment Information (Premium Revenue By Line Of Business) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Health plans services premiums	$ 2,582,385	$ 2,470,939	$ 7,761,488	$ 7,505,764
Commercial Premium Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Health plans services premiums	1,494,800	1,415,400	4,465,900	4,238,600
Medicare Premium Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Health plans services premiums	699,900	732,700	2,226,400	2,290,400
Medicaid Premium Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Health plans services premiums	387,700	309,800	1,066,900	915,600
Western Region Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Health plans services premiums	2,582,400	2,457,900	7,759,200	7,444,600
Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Health plans services premiums	$ 0	$ 13,000	$ 2,300	$ 61,200

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Financing Arrangements (Senior Notes) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2007	Dec. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes amount	$ 398,839,000		$ 398,685,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		6.375%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Dec. 31, 2017
Description of repurchase terms	101.00%
Default occurred under the indenture governing the senior notes	0
Description of call feature	100.00%
Treasury rate basis points	30.00%
Failure To Pay Indebtedness [Member] | 6.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit default limit	50,000,000
Acceleration Of Maturity Of Indebtedness [Member] | 6.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum borrowed aggregate principal amount	50,000,000
6.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes amount		400,000,000

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Significant Accounting Policies (Schedule Of Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 years	Dec. 31, 2010 years
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 70.0	$ 70.0
Accumulated Amortization	(48.4)	(45.8)
Net Balance	21.6	24.2
Provider Networks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	40.5	40.5
Accumulated Amortization	(33.3)	(32.6)
Net Balance	7.2	7.9
Weighted Average Life (in years)	19.4	19.4
Customer Relationships And Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	29.5	29.5
Accumulated Amortization	(15.1)	(13.2)
Net Balance	$ 14.4	$ 16.3
Weighted Average Life (in years)	11.1	11.1

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Subsequent Event

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Subsequent Event [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

11.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

$600 Million Revolving Credit Facility

On October 24, 2011, the Company entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, which includes a $400 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for swing line loans (which sublimits may be increased in connection with any increase in the credit facility described below). In addition, the Company has the ability from time to time to increase the credit facility by up to an additional $200 million in the aggregate, subject to the receipt of additional commitments. The interest rate payable on the credit facility is based on the consolidated leverage ratio of the Company as defined in the credit facility; however, until the Company delivers a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the Company will pay, at the Company's option, either (a) the base rate (which is a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent, (ii) Bank of America, N.A.'s "prime rate" and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points or (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points. Following the Company's delivery of a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the applicable margins are subject to adjustment according to our consolidated leverage ratio, as specified in the credit facility. The Company utilized proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the credit facility to refinance our existing unsecured revolving credit facility obligation. See Note 6 under the heading "Revolving Credit Facility" for additional information on our new credit facility.

New Legislation

On October 27, 2011, CMS approved certain elements of California's 2011-2012 budget proposals to reduce Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates as authorized by California Assembly Bill 97 (AB 97). The elements approved by CMS include a 10 percent reduction in a number of provider reimbursement rates. The California Department of Health Care Services has preliminarily indicated that the Medi-Cal managed care rate reductions could be effective retroactive to July 1, 2011. While there is uncertainty regarding the implementation of AB 97 and the immediate effect of the recently approved elements on the Company is unclear, we believe that the approved reductions in provider payments will result in a premium reduction from the Medi-Cal business conducted in our California health plan. In addition, our ability to obtain health care cost recoveries from providers relating to any implemented rate cuts could affect the financial results of our California health plan. However, due to the uncertainty regarding the final implementation of AB 97, as of the date of the filing of this report we cannot reasonably estimate the range of reductions in premiums and/or related health care cost recoveries that may result in connection with AB 97.

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Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Investments [Abstract]

Investments

4.    INVESTMENTS

Investments classified as available-for-sale, which consist primarily of debt securities, are stated at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income, net of income tax effects. The cost of investments sold is determined in accordance with the specific identification method, and realized gains and losses are included in net investment income. We periodically assess our available-for-sale investments for other-than-temporary impairment. Any such other-than-temporary impairment loss is recognized as a realized loss, which is recorded through earnings, if related to credit losses.

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains and losses, and fair value of our current investments available-for-sale and our investments available-for-sale-noncurrent, after giving effect to other-than-temporary impairments, were as follows:

	September 30, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		Gross Unrealized Holding Losses			Carrying Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	675.8	$	10.1	$	(0.8	)	$	685.1
U.S. government and agencies		38.8		0.1		0			38.9
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		530.6		13.8		(0.3	)		544.1
Corporate debt securities		391.0		2.9		(5.1	)		388.8
Other securities		0		0		0			0
	$	1,636.2	$	26.9	$	(6.2	)	$	1,656.9
Noncurrent:
Corporate debt securities	$	3.0	$	0	$	(0.4	)	$	2.6

	December 31, 2010
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		Gross Unrealized Holding Losses			Carrying Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	642.3	$	8.1	$	(2.2	)	$	648.2
U.S. government and agencies		103.6		0.1		(0.4	)		103.3
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		533.2		2.1		(8.1	)		527.2
Corporate debt securities		374.5		11.8		(1.8	)		384.5
Other securities		0		0		0			0
	$	1,653.6	$	22.1	$	(12.5	)	$	1,663.2
Noncurrent:
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions	$	10.5	$	0	$	(1.7	)	$	8.8

As of September 30, 2011, the contractual maturities of our current investments available-for-sale and our investments available-for-sale-noncurrent were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Due in one year or less	$	44.5	$	44.5
Due after one year through five years		541.7		543.0
Due after five years through ten years		285.2		292.0
Due after ten years		89.0		92.3
Asset-backed securities		675.8		685.1
Other securities		0		0
Total current investments available-for-sale	$	1,636.2	$	1,656.9

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Noncurrent:
Due after one year through five years	$	0.5	$	0.5
Due after five years through ten years		2.5		2.1
Total noncurrent investments available-for-sale	$	3.0	$	2.6

Proceeds from sales of investments available-for-sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $434.2 million and $1,632.0 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses totaled $7.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2011, and $37.2 million and $4.9 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Proceeds from sales of investments available-for-sale during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $248.4 million and $908.4 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses totaled $7.7 million and $0, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, and $20.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The following table shows our current investments' fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	123.3	$	(0.7	)	$	2.2	$	(0.1	)	$	125.5	$	(0.8	)
U.S. government and agencies		9.9		0			0		0			9.9		0
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		52.8		(0.3	)		0		0			52.8		(0.3	)
Corporate debt securities		222.8		(5.1	)		0		0			222.8		(5.1	)
Other securities		0		0			0		0			0		0
	$	408.8	$	(6.1	)	$	2.2	$	(0.1	)	$	411.0	$	(6.2	)

The following table shows our noncurrent investments' fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	2.6	$	(0.4	)	$	0	$	0	$	2.6	$	(0.4	)

The following table shows the number of individual securities included in our current investments that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12  Months		12 Months or More		Total
Asset-backed securities		43		2		45
U.S. government and agencies		1		0		1
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		20		1		21
Corporate debt securities		111		0		111
Other securities		0		0		0
		175		3		178

The following table shows the number of individual securities included in our noncurrent investments that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months		12 Months or More		Total
Corporate debt securities		3		0		3

The following table shows our current investments' fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at December 31, 2010:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Asset-backed securities	$	188.2	$	(2.2	)	$	0.2	$	0		$	188.4	$	(2.2	)
U.S. government and agencies		65.1		(0.4	)		0		0			65.1		(0.4	)
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		372.7		(8.0	)		1.8		(0.1	)		374.5		(8.1	)
Corporate debt securities		97.9		(1.8	)		0		0			97.9		(1.8	)
Other securities		0		0			0		0			0		0
	$	723.9	$	(12.4	)	$	2.0	$	(0.1	)	$	725.9	$	(12.5	)

The following table shows our noncurrent investments' fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at December 31, 2010:

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions	$	0	$	0	$	8.8	$	(1.7	)	$	8.8	$	(1.7	)

The above referenced investments are interest-yielding debt securities of varying maturities. We have determined that the unrealized loss position for these securities is primarily due to market volatility. Generally, in a rising interest rate environment, the estimated fair value of fixed income securities would be expected to decrease; conversely, in a decreasing interest rate environment, the estimated fair value of fixed income securities would be expected to increase. These securities may also be negatively impacted by illiquidity in the market.

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Western Region Operations		Government Contracts		Northeast Operations			Corporate/ Other/ Eliminations			Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues from external sources	$	2,599.7	$	175.9	$	11.0		$	0		$	2,786.6
Intersegment revenues		3.0		0		0			(3.0	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	74.2	$	48.1	$	(18.5	)	$	(4.6	)	$	99.2
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues from external sources	$	2,482.7	$	860.7	$	50.1		$	0		$	3,393.5
Intersegment revenues		17.9		0		0			(17.9	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	71.4	$	47.2	$	(7.8	)	$	(8.6	)		102.2
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Revenues from external sources	$	7,830.1	$	1,222.0	$	36.9		$	0		$	9,089.0
Intersegment revenues		8.9		0		0			(8.9	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	183.2	$	146.2	$	(44.5	)	$	(196.1	)	$	88.8
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
Revenues from external sources	$	7,521.4	$	2,522.1	$	208.5		$	(5.5	)	$	10,246.5
Intersegment revenues		43.0		0		0			(43.0	)		0
Segment pretax income (loss)	$	170.2	$	126.7	$	(54.8	)	$	(35.4	)	$	206.7

Premium Revenue By Line Of Business

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Commercial premium revenue	$	1,494.8	$	1,415.4	$	4,465.9	$	4,238.6
Medicare premium revenue		699.9		732.7		2,226.4		2,290.4
Medicaid premium revenue		387.7		309.8		1,066.9		915.6
Total Western Region Operations health plan services premiums		2,582.4		2,457.9		7,759.2		7,444.6
Total Northeast Operations health plan services premiums		0		13.0		2.3		61.2
Total health plan services premiums	$	2,582.4	$	2,470.9	$	7,761.5	$	7,505.8

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Stock Repurchase Program (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	May 04, 2011 2011 Stock Repurchase Program [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 2011 Stock Repurchase Program [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 2011 Stock Repurchase Program [Member]	Mar. 18, 2010 2010 Stock Repurchase Program [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 2010 Stock Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock shares acquired						5,200,000	6,000,000		4,900,000
Aggregate consideration paid for common stock									10,800,000
Cumulative treasury stock acquired, value									$ 300,000,000
Treasury stock value acquired cost method			325,212,000	177,881,000		125,800,000	152,900,000		149,800,000
Stock repurchase program authorized amount	300,000,000	300,000,000			300,000,000			300,000,000
Stock repurchase program remaining authorized repurchase amount			$ 147,100,000				$ 147,100,000
Average price of repurchased stock per share									$ 27.80

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Significant Accounting Policies (Carrying Amount Of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	$ 605,886	$ 605,886
Western Region Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	$ 605,900

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Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Common Stock Held In Treasury [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	$ 154	$ 1,190,203	$ (1,389,722)	$ 1,895,096	$ 52	$ 1,695,783
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2009	144,175		(41,020)
Comprehensive (loss) income:
Net income				123,839		123,839
Change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax impact					27,495	27,495
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss					197	197
Total comprehensive income						151,531
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, shares	815
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units	(9)	1,624				1,615
Share-based compensation expense		27,977				27,977
Tax benefit (detriment) related to equity compensation plans		(5,551)				(5,551)
Repurchases of common stock, shares			(7,239)
Repurchases of common stock			(177,881)			(177,881)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2010	145	1,214,253	(1,567,603)	2,018,935	27,744	1,693,474
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2010	144,990		(48,259)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	145	1,221,301	(1,626,856)	2,099,339	487	1,694,416
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2010	145,121		(50,474)
Comprehensive (loss) income:
Net income				11,917		11,917
Change in unrealized gain on investments, net of tax impact					7,325	7,325
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss					289	289
Total comprehensive income						19,531
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units, shares	1,604
Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units	2	27,209				27,211
Share-based compensation expense		21,345				21,345
Tax benefit (detriment) related to equity compensation plans		1,113				1,113
Repurchases of common stock, shares			(11,706)
Repurchases of common stock			(325,212)			(325,212)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 147	$ 1,270,968	$ (1,952,068)	$ 2,111,256	$ 8,101	$ 1,438,404
Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2011	146,725		(62,180)

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Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Investments [Abstract]

Fair Value Of Investments Available-For-Sale

	September 30, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		Gross Unrealized Holding Losses			Carrying Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	675.8	$	10.1	$	(0.8	)	$	685.1
U.S. government and agencies		38.8		0.1		0			38.9
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		530.6		13.8		(0.3	)		544.1
Corporate debt securities		391.0		2.9		(5.1	)		388.8
Other securities		0		0		0			0
	$	1,636.2	$	26.9	$	(6.2	)	$	1,656.9
Noncurrent:
Corporate debt securities	$	3.0	$	0	$	(0.4	)	$	2.6

	December 31, 2010
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Holding Gains		Gross Unrealized Holding Losses			Carrying Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	642.3	$	8.1	$	(2.2	)	$	648.2
U.S. government and agencies		103.6		0.1		(0.4	)		103.3
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		533.2		2.1		(8.1	)		527.2
Corporate debt securities		374.5		11.8		(1.8	)		384.5
Other securities		0		0		0			0
	$	1,653.6	$	22.1	$	(12.5	)	$	1,663.2
Noncurrent:
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions	$	10.5	$	0	$	(1.7	)	$	8.8

Available For Sale Current And Noncurrent Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Due in one year or less	$	44.5	$	44.5
Due after one year through five years		541.7		543.0
Due after five years through ten years		285.2		292.0
Due after ten years		89.0		92.3
Asset-backed securities		675.8		685.1
Other securities		0		0
Total current investments available-for-sale	$	1,636.2	$	1,656.9

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(Dollars in millions)
Noncurrent:
Due after one year through five years	$	0.5	$	0.5
Due after five years through ten years		2.5		2.1
Total noncurrent investments available-for-sale	$	3.0	$	2.6

Unrealized Loss Position For Current & Noncurrent Investments

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Current:
Asset-backed securities	$	123.3	$	(0.7	)	$	2.2	$	(0.1	)	$	125.5	$	(0.8	)
U.S. government and agencies		9.9		0			0		0			9.9		0
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		52.8		(0.3	)		0		0			52.8		(0.3	)
Corporate debt securities		222.8		(5.1	)		0		0			222.8		(5.1	)
Other securities		0		0			0		0			0		0
	$	408.8	$	(6.1	)	$	2.2	$	(0.1	)	$	411.0	$	(6.2	)

The following table shows our noncurrent investments' fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	2.6	$	(0.4	)	$	0	$	0	$	2.6	$	(0.4	)

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Asset-backed securities	$	188.2	$	(2.2	)	$	0.2	$	0		$	188.4	$	(2.2	)
U.S. government and agencies		65.1		(0.4	)		0		0			65.1		(0.4	)
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		372.7		(8.0	)		1.8		(0.1	)		374.5		(8.1	)
Corporate debt securities		97.9		(1.8	)		0		0			97.9		(1.8	)
Other securities		0		0			0		0			0		0
	$	723.9	$	(12.4	)	$	2.0	$	(0.1	)	$	725.9	$	(12.5	)

The following table shows our noncurrent investments' fair values and gross unrealized losses for individual securities that have been in a continuous loss position at December 31, 2010:

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(Dollars in millions)
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions	$	0	$	0	$	8.8	$	(1.7	)	$	8.8	$	(1.7	)

Number Of Securities Included In Loss Position Of Current And Noncurrent Investments

	Less than 12  Months		12 Months or More		Total
Asset-backed securities		43		2		45
U.S. government and agencies		1		0		1
Obligations of states and other political subdivisions		20		1		21
Corporate debt securities		111		0		111
Other securities		0		0		0
		175		3		178

The following table shows the number of individual securities included in our noncurrent investments that have been in a continuous loss position at September 30, 2011:

	Less than 12 Months		12 Months or More		Total
Corporate debt securities		3		0		3

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Fair Value Measurements (Changes In The Balances Of Level 3 Financial Assets) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 605,886,000
Impairment related to Northeast Operations	0	0	0	(6,000,000)
Ending balance	605,886,000		605,886,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Beginning balance	10,700,000	10,000,000	9,900,000	10,000,000
Transfers into Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Realized in net income	(2,400,000)	0	(2,400,000)	0
Unrealized in accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Purchases/additions	700,000	0	1,500,000	0
Sales	(7,300,000)	(100,000)	(7,300,000)	(100,000)
Issuances	0	0	0	0
Settlements	0	0	0	0
Ending balance	1,700,000	9,900,000	1,700,000	9,900,000
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income related to assets still held	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Credit Quality Of Financing Receivables (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Credit Quality Of Financing Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Financing Receivables

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Amounts due for contingent membership renewals	$	0	$	33.8
Loans to health care providers		7.1		13.6

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 11,917	$ 123,839
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation	24,935	25,788
Adjustment to loss on sale of business	(40,822)	(29,628)
Share-based compensation expense	21,345	27,977
Deferred income taxes	(14,400)	(1,497)
Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation	(1,279)	(473)
Asset impairment charges	0	6,000
Net realized gain on investments	(32,320)	(18,623)
Other changes	10,810	(16,322)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
Premiums receivable and unearned premiums	305,568	(100,981)
Other current assets, receivables and noncurrent assets	(70,468)	(5,208)
Amounts receivable/payable under government contracts	26,453	25,623
Reserves for claims and other settlements	(68,987)	(47,278)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	50,445	31,298
Net cash provided by operating activities	223,197	20,515
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Sales of investments	1,632,037	908,424
Maturities of investments	148,196	156,201
Purchases of investments	(1,742,649)	(1,039,155)
Sales of property and equipment	0	19
Purchases of property and equipment	(32,136)	(24,998)
Purchase price adjustment on sale of Northeast Health Plans	82,101	(3,874)
(Purchases) sales of restricted investments and other	(9,647)	7,031
Net cash provided by investing activities	77,902	3,648
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases	12,309	1,614
Excess tax benefit on share-based compensation	1,279	473
Repurchases of common stock	(313,440)	(182,319)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	697,500	100,000
Repayment of borrowings under financing arrangements	(552,500)	(216,771)
Net decrease in checks outstanding, net of deposits	(40,817)	0
Customer funds administered	(79,232)	36,338
Net cash used in financing activities	(274,901)	(260,665)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	26,198	(236,502)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	350,138	682,803
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	376,336	446,301
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS DISCLOSURE:
Interest paid	16,783	16,934
Income taxes paid	$ 28,209	$ 47,758

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Credit Quality Of Financing Receivables

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Credit Quality Of Financing Receivables [Abstract]

Credit Quality Of Financing Receivables

9.    CREDIT QUALITY OF FINANCING RECEIVABLES

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our financing receivables consisted of the following (amounts in millions):

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
Amounts due for contingent membership renewals	$	0	$	33.8
Loans to health care providers		7.1		13.6

Amounts due for contingent membership renewals arose from the Northeast Sale (see Note 2). United was required to pay us additional consideration for the value of the Transitioning HNL Members and the members of the Acquired Companies that transitioned to other United products based on a formula set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement to the extent such amounts exceeded the initial minimum payment of $60 million that United made to us at closing. This membership transition was completed on July 1, 2011. The receivable amount accrued as of December 31, 2010 was received in March 2011. The receivable amount as of June 30, 2011 was received in September 2011. Loans to health care providers are made from time to time to provide funding to certain health care providers and are generally due within twelve months from the time of the loan.

These financing receivables are considered past due if the required principal payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. We do not accrue interest on these financing receivables, and interest income is recognized only to the extent any such cash payments are received. We had no past due financing receivables as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Financing receivables are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable we will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the agreement, including scheduled principal payments. Impairment is evaluated in total for smaller-balance receivables of a similar nature and on an individual receivable basis for other larger receivables. If a receivable is impaired, a specific valuation allowance is established. Impaired receivables, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible. We had no impaired receivables as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

As part of the on-going monitoring of the credit quality of our financing receivables, we track and monitor certain credit quality indicators such as the counterparties' credit rating and financial condition, including their capital strength, amount of leverage, and stability of earnings and growth. The counterparty for the amounts due for contingent membership renewals is investment grade and in strong financial condition. We believe that the counterparties for the loans to health care providers are of strong financial condition.

The allowance for possible bad debt is a reserve established through a bad debt provision charged to general and administrative expense, which represents our best estimate of probable losses that have been incurred within the existing receivables. The allowance, in our judgment, is necessary to reserve for estimated bad debt and risks inherent in the receivables. Our allowance for bad debt methodology is based on historical loss experience by type of credit and internal risk assessment, with adjustments for current events and conditions. The allowance for bad debt was not material as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

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Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Investments [Abstract]
Proceeds from sales of investments available-for-sale	$ 434,200,000	$ 248,400,000	$ 1,632,037,000	$ 908,424,000
Gross realized gains	7,900,000	7,700,000	37,200,000	20,300,000
Gross realized losses	$ 2,500,000	$ 0	$ 4,900,000	$ 1,600,000

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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Investments:
Unrealized gains on investments available-for-sale as of July 1 and January 1	$	6.0		$	17.2		$	5.3		$	1.0
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments available-for-sale		3.1			16.3			(13.7	)		39.7
Reclassification of unrealized losses (gains) to earnings		3.5			(5.0	)		21.0			(12.2	)
Unrealized gains on investments available for sale as of September 30		12.6			28.5			12.6			28.5
Defined benefit pension plans:
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of July 1 and January 1		(4.6	)		(0.8	)		(4.8	)		(0.9	)
Net change in prior service cost and net loss amortization		0.1			0.1			0.3			0.2
Prior service cost and net loss amortization as of September 30		(4.5	)		(0.7	)		(4.5	)		(0.7	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	8.1		$	27.8		$	8.1		$	27.8

Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

	Western Region Operations		Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Balance as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010	$	605.9	$	605.9

Schedule Of Intangible Assets

	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Balance		Weighted Average  Life (in years)
	(Dollars in millions)
As of September 30, 2011:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(33.3	)	$	7.2		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(15.1	)		14.4		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(48.4	)	$	21.6
As of December 31, 2010:
Provider networks	$	40.5	$	(32.6	)	$	7.9		19.4
Customer relationships and other		29.5		(13.2	)		16.3		11.1
	$	70.0	$	(45.8	)	$	24.2

Estimated Annual Pretax Amortization Expense For Other Intangible Assets

Year	Amount
2011	$	3.5
2012		3.4
2013		3.4
2014		2.8
2015		2.6

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Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenues
Health plan services premiums	$ 2,582,385	$ 2,470,939	$ 7,761,488	$ 7,505,764
Government contracts	175,845	860,697	1,221,987	2,522,095
Net investment income	15,188	19,466	64,114	55,955
Administrative services fees and other income	2,174	5,487	6,979	16,180
Northeast administrative services fees and other	10,976	36,863	34,446	146,524
Total revenues	2,786,568	3,393,452	9,089,014	10,246,518
Expenses
Health plan services (excluding depreciation and amortization)	2,223,471	2,134,701	6,737,083	6,509,148
Government contracts	127,884	814,385	1,080,864	2,397,673
General and administrative	233,632	225,929	879,022	710,403
Selling	58,110	59,021	176,372	174,426
Depreciation and amortization	7,154	8,659	24,935	25,788
Interest	7,783	8,150	23,641	26,795
Northeast administrative and claims services expenses	29,043	61,878	119,123	215,707
Adjustment to loss on sale of Northeast health plan subsidiaries	315	(21,457)	(40,822)	(29,628)
Asset impairment	0	0	0	6,000
Early debt extinguishment charge	0	0	0	3,532
Total expenses	2,687,392	3,291,266	9,000,218	10,039,844
Income from operations before income taxes	99,176	102,186	88,796	206,674
Income tax provision	37,364	39,503	76,879	82,835
Net income	$ 61,812	$ 62,683	$ 11,917	$ 123,839
Net income per share:
Basic	$ 0.71	$ 0.64	$ 0.13	$ 1.25
Diluted	$ 0.70	$ 0.64	$ 0.13	$ 1.24
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	87,675	97,349	90,479	99,087
Diluted	88,874	98,304	91,899	100,024

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Investments (Available For Sale Current And Noncurrent Investments Classified By Contractual Maturity Date) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current [Member]
Due in one year or less, Amortized Cost	$ 44,500,000
Due after one year through five years, Amortized Cost	541,700,000
Due after five years through ten years, Amortized Cost	285,200,000
Due after ten years, Amortized Cost	89,000,000
Asset-backed securities, Amortized Cost	675,800,000
Other securities, Amortized Cost	0
Total investments available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	1,636,200,000	1,653,600,000
Due in one year or less, Estimated Fair Value	44,500,000
Due after one year through five years, Estimated Fair Value	543,000,000
Due after five years through ten years, Estimated Fair Value	292,000,000
Due after ten years, Estimated Fair Value	92,300,000
Asset-backed securities, Estimated Fair Value	685,100,000
Other securities, Estimated Fair Value	0
Total investments available-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	1,656,900,000	1,663,200,000
Noncurrent [Member]
Due after one year through five years, Amortized Cost	500,000
Due after five years through ten years, Amortized Cost	2,500,000
Total investments available-for-sale, Amortized Cost	3,000,000
Due after one year through five years, Estimated Fair Value	500,000
Due after five years through ten years, Estimated Fair Value	2,100,000
Total investments available-for-sale, Estimated Fair Value	$ 2,600,000

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Subsequent Event [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

11.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

$600 Million Revolving Credit Facility

On October 24, 2011, the Company entered into a new $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility due in October 2016, which includes a $400 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a $50 million sublimit for swing line loans (which sublimits may be increased in connection with any increase in the credit facility described below). In addition, the Company has the ability from time to time to increase the credit facility by up to an additional $200 million in the aggregate, subject to the receipt of additional commitments. The interest rate payable on the credit facility is based on the consolidated leverage ratio of the Company as defined in the credit facility; however, until the Company delivers a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the Company will pay, at the Company's option, either (a) the base rate (which is a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (i) the federal funds rate plus one-half of one percent, (ii) Bank of America, N.A.'s "prime rate" and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate (as such term is defined in the credit facility) for a one-month interest period plus one percent) plus an applicable margin of 87.5 basis points or (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus an applicable margin of 187.5 basis points. Following the Company's delivery of a compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2012, the applicable margins are subject to adjustment according to our consolidated leverage ratio, as specified in the credit facility. The Company utilized proceeds of the initial borrowing on the closing date of the credit facility to refinance our existing unsecured revolving credit facility obligation. See Note 6 under the heading "Revolving Credit Facility" for additional information on our new credit facility.

New Legislation

On October 27, 2011, CMS approved certain elements of California's 2011-2012 budget proposals to reduce Medi-Cal provider reimbursement rates as authorized by California Assembly Bill 97 (AB 97). The elements approved by CMS include a 10 percent reduction in a number of provider reimbursement rates. The California Department of Health Care Services has preliminarily indicated that the Medi-Cal managed care rate reductions could be effective retroactive to July 1, 2011. While there is uncertainty regarding the implementation of AB 97 and the immediate effect of the recently approved elements on the Company is unclear, we believe that the approved reductions in provider payments will result in a premium reduction from the Medi-Cal business conducted in our California health plan. In addition, our ability to obtain health care cost recoveries from providers relating to any implemented rate cuts could affect the financial results of our California health plan. However, due to the uncertainty regarding the final implementation of AB 97, as of the date of the filing of this report we cannot reasonably estimate the range of reductions in premiums and/or related health care cost recoveries that may result in connection with AB 97.

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Legal Proceedings (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Mar. 18, 2011
Legal Proceedings [Abstract]
Total number of people with information on drives	2,000,000
Damages sought for each class member	$ 1,000
Estimated putative class members		800,000

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Credit Quality Of Financing Receivables (Schedule Of Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $) In Millions			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Northeast Operations Health Plan Services Premiums [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Contingent Membership Renewal [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Membership transition date			July 1, 2011
Amounts due for contingent membership renewals	$ 0	$ 33.8
Loans to health care providers	7.1	13.6
Past due financing receivables	0	0
Impaired receivables	0	0
Initial payment for membership transferred				$ 60

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Investments (Unrealized Loss Position For Current & Noncurrent Investments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Asset-Backed Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	$ 123.3	$ 188.2
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(0.7)	(2.2)
12 Months or More, Fair Value	2.2	0.2
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	(0.1)	0
Total, Fair Value	125.5	188.4
Total, Unrealized Losses	(0.8)	(2.2)
U.S. Government And Agencies [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	9.9	65.1
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	0	(0.4)
12 Months or More, Fair Value	0	0
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	0	0
Total, Fair Value	9.9	65.1
Total, Unrealized Losses	0	(0.4)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	222.8	97.9
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(5.1)	(1.8)
12 Months or More, Fair Value	0	0
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	0	0
Total, Fair Value	222.8	97.9
Total, Unrealized Losses	(5.1)	(1.8)
Other Securities [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	0	0
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	0	0
12 Months or More, Fair Value	0	0
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	0	0
Total, Fair Value	0	0
Total, Unrealized Losses	0	0
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	52.8	372.7
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(0.3)	(8.0)
12 Months or More, Fair Value	0	1.8
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	0	(0.1)
Total, Fair Value	52.8	374.5
Total, Unrealized Losses	(0.3)	(8.1)
Current [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	408.8	723.9
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(6.1)	(12.4)
12 Months or More, Fair Value	2.2	2.0
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total, Fair Value	411.0	725.9
Total, Unrealized Losses	(6.2)	(12.5)
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Noncurrent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value	2.6
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses	(0.4)
12 Months or More, Fair Value	0
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses	0
Total, Fair Value	2.6
Total, Unrealized Losses	(0.4)
Obligations Of States And Other Political Subdivisions [Member] | Noncurrent [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Less than 12 Months, Fair Value		0
Less than 12 Months, Unrealized Losses		0
12 Months or More, Fair Value		8.8
12 Months or More, Unrealized Losses		(1.7)
Total, Fair Value		8.8
Total, Unrealized Losses		$ (1.7)