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Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Abstract]        
Earnings attributable to Centene Corporation $ 713 $ 469 $ 3,022 $ 2,657
Shares used in computing per share amounts:        
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares) 521,965 539,535 528,912 546,374
Common stock equivalents (as determined by applying the treasury stock method) (in shares) 1,577 1,735 2,003 2,038
Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive common shares outstanding (in shares) 523,542 541,270 530,915 548,412
Net earnings per common share attributable to Centene Corporation:        
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) $ 1.37 $ 0.87 $ 5.71 $ 4.86
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) $ 1.36 $ 0.87 $ 5.69 $ 4.85
Anti-dilutive restricted stock and restricted stock units excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in shares) 273 1,313 266 1,383