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2401406 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies (Details 4)
(http://www.cvs.com/role/SignificantAccountingPoliciesDetails4)
TableRedeemable Noncontrolling Interest, by Legal Entity [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000064803 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Redeemable Noncontrolling InterestPeriod [Axis]
2013-10-01 - 2013-12-31
2013-07-01 - 2013-09-30
2013-04-01 - 2013-06-30
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2013-01-01 - 2013-03-31
2012-10-01 - 2012-12-31
2012-07-01 - 2012-09-30
2012-06-28 - 2012-06-29
2012-04-01 - 2012-06-30
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-03-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]Legal Entity [Axis]
Entity [Domain]Entity [Domain]Entity [Domain]Subsidiaries [Member]Entity [Domain]Subsidiaries [Member]Entity [Domain]Subsidiaries [Member]Entity [Domain]Entity [Domain]Subsidiaries [Member]Entity [Domain]Subsidiaries [Member]Entity [Domain]Subsidiaries [Member]Entity [Domain]Subsidiaries [Member]Entity [Domain]
Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]
Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]
Ownership interest in Generation Health, Inc. (as a percent)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.60  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 purchase price for redeemable noncontrolling interest on exercise of put rights by nonemployee owners
 
 
 
26,000,000  
159,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remaining interest acquired in Generation Health (as a percent)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
.40  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition from minority interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition from employee option holders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregate acquisition cost of Remaining interest in Generation Health
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of the changes in the redeemable noncontrolling interest:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
 
 
 
 
 
0  
 
0  
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,000,000  
 
30,000,000  
 
34,000,000  
 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
0  
0  
0  
 
 
 
0  
 
0  
 
0  
0  
 
(1,000,000) 
(2,000,000) 
(2,000,000) 
 
(1,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(26,000,000) 
 
 
 
0  
 
Reclassification to capital surplus in connection with purchase of noncontrolling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2,000,000) 
 
 
 
0  
 
Ending balance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30,000,000