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Humana Inc – ‘8-K’ for 10/20/11 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 10/20/11, at 4:32pm ET   ·   For:  10/20/11   ·   Accession #:  1193125-11-276080   ·   File #:  1-05975

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/20/11  Humana Inc                        8-K:8,9    10/20/11  106:13M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Current Report   —   Form 8-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-K         Current Report                                      HTML     47K 
 2: EX-23       Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     31K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 3: EX-99.1     Item 1. Business With Retrospective Application of  HTML    209K 
                Segments                                                         
 4: EX-99.2     Item 6. Selected Financial Data                     HTML     92K 
 5: EX-99.3     Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis        HTML    598K 
 6: EX-99.4     Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary      HTML    828K 
                Data                                                             
23: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     43K 
92: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    164K 
15: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     53K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Income                   HTML     95K 
79: R5          Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    119K 
45: R6          Consolidated Statements Of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     38K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
85: R7          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows               HTML    189K 
34: R8          Reporting Entity                                    HTML     37K 
47: R9          Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     88K 
54: R10         Acquisitions                                        HTML     57K 
71: R11         Investment Securities                               HTML    144K 
28: R12         Fair Value                                          HTML    116K 
43: R13         Medicare Part D                                     HTML     41K 
36: R14         Property And Equipment, Net                         HTML     44K 
39: R15         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets                HTML     81K 
86: R16         Benefits Payable                                    HTML     59K 
33: R17         Income Taxes                                        HTML     86K 
65: R18         Debt                                                HTML     50K 
37: R19         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML     43K 
91: R20         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     81K 
73: R21         Earnings Per Common Share Computation               HTML     50K 
80: R22         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     38K 
21: R23         Commitments, Guarantees And Contingencies           HTML     88K 
82: R24         Segment Information                                 HTML    287K 
32: R25         Expenses Associated With Long-Duration Insurance    HTML     53K 
                Products                                                         
25: R26         Reinsurance                                         HTML     45K 
29: R27         Quarterly Financial Information                     HTML     57K 
57: R28         Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    159K 
                (Policy)                                                         
78: R29         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML     43K 
64: R30         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    137K 
49: R31         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML    109K 
42: R32         Medicare Part D (Tables)                            HTML     40K 
62: R33         Property And Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     43K 
90: R34         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)       HTML     81K 
35: R35         Benefits Payable (Tables)                           HTML     56K 
94: R36         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     79K 
106: R37         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     41K  
31: R38         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     69K 
76: R39         Earnings Per Common Share Computation (Tables)      HTML     46K 
48: R40         Commitments, Guarantees And Contingencies (Tables)  HTML     55K 
63: R41         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    271K 
56: R42         Expenses Associated With Long-Duration Insurance    HTML     43K 
                Products (Tables)                                                
30: R43         Reinsurance (Tables)                                HTML     35K 
81: R44         Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)            HTML     52K 
103: R45         Reporting Entity (Narrative) (Details)              HTML     43K  
104: R46         Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     40K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
26: R47         Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     64K 
24: R48         Acquisitions (Fair Values Of Assets Acquired And    HTML     64K 
                Liabilities Assumed At The Date Of The                           
                Acquisition) (Details)                                           
100: R49         Investment Securities (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     42K  
14: R50         Investment Securities (Investment Securities        HTML     55K 
                Classified As Current And Long-Term) (Details)                   
52: R51         Investment Securities (Gross Unrealized Losses And  HTML     68K 
                Fair Values Aggregated By Investment Category And                
                Length Of Time In Continuous Unrealized Loss                     
                Position) (Details)                                              
44: R52         Investment Securities (Detail Of Realized Gains     HTML     40K 
                (Losses) Related To Investment Securities And                    
                Included With Investment Income) (Details)                       
18: R53         Investment Securities (Contractual Maturities Of    HTML     76K 
                Debt Securities Available For Sale) (Details)                    
105: R54         Fair Value (Narrative) (Details)                    HTML     38K  
87: R55         Fair Value (Financial Assets Measured At Fair       HTML     69K 
                Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details)                            
66: R56         Fair Value (Changes In Fair Value Of Assets         HTML     50K 
                Measured Using Significant Unobservable Inputs)                  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R57         Medicare Part D (Balance Sheet Accounts Associated  HTML     38K  
                With Medicare Part D) (Details)                                  
50: R58         Property And Equipment, Net (Narrative) (Details)   HTML     38K 
88: R59         Property And Equipment, Net (Property And           HTML     53K 
                Equipment) (Details)                                             
51: R60         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Narrative)    HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R61         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Changes In    HTML     48K 
                Carrying Amount Of Goodwill By Reportable Segment)               
                (Details)                                                        
61: R62         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Detail Of     HTML     47K 
                Intangible Assets Classified As Other Long-Term                  
                Assets) (Details)                                                
75: R63         Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Estimate Of   HTML     44K 
                Amortization Expense) (Details)                                  
53: R64         Benefits Payable (Narrative) (Details)              HTML     33K 
74: R65         Benefits Payable (Activity In Benefits Payable)     HTML     57K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R66         Benefits Payable (Benefit Expenses Excluded From    HTML     37K 
                Activity In Benefits Payable) (Details)                          
102: R67         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     44K  
84: R68         Income Taxes (Elements That Comprise Provision For  HTML     57K 
                Income Taxes) (Details)                                          
89: R69         Income Taxes (Reconciliation Of Provision For       HTML     52K 
                Income Taxes And The Amount Computed Using The                   
                Federal Statutory Rate) (Details)                                
77: R70         Income Taxes (Principal Components Of Net Deferred  HTML     99K 
                Tax Balances) (Details)                                          
17: R71         Debt (Narrative) (Details)                          HTML     92K 
83: R72         Debt (Carrying Value Of Long-Term Debt Of           HTML     53K 
                Outstanding) (Details)                                           
38: R73         Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative)        HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R74         Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     99K 
98: R75         Employee Benefit Plans (Stock-Based Compensation    HTML     44K 
                Expense) (Details)                                               
55: R76         Employee Benefit Plans (Weighted-Average Fair       HTML     48K 
                Value Of Stock Options) (Details)                                
27: R77         Employee Benefit Plans (Activity For Option Plans)  HTML     70K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R78         Employee Benefit Plans (Weighted-Average Grant      HTML     64K 
                Date Fair Value Of Restricted Stock Awards)                      
                (Details)                                                        
95: R79         Earnings Per Common Share Computation (Narrative)   HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
22: R80         Earnings Per Common Share Computation (Detail       HTML     69K 
                Supporting The Computation Of Basic And Diluted                  
                Earnings Per Common Share) (Details)                             
67: R81         Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     57K 
13: R82         Commitments, Guarantees And Contingencies           HTML     44K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
46: R83         Commitments, Guarantees And Contingencies (Rent     HTML     37K 
                Expense And Sublease Rental Income Associated With               
                Operating Leases) (Details)                                      
19: R84         Commitments, Guarantees And Contingencies (Future   HTML     89K 
                Annual Minimum Payments Due) (Details)                           
41: R85         Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)           HTML     39K 
72: R86         Segment Information (Segment Results) (Details)     HTML    197K 
59: R87         Expenses Associated With Long-Duration Insurance    HTML     62K 
                Products (Narrative) (Details)                                   
40: R88         Expenses Associated With Long-Duration Insurance    HTML     47K 
                Products (Schedule Of Deferred Acquisition Cost                  
                And Future Policy Benefits Payable With Our                      
                Long-Duration Insurance Products) (Details)                      
20: R89         Reinsurance (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     46K 
69: R90         Reinsurance (Balance And Financial Rating Related   HTML     33K 
                To Reinsurers) (Details)                                         
96: R91         Quarterly Financial Information (Schedule           HTML     68K 
                Summarizing Quarterly Operation Results) (Details)               
97: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    170K 
99: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   2.25M 
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 9: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- hum-20111031_cal                XML    270K 
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11: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- hum-20111031_lab                      XML   1.54M 
12: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- hum-20111031_pre               XML   1.12M 
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93: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-11-276080-xbrl      Zip    243K

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