101 - Document - Document and Entity Information
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103 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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104 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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105 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)
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106 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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107 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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108 - Disclosure - Condensed consolidated interim financial statements
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109 - Disclosure - Earnings per share
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110 - Disclosure - Stock-based compensation and other common stock transactions
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111 - Disclosure - Long-term debt
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112 - Disclosure - Contingencies
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113 - Disclosure - Investments in debt and equity securities
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114 - Disclosure - Fair value of financial instruments
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115 - Disclosure - Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions and other commitments
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116 - Disclosure - Income taxes
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117 - Disclosure - Acquisitions
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118 - Disclosure - Segment reporting
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119 - Disclosure - Changes in DaVita Inc.'s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries
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120 - Disclosure - Variable interest entities
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121 - Disclosure - Goodwill
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122 - Disclosure - Significant new accounting standards
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123 - Disclosure - Condensed consolidating financial statements
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124 - Disclosure - Earnings per share (Tables)
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125 - Disclosure - Long-term debt (Tables)
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126 - Disclosure - Investments in debt and equity securities (Tables)
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127 - Disclosure - Fair value of financial instruments (Tables)
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128 - Disclosure - Acquisitions (Tables)
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129 - Disclosure - Segment reporting (Tables)
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130 - Disclosure - Changes in DaVita Inc.'s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries (Tables)
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131 - Disclosure - Condensed consolidating financial statements (Tables)
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132 - Disclosure - Reconciliations of Numerators and Denominators Used to Calculate Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail)
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133 - Disclosure - Stock Based Compensation and Other Common Stock Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)
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134 - Disclosure - Long Term Debt (Detail)
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135 - Disclosure - Scheduled Maturities of Long-term Debt (Detail)
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136 - Disclosure - Long Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)
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137 - Disclosure - Derivative Instruments (Detail)
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138 - Disclosure - Effects of Interest Rate Swap and Cap Agreements (Detail)
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139 - Disclosure - Investments (Detail)
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140 - Disclosure - Investments in Debt and Equity Securities - Additional Information (Detail)
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141 - Disclosure - Assets, Liabilities and Temporary Equity Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail)
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142 - Disclosure - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)
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143 - Disclosure - Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions and Other Commitments - Additional Information (Detail)
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144 - Disclosure - Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)
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145 - Disclosure - Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)
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146 - Disclosure - Aggregate Purchase Cost Allocations for Dialysis Businesses (Detail)
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147 - Disclosure - Summary of Segment Revenues, Segment Operating Income Loss and a Reconciliation of Segment Income to Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes (Detail)
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148 - Disclosure - Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)
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149 - Disclosure - Summary of Assets by Segment (Detail)
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150 - Disclosure - Effects of Changes in DaVita Incs Ownership Interest on Companys Equity (Detail)
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151 - Disclosure - Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail)
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152 - Disclosure - Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail)
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153 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income (Detail)
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154 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail)
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155 - Disclosure - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Detail)
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