Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable Segment revenue by major payor (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Revenues by major payor [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue Sources, Health Care Organization [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the Company's segment revenues by primary payor source:

	Year ended December 31, 2018
	U.S. dialysis and related lab services			Other - Ancillary services and strategic initiatives			Consolidated
Patient service revenues:
Medicare and Medicare Advantage	$	6,063,891		$	—		$	6,063,891
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid	628,766			—			628,766
Other government	446,999			335,594			782,593
Commercial	3,176,413			101,681			3,278,094
Other revenues:
Medicare and Medicare Advantage	—			492,812			492,812
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid	—			44,246			44,246
Commercial	—			90,890			90,890
Other(1)	19,880			130,865			150,745
Eliminations of intersegment revenues	(92,950		)	(34,236		)	(127,186		)
Total	$	10,242,999		$	1,161,852		$	11,404,851

(1) Other consists of management service fees earned in the respective Company line of business as well as revenue from the Company's ancillary services and strategic initiatives.

	Year ended December 31, 2017(1)
	U.S. dialysis and related lab services			Other - Ancillary services and strategic initiatives			Consolidated
Patient service revenues:
Medicare and Medicare Advantage	$	5,253,012		$	—		$	5,253,012
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid	606,827			—			606,827
Other government	362,567			259,651			622,218
Commercial	3,117,920			63,505			3,181,425
Other revenues:
Medicare and Medicare Advantage	—			902,289			902,289
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid	—			71,426			71,426
Commercial	—			116,503			116,503
Other(2)	19,739			182,974			202,713
Eliminations of intersegment revenues	(55,176		)	(24,603		)	(79,779		)
Total	$	9,304,889		$	1,571,745		$	10,876,634

(1) As noted above, prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the cumulative effect method. In this table, the Company's dialysis and related lab services revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017 has been presented net of the provision for uncollectible accounts of $485,364 to conform to the current period presentation.

(2) Other consists of management service fees earned in the respective Company line of business as well as revenue from the Company's ancillary services and strategic initiatives.

	Year ended December 31, 2016(1)
	U.S. dialysis and related lab services			Other - Ancillary services and strategic initiatives			Consolidated
Patient service revenues:
Medicare and Medicare Advantage	$	5,303,718		$	—		$	5,303,718
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid	319,553			—			319,553
Other government	143,207			165,193			308,400
Commercial	3,355,066			36,674			3,391,740
Other revenues:
Medicare and Medicare Advantage	—			974,146			974,146
Medicaid and Managed Medicaid	—			82,428			82,428
Commercial	—			128,824			128,824
Other(2)	16,645			234,107			250,752
Eliminations of intersegment revenues	(27,355		)	(24,739		)	(52,094		)
Total	$	9,110,834		$	1,596,633		$	10,707,467

(1) As noted above, prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the cumulative effect method. In this table, the Company's dialysis and related lab services revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 has been presented net of the provision for uncollectible accounts of $431,304 to conform to the current period presentation.

(2)

Other consists of management service fees earned in the respective Company line of business as well as revenue from the Company's ancillary services and strategic initiatives.