CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 323,038	$ 508,234
Restricted cash and equivalents	92,382	10,686
Short-term investments	2,935	32,830
Accounts receivable, net	1,858,608	1,714,750
Inventories	107,381	181,799
Other receivables	469,796	399,262
Prepaid and other current assets	111,840	112,058
Income tax receivable	68,614	49,440
Current assets held for sale, net	5,389,565	5,761,642
Total current assets	8,424,159	8,770,701
Property and equipment, net	3,393,669	3,149,213
Intangible assets, net	118,846	113,827
Equity method and other investments	224,611	245,534
Long-term investments	35,424	37,695
Other long-term assets	71,583	47,287
Goodwill	6,841,960	6,610,279
Total assets	19,110,252	18,974,536
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	463,270	509,116
Other liabilities	595,850	579,005
Accrued compensation and benefits	658,913	616,116
Current portion of long-term debt	1,929,369	178,213
Current liabilities held for sale	1,243,759	1,185,070
Total current liabilities	4,891,161	3,067,520
Long-term debt	8,172,847	9,158,018
Other long-term liabilities	450,669	365,325
Deferred income taxes	562,536	486,247
Total liabilities	14,077,213	13,077,110
Commitments and contingencies:
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	1,124,641	1,011,360
Equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)	0	0
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 166,387,307 and 182,462,278 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)	166	182
Additional paid-in capital	995,006	1,042,899
Retained earnings	2,743,194	3,633,713
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(34,924)	13,235
Total DaVita Inc. shareholders' equity	3,703,442	4,690,029
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	204,956	196,037
Total equity	3,908,398	4,886,066
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 19,110,252	$ 18,974,536