CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,253,256	$ 323,038
Restricted cash and equivalents	103,885	92,382
Short-term investments	100,713	2,935
Accounts receivable, net	1,901,225	1,858,608
Inventories	98,641	107,381
Other receivables	474,145	469,796
Income tax receivable	16,236	68,614
Prepaid and other current assets	50,617	111,840
Current assets held for sale, net	0	5,389,565
Total current assets	3,998,718	8,424,159
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,792,683 and $3,524,098, respectively	3,419,238	3,393,669
Operating lease right-of-use asset	2,781,288	0
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $78,437 and $80,566, respectively	117,666	118,846
Equity method and other investments	219,386	224,611
Long-term investments	35,041	35,424
Other long-term assets	114,834	71,583
Goodwill	6,765,659	6,841,960
Total assets	17,451,830	19,110,252
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	332,136	463,270
Other liabilities	716,023	595,850
Accrued compensation and benefits	662,826	658,913
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	374,214	0
Current portion of long-term debt	121,441	1,929,369
Current liabilities held for sale	0	1,243,759
Total current liabilities	2,206,640	4,891,161
Long-term operating lease liabilities	2,682,125	0
Long-term debt	8,014,475	8,172,847
Other long-term liabilities	135,087	450,669
Deferred income taxes	604,921	562,536
Total liabilities	13,643,248	14,077,213
Commitments and contingencies:
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	1,296,059	1,124,641
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; 166,540,590 and 166,387,307 shares issued and 133,888,864 and 166,387,307 shares outstanding, respectively)	167	166
Additional paid-in capital	906,990	995,006
Retained earnings	3,349,180	2,743,194
Treasury Stock, Value	(1,860,157)	0
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(77,604)	(34,924)
Total DaVita Inc. shareholders' equity	2,318,576	3,703,442
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	193,947	204,956
Total equity	2,512,523	3,908,398
Total liabilities and equity	$ 17,451,830	$ 19,110,252