CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Dialysis patient service revenues	$ 2,781,650	$ 2,777,192	$ 8,253,128	$ 8,130,697
Other revenues	142,416	126,886	392,154	359,198
Total revenues	2,924,066	2,904,078	8,645,282	8,489,895
Operating expenses and charges:
Patient care costs	1,971,719	1,991,172	5,931,732	5,913,860
General and administrative	363,280	298,736	943,065	824,887
Depreciation and amortization	156,894	155,915	468,949	456,685
Equity investment income	(5,496)	(3,936)	(27,681)	(11,158)
Loss on changes in ownership interest, net	0	0	16,252	0
Goodwill impairment charges	0	83,855	0	124,892
Total operating expenses and charges	2,486,397	2,525,742	7,332,317	7,309,166
Operating income	437,669	378,336	1,312,965	1,180,729
Debt expense	(73,658)	(88,589)	(243,642)	(351,774)
Debt prepayment, refinancing and redemption charges	(86,074)	(21,242)	(89,022)	(33,402)
Other income, net	5,395	5,280	10,590	17,863
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	283,332	273,785	990,891	813,416
Income tax expense	65,792	65,254	240,564	197,938
Net income from continuing operations	217,540	208,531	750,327	615,478
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(6,843)	9,980	102,854
Net income	217,540	201,688	760,307	718,332
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(58,866)	(58,418)	(160,438)	(152,222)
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc.	$ 158,674	$ 143,270	$ 599,869	$ 566,110
Earnings per share attributable to DaVita Inc.:
Basic net income from continuing operations per share	$ 1.31	$ 1.00	$ 4.81	$ 2.88
Basic net income per share	1.31	0.95	4.89	3.51
Diluted net income from continuing operations per share	1.28	0.99	4.72	2.87
Diluted net income per share	$ 1.28	$ 0.95	$ 4.80	$ 3.50
Weighted average shares for earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	120,905,038	150,675,465	122,582,099	161,147,122
Diluted (in shares)	123,953,879	151,295,950	124,927,380	161,636,011
Amounts attributable to DaVita Inc.:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 158,674	$ 150,113	$ 589,889	$ 464,590
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	0	(6,843)	9,980	101,520
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc.	$ 158,674	$ 143,270	$ 599,869	$ 566,110