CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Dialysis patient service revenues	$ 11,213,515	$ 11,026,251	$ 10,896,706
Other revenues	405,282	524,353	491,773
Total revenues	11,618,797	11,550,604	11,388,479
Operating expenses:
Patient care costs	7,972,414	7,988,613	7,914,485
General and administrative	1,195,335	1,247,584	1,103,312
Depreciation and amortization	680,615	630,435	615,152
Equity investment income, net	(26,937)	(26,916)	(12,679)
Goodwill impairment charges	0	0	124,892
Loss on changes in ownership interest, net	0	16,252	0
Total operating expenses	9,821,427	9,855,968	9,745,162
Operating income	1,797,370	1,694,636	1,643,317
Debt expense	(285,254)	(304,111)	(443,824)
Debt prepayment, refinancing and redemption charges	0	(89,022)	(33,402)
Other income, net	6,378	16,759	29,348
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,518,494	1,318,262	1,195,439
Income tax expense	306,732	313,932	279,628
Net income from continuing operations	1,211,762	1,004,330	915,811
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(9,653)	105,483
Net income	1,211,762	994,677	1,021,294
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(233,312)	(221,035)	(210,313)
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc.	$ 978,450	$ 773,642	$ 810,981
Earnings per share attributable to DaVita Inc.:
Basic net income from continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 9.30	$ 6.54	$ 4.61
Basic net income (in usd per share)	9.30	6.46	5.29
Diluted net income from continuing operations (in usd per share)	8.90	6.39	4.60
Diluted net income (in usd per share)	$ 8.90	$ 6.31	$ 5.27
Weighted average shares for earnings per share:
Basic shares (in shares)	105,230,000	119,797,000	153,181,000
Diluted shares (in shares)	109,948,000	122,623,000	153,812,000
Amounts attributable to DaVita Inc.:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 978,450	$ 783,295	$ 706,832
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	0	(9,653)	104,149
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc.	$ 978,450	$ 773,642	$ 810,981