CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 461,900	$ 324,958
Restricted cash and equivalents	93,060	176,832
Short-term investments	22,310	20,101
Accounts receivable	1,957,583	1,824,282
Inventories	107,428	111,625
Other receivables	427,321	544,376
Prepaid and other current assets	72,517	76,387
Income tax receivable	25,604	70,163
Total current assets	3,167,723	3,148,724
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	3,479,972	3,521,824
Operating lease right-of-use assets	2,824,787	2,863,089
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	177,693	166,585
Equity method and other investments	238,881	257,491
Long-term investments	49,514	32,193
Other long-term assets	136,677	79,501
Goodwill	7,046,241	6,919,109
Assets, Total	17,121,488	16,988,516
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	402,049	434,253
Other liabilities	709,345	810,529
Accrued compensation and benefits	659,960	685,555
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	394,357	369,497
Current portion of long-term debt	179,030	168,541
Income tax payable	53,792	7,768
Total current liabilities	2,398,533	2,476,143
Long-term operating lease liabilities	2,672,713	2,738,670
Long-term debt	8,729,150	7,917,263
Other long-term liabilities	119,158	150,060
Deferred income taxes	830,954	809,600
Total liabilities	14,750,508	14,091,736
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	1,434,832	1,330,028
Equity:
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued	0	0
Common Stock, Value, Issued	97	110
Additional paid-in capital	540,321	597,073
Retained earnings	354,337	852,537
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(139,247)	(66,154)
Total DaVita Inc. shareholders' equity	755,508	1,383,566
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	180,640	183,186
Total equity	936,148	1,566,752
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 17,121,488	$ 16,988,516
Preferred stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	97,289,000	109,933,000