CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,499,116	$ 965,241
Short-term investments	408,084	337,399
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $264,144 and $242,674	1,724,228	1,525,849
Inventories	185,575	136,084
Other receivables	435,885	400,916
Other current assets	190,322	186,842
Income tax receivable	60,070	83,839
Total current assets	4,503,280	3,636,170
Property and equipment, net	2,788,740	2,469,099
Intangible assets, net	1,687,326	1,864,842
Equity investments	73,368	65,637
Long-term investments	94,122	89,389
Other long-term assets	73,560	77,000
Goodwill	9,294,479	9,415,295
Total assets	18,514,875	17,617,432
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	513,950	445,453
Other liabilities	682,123	510,223
Accrued compensation and benefits	741,926	698,475
Medical payables	332,102	314,346
Current portion of long-term debt	129,037	120,154
Total current liabilities	2,399,138	2,088,651
Long-term debt	9,001,308	8,298,624
Other long-term liabilities	439,229	389,806
Deferred income taxes	726,962	650,075
Total liabilities	12,566,637	11,427,156
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	$ 864,066	$ 829,965
Equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 217,120,346 and 215,640,968 shares issued and 209,754,247 and 215,640,968 shares outstanding, respectively)	$ 217	$ 216
Additional paid-in capital	1,118,326	1,108,211
Retained earnings	4,356,835	4,087,103
Treasury stock (7,366,099 shares)	(544,772)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(59,826)	(25,017)
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders' equity	4,870,780	5,170,513
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	213,392	189,798
Total equity	5,084,172	5,360,311
Total liabilities and equity	$ 18,514,875	$ 17,617,432