CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,472,232	$ 913,187
Short-term investments	313,265	310,198
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $242,462 and $252,056	1,900,561	1,917,302
Inventories	174,159	164,858
Other receivables	539,656	453,483
Prepaid and other current assets	204,027	210,604
Income taxes receivable	0	10,596
Total current assets	4,603,900	3,980,228
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,954,237 and $2,832,160	3,171,199	3,175,367
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $987,468 and $940,731	1,487,029	1,527,767
Equity investments	521,848	502,389
Long-term investments	108,368	103,679
Other long-term assets	43,450	44,510
Goodwill	9,452,470	9,407,317
Total assets	19,388,264	18,741,257
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	464,790	522,415
Other liabilities	783,806	856,847
Accrued compensation and benefits	756,002	815,761
Medical payables	389,681	336,381
Current portion of long-term debt	170,217	165,041
Income tax payable	249,081	0
Total current liabilities	2,813,577	2,696,445
Long-term debt	8,918,878	8,947,327
Other long-term liabilities	504,380	465,358
Deferred income taxes	830,990	809,128
Total liabilities	13,067,825	12,918,258
Commitments and contingencies:
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	979,848	973,258
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; 194,596,120 and 194,554,491 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)	195	195
Additional paid-in capital	1,058,610	1,027,182
Retained earnings	4,158,010	3,710,313
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(76,886)	(89,643)
Total DaVita Inc. shareholders’ equity	5,139,929	4,648,047
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	200,662	201,694
Shareholders’ equity	5,340,591	4,849,741
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity	$ 19,388,264	$ 18,741,257