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Net Assets of Discontinued Operations Related to Homechoice (Detail) (HomeChoice Partners, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Feb. 01, 2013
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HomeChoice Partners |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |
Current assets | $ 17,039us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_HomeChoicePartnersMember
Property and equipment, net | 2,963us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipmentNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_HomeChoicePartnersMember
Long-term assets | 28us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssetsNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_HomeChoicePartnersMember
Goodwill | 31,853us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwillNoncurrent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_HomeChoicePartnersMember
Liabilities and noncontrolling interests | (8,998)dva_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLiabilitiesAndMinorityInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_HomeChoicePartnersMember
Net assets from discontinued operations | $ 42,885us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_HomeChoicePartnersMember

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