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Summary of Segment Net Revenues, Segment Operating Income Loss and Reconciliation of Segment Income to Consolidated Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate support costs, Adjustment to reduce tax | $ 13,012dva_SegmentReportingInformationCorporateExpenses | [1] | $ 53,699dva_SegmentReportingInformationCorporateExpenses | [1] | $ 46,481dva_SegmentReportingInformationCorporateExpenses | [1]
Tax Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate support costs, Adjustment to reduce tax |  |  | $ 7,721dva_SegmentReportingInformationCorporateExpenses / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dva_TaxAdjustmentsMember |  |  |
[1] | Corporate support costs in 2013 also include $7,721 of an adjustment to reduce a tax asset associated with the HCP acquisition escrow provisions.

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