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Scheduled Amortization Charges from Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Customer relationships |
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items] |
2015 | $ 82,619us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
2016 | 82,704us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
2017 | 82,686us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
2018 | 82,640us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
2019 | 82,407us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Thereafter | 991,862us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember
Trade names |
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items] |
2015 | 16,429us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
2016 | 16,429us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
2017 | 16,418us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
2018 | 16,364us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
2019 | 16,364us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Thereafter | 53,961us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TradeNamesMember
Provider network and practice management tools |
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items] |
2015 | 26,229us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
2016 | 26,179us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
2017 | 26,243us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
2018 | 26,266us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
2019 | 22,542us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
Thereafter | 526us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
Noncompetition and other agreements |
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items] |
2015 | 40,482us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
2016 | 30,172us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
2017 | 28,563us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
2018 | 18,429us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
2019 | 13,984us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Thereafter | 39,242us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_NoncompeteAgreementsMember
Deferred debt financing costs |
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items] |
2015 | 13,279us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dva_DeferredDebtIssuanceCostsMember
2016 | 13,129us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dva_DeferredDebtIssuanceCostsMember
2017 | 12,976us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dva_DeferredDebtIssuanceCostsMember
2018 | 12,683us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dva_DeferredDebtIssuanceCostsMember
2019 | 10,636us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dva_DeferredDebtIssuanceCostsMember
Thereafter | 22,237us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dva_DeferredDebtIssuanceCostsMember
Lease agreements, net |
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items] |
2015 | (2,107)dva_FutureAmortizationExpenseFromIntangibleLiabilitiesYearOne / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
2016 | (1,506)dva_FutureAmortizationExpenseFromIntangibleLiabilitiesYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
2017 | (1,185)dva_FutureAmortizationExpenseFromIntangibleLiabilitiesYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
2018 | (849)dva_FutureAmortizationExpenseFromIntangibleLiabilitiesYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
2019 | (789)dva_FutureAmortizationExpenseFromIntangibleLiabilitiesYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
Thereafter | (3,971)dva_FutureAmortizationExpenseFromIntangibleLiabilitiesYearThereafter / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_LeaseAgreementsMember
Alliance and Product Supply Agreement liability |
Expected Amortization Expense [Line Items] |
2015 | $ (3,997)dva_FutureAmortizationExpenseFromIntangibleLiabilitiesYearOne / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dva_AllianceAndProductSupplyAgreementLiabilityMember

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