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Acquisitions and discontinued operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Reconciliation of Changes in Contingent Earn-Out Obligations | The following is a reconciliation of changes in the contingent earn-out obligations for the year ended December 31, 2014:
Beginning balance, January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 28,058 |
Contingent earn-out obligations associated with acquisitions |  |  | 18,234 |
Remeasurement of fair value |  |  | (4,448 | )
Payments of contingent earn-out obligations |  |  | (2,715 | )
|  | $ | 39,129 |
Pro Forma Summary of Results of Operations | The following summary, prepared on a pro forma basis, combines the results of operations as if all acquisitions and divestitures in 2014 and 2013 had been consummated as of the beginning of 2013, after including the impact of certain adjustments such as amortization of intangibles, interest expense on acquisition financing and income tax effects.
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (unaudited) |
Pro forma net revenues |  | $ | 12,887,330 |  |  | $ | 12,160,749 |
Pro forma net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. |  |  | 733,490 |  |  |  | 651,204 |
Pro forma income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. |  |  | 733,490 |  |  |  | 651,204 |
Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. |  |  | 3.45 |  |  |  | 3.10 |
Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. |  |  | 3.38 |  |  |  | 3.03 |
HomeChoice Partners |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Results from Discontinued Operations | The results from discontinued operations related to HomeChoice were as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Net revenues |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 6,351 |  |  | $ | 67,990 |
Loss before income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | (223 | ) |  |  | (304 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  | — |  |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | (82 | )
Loss from discontinued operations |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (139 | ) |  | $ | (222 | )
Net Assets of Discontinued Operations | Net assets of discontinued operations related to HomeChoice as of February 1, 2013, were as follows:
Current assets |  | $ | 17,039 |
Property and equipment, net |  |  | 2,963 |
Long-term assets |  |  | 28 |
Goodwill |  |  | 31,853 |
Liabilities and noncontrolling interests |  |  | (8,998 | )
Net assets from discontinued operations |  | $ | 42,885 |
Other dialysis acquisitions |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Aggregate Purchase Cost Allocations | The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the above described transactions and recognized at their acquisition dates at estimated fair values, as well as the estimated fair value of the noncontrolling interests assumed in these transactions:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current assets |  | $ | 915 |  |  | $ | 7,215 |  |  | $ | 18,708 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 5,999 |  |  |  | 23,760 |  |  |  | 41,741 |
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets |  |  | 95,293 |  |  |  | 80,646 |  |  |  | 90,296 |
Goodwill |  |  | 221,514 |  |  |  | 271,267 |  |  |  | 554,685 |
Long-term deferred income taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,666 | ) |  |  | (1,838 | )
Noncontrolling interests assumed |  |  | (25,963 | ) |  |  | (22,880 | ) |  |  | (21,962 | )
Liabilities assumed |  |  | (1,883 | ) |  |  | (19,265 | ) |  |  | (27,211 | )
Aggregate purchase cost |  | $ | 295,875 |  |  | $ | 335,077 |  |  | $ | 654,419 |
HealthCare Partners (HCP) |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Aggregate Purchase Cost Allocations | The following table summarizes the initial assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this transaction and recognized at the acquisition date at their estimated fair values at that date:
Current assets, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 321,235 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 102,382 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 1,882,818 |
Other long-term assets |  |  | 100,143 |
Goodwill |  |  | 3,496,713 |
Current liabilities assumed |  |  | (559,180 | )
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | (169,015 | )
Long-term deferred income taxes |  |  | (184,015 | )
Noncontrolling interests |  |  | (29,850 | )
|  | $ | 4,961,231 |

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