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Allocation of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
| Continuing operations | $ 446,343us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 381,013us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 359,845us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Discontinued operations | (84)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriod | (82)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriod | |
| Gain on discontinued operations | 8,918us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfIncomeLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperation | ||
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations and Discontinued Operations, Total | $ 446,343dva_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAndDiscontinuedOperations | $ 389,847dva_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAndDiscontinuedOperations | $ 359,763dva_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAndDiscontinuedOperations |
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- Definition
Income tax expense (benefit), continuing operations and discontinued operations. No definition available.
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- Definition
Income tax expense or benefit attributable to Income or Loss from discontinued operations during the phase-out period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of tax expense or benefit on gain (loss), not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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