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Scheduled Maturities of Long-term Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015
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Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
2015 (remainder of the year) | $ 92,475 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalRemainderOfFiscalYear
2016 | 117,586 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo
2017 | 145,940 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree
2018 | 156,733 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour
2019 | 730,811 us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive
2020 | 55,617 dva_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSix
Thereafter | $ 7,214,629 dva_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSevenAndThereafter

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- Definition Long term debt and capital lease obligations maturities repayments of principal in year seven and thereafter. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Long term debt and capital lease obligations maturities repayments of principal in year six. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Principal amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Principal amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Principal amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Principal amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation maturing in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year ended. + References No definition available. + Details
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