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Supplemental Data - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net (loss) income | $ (76,148)us-gaap_ProfitLoss |  | $ 211,737 us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive loss | (22,608)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax |  | 1,006 us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total comprehensive (loss) income | (98,756)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |  | 212,743 us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (34,469)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |  | (28,448)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | (133,225)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax |  | 184,295 us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Physician Groups |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net (loss) income | 3,386 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_PhysicianGroupOrganizationMember |  |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | 3,386 us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_PhysicianGroupOrganizationMember |  |
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | 3,386 us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_PhysicianGroupOrganizationMember |  |
Unrestricted Subsidiaries |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net (loss) income | 142 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_UnrestrictedSubsidiariesMember |  |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | 142 us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_UnrestrictedSubsidiariesMember |  |
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | 142 us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_UnrestrictedSubsidiariesMember |  |
Company and Restricted Subsidiaries |  |  |
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net (loss) income | (79,676)us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_ParentCompanyAndRestrictedSubsidiariesMember | [1] |
Other comprehensive loss | (22,608)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_ParentCompanyAndRestrictedSubsidiariesMember | [1] |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | (102,284)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_ParentCompanyAndRestrictedSubsidiariesMember | [1] |
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (34,469)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_ParentCompanyAndRestrictedSubsidiariesMember | [1] |
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | $ (136,753)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_ParentCompanyAndRestrictedSubsidiariesMember | [1] |
[1] | After the elimination of the unrestricted subsidiaries and the physician groups

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