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Changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.'s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Effects of Changes in DaVita Inc's Ownership Interest on Company's Equity | The effects of changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.’s ownership interest on the Company’s equity are as follows:
|  | Three months ended |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Net (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. |  | $ | (110,617 | ) |  | $ | 183,289 |
Increase in paid-in capital for sales of noncontrolling interests |  |  | — |  |  |  | 81 |
Increase in paid-in capital for the purchase of noncontrolling interests and adjustments to ownership interest |  |  | — |  |  |  | 210 |
Net transfers to noncontrolling interests |  |  | — |  |  |  | 291 |
Net (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., net of transfers to noncontrolling interests |  | $ | (110,617 | ) |  | $ | 183,580 |

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