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Summary of Assets by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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ASSETS |  |
Total assets | $ 18,366,663 us-gaap_Assets | $ 17,942,715 us-gaap_Assets
U.S. dialysis and related lab services |  |
ASSETS |  |
Total assets | 11,352,546 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dva_USDialysisAndRelatedLabServicesMember | 10,959,096 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dva_USDialysisAndRelatedLabServicesMember
HealthCare Partners (HCP) |  |
ASSETS |  |
Total assets | 6,313,981 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dva_HealthcarePartnersMember | 6,285,984 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dva_HealthcarePartnersMember
Other-Ancillary services and strategic initiatives |  |
ASSETS |  |
Total assets | $ 700,136 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | $ 697,635 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember

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