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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]    
Net (loss) income $ (76,148)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 211,737us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements:    
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap and cap agreements (5,760)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (2,505)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Reclassifications of net swap and cap agreements realized loss into net income 812us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax 3,359us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
Unrealized gains on investments:    
Unrealized gains on investments 382us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 331us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Reclassification of net investment realized gains into net income (157)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax (207)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax
Foreign currency translation adjustments (17,885)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 28us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Other comprehensive (loss) income (22,608)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 1,006us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total comprehensive (loss) income (98,756)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 212,743us-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 $ 184,295us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax