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Supplemental Data - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net (loss) income	$ (76,148)us-gaap_ProfitLoss		$ 211,737us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive loss	(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
Physician Groups
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net (loss) income	3,386us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_PhysicianGroupOrganizationMember
Total comprehensive (loss) income	3,386us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_PhysicianGroupOrganizationMember
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	3,386us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_PhysicianGroupOrganizationMember
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net (loss) income	142us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_UnrestrictedSubsidiariesMember
Total comprehensive (loss) income	142us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = dva_UnrestrictedSubsidiariesMember
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	142us-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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