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Segment reporting - Summary of Expenditures for Property and Equipment by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	$ 291,667	$ 373,918
U.S. dialysis
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	280,801	319,812
Other—Ancillary services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	10,866	15,640
DMG - Discontinued operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	$ 0	$ 38,466

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- Definition

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3213-108585

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