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Equity Method and Other Investments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure | Equity method and other investments The Company maintains equity method and other minor investments in the private securities of certain other healthcare and healthcare-related businesses, comprised as follows:
| December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
APAC joint venture | $ | 120,787 |  |  | $ | 116,924 |
Other equity method partnerships | 107,599 |  |  | 114,611 |
Adjusted cost method and other investments | 29,105 |  |  | 10,448 |
| $ | 257,491 |  |  | $ | 241,983 |
During 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized equity investment income (loss) of $26,916, $12,679 and $(4,484), respectively, from its equity method investments in nonconsolidated businesses. The Company's largest equity method investment is its ownership interest in DaVita Care Pte. Ltd. (the APAC joint venture, or APAC JV). The Company holds a 75% voting and economic interest in the APAC JV and an unrelated noncontrolling investor holds the other 25% voting and economic interest in the joint venture. During 2019 the continuing third party noncontrolling investor made its final subscribed capital contribution to the joint venture and the other previous third party noncontrolling investor elected to exit the joint venture. The governance structure and voting rights established for the APAC JV, which remain unchanged since its formation on August 1, 2016, provide that certain key decisions affecting the joint venture’s operations are not subject to the unilateral discretion of the Company but rather are under the joint control of the Company and the APAC JV's unrelated noncontrolling investor. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the APAC JV. Prior to the transactions described above, the Company held a 60% voting interest and a 73.3% economic interest in the APAC JV, while the other two noncontrolling investors collectively held a 40% voting interest and a 26.7% economic interest in the APAC JV. The Company's other equity method investments include 22 legal entities over which the Company has significant influence but in which it does not maintain a controlling financial interest. Almost all of these are U.S. dialysis partnerships in the form of limited liability companies. The Company's ownership interests in these partnerships vary, but typically range from 30% to 50%. There were no significant impairments or other valuation adjustments on the Company's adjusted cost method and other investments during 2020, 2019 or 2018.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2196965 + Details
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