Earnings per share Earnings per share - Reconciliation of numberators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Numerators:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to DaVita Inc.	$ 237,403	$ 229,613
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to DaVita Inc.	0	9,980
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc.	$ 237,403	$ 239,593
Weighted average shares outstanding during period	109,014,000	124,902,000
Assumed incremental from stock plans	4,838,000	1,993,000
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share calculation	113,852,000	126,895,000
Basic:
Basic net income from continuing operations	$ 2.18	$ 1.84
Basic net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share	0	0.08
Basic net income per share attributable to DaVita Inc.	2.18	1.92
Diluted:
Diluted net income from continuing operations	2.09	1.81
Diluted net income from discontinued operations per share	0	0.08
Diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita Inc.	$ 2.09	$ 1.89
Anti-dilutive stock-settled awards excluded from calculation	27,000	3,207,000

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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- Definition

Per diluted share amount, after tax, of income (loss) from the day-to-day business activities of the discontinued operation.

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