Supplemental Data - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service operating revenues		$ 2,414,034	$ 2,242,533	$ 7,049,428	$ 6,543,880
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109,452)	(98,971)	(314,581)	(270,220)
Net patient service revenues		2,304,582	2,143,562	6,734,847	6,273,660
Capitated revenues		926,847	848,546	2,643,552	2,435,480
Other revenues		294,236	259,716	869,849	757,949
Total net revenues		3,525,665	3,251,824	10,248,248	9,467,089
Operating expenses		3,016,297	2,814,288	9,322,488	8,104,033
Operating income		509,368	437,536	925,760	1,363,056
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(103,481)	(99,878)	(353,193)	(409,893)
Other income (loss), net		2,484	(1,246)	4,262	2,145
Income tax expense		147,064	116,628	183,893	342,366
Net income		261,307	219,784	392,936	612,942
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(45,435)	(35,662)	(117,204)	(97,848)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		$ 215,872	$ 184,122	275,732	$ 515,094
Physician Groups
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service operating revenues				98,305
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts				(5,335)
Net patient service revenues				92,970
Capitated revenues				1,242,486
Other revenues				4,132
Total net revenues				1,339,588
Operating expenses				1,287,321
Operating income				52,267
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges				(6,518)
Other income (loss), net				195
Income tax expense				8,314
Net income				37,630
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.				37,630
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Operating expenses				(78)
Operating income				78
Income tax expense				31
Net income				47
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.				47
Company and Restricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service operating revenues	[1]			6,951,123
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts	[1]			(309,246)
Net patient service revenues	[1]			6,641,877
Capitated revenues	[1]			1,401,066
Other revenues	[1]			865,717
Total net revenues	[1]			8,908,660
Operating expenses	[1]			8,035,245
Operating income	[1]			873,415
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges	[1]			(346,675)
Other income (loss), net	[1]			4,067
Income tax expense	[1]			175,548
Net income	[1]			355,259
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	[1]			(117,204)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	[1]			$ 238,055

[1] (1) After elimination of the unrestricted subsidiaries and the physician groups.