10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2016

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 1-14106

DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC.

2000 16th Street

Denver, CO 80202

Telephone number (303) 405-2100

Delaware	51-0354549
(State of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	x	Accelerated filer	£
Non-accelerated filer	£  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	£

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  £    No  x

As of April 29, 2016, the number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding was approximately 206.5 million shares.

DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC.

INDEX

		Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015	1
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015	2
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015	3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015	4
	Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2015	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	46
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	48
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	49
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	51
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	76
Item 6.	Exhibits	77
	Signature	78

Note: Items 3, 4 and 5 of Part II are omitted because they are not applicable.

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DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Patient service revenues	$	2,477,738		$	2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109,205	)		(99,164	)
Net patient service revenues		2,368,533			2,172,651
Capitated revenues		887,047			850,515
Other revenues		325,556			264,799
Total net revenues		3,581,136			3,287,965
Operating expenses and charges:
Patient care costs and other costs		2,582,333			2,362,612
General and administrative		386,429			341,801
Depreciation and amortization		169,355			153,789
Provision for uncollectible accounts		2,517			1,827
Equity investment income		(1,387	)		(2,908	)
Goodwill impairment charge		77,000			—
Settlement charge		—			495,000
Total operating expenses and charges		3,216,247			3,352,121
Operating income (loss)		364,889			(64,156	)
Debt expense		(102,884	)		(97,392	)
Other income (loss), net		2,976			(533	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		264,981			(162,081	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		126,822			(85,933	)
Net income (loss)		138,159			(76,148	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40,725	)		(34,469	)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Earnings per share:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	0.48		$	(0.52	)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	0.47		$	(0.52	)
Weighted average shares for earnings per share:
Basic		204,366,869			213,387,253
Diluted		207,928,096			213,387,253

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Net income (loss)	$	138,159		$	(76,148	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements:
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements		(5,469	)		(5,760	)
Reclassifications of net swap and cap agreements realized losses into net income		465			812
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
Unrealized gains on investments		229			382
Reclassification of net investment realized gains into net income		(93	)		(157	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		11,181			(17,885	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		6,313			(22,608	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		144,472			(98,756	)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40,725	)		(34,469	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	103,747		$	(133,225	)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,041,427		$	1,499,116
Short-term investments		396,468			408,084
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $280,988 and $264,144		1,855,285			1,724,228
Inventories		192,689			185,575
Other receivables		525,548			435,885
Other current assets		187,287			190,322
Income taxes receivable		856			60,070
Total current assets		4,199,560			4,503,280
Property and equipment, net		2,911,205			2,788,740
Intangible assets, net		1,678,707			1,687,326
Equity investments		75,059			73,368
Long-term investments		97,770			94,122
Other long-term assets		66,269			73,560
Goodwill		9,485,628			9,294,479
	$	18,514,198		$	18,514,875
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	480,288		$	513,950
Other liabilities		779,141			682,123
Accrued compensation and benefits		728,476			741,926
Medical payables		317,747			332,102
Current portion of long-term debt		137,966			129,037
Total current liabilities		2,443,618			2,399,138
Long-term debt		8,979,855			9,001,308
Other long-term liabilities		464,250			439,229
Deferred income taxes		792,038			726,962
Total liabilities		12,679,761			12,566,637
Commitments and contingencies:
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		912,705			864,066
Equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized;    217,338,629 and 217,120,346 shares issued and 206,392,776 and 209,754,247    shares outstanding, respectively)		217			217
Additional paid-in capital		1,089,305			1,118,326
Retained earnings		4,454,269			4,356,835
Treasury stock (10,945,853 and 7,366,099 shares, respectively)		(786,352	)		(544,772	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(53,513	)		(59,826	)
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926			4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		217,806			213,392
Total equity		4,921,732			5,084,172
	$	18,514,198		$	18,514,875

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	138,159		$	(76,148	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Settlement charge		—			495,000
Depreciation and amortization		169,355			153,789
Goodwill impairment charge		77,000			—
Stock-based compensation expense		13,097			12,762
Tax benefits from stock award exercises		8,668			9,366
Excess tax benefits from stock award exercises		(4,383	)		(7,584	)
Deferred income taxes		47,519			(203,940	)
Equity investment income, net		5,238			2,539
Other non-cash charges		11,507			7,865
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, other than from acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable		(78,097	)		(151,743	)
Inventories		(4,924	)		(9,193	)
Other receivables and other current assets		(75,326	)		(18,619	)
Other long-term assets		(965	)		153
Accounts payable		7,782			(10,933	)
Accrued compensation and benefits		(32,909	)		30,638
Other current liabilities		55,673			60,772
Income taxes		72,400			106,970
Other long-term liabilities		19,208			8,395
Net cash provided by operating activities		429,002			410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment		(173,187	)		(121,421	)
Acquisitions		(405,154	)		(40,650	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		4,657			2,565
Purchase of investments available for sale		(4,435	)		(1,448	)
Purchase of investments held-to-maturity		(228,198	)		(290,774	)
Proceeds from sale of investments available for sale		5,155			1,217
Proceeds from investments held-to-maturity		252,701			205,650
Purchase of equity investments		(5,850	)		(7,426	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(554,311	)		(252,287	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings		13,098,553			13,353,767
Payments on long-term debt and other financing costs		(13,123,124	)		(13,382,203	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(274,926	)		(70,063	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(50,409	)		(41,499	)
Stock award exercises and other share issuances, net		3,167			5,648
Excess tax benefits from stock award exercises		4,383			7,584
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		10,190			15,898
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests		3,557			—
Purchase of noncontrolling interests		(4,300	)		—
Deferred financing costs		(188	)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(333,097	)		(110,868	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		717			(904	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(457,689	)		46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		1,499,116			965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	1,041,427		$	1,011,271

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands)

																									Non-
	Non-																								controlling
	controlling			DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. Shareholders’ Equity																					interests
	interests																		Accumulated						not
	subject to							Additional											other						subject to
	put			Common				paid-in			Retained								comprehensive						put
	provisions			stock				capital			earnings		Treasury stock						loss			Total			provisions
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	829,965			215,641	$	216	$	1,108,211		$	4,087,103		—		$	—		$	(25,017	)	$	5,170,513		$	189,798
Comprehensive income:
Net income		96,510										269,732											269,732			61,168
Other comprehensive    loss																				(34,809	)		(34,809	)
Stock purchase shares issued					—		—		(6,079	)				414			30,608						24,529
Stock unit shares issued					348		—		—														—
Stock-settled SAR shares    issued					1,131		1		(1	)													—
Stock-settled stock-based    compensation expense									56,899														56,899
Excess tax benefits from stock    awards exercised									28,157														28,157
Distributions to noncontrolling    interests		(103,355	)																							(71,280	)
Contributions from    noncontrolling interests		25,795																								28,849
Sales and assumptions of    additional noncontrolling    interests		10,654																								6,875
Purchase of noncontrolling    interests		(8,538	)						(55,826	)													(55,826	)		(2,018	)
Changes in fair value of    noncontrolling interests		13,035							(13,035	)													(13,035	)
Purchase of treasury stock														(7,780	)		(575,380	)					(575,380	)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	864,066			217,120	$	217	$	1,118,326		$	4,356,835		(7,366	)	$	(544,772	)	$	(59,826	)	$	4,870,780		$	213,392
Comprehensive income:
Net income		26,776										97,434											97,434			13,949
Other comprehensive    income																				6,313			6,313
Stock unit shares issued					—		—		(1,206	)				17			1,206						—
Stock-settled SAR shares    issued					219		—		(6,695	)				93			6,695						—
Stock-settled stock-based    compensation expense									12,855														12,855
Excess tax benefits from stock    awards exercised									4,383														4,383
Distributions to noncontrolling    interests		(29,151	)																							(21,258	)
Contributions from    noncontrolling interests		7,389																								2,801
Sales and assumptions of    additional noncontrolling    interests		7,719							885														885			9,885
Purchase of noncontrolling    interests		—							(3,337	)													(3,337	)		(963	)
Changes in fair value of    noncontrolling interests		35,906							(35,906	)													(35,906	)
Purchase of treasury stock														(3,690	)		(249,481	)					(249,481	)
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	912,705			217,339	$	217	$	1,089,305		$	4,454,269		(10,946	)	$	(786,352	)	$	(53,513	)	$	4,703,926		$	217,806

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Unless otherwise indicated in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q “the Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms refer to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

1. Condensed consolidated interim financial statements

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in this report are prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations are reflected in these consolidated interim financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The most significant estimates and assumptions underlying these financial statements and accompanying notes generally involve revenue recognition and accounts receivable, contingencies, impairments of goodwill and other long-lived assets, fair value estimates, accounting for income taxes, variable compensation accruals, consolidation of variable interest entities, purchase accounting valuation estimates, long-term incentive program compensation and medical liability claims. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Prior year balances and amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were issued and has included all necessary adjustments and disclosures.

2. Earnings per share

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company, adjusted for any change in noncontrolling interests redemption rights in excess of fair value, by the weighted average number of common shares and vested stock units outstanding, net of shares held in escrow that under certain circumstances may be returned to the Company.

Diluted net income (loss) per share includes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock-settled stock appreciation rights and unvested stock units (under the treasury stock method) as well as contingently returnable shares held in escrow.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Basic:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561			215,581
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare    Partners merger		(2,194	)		(2,194	)
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share calculation		204,367			213,387
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	0.48		$	(0.52	)
Diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561			215,581
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare    Partners merger		—			(2,194	)
Assumed incremental shares from stock plans		1,367			—
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share calculation		207,928			213,387
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	0.47		$	(0.52	)
Anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from calculation (1)		2,273			5,992

⁽¹⁾ Shares associated with stock-settled stock appreciation rights and contingently returnable shares that are excluded from the diluted denominator calculation because they are anti-dilutive on their terms or, in the case of the quarter ended March 31, 2015, due to the Company’s net loss attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

3. Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts. In evaluating the ultimate collectability of accounts receivable, the Company analyzes its historical cash collection experience and trends for each of its government payors and commercial payors to estimate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount of the provision for uncollectible accounts. Management regularly updates its analysis based upon the most recent information available to determine its current provision for uncollectible accounts and the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts.

For receivables associated with dialysis patient services covered by government payors, like Medicare, the Company receives 80% of the payment directly from Medicare as established under the government’s bundled payment system and determines an appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for uncollectible accounts on the remaining balance due depending upon the Company’s estimate of the amounts ultimately collectible from other secondary coverage sources or from the patients. For receivables associated with services to patients covered by commercial payors that are either based upon contractual terms or for non-contracted health plan coverage, the Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts by recording a provision for uncollectible accounts based upon its historical collection experience, potential inefficiencies in its billing processes and for which collectability is determined to be unlikely. Approximately 1% of the Company’s dialysis and related lab services net accounts receivable are associated with patient pay and it is the Company’s policy to reserve 100% of the outstanding accounts receivable balances for dialysis services when those amounts due are outstanding for more than three months.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts increased by $16,844. This was primarily due to an increase in outstanding balances related to the U.S. dialysis and lab business. There were no unusual transactions impacting the allowance for doubtful accounts.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

4. Investments in debt and equity securities and other investments 

Based on the Company’s intentions and strategy concerning investments in debt securities, the Company classifies certain debt securities as held-to-maturity and records them at amortized cost. Equity securities that have readily determinable fair values, including those of mutual funds, common stock and other debt securities, are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value.

The Company’s investments in securities consist of the following:

	March 31, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Held to		Available				Held to		Available
	maturity		for sale		Total		maturity		for sale		Total
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and money    market funds due within one year	$	382,399	$	—	$	382,399	$	406,884	$	—	$	406,884
Investments in mutual funds, debt securities and    common stock		—		48,667		48,667	—			33,482		33,482
	$	382,399	$	48,667	$	431,066	$	406,884	$	33,482	$	440,366
Short-term investments	$	382,399	$	14,069	$	396,468	$	406,884	$	1,200	$	408,084
Long-term investments		—		34,598		34,598		—		32,282		32,282
	$	382,399	$	48,667	$	431,066	$	406,884	$	33,482	$	440,366

The cost of the certificates of deposit, commercial paper and money market funds at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 approximates their fair value. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the available-for-sale investments included $2,779 and $2,589 of gross pre-tax unrealized gains, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded gross pre-tax unrealized gains of $342, or $229 after tax, in other comprehensive income associated with changes in the fair value of these investments. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company sold investments in mutual funds for net proceeds of $1,062 and recognized a pre-tax gain of $152, or $93 after-tax, which was previously recorded in other comprehensive income. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold investments in mutual funds for net proceeds of $1,217 and recognized a pre-tax gain of $257, or $157 after-tax, which was previously recorded in other comprehensive income.

The investments in mutual funds classified as available-for-sale are held within a trust to fund existing obligations associated with several of the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company held $6,250 of preferred stock in two privately held companies that are accounted for under the cost method as these investments do not have readily determinable fair values.

Certain HCP entities are required to maintain minimum cash balances in order to comply with regulatory requirements in conjunction with medical claim reserves. As of March 31, 2016, this minimum cash balance was approximately $58,567.

5. Goodwill

Changes in goodwill by reportable segments were as follows:

							Other-ancillary
	U.S. dialysis and						services and
	related lab services			HCP			strategic initiatives			Consolidated total
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	5,610,643		$	3,562,534		$	242,118		$	9,415,295
Acquisitions		21,910			29,910			45,273			97,093
Divestitures		(3,370	)		(5,411	)		—			(8,781	)
Goodwill impairment charges		—			(188,769	)		(4,065	)		(192,834	)
Foreign currency and other adjustments		—			—			(16,294	)		(16,294	)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	5,629,183		$	3,398,264		$	267,032		$	9,294,479
Acquisitions		—			251,216			9,233			260,449
Divestitures		—			—			—			—
Goodwill impairment charge		—			(77,000	)		—			(77,000	)
Foreign currency and other adjustments		—			—			7,700			7,700
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	5,629,183		$	3,572,480		$	283,965		$	9,485,628

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Each of the Company’s operating segments described in Note 17 to these condensed consolidated financial statements represents an individual reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes, except that each sovereign jurisdiction within the Company’s international operating segments is considered a separate reporting unit.

Within the U.S. dialysis and related lab services operating segment, the Company considers each of its dialysis centers to constitute an individual business for which discrete financial information is available. However, since these dialysis centers have similar operating and economic characteristics, and the allocation of resources and significant investment decisions concerning these businesses are highly centralized and the benefits broadly distributed, the Company has aggregated these centers and deemed them to constitute a single reporting unit.

The Company has applied a similar aggregation to the HCP operations in each region, to the vascular access service centers in its vascular access services reporting unit, to the physician practices in its physician services reporting unit, and to the dialysis centers within each international reporting unit. For the Company’s other operating segments, no component below the operating segment level is considered a discrete business and therefore these operating segments directly constitute individual reporting units.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016 the Company completed its annual goodwill impairment assessments for its at-risk HCP reporting units for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The results of those completed assessments did not differ materially from the preliminary results reported in the Company’s annual financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Based on continuing developments at the Company’s HCP reporting units, including changes in expectations concerning government reimbursement and the Company’s expected ability to mitigate them, medical cost trends and other market conditions, the Company performed additional impairment assessments on certain at-risk HCP reporting units during the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Based on these first quarter assessments, the Company recognized an additional $77,000 goodwill impairment charge for its HCP Nevada reporting unit during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

The Company’s HCP Nevada, HCP Florida,  HCP Colorado Springs, Kidney Care Germany and Kidney Care Malaysia reporting units are at risk of goodwill impairment. As of March 31, 2016, these reporting units have goodwill amounts of $341,668, $537,813, $16,897, $129,242 and $13,998, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the latest estimated fair values of the HCP Nevada, HCP Florida, HCP Colorado Springs, Kidney Care Germany and Kidney Care Malaysia reporting units (fell short of) exceeded their total carrying amounts by approximately (9.9)%, 4.0%, 15.4%, 13.0% and 6.1%, respectively.

For the Company’s at-risk HCP reporting units, further reductions in reimbursement rates, increases in medical costs, or other significant adverse changes in expected future cash flows or valuation assumptions could result in further goodwill impairment charges in the future. For example, a sustained, long-term reduction of 3% in operating income for HCP Nevada or HCP Florida could reduce their estimated fair values by up to 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively. Separately, an increase in their respective discount rates of 100 basis points could reduce the estimated fair values of HCP Nevada and HCP Florida by up to 3.6% and 3.7%, respectively.

Except as described above, none of the Company’s various other reporting units was considered at risk of goodwill impairment as of March 31, 2016. Since the dates of the Company’s last annual goodwill impairment tests, there have been certain developments, events, changes in operating performance and other changes in key circumstances that have affected the Company’s businesses. However, except as further described above, these did not cause management to believe it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of its reporting units would be less than its carrying amount.

6. Health care costs payable

The following table includes estimates for the cost of professional medical services provided by non-employed physicians and other providers, as well as inpatient and other ancillary costs for all markets other than California. The Company does not include inpatient and other ancillary costs for contracts held by its California licensed health plan and for contracts held by its California medical group entities; only professional medical services are included as state regulation does not allow those medical group entities to assume risk for inpatient services. Health care costs payable are included in medical payables in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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The following table shows the components of changes in health care costs payable for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016
Health care costs payable, beginning of the period	$	212,641
Add: Components of incurred health care costs
Current year		409,170
Prior years		5,354
Total incurred health care costs		414,524
Less: Claims paid
Current year		232,310
Prior years		180,185
Total claims paid		412,495
Health care costs payable, end of the period	$	214,670

The Company’s prior year estimates of health care costs payable increased by $5,354 resulting from certain medical claims being settled for amounts more than originally estimated. When significant increases (decreases) in prior-year health care cost estimates occur that the Company believes significantly impacts its current year operating results, the Company discloses that amount as unfavorable (favorable) development of prior-year’s health care cost estimates. Actual claim payments for prior year services have not been materially different from the Company’s year-end estimates.

7. Income taxes

As of March 31, 2016, the Company’s total liability for unrecognized tax benefits relating to tax positions that do not meet the more-likely-than-not threshold is $39,273, all of which would impact the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. This balance represents an increase of $262 from the December 31, 2015 balance of $39,011.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its income tax expense. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had approximately $10,173 and $9,918, respectively, accrued for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, net of federal tax benefits.

8. Long-term debt

Long-term debt was comprised of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
Term Loan A	$	912,500		$	925,000
Term Loan B		3,438,750			3,447,500
Senior notes		4,500,000			4,500,000
Acquisition obligations and other notes payable		70,738			70,645
Capital lease obligations		287,783			283,185
Total debt principal outstanding		9,209,771			9,226,330
Discount and deferred financing costs		(91,950	)		(95,985	)
		9,117,821			9,130,345
Less current portion		(137,966	)		(129,037	)
	$	8,979,855		$	9,001,308

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Scheduled maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2016 were as follows:

2016 (remainder of the year)	103,615
2017	154,525
2018	167,052
2019	741,960
2020	66,216
2021	3,297,308
Thereafter	4,679,095

During the first three months of 2016, the Company made mandatory principal payments under its Senior Secured Credit Facilities totaling $12,500 on the Term Loan A and $8,750 on the Term Loan B.

The Company has entered into several interest rate swap agreements as a means of hedging its exposure to and volatility from variable-based interest rate changes as part of its overall interest rate risk management strategy. These agreements are not held for trading or speculative purposes and have the economic effect of converting the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate to a fixed rate. These swap agreements are designated as cash flow hedges, and as a result, hedge-effective gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair values of these swaps are reported in other comprehensive income until such time as the hedged forecasted cash flows occur, at which time the amounts are reclassified into net income. Net amounts paid or received for each specific swap tranche that have settled have been reflected as adjustments to debt expense. In addition, the Company has entered into several active and forward interest rate cap agreements that have the economic effect of capping the Company’s maximum exposure to LIBOR variable interest rate changes on specific portions of the Company’s floating rate debt, as described below. The cap agreements are also designated as cash flow hedges and, as a result, changes in the fair values of these cap agreements are reported in other comprehensive income. The amortization of the original cap premium is recognized as a component of debt expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the cap agreements. The swap and cap agreements do not contain credit-risk contingent features.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several interest rate swap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with amortizing notional amounts totaling $724,375. These agreements have the economic effect of modifying the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate on an equivalent amount of the Company’s Term Loan A to fixed rates ranging from 0.49% to 0.52%, resulting in an overall weighted average effective interest rate of 2.26%, including the Term Loan A margin of 1.75%. The overall weighted average effective interest rate also includes the effects of $188,125 of unhedgedTerm Loan A debt that bears interest at LIBOR plus an interest rate margin of 1.75%. The swap agreements expire on September 30, 2016 and require monthly interest payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized debt expense of $151 from these swaps. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these swap agreements was a net liability of approximately $25. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a loss of $692in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these swap agreements. The Company estimates that approximately $25 of existing unrealized pre-tax losses in other comprehensive income at March 31, 2016 will be reclassified into income over the next six months.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in October 2015 with notional amounts totaling $3,500,000. These forward cap agreements will be effective June 29, 2018 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate at a maximum of 3.50% on an equivalent amount of its debt. These cap agreements expire on June 30, 2020. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $6,545. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a loss of $7,270in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in November 2014 with notional amounts totaling $3,500,000. These forward cap agreements will be effective September 30, 2016 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate at a maximum of 3.50% on an equivalent amount of the Company’s debt. The cap agreements expire on June 30, 2018. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $323. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a loss of $989in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with notional amounts totaling $2,735,000 on the Company’s Term Loan B debt. These agreements have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate at a maximum of 2.50% on an equivalent amount of the Company’s

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Term Loan B. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized debt expense of $610 from these caps. The cap agreements expire on September 30, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements is immaterial.

The following table summarizes the Company’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value
Interest rate swap agreements	Other short-term liabilities	$	25	Other short-term assets	$	516
Interest rate cap agreements	Other long-term assets	$	6,868	Other long-term assets	$	15,127

The following table summarizes the effects of the Company’s interest rate swap and cap agreements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Amount of (losses) gains							Amount of (losses) gains
	recognized in OCI on interest							reclassified from
	rate swap and cap agreements						Location of	accumulated OCI into income
	Three months ended						losses reclassified	Three months ended
	March 31,						from accumulated	March 31,
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	2016			2015			OCI into income	2016			2015
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(692	)	$	(2,694	)	Debt expense	$	(151	)	$	(722	)
Interest rate cap agreements		(8,259	)		(6,757	)	Debt expense		(610	)		(610	)
Tax benefit (expense)		3,482			3,691				296			520
Total	$	(5,469	)	$	(5,760	)		$	(465	)	$	(812	)

As of March 31, 2016, the interest rate on the Company’s Term Loan B debt is effectively fixed subject to an embedded LIBOR floor which is higher than actual LIBOR as of such date. The Term Loan B is also subject to interest rate caps if LIBOR should rise above 2.50%. See above for further details. Interest rates on the Company’s senior notes are fixed by their terms. The LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate on the majority of the Company’s Term Loan A is economically fixed as a result of interest rate swaps.

As a result of embedded LIBOR floors on the Term Loan B debt agreement and the swap and cap agreements, the Company’s overall weighted average effective interest rate on the Senior Secured Credit Facilities was 3.46%, based on the current margins in effect of 1.75% for the Term Loan A and 2.75% for the Term Loan B, as of March 31, 2016.

The Company’s overall weighted average effective interest rate during the first quarter of 2016 was 4.40% and as of March 31, 2016 was also 4.40%.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had undrawn revolving credit facilities totaling $1,000,000 of which approximately $91,178 was committed for outstanding letters of credit. In addition, the Company has approximately $1,286 of committed outstanding letters of credit related to HCP, which is backed by a certificate of deposit.

9. Contingencies

The majority of the Company’s revenues are from government programs and may be subject to adjustment as a result of: (i) examination by government agencies or contractors, for which the resolution of any matters raised may take extended periods of time to finalize; (ii) differing interpretations of government regulations by different Medicare contractors or regulatory authorities; (iii) differing opinions regarding a patient’s medical diagnosis or the medical necessity of services provided; and (iv) retroactive applications or interpretations of governmental requirements. In addition, the Company’s revenues from commercial payors may be subject to adjustment as a result of potential claims for refunds, as a result of government actions or as a result of other claims by commercial payors.

Inquiries by the Federal Government and Certain Related Civil Proceedings

Vainer Private Civil Suit: As previously disclosed, the Company received a subpoena for documents from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relating to the pharmaceutical products Zemplar, Hectorol, Venofer, Ferrlecit and erythropoietin (EPO), as well as other related matters, covering the period from January 2003 to December 2008. The Company subsequently learned that the allegations underlying this inquiry were made as part of a civil complaint filed by relators, Daniel Barbir and Dr. Alon Vainer, pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act. The

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relators also alleged that the Company’s drug administration practices for the Company’s dialysis operations for Vitamin D and iron agents from 2003 through 2010 fraudulently created unnecessary waste, which was billed to and paid for by the government. In

June 2015, the Company finalized the terms of the settlement with plaintiffs, including a settlement amount of $450,000 and attorney fees and other costs of $45,000 which was paid in 2015.

2011 U.S. Attorney Medicaid Investigation: In October 2011, the Company announced that it would be receiving a request for documents, which could include an administrative subpoena from the OIG. Subsequent to the Company’s announcement of this 2011 U.S. Attorney Medicaid Investigation, the Company received a request for documents in connection with the inquiry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The request related to payments for infusion drugs covered by Medicaid composite payments for dialysis. It is the Company’s understanding that this inquiry is civil in nature. The Company understands further that certain other providers that operate dialysis clinics in New York may have received a similar request for documents. The Company cooperated with the government and produced the requested documents. In April 2014, the Company reached an agreement in principle with the government. In March 2016, the Company finalized and executed settlement agreements with the State of New York and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including a settlement payment of an immaterial amount.

Swoben Private Civil Suit: In April 2013, the Company’s HCP subsidiary was served with a civil complaint filed by a former employee of SCAN Health Plan (SCAN), a health maintenance organization (HMO). On July 13, 2009, pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and the California False Claims Act, James M. Swoben, as relator, filed a qui tam action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California purportedly on behalf of the United States of America and the State of California against SCAN, and certain other defendants whose identities were under seal. The allegations in the complaint relate to alleged overpayments received from government healthcare programs. In or about August 2012, SCAN entered into a Settlement Agreement with the United States of America and the State of California. The United States and the State of California partially intervened in the action for the purpose of settlement with and dismissal of the action against SCAN. In or about November 2011, the relator filed his Third Amended Complaint under seal alleging violations of the federal FCA and the California False Claims Act, which named additional defendants, including HCP and certain health insurance companies (the defendant HMOs). The allegations in the complaint against HCP relate to patient diagnosis coding to determine reimbursement in the Medicare Advantage program, referred to as Hierarchical Condition Coding (HCC) and Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) scores. The complaint sought monetary damages and civil penalties as well as costs and expenses. The United States Department of Justice reviewed these allegations and in January 2013 declined to intervene in the case. On June 26, 2013, HCP and the defendant HMOs filed their respective motions to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 9(b), challenging the legal sufficiency of the claims asserted in the complaint. On July 30, 2013, the court granted HCP’s motion and dismissed with prejudice all of the claims in the Third Amended Complaint and judgment was entered in September 2013. The court specifically determined that further amendments to the complaint would be futile because, in part, the allegations were publicly disclosed in reports and other sources relating to audits conducted by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In October 2013, the plaintiff appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the court’s disposition of the appeal is pending.

2015 U.S. Attorney Transportation Investigation: In February 2015, the Company announced that it received six administrative subpoenas from the OIG for medical records from six different dialysis centers in southern California operated by the Company. Specifically, each subpoena seeks the medical records of a single patient of each respective dialysis center. In February 2016, the Company received four additional subpoenas for four additional dialysis centers in southern California. The subpoenas were similarly limited in scope to the subpoenas received in 2015. The Company has been advised by an attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California that the subpoenas relate to an investigation concerning the medical necessity of patient transportation. The Company does not provide transportation nor does it bill for the transport of its dialysis patients. The Company does not know the scope of the investigation by the government, nor what conduct or activities might be the subject of the investigation.

2015 U.S. OIG Medicare Advantage Civil Investigation: In March 2015, JSA HealthCare Corporation (JSA), a subsidiary of HCP, received a subpoena from the OIG. The Company has been advised by an attorney with the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. that the subpoena relates to an ongoing civil investigation concerning Medicare Advantage service providers’ risk adjustment practices and data, including identification and verification of patient diagnoses and factors used in making the diagnoses. The subpoena requests documents and information for the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2013, for certain Medicare Advantage plans for which JSA provided services. It also requests information regarding JSA’s communications about patient diagnoses as they relate to certain Medicare Advantage plans generally, and more specifically as related to two Florida physicians with whom JSA previously contracted. The Company is producing the requested information and is cooperating with the government’s investigation.

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In addition to the subpoena described above, in June 2015, the Company received a subpoena from the OIG. This civil subpoena covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present and seeks production of a wide range of documents relating to the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ (including HCPs and its subsidiary JSAs) provision of services to Medicare Advantage plans and related patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment submissions and payments. The Company believes that the request is part of a broader industry investigation into Medicare Advantage patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment practices and potential overpayments by the government. The information requested includes information relating to patient diagnosis coding practices for a number of conditions, including potentially improper historical HCP coding for a particular condition. With respect to that condition, the guidance related to that coding issue was discontinued following the Company’s November 1, 2012 acquisition of HCP and, the Company notified CMS in April 2015 of the coding practice and potential overpayments. The Company is cooperating with the government and is producing the requested information. In addition, the Company is continuing to review other HCP coding practices to determine whether there were any improper coding issues. In that regard, the Company has identified certain additional coding practices which may have been problematic and is in discussions with the DOJ about the scope and nature of a review of claims relating to those practices. In connection with the HCP merger, the Company has certain indemnification rights against the sellers and an escrow was established as security for the indemnification. The Company has submitted an indemnification claim against the sellers secured by the escrow for any and all liabilities incurred relating to these matters and intends to pursue recovery from the escrow. However, the Company can make no assurances that the indemnification and escrow will cover the full amount of the Company’s potential losses related to these matters.

2015 U.S. Department of Justice Vascular Access Investigation: In November 2015, the Company announced that RMS Lifeline, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that operates under the name Lifeline Vascular Access (Lifeline), received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the DOJ. The CID relates to two vascular access centers in Florida that are part of Lifeline’s vascular access business. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present. The Company acquired these two centers in December 2012. Based on the language of the CID, the DOJ appears to be looking at whether the angiograms of 10 patients performed at the two centers were medically unnecessary and therefore whether related claims filed with federal healthcare programs possibly violated the FCA. Lifeline does not perform dialysis services but instead provides vascular access management services for dialysis patients. The Company is cooperating with the government and is producing the requested information.

2016 U.S. Attorney Prescription Drug Investigation: In early February 2016, the Company announced that its pharmacy services wholly-owned subsidiary, DaVita Rx, received a CID from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Based on the language of the CID, it appears the government is conducting an FCA investigation concerning allegations that DaVita Rx presented or caused to be presented false claims for payment to the government for prescription medications. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2006 through the present. In the spring of 2015, the Company initiated an internal compliance review of DaVita Rx during which it identified potential billing and operational issues. The Company notified the government in September 2015 that it was conducting this review of DaVita Rx and began providing regular updates of its review. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded an estimated accrual of $22,530 for potential damages and liabilities associated with write-offs and discounts of patient co-payment obligations, and credits to payors for returns of prescriptions drugs, related to DaVita Rx that were identified during the course of this internal compliance review. Upon completion of its review, the Company filed a self-disclosure with the OIG in early February 2016 and has been working to address and update the practices it identified in the self-disclosure, some of which overlaps with information requested by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Company may accrue additional reserves for refunds and related damages and potential liabilities arising out of this review. The Company does not know if the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is part of the DOJ, knew when it served the CID on the Company that it was already in the process of developing a self-disclosure to the OIG. The OIG informed the Company in late February that its submission was not accepted. They indicated that the OIG is not expressing an opinion regarding the conduct disclosed or the Company’s legal positions. The Company is cooperating with the government and is producing the requested information.

Solari Post-Acquisition Matter:In 2016, HCP Nevada disclosed to the OIG for HHS that proper procedures for clinical and eligibility determinations may not have been followed by Las Vegas Solari Hospice (Solari), which was acquired by HCP Nevada in March 2013. The Company recorded an estimated accrual of $16,000 for potential damages and liabilities associated with this matter. HCP Nevada had previously made a disclosure and repayment of overpayments to National Government Services (NGS), the Medicare Administrative Contractor for HCP Nevada, for claims submitted by Solari to the federal government prior to HCP’s acquisition of Solari and claims made to the government post-acquisition for which the sellers had certain responsibilities pursuant to a management services agreement. The Company may accrue additional reserves for potential damages and liabilities related to this matter. The Company intends to cooperate with the government in this matter.

Except for the private civil complaints filed by the relator as described above, to the Company’s knowledge, no proceedings have been initiated against the Company at this time in connection with any of the inquiries by the federal government. Although the Company cannot predict whether or when proceedings might be initiated or when these matters may be resolved, it is not unusual for

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inquiries such as these to continue for a considerable period of time through the various phases of document and witness requests and on-going discussions with regulators. Responding to the subpoenas or inquiries and defending the Company in the relator proceeding will continue to require management’s attention and significant legal expense. Any negative findings in the inquiries or relator proceeding could result in substantial financial penalties or awards against the Company, exclusion from future participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and if criminal proceedings were initiated against the Company, possible criminal penalties. At this time, the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these inquiries, or the potential outcome of the relator’s claims (except as described above), or the potential range of damages, if any.

Shareholder Derivative Claims

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. Derivative Litigation: On January 7, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado consolidated the two previously disclosed shareholder derivative lawsuits: the Haverhill Retirement System action filed on May 17, 2013 and the Clark Shareholder action filed on August 7, 2012. The court appointed Haverhill lead plaintiff. The complaints filed against the directors of the Company and against the Company, as nominal defendant allege, among other things, that the Company’s directors breached fiduciary duties to the Company relating to the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Attorney physician relationship investigations, the Vainer qui tam private civil suit described above and the Woodard qui tam private civil suit for which the Company previously announced a settlement in July 2012. The Company entered into a settlement with the lead plaintiff, which as previously disclosed, was described in a court-ordered notice sent to shareholders in late January 2015, and included enhancements to the Company’s corporate governance practices and provides that the Company will not oppose the derivative plaintiff’s application for an award of fees and expenses, the dollar amount of which is not material to the Company. The Court approved the settlement and entered an order granting final approval of the settlement on June 5, 2015 and final judgment in the case was entered on June 9, 2015.

Other

The Company received several notices of claims from commercial payors and other third parties related to historical billing practices and claims against DVA Renal Healthcare (formerly known as Gambro Healthcare), a subsidiary of the Company, related to historical Gambro Healthcare billing practices and other matters covered by its 2004 settlement agreement with the DOJ and certain agencies of the U.S. government. The Company has not received any further indication that any of these claims are active except for one payor claim relating to a special needs plan, and some of the other claims may be barred by applicable statutes of limitations. The Company is working to resolve the one active claim of which it is aware and, based on the dollar amount of the claim, expects that its eventual resolution will involve an amount that is immaterial.

In addition to the foregoing, the Company is subject to claims and suits, including from time to time, contractual disputes and professional and general liability claims, as well as audits and investigations by various government entities, in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of any such pending proceedings, whether the underlying claims are covered by insurance or not, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

10. Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions and other commitments

The Company has potential obligations to purchase the noncontrolling interests held by third parties in several of its majority-owned joint ventures, non-owned and minority-owned entities. These obligations are in the form of put provisions and are exercisable at the third-party owners’ discretion within specified periods as outlined in each specific put provision. If these put provisions were exercised, the Company would be required to purchase the third-party owners’ noncontrolling interests at either the appraised fair market value or a predetermined multiple of earnings or cash flow attributable to the noncontrolling interests put to the Company, which is intended to approximate fair value. The methodology the Company uses to estimate the fair values of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions assumes the higher of either a liquidation value of net assets or an average multiple of earnings, based on historical earnings, patient mix and other performance indicators that can affect future results, as well as other factors. The estimated fair values of the noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions is a critical accounting estimate that involves significant judgments and assumptions and may not be indicative of the actual values at which the noncontrolling interests may ultimately be settled, which could vary significantly from the Company’s current estimates. The estimated fair values of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions can fluctuate and the implicit multiple of earnings at which these noncontrolling interests obligations may be settled could vary significantly depending upon market conditions including potential purchasers’ access to the capital markets, which can impact the level of competition for dialysis and non-dialysis related businesses, the economic performance of these businesses and the restricted marketability of the third-party owners’ noncontrolling interests. The amount of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions that employ a contractually predetermined multiple of earnings rather than fair value are immaterial.

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The Company has certain other potential commitments to provide operating capital to several dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties or centers in which the Company owns a minority equity investment as well as to physician-owned vascular access clinics or medical practices that the Company operates under management and administrative services agreements of approximately $4,700.

Certain consolidated joint ventures are originally contractually scheduled to dissolve after terms ranging from ten to fifty years. Accordingly, the noncontrolling interests in these joint ventures are considered mandatorily redeemable instruments, for which the classification and measurement requirements have been indefinitely deferred. Future distributions upon dissolution of these entities would be valued below the related noncontrolling interest carrying balances in the consolidated balance sheet.

11. Long-term incentive compensation

Long-term incentive program (LTIP) compensation includes both stock-based awards (principally stock-settled stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance stock units) as well as long-term performance-based cash awards. Long-term incentive compensation expense, which was primarily general and administrative in nature, is attributed among the U.S. dialysis and related lab services business, the HCP business, corporate administrative support, and the ancillary services and strategic initiatives.

The Company’s stock-based compensation awards are measured at their estimated fair values on the date of grant if settled in shares or at their estimated fair values at the end of each reporting period if settled in cash. The value of stock-based awards so measured is recognized as compensation expense on a cumulative straight-line basis over the vesting terms of the awards, adjusted for expected forfeitures.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company granted 104 stock-settled stock appreciation rights with an aggregate grant-date fair value of $1,432 and a weighted-average expected life of approximately 4.2 years, and also granted 16 stock units with an aggregate grant-date fair value of $1,133 and a weighted-average expected life of approximately 2.8 years.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $24,745 and $33,451, respectively, in total LTIP expense, of which $13,097 and $12,762, respectively, represented stock-based compensation expense for stock appreciation rights, stock units and discounted employee stock plan purchases, which are primarily included in general and administrative expense. The estimated tax benefits recorded for stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $4,539 and $4,458, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $107,824 of total estimated unrecognized compensation costs for outstanding LTIP awards, including $58,688 related to stock-based compensation arrangements under the Company’s equity compensation and stock purchase plans. The Company expects to recognize the performance-based cash component of these LTIP costs over a weighted average remaining period of 1.0 years and the stock-based component of these LTIP costs over a weighted average remaining period of 1.2 years.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company received $8,668 and $9,366, respectively, in actual tax benefits upon the exercise of stock awards.

12. Share repurchases

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased a total of 3,690 shares of its common stock for $249,481, or an average price of $67.61 per share.

On April 14, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved additional share repurchases in the amount of $725,944. These share repurchases are in addition to the $274,056 remaining at that time under the Company’s Board of Directors’ prior share repurchase approval announced in November 2010. As a result of these transactions, the Company now has a total of $259,252 available under the current Board authorizations for additional repurchases as of April 29, 2016. These share repurchase authorizations have no expiration dates. However, the Company is subject to share repurchase limitations under the terms of its Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the indentures governing its Senior Notes.

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13. Comprehensive income 

	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2016
	Interest						Foreign			Accumulated
	rate swap						currency			other
	and cap			Investment			translation			comprehensive
	agreements			securities			adjustments			(loss) income
Beginning balance	$	(10,925	)	$	1,361		$	(50,262	)	$	(59,826	)
Unrealized (losses) gains		(8,951	)		342			11,181			2,572
Related income tax benefit (expense)		3,482			(113	)		—			3,369
		(5,469	)		229			11,181			5,941
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income    into net income		761			(152	)		—			609
Related income tax (expense) benefit		(296	)		59			—			(237	)
		465			(93	)		—			372
Ending balance	$	(15,929	)	$	1,497		$	(39,081	)	$	(53,513	)

	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2015
	Interest						Foreign			Accumulated
	rate swap						currency			other
	and cap			Investment			translation			comprehensive
	agreements			securities			adjustments			income (loss)
Beginning balance	$	(1,795	)	$	3,151		$	(26,373	)	$	(25,017	)
Unrealized (losses) gains		(9,451	)		544			(17,885	)		(26,792	)
Related income tax benefit (expense)		3,691			(162	)		—			3,529
		(5,760	)		382			(17,885	)		(23,263	)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income    into net income		1,332			(257	)		—			1,075
Related income tax (expense) benefit		(520	)		100			—			(420	)
		812			(157	)		—			655
Ending balance	$	(6,743	)	$	3,376		$	(44,258	)	$	(47,625	)

The reclassification of net swap and cap realized losses into income are recorded as debt expense in the corresponding consolidated statements of operations. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

The reclassification of net investment realized gains into income are recorded in other income in the corresponding consolidated statements of operations. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

14. Acquisitions

On March 1, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of The Everett Clinic Medical Group (TEC) pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated November 23, 2015, whereby TEC became a 100% consolidated subsidiary of HCP. The total consideration paid at closing for all outstanding common units of TEC was approximately $398,093, net of cash acquired, plus the assumption of certain liabilities totaling approximately $7,287, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.

The initial purchase price allocation for the TEC acquisition is recorded at estimated fair values based upon the best information available to management and will be finalized when certain information arranged to be obtained has been received. The fair values of property and equipment and intangible assets were valued by an independent third party and are pending issuance of the final valuation report. Certain income tax amounts are pending issuance of final tax returns.

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The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction and recognized at the acquisition date at their estimated fair values:

Current assets, net of cash acquired	$	90,830
Property and equipment		107,310
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets		34,050
Goodwill		249,278
Current liabilities assumed		(49,322	)
Long-term deferred income taxes		(16,881	)
Noncontrolling interests assumed		(9,885	)
Aggregate purchase price	$	405,380

Amortizable intangible assets acquired in this acquisition had a weighted average estimated useful life of six years. Of the goodwill recognized in this acquisition, approximately $267is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The noncontrolling interests acquired as part of the acquisition are stated at estimated fair value based on the estimated fair values of the underlying assets and liabilities of each non-wholly-owned entity.

The operating results of TEC are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements effective March 1, 2016.

Other routine acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company acquired dialysis businesses and other businesses consisting of one dialysis center located outside the U.S., and one other medical business for a total of $7,061 in net cash and deferred purchase price obligations totaling $100. The assets and liabilities for all acquisitions were recorded at their estimated fair values at the dates of the acquisitions and are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, as are their operating results from the designated effective dates of the acquisitions. Certain income tax amounts are pending final evaluation and quantification of any pre-acquisition tax contingencies. In addition, valuation of medical claims liabilities and certain other working capital items relating to these acquisitions is pending final quantification.

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in these transactions and recognized at their acquisition dates at estimated fair values:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016
Current assets	$	56
Property and equipment		239
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets		740
Goodwill		11,171
Noncontrolling interests assumed		(5,045	)
Aggregate purchase price	$	7,161

The intangible asset acquired relates to a non-compete agreement with an estimated useful life and amortization period of seven years. The total amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes associated with these acquisitions was approximately $6,851.

Other pending transactions

In the first quarter of 2016 the Company entered into a definitive agreement, subject to certain closing conditions, with Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and Mitsui and Co., Ltd (Mitsui) whereby Khazanah and Mitsui have subscribed to invest $300,000 over three years for a 40% total stake in the Company’s Asia-Pacific dialysis business.

On August 17, 2015, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Colorado-based Renal Ventures Limited, LLC (Renal Ventures), including a 100 percent interest in all dialysis centers owned by Renal Ventures, for approximately $415,000 in cash, subject to, among other things, adjustments for certain items such as working capital. Renal Ventures currently operates 36

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dialysis clinics in six states serving approximately 2,400 patients, and also operates other ancillary businesses. The transaction is subject to approval by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) including Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust clearance. The Company anticipates that it will be required by the FTC to divest a certain number of outpatient dialysis centers as a condition of the transaction. The Company expects the transaction to close in 2016.

Pro forma financial information

The following summary, prepared on a pro forma basis, combines the results of operations as if the acquisitions and divestitures in 2016 had been consummated as of the beginning of 2016 and 2015, after including the impact of certain adjustments such as amortization of intangibles and income tax effects.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(unaudited)
Pro forma net revenues	$	3,651,057	$	3,398,247
Pro forma net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.		97,010		(109,034	)
Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.		0.47		(0.51	)
Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.		0.47		(0.51	)

Contingent earn-out obligations

The Company has several contingent earn-out obligations associated with acquisitions that could result in the Company paying the former shareholders of acquired companies a total of up to $128,603 if certain EBITDA, operating income performance targets or quality margins are met over the next one to two years.

Contingent earn-out obligations are remeasured to fair value at each reporting date until the contingencies are resolved with changes in the liability due to the re-measurement recorded in earnings. See Note 16 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for further details. As of March 31, 2016, the Company has estimated the fair value of these contingent earn-out obligations to be $32,903, of which a total of $28,029 is included in other liabilities and the remaining $4,874 is included in other long-term liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The following is a reconciliation of changes in the contingent earn-out obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

Beginning balance, January 1, 2016	$	34,135
Remeasurement of fair value for contingent earn-out obligations		(373	)
Payments on contingent earn-out obligations		(859	)
	$	32,903

15. Variable interest entities

The Company relies on the operating activities of certain entities that it does not directly own or control, but over which it has indirect influence and of which it is considered the primary beneficiary. These entities are subject to the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities (VIEs).

Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), VIEs typically include entities for which (i) the entity’s equity is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (ii) the equity holders as a group lack the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the entity’s economic performance, the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses, or the right to receive the entity’s expected returns; or (iii) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the entity’s losses.

The Company has determined that substantially all of the entities it is associated with that qualify as VIEs must be included in its consolidated financial statements. The Company manages these entities and provides operating and capital funding as necessary for these entities to accomplish their operational and strategic objectives. A number of these entities are subject to nominee share ownership or share transfer restriction agreements that effectively transfer the majority of the economic risks and rewards of their

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ownership to the Company. In other cases the Company’s management agreements with these entities include both financial terms and protective and participating rights to the entities’ operating, strategic and non-clinical governance decisions which transfer substantial powers over and economic responsibility for the entities to the Company. In some cases such entities are subject to broad exclusivity or noncompetition restrictions that benefit the Company. Further, in some cases the Company has contractual arrangements with the nominee owners that effectively indemnify these parties from the economic losses from, or entitle the Company to the economic benefits of, these entities.

The analyses upon which these consolidation determinations rest are complex, involve uncertainties, and require significant judgment on various matters, some of which could be subject to different interpretations. At March 31, 2016, these condensed consolidated financial statements include total assets of VIEs of $854,341 and total liabilities and noncontrolling interests of VIEs to third parties of $347,845.

The Company also sponsors certain deferred compensation plans whose trusts qualify as VIEs and the Company consolidates each of these plans as their primary beneficiary. The assets of these plans are recorded in short-term or long-term investments with matching offsetting liabilities recorded in accrued compensation and benefits and other long-term liabilities. See Note 4 for disclosures on the assets of these consolidated non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

16. Fair value of financial instruments

The Company measures the fair value of certain assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions (temporary equity) based upon certain valuation techniques that include observable or unobservable inputs and assumptions that market participants would use in pricing these assets, liabilities, temporary equity and commitments. The Company also has classified certain assets, liabilities and temporary equity that are measured at fair value into the appropriate fair value hierarchy levels as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets, liabilities and temporary equity measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2016:

			Quoted prices in				Significant
			activemarketsfor		Significant other		unobservable
			identical assets		observableinputs		inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	$	48,667	$	48,667	$	—	$	—
Interest rate cap agreements	$	6,868	$	—	$	6,868	$	—
Funds on deposit with third parties	$	76,527	$	76,527	$	—	$	—
Liabilities
Contingent earn-out obligations	$	32,903	$	—	$	—	$	32,903
Interest rate swap agreements	$	25	$	—	$	25		—
Temporary equity
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	$	912,705	$	—	$	—	$	912,705

The available-for-sale securities represent investments in various open-ended registered investment companies, or mutual funds, and are recorded at estimated fair value based upon quoted prices reported by each mutual fund. See Note 4 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

The interest rate swap and cap agreements are recorded at fair value estimated from valuation models utilizing the income approach and commonly accepted valuation techniques that use inputs from closing prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets as well as other relevant observable market inputs at quoted intervals such as current interest rates, forward yield curves, implied volatility and credit default swap pricing. The Company does not believe the ultimate amount that could be realized upon settlement of these interest rate swap and cap agreements would be materially different from the fair value estimates currently reported. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

The funds on deposit with third parties represent funds held with various third parties as required by regulation or contract and invested by those parties in various investments, which are measured at estimated fair value based primarily on quoted market prices.

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The estimated fair value measurements of contingent earn-out obligations are primarily based on unobservable inputs including projected EBITDA, estimated probability of achieving gross margins or quality margins of certain medical procedures and the estimated probability of earn-out payments being made using an option pricing technique and a simulation model for expected EBITDA and operating income. In addition, a probability adjusted model was used to estimate the fair value amounts of the quality margins. The estimated fair value of these contingent earn-out obligations are remeasured as of each reporting date and could fluctuate based upon any significant changes in key assumptions, such as changes in the Company credit risk adjusted rate that is used to discount obligations to present value.

See Note 10 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s methodology for estimating the fair value of noncontrolling interests subject to put obligations.

Other financial instruments consist primarily of cash, accounts receivable, life insurance contracts, accounts payable, other accrued liabilities and debt. The balances of the non-debt financial instruments are presented in the consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2016 at their approximate fair values due to the short-term nature of their settlements.

The carrying balance of the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities totaled $4,351,250 as of March 31, 2016, and the fair value was approximately $4,358,000 based upon quoted market prices.

The carrying balance of the Company’s senior notes was $4,500,000 as of March 31, 2016 and their fair value was approximately $4,557,000, based upon quoted market prices.

17. Segment reporting

The Company operates two major divisions, Kidney Care and HCP. The Kidney Care division is comprised of the Company’s U.S. dialysis and related lab services business, various other ancillary services and strategic initiatives, including its international dialysis operations, and the Company’s corporate administrative support. The Company’s U.S. dialysis and related lab services business is its largest line of business, and is a leading provider of kidney dialysis services in the U.S. for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as ESRD. The Company’s HCP division is a patient- and physician-focused integrated health care delivery and management company with over two decades of providing coordinated outcomes-based medical care in a cost-effective manner.

The Company’s ancillary services and strategic initiatives consist primarily of pharmacy services, disease management services, vascular access services, clinical research programs, physician services, direct primary care and the Company’s international dialysis operations.

The Company’s operating segments have been defined based on the separate financial information that is regularly produced and reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker in making decisions about allocating resources to and assessing the financial performance of the Company’s various operating lines of business. The chief operating decision maker for the Company is its Chief Executive Officer.

The Company’s separate operating segments include its U.S. dialysis and related lab services business, its HCP operations in each region, each of its ancillary services and strategic initiatives, and its international operations in the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and European and Middle Eastern markets, and under the Saudi Ministry of Health charter. The U.S. dialysis and related lab services business and the HCP business each qualify as separately reportable segments, and all of the other ancillary services and strategic initiatives operating segments, including the international operating segments, have been combined and disclosed in the other segments category.

The Company’s operating segment financial information included in this report is prepared on the internal management reporting basis that the chief operating decision maker uses to allocate resources and assess the financial performance of the operating segments. For internal management reporting, segment operations include direct segment operating expenses but exclude corporate administrative support costs, which consist primarily of indirect labor, benefits and long-term incentive based compensation of certain departments which provide support to all of the Company’s various operating lines of business. Corporate administrative support costs are reduced by internal management fees received from the Company’s ancillary lines of businesses.

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The following is a summary of segment net revenues, segment operating margin (loss), and a reconciliation of segment operating margin to consolidated income before income taxes:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Segment net revenues:
U.S. dialysis and related lab services
Patient service revenues:
External sources	$	2,313,663		$	2,154,294
Intersegment revenues		14,308			11,856
Total dialysis and related lab services revenues		2,327,971			2,166,150
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(104,751	)		(97,477	)
Net dialysis and related lab services patient service    revenues		2,223,220			2,068,673
Other revenues(1)		3,973			3,184
Total net dialysis and related lab services revenues		2,227,193			2,071,857
HCP
HCP revenues:
Capitated revenues		866,019			832,472
Net patient service revenues		108,238			80,210
Other revenues(2)		14,530			15,053
Intersegment capitated and other revenues		71			37
Total revenues		988,858			927,772
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives
Net patient service revenues		51,383			35,624
Capitated revenues		21,028			18,043
Other external sources		307,053			246,562
Intersegment revenues		11,827			4,942
Total ancillary services and strategic initiatives    revenues		391,291			305,171
Total net segment revenues		3,607,342			3,304,800
Elimination of intersegment revenues		(26,206	)		(16,835	)
Consolidated net revenues	$	3,581,136		$	3,287,965
Segment operating margin (loss):
U.S. dialysis and related lab services	$	440,055		$	(104,489	)
HCP		(57,145	)		60,294
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		(11,100	)		(13,828	)
Total segment operating margin (loss)		371,810			(58,023	)
Reconciliation of segment operating margin to    consolidated income before income taxes:
Corporate administrative support		(6,921	)		(6,133	)
Consolidated operating income		364,889			(64,156	)
Debt expense		(102,884	)		(97,392	)
Debt redemption and refinancing charges
Other income (loss), net		2,976			(533	)
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes	$	264,981		$	(162,081	)

⁽¹⁾ Includes management fees for providing management and administrative services to dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties or centers in which the Company owns a noncontrolling equity investment.

⁽²⁾ Includes payments received for medical consulting services and management fees for providing management and administrative services to an unconsolidated joint venture that provides medical services in which the Company owns a 50% interest, as well as revenue related to the maintenance of existing physician networks.

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Depreciation and amortization expense by reportable segment is as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
U.S. dialysis and related lab services	$	116,537	$	104,993
HCP		46,263		43,279
Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		6,555		5,517
	$	169,355	$	153,789

Summary of assets by reportable segment is as follows:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Segment assets
U.S. dialysis and related lab services (including equity    investments of $30,747and $29,801, respectively)	$	11,049,206	$	11,591,507
HCP (including equity investments of $23,990 and $22,714,    respectively)		6,601,110		6,150,666
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives (including    equity investments of $20,322 and $20,853, respectively)		863,882		772,702
Consolidated assets	$	18,514,198	$	18,514,875

Expenditures for property and equipment by reportable segment is as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
U.S. dialysis and related lab services.	$	133,450	$	105,395
HCP		20,145		5,034
Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		19,592		10,992
	$	173,187	$	121,421

18. Changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.’s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries

The effects of changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.’s ownership interest on the Company’s equity are as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Increase in paid-in capital for sales of noncontrolling interests		885			—
Decrease in paid-in capital for the purchase of noncontrolling interests and    adjustments to ownership interest		(3,337	)		—
Net transfers to noncontrolling interests		(2,452	)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., net of transfers    to noncontrolling interests	$	94,982		$	(110,617	)

19. New accounting standards

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2016. The amendments in this ASU modify, simplify and expand certain aspects of consolidation guidance, principally with respect to limited partnerships, service fee arrangements and related parties. The adoption of this standard has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-05, Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement, which amends ASC 350-40, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software as of January 1, 2016. The provisions of this statement will be applied prospectively. This ASU provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If an arrangement includes a software license, the accounting for the license will be consistent with licenses of other intangible assets. If the arrangement does not include a license, the arrangement will be accounted for as a service contract. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments as of January 1, 2016. The amendments in this ASU allow an acquirer to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. This will be inclusive of the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of the change to provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendments in this ASU are to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, as part of its Simplification Initiative. The areas for simplification in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The method of adoption differs for each of the topics covered by the ASU. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this ASU will be on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting. The amendments in this ASU eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for the use of equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2017 and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The amendments in this ASU revise the accounting related to lessee accounting. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for substantially all leases in excess of twelve months. The new lease guidance also simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019 and should be applied through a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this ASU will be on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Statements – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The amendments in this ASU revise the accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018 and should be applied through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position. Early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments in this ASU apply to all inventory with the exception of inventory measured using last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method. This ASU simplifies the measurement of inventory. Under this new standard, inventory should be measured using the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonable predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017 and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard as issued is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies the implementation guidance around identifying performance obligations and licensing arrangements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). The amendments in this ASU are intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of Effective Date. This guidance approves a one-year deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09. The ASU now permits the Company to adopt this standard on January 1, 2018. Early application is permitted as of the initial effective date of January 1, 2017, but not prior to that date. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company has assembled an internal revenue task force that meets regularly to discuss and evaluate the overall impact this guidance will have on various revenue streams in the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, as well as the expected timing and method of adoption. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

20. Condensed consolidating financial statements

The following information is presented in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. The operating and investing activities of the separate legal entities included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are fully interdependent and integrated. Revenues and operating expenses of the separate legal entities include intercompany charges for management and other administrative services. The Company’s senior notes are guaranteed by substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries. The subsidiary guarantors have guaranteed the senior notes on a joint and several basis. However, a subsidiary guarantor will be released from its obligations under its guarantee of the senior notes and the indentures governing the senior notes if, in general, there is a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such subsidiary guarantor, including by merger or consolidation, or a sale or other disposition of all of the equity interests in such subsidiary guarantor held by the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, as defined in the indentures; such subsidiary guarantor is designated by the Company as an unrestricted subsidiary, as defined in the indentures, or otherwise ceases to be a restricted subsidiary of the Company, in each case in accordance with the indentures; or such subsidiary guarantor no longer guarantees any other indebtedness, as defined in the indentures, of the Company or any of its restricted subsidiaries, except for guarantees that are contemporaneously released. The senior notes are not guaranteed by certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries, any of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, or any entities that do not constitute subsidiaries within the meaning of the indentures, such as corporations in which the Company holds capital stock with less than a majority of the voting power, joint ventures and partnerships in which the Company holds less than a majority of the equity or voting interests, non-owned entities and third parties.

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(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,653,312		$	863,842		$	(39,416	)	$	2,477,738
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(58,813	)		(50,392	)		—			(109,205	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,594,499			813,450			(39,416	)		2,368,533
Capitated revenues		—			467,001			420,173			(127	)		887,047
Other revenues		186,975			485,316			31,716			(378,451	)		325,556
Total net revenues		186,975			2,546,816			1,265,339			(417,994	)		3,581,136
Operating expenses		122,273			2,377,630			1,134,338			(417,994	)		3,216,247
Operating income		64,702			169,186			131,001			—			364,889
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(101,101	)		(92,173	)		(11,514	)		101,904			(102,884	)
Other income		98,560			4,336			1,984			(101,904	)		2,976
Income tax expense		35,146			73,254			18,422			—			126,822
Equity earnings in subsidiaries		70,419			62,324			—			(132,743	)		—
Net income		97,434			70,419			103,049			(132,743	)		138,159
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(173,468	)	$	97,434

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,581,959		$	723,843		$	(33,987	)	$	2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(64,077	)		(35,087	)		—			(99,164	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,517,882			688,756			(33,987	)		2,172,651
Capitated revenues		—			447,338			403,124			53			850,515
Other revenues		168,265			411,028			6,312			(320,806	)		264,799
Total net revenues		168,265			2,376,248			1,098,192			(354,740	)		3,287,965
Operating expenses		123,769			2,597,953			985,139			(354,740	)		3,352,121
Operating income (loss)		44,496			(221,705	)		113,053			—			(64,156	)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(95,478	)		(85,783	)		(9,286	)		93,155			(97,392	)
Other income		91,023			53			1,546			(93,155	)		(533	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		17,514			(129,235	)		25,788			—			(85,933	)
Equity (loss) earnings in subsidiaries		(133,144	)		45,056			—			88,088			—
Net (loss) income		(110,617	)		(133,144	)		79,525			88,088			(76,148	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Net (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	53,619		$	(110,617	)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	DaVita					Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419	$	103,049	$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(4,868	)		—		11,181		—			6,313
Total comprehensive income		92,566			70,419		114,230		(132,743	)		144,472
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—		—		(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Comprehensive income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	92,566		$	70,419	$	114,230	$	(173,468	)	$	103,747

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Other comprehensive loss		(4,723	)		—			(17,885	)		—			(22,608	)
Total comprehensive (loss) income		(115,340	)		(133,144	)		61,640			88,088			(98,756	)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	(115,340	)	$	(133,144	)	$	61,640		$	53,619		$	(133,225	)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	667,109	$	73,221	$	301,097	$	—		$	1,041,427
Accounts receivable, net		—		937,747		917,538		—			1,855,285
Other current assets		408,369		792,812		101,667		—			1,302,848
Total current assets		1,075,478		1,803,780		1,320,302		—			4,199,560
Property and equipment, net		270,106		1,555,802		1,085,297		—			2,911,205
Amortizable intangibles, net		660		1,596,973		81,074		—			1,678,707
Investments in subsidiaries		9,019,776		2,020,158		—		(11,039,934	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,797,849		—		697,353		(4,495,202	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		67,725		55,403		115,970		—			239,098
Goodwill		—		7,753,168		1,732,460		—			9,485,628
Total assets	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198
Current liabilities	$	236,695	$	1,686,198	$	520,725	$	—		$	2,443,618
Intercompany payables		—		2,889,630		1,605,572		(4,495,202	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,713,321		1,189,680		333,142		—			10,236,143
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		577,652		—		—		335,053			912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,020,158		(11,039,934	)		4,703,926
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		552,859		(335,053	)		217,806
Total equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,573,017		(11,374,987	)		4,921,732
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of December 31, 2015	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,186,636	$	109,357	$	203,123	$	—		$	1,499,116
Accounts receivable, net		—		929,390		794,838		—			1,724,228
Other current assets		431,504		769,947		78,485		—			1,279,936
Total current assets		1,618,140		1,808,694		1,076,446		—			4,503,280
Property and equipment, net		268,066		1,575,890		944,784		—			2,788,740
Intangible assets, net		540		1,634,920		51,866		—			1,687,326
Investments in subsidiaries		8,893,079		1,597,185		—		(10,490,264	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,474,133		—		701,814		(4,175,947	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		74,458		53,346		113,246		—			241,050
Goodwill		—		7,834,257		1,460,222		—			9,294,479
Total assets	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875
Current liabilities	$	185,217	$	1,730,123	$	483,798	$	—		$	2,399,138
Intercompany payables		—		2,750,102		1,425,845		(4,175,947	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,730,673		1,130,988		305,838		—			10,167,499
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		541,746		—		—		322,320			864,066
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders' equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		1,597,185		(10,490,264	)		4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		535,712		(322,320	)		213,392
Total equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		2,132,897		(10,812,584	)		5,084,172
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		(18,699	)		217,405			(40,606	)		132,743			290,843
Net cash provided by operating activities		78,735			287,824			62,443			—			429,002
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(16,865	)		(86,055	)		(70,267	)		—			(173,187	)
Acquisitions		—			(400,093	)		(5,061	)		—			(405,154	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			4,657			—			—			4,657
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items		23,387			(7,438	)		3,424			—			19,373
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		6,522			(488,929	)		(71,904	)		—			(554,311	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,247	)		(1,977	)		(1,347	)		—			(24,571	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		(315,986	)		167,702			148,284			—			—
Other items		(267,551	)		(756	)		(40,219	)		—			(308,526	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(604,784	)		164,969			106,718			—			(333,097	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			717			—			717
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(519,527	)		(36,136	)		97,974			—			(457,689	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,186,636			109,357			203,123			—			1,499,116
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	667,109		$	73,221		$	301,097		$	—		$	1,041,427

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(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		154,352			410,880			9,093			(88,088	)		486,237
Net cash provided by operating activities		43,735			277,736			88,618			—			410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(6,230	)		(48,802	)		(66,389	)		—			(121,421	)
Acquisitions		—			(40,018	)		(632	)		—			(40,650	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			2,565			—			—			2,565
Purchases/proceeds from investment sales and other items		(84,640	)		(537	)		(7,604	)		—			(92,781	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(90,870	)		(86,792	)		(74,625	)		—			(252,287	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,250	)		(3,620	)		(3,569	)		—			(28,439	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		180,207			(202,804	)		22,597			—			—
Other items		(56,828	)		—			(25,601	)		—			(82,429	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		102,129			(206,424	)		(6,573	)		—			(110,868	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(904	)		—			(904	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		54,994			(15,480	)		6,516			—			46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		698,876			77,921			188,444			—			965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	753,870		$	62,441		$	194,960		$	—		$	1,011,271

21. Supplemental data

The following information is presented as supplemental data as required by the indentures governing the Company’s senior notes.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

										Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted			Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries(1)
Patient service operating revenues	$	2,477,738		$	62,692		$	—		$	2,415,046
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109,205	)		(2,093	)		—			(107,112	)
Net patient service operating revenues		2,368,533			60,599			—			2,307,934
Capitated revenues		887,047			398,429			—			488,618
Other revenues		325,556			7,573			—			317,983
Total net operating revenues		3,581,136			466,601			—			3,114,535
Operating expenses		3,216,247			468,588			(158	)		2,747,817
Operating income		364,889			(1,987	)		158			366,718
Debt expense, including refinancing charges		(102,884	)		(3,740	)		—			(99,144	)
Other income		2,976			155			—			2,821
Income tax expense		126,822			11,295			63			115,464
Net income		138,159			(16,867	)		95			154,931
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40,725	)		—			—			(40,725	)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(16,867	)	$	95		$	114,206

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

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(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

									Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted		Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries(1)
Net income	$	138,159		$	(16,867	)	$	95	$	154,931
Other comprehensive loss		6,313			—			—		6,313
Total comprehensive income		144,472			(16,867	)		95		161,244
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to the noncontrolling    interests		(40,725	)		—			—		(40,725	)
Comprehensive income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	103,747		$	(16,867	)	$	95	$	120,519

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

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

							Company and
	Consolidated		Physician		Unrestricted		Restricted
As of March 31, 2016	Total		Groups		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries(1)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,041,427	$	143,953	$	—	$	897,474
Accounts receivable, net		1,855,285		435,688		—		1,419,597
Other current assets		1,302,848		22,287		—		1,280,561
Total current assets		4,199,560		601,928		—		3,597,632
Property and equipment, net		2,911,205		1,678		—		2,909,527
Amortizable intangibles, net		1,678,707		5,656		—		1,673,051
Other long-term assets		239,098		74,692		2,982		161,424
Goodwill		9,485,628		16,234		—		9,469,394
Total assets	$	18,514,198	$	700,188	$	2,982	$	17,811,028
Current liabilities	$	2,443,618	$	255,174	$	—	$	2,188,444
Payables to parent		—		343,657		2,982		(346,639	)
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		10,236,143		49,705		—		10,186,438
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		912,705		—		—		912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926		51,652		—		4,652,274
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		217,806		—		—		217,806
Shareholders’ equity		4,921,732		51,652		—		4,870,080
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity	$	18,514,198	$	700,188	$	2,982	$	17,811,028

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

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(continued)

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

										Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted			Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries(1)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	138,159		$	(16,867	)	$	95		$	154,931
Changes in operating and intercompany assets and liabilities    and non-cash items included in net income		290,843			(64,656	)		(95	)		355,594
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		429,002			(81,523	)		—			510,525
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment		(173,187	)		(200	)		—			(172,987	)
Acquisitions and divestitures, net		(405,154	)		—			—			(405,154	)
Proceeds from discontinued operations		4,657			—			—			4,657
Investments and other items		19,373			(536	)		—			19,909
Net cash used in investing activities		(554,311	)		(736	)		—			(553,575	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt		(24,571	)		—			—			(24,571	)
Intercompany		—			137,967			—			(137,967	)
Other items		(308,526	)		—			—			(308,526	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(333,097	)		137,967			—			(471,064	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		717			—			—			717
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(457,689	)		55,708			—			(513,397	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,499,116			88,245			—			1,410,871
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,041,427		$	143,953		$	—		$	897,474

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

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 

Forward-looking statements

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements that do not concern historical facts are forward-looking statements and include, among other things, statements about our expectations, beliefs, intentions and/or strategies for the future. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our future operations, financial condition and prospects, expectations for treatment growth rates, revenue per treatment, expense growth, levels of the provision for uncollectible accounts receivable, operating income, cash flow, operating cash flow, estimated tax rates, capital expenditures, the development of new dialysis centers and dialysis center acquisitions, government and commercial payment rates, revenue estimating risk and the impact of our level of indebtedness on our financial performance, and including earnings per share. These statements involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, risks resulting from the concentration of profits generated by higher-paying commercial payor plans for which there is continued downward pressure on average realized payment rates, and a reduction in the number of patients under such plans, which may result in the loss of revenues or patients, and the extent to which the ongoing implementation of healthcare exchanges or changes in regulations or enforcement of regulations regarding the exchanges results in a reduction in reimbursement rates for our services from and/or the number of patients enrolled in higher-paying commercial plans, a reduction in government payment rates under the Medicare ESRD program or other government-based programs, the impact of the CMS Medicare Advantage benchmark structure, risks arising from potential federal and/or state legislation that could have an adverse effect on our operations and profitability, changes in pharmaceutical or anemia management practice patterns, payment policies, or pharmaceutical pricing, legal compliance risks, including our continued compliance with complex government regulations and the provisions of our current Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA), and current or potential investigations by various government entities and related government or private-party proceedings, the restrictions on our business and operations required by the CIA and other settlement terms, and the financial impact thereof, continued increased competition from large- and medium-sized dialysis providers that compete directly with us, our ability to maintain contracts with physician medical directors, changing affiliation models for physicians, and the emergence of new models of care introduced by the government or private sector that may erode our patient base and reimbursement rates such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), independent practice associations (IPAs) and integrated delivery systems, or to businesses outside of dialysis and HCP’s business, our ability to complete acquisitions, mergers or dispositions that we might be considering or announce, or to integrate and successfully operate any business we may acquire or have acquired, including HCP, or to expand our operations and services to markets outside the U.S., the variability of our cash flows, the risk that we might invest material amounts of capital and incur significant costs in connection with the growth and development of our international operations, yet we might not be able to operate them profitably anytime soon, if at all, risks arising from the use of accounting estimates, judgments and interpretations in our financial statements, risk of losing key HCP employees, potential disruption from the HCP transaction making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships with customers, partners, associated physicians and physician groups, hospitals and others, the risk that laws regulating the corporate practice of medicine could restrict the manner in which HCP conducts its business, the risk that the cost of providing services under HCP’s agreements may exceed our compensation, the risk that reductions in reimbursement rates, including Medicare Advantage rates, and future regulations may negatively impact HCP’s business, revenue and profitability, the risk that HCP may not be able to successfully establish a presence in new geographic regions or successfully address competitive threats that could reduce its profitability, the risk that a disruption in HCP’s healthcare provider networks could have an adverse effect on HCP’s business operations and profitability, the risk that reductions in the quality ratings of health maintenance organization plan customers of HCP could have an adverse effect on HCP’s business, or the risk that health plans that acquire health maintenance organizations may not be willing to contract with HCP or may be willing to contract only on less favorable terms, and the other risk factors set forth in Part II, Item 1A. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We base our forward-looking statements on information currently available to us, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

The following should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated results of operations

We operate two major divisions, Kidney Care and HCP. Our Kidney Care division is comprised of our U.S. dialysis and related lab services business, our ancillary services and strategic initiatives, including our international operations, and our corporate administrative support. Our HCP division is comprised of our HCP integrated healthcare business.

Our largest major line of business is our U.S. dialysis and related lab services, which is a leading provider of kidney dialysis services in the U.S. for patients suffering from ESRD. Our other major line of business, HCP, is a patient- and physician-focused integrated health care delivery and management company.

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The following is a summary of. our consolidated operating results for the first quarter of 2016 compared with the prior sequential quarter and the same quarter of 2015.

	Three months ended
	March 31,					December 31,					March 31,
	2016					2015					2015
	(dollar amounts rounded to nearest million)
Net revenues:
Patient service revenues	$	2,478				$	2,431				$	2,271
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109	)				(113	)				(99	)
Net patient service revenues		2,369					2,318					2,172
Capitated revenues		887					866					851
Other revenues		325					350					265
Total consolidated net revenues		3,581		100	%		3,534		100	%		3,288		100	%
Operating expenses and charges:
Patient care costs		2,582		72	%		2,515		71	%		2,362		72	%
General and administrative		386		11	%		409		11	%		342		10	%
Depreciation and amortization		169		5	%		164		5	%		154		5	%
Provision for uncollectible accounts		3		—			3		—			2		—
Equity investment income		(1	)	—			(8	)	—			(3	)	—
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment    charges		77		2	%		206		6	%		—		—
Settlement charge		—		—			—		—			495		15	%
Total operating expenses and charges		3,216		90	%		3,289		93	%		3,352		102	%
Operating income (loss)	$	365		10	%	$	245		7	%	$	(64	)	(2	)%

The following table summarizes consolidated net revenues for our Kidney Care division and our HCP division:

	Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2016			2015			2015
	(dollar amounts rounded to nearest million)
Net revenues:
Kidney Care:
U.S. dialysis and related lab services patient service revenues	$	2,328		$	2,316		$	2,166
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(105	)		(104	)		(97	)
U.S. dialysis and related lab services net patient service revenues	$	2,223		$	2,212		$	2,069
Other revenues		4			4			3
Total net U.S. dialysis and related lab services revenues		2,227			2,216			2,072
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives revenues		319			338			252
Other—Capitated revenues		21			16			18
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives net patient service    revenues (less provision for uncollectible accounts)		51			44			35
Total net other-ancillary services and strategic initiatives revenues		391			398			305
Elimination of intersegment and division revenues		(26	)		(22	)		(17	)
Total Kidney Care net revenues		2,592			2,592			2,360
HCP:
HCP capitated revenues		866			850			833
HCP net patient service revenues (less provision for uncollectible    accounts)		108			76			80
Other revenues		15			16			15
Total net HCP revenues		989			942			928
Total consolidated net revenues	$	3,581		$	3,534		$	3,288

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The following table summarizes consolidated operating income and adjusted consolidated operating income:

	Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2016			2015			2015
	(dollar amounts rounded to nearest million)
Operating income (loss):
Kidney Care:
U.S. dialysis and related lab services	$	440		$	464		$	(104	)
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives losses		(11	)		(34	)		(14	)
Corporate administrative support		(7	)		(4	)		(6	)
Total kidney care operating income		422			426			(124	)
HCP		(57	)		(181	)		60
Total consolidated operating income		365			245			(64	)
Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures:
Add:
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges		77			206			—
Hospice and pharmacy accrual		16			22			—
Loss contingency accrual and settlement charge		—			—			495
Adjusted consolidated operating income(1)	$	458		$	473		$	431

⁽¹⁾ For the three months ended March 31, 2016, we have excluded a goodwill impairment charge of $77 million related to an HCP reporting unit and an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our HCP Nevada hospice, of $16 million. Additionally, for the three months ended December 31, 2015, we have excluded goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges of $206 million primarily related to certain HCP reporting units and an estimated accrual of $22 million for damages and liabilities associated with our pharmacy business, which is included in general and administrative expenses. Lastly, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 we have excluded $495 million related to a settlement charge in connection with the Vainer private civil suit. These are non-GAAP measures and are not intended as substitutes for the GAAP equivalent measures. We have presented these adjusted amounts because management believes that these presentations enhance a user’s understanding of our normal consolidated operating income by excluding certain unusual items which we do not believe are indicative of our ordinary results of operations. As a result, adjusting for these amounts allows for comparison to our normal prior period results.

Consolidated net revenues

Consolidated net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $47 million, or 1.3%, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase in consolidated net revenues was primarily due to an increase of approximately $11 million associated with the U.S. dialysis and related lab services’ net revenues, principally due to acquired and non-acquired treatment growth, partially offset by one fewer treatment day in the quarter, and an increase in the average dialysis and related lab services’ revenue per treatment of approximately $3. Additionally, consolidated net revenues were positively impacted by an increase of approximately $47 million associated with HCP. The increase in HCP net revenues was primarily related to an increase in fee-for-service (FFS) revenue from acquisitions and an increase in senior capitated revenue, partially offset by a decrease in the number of commercial members. The overall increase in consolidated net revenues was negatively impacted by a decrease of approximately $7 million associated with our ancillary services and strategic initiatives revenues, primarily driven by a decrease in pharmacy services volume, partially offset by an increase in our international business.

Consolidated net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $293 million, or 8.9%, as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase in consolidated net revenues was primarily due to an increase of $155 million in the U.S. dialysis and related lab services’ net revenues, primarily as a result of volume growth from acquired and non-acquired treatment growth, an increase in our average dialysis revenue per treatment of approximately $5, and one additional treatment day in the quarter. The increase in consolidated net revenues was also due to an increase in HCP net revenues of $61 million, primarily due to an increase in the number of senior capitated members from acquisitions and non-acquired growth and an increase in FFS revenues from acquisitions. This growth in consolidated net revenues was partially offset by declines in Medicare Advantage rates, and in commercial and Medicaid members to whom HCP provides health care services. In addition, the increase in consolidated net revenues was due to an increase of approximately $86 million in our ancillary services and strategic initiatives, mainly from growth in our pharmacy services and international operations.

Consolidated operating income

Consolidated operating income for the first quarter of 2016, which includes a goodwill impairment charge of $77 million related to an HCP reporting unit and an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our HCP Nevada hospice of $16 million, increased by approximately $120 million, or 49.0%, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, which included goodwill and other

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intangible asset impairment charges of $206 million related to certain HCP reporting units, as well as an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our pharmacy business of $22 million. Excluding these items from their respective quarters, adjusted consolidated operating income would have decreased by $15 million. The decrease in the adjusted consolidated operating income was partially related to a decrease in the number of treatment days which negatively impacted the U.S. dialysis and related lab services’ net revenues, as well as a decrease in pharmacy services volume. Adjusted consolidated operating income was also negatively impacted by higher labor and patient care costs, including higher pharmaceutical costs and medical claims expense. The decrease in adjusted consolidated operating income was partially offset by an increase in acquired and non-acquired treatment growth, and an increase in the average dialysis and related lab services’ revenue per treatment of approximately $3, as well as an increase in HCP FFS revenues, and a decrease in general and administrative costs.

Consolidated operating income for the first quarter of 2016, which includes a goodwill impairment charge of $77 million related to an HCP reporting unit and an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our HCP Nevada hospice business of $16 million, increased by approximately $429 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015, which included a settlement charge of $495 million. Excluding these items from their respective quarters, adjusted consolidated operating income for the first quarter of 2016 would have increased by $27 million, or 6.3%. Adjusted consolidated operating income increased primarily due to acquired and non-acquired treatment growth, an increase in average dialysis revenue per treatment of approximately $5, and one additional treatment day in the current quarter in our dialysis and related lab services business. Our other ancillary services and strategic initiatives also saw an improvement in their total operating loss by $3 million. The increase in adjusted consolidated operating income was partially offset by a $24 million decrease in HCP’s adjusted operating income for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The decrease was primarily attributable to higher medical claims expense and an increase in corporate administrative support costs due to acquisitions. Additionally, adjusted consolidated operating income was negatively impacted by higher labor and benefit costs, pharmaceutical costs and professional fees.

U.S. dialysis and related lab services business

Results of operations

	Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2016			2015			2015
	(dollar amounts rounded to nearest million, except per treatment data)
Net revenues:
Dialysis and related lab services patient service revenues	$	2,328		$	2,316		$	2,166
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(105	)		(104	)		(97	)
Dialysis and related lab services net patient service revenues	$	2,223		$	2,212		$	2,069
Other revenues		4			4			3
Total net dialysis and related lab services revenues	$	2,227		$	2,216		$	2,072
Operating expenses and charges:
Patient care costs		1,496			1,462			1,396
General and administrative		179			181			183
Depreciation and amortization		116			112			105
Settlement charge		—			—			495
Equity investment income		(4	)		(3	)		(3	)
Total operating expenses and charges		1,787			1,752			2,176
Operating income	$	440		$	464		$	(104	)
Dialysis treatments		6,639,874			6,649,227			6,262,635
Average dialysis treatments per treatment day		85,236			84,061			81,758
Average dialysis and related lab services revenue per treatment	$	351		$	348		$	346

Net revenues

Dialysis and related lab services’ net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $11 million, or approximately 0.5%, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily due to volume growth from acquired and non-acquired treatment growth and an increase in our average dialysis revenue per treatment of approximately $3. The increase in our average dialysis revenue per treatment was primarily due to improvements in our commercial payor mix, partially offset by a decrease in our average commercial payment rates. In addition, this increase was offset by one fewer treatment day in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.

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Dialysis and related lab services’ net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $155 million, or approximately 7.5%, as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase in net revenues was principally due to volume growth from additional treatments, one additional treatment day in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015, and an increase in our average dialysis revenue per treatment of approximately $5. The increase in the number of treatments was primarily attributable to acquired and non-acquired treatment growth. The increase in our average dialysis revenue per treatment was primarily due to an increase in our average commercial payment rates and improvements in our commercial payor mix.

Provision for uncollectible accounts. The provision for uncollectible accounts receivable for dialysis and related lab services was 4.5% for the first quarter of 2016 and for the fourth and first quarters of 2015. We continue to experience higher levels of non-covered Medicare write-offs due to non-covered Medicare co-pays. We assess our level of the provision for uncollectible accounts based upon our historical cash collection experience and trends, and have and will continue to adjust the provision as necessary as a result of changes in our cash collections.

Operating expenses and charges

Patient care costs. Dialysis and related lab services’ patient care costs of approximately $225 per treatment for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $5 per treatment as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase in patient care costs per treatment was primarily due to higher labor costs and related payroll taxes, partially due to an increase in headcount in the first quarter of 2016 as well as a decline in productivity. Patient care costs also increased due to an increase in pharmaceutical costs due to increased intensity. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in travel expenses related to management meetings.

Dialysis and related lab services’ patient care costs per treatment for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $2per treatment as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in labor and benefits costs and pharmaceutical unit costs. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in professional fees and insurance costs.

General and administrative expenses. Dialysis and related lab services’ general and administrative expenses of approximately $179 million in the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $2 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily driven by decreases in occupancy and utility costs and a decrease in travel expenses. These decreases were offset by increases in labor costs and related payroll taxes.

Dialysis and related lab services’ general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $4 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015, primarily due to a decrease in professional fees and long-term incentive compensation costs, partially offset by increases in labor costs and related payroll taxes.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization for dialysis and related lab services was approximately $116 million for the first quarter of 2016, $112 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, and $105 million for the first quarter of 2015. The increases in depreciation and amortization in the first quarter of 2016, as compared to the fourth and first quarters of 2015 was primarily due to growth in newly developed centers and from acquired centers.

Equity investment income. Equity investment income for dialysis and related lab services was approximately $4 million for the first quarter of 2016, as compared to $3 million for both the fourth quarter and the first quarter of 2015. The increase in equity investment income in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to both prior periods of 2015 was primarily due to an increase in the profitability of certain joint ventures.

Accounts receivable

Our dialysis and related lab services’ accounts receivable balances, net of the provision for uncollectible accounts, at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $1,297 million and $1,255 million, respectively, which represented approximately 54 days and 53 days, respectively. The increase in day sales outstanding (DSO) in the first quarter of 2016 was primarily due to an increase in co-insurance and deductibles. Our DSO calculation is based on the current quarter’s average revenues per day. There were no significant changes during the first quarter of 2016 from the fourth quarter of 2015 in the amount of unreserved accounts receivable over one year old or the amounts pending approval from third-party payors.

Segment operating income

Dialysis and related lab services’ operating income for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $24 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The decrease in operating income was primarily driven by higher patient care costs in the first quarter of 2016 due to increased labor and pharmaceutical costs, as described above. Operating income was also negatively impacted by one fewer treatment day in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. Operating income was positively impacted by an increase in our average dialysis revenue per treatment of approximately $3 as well as lower general and administrative costs.

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Dialysis and related lab services’ operating income for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $544 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015, including a loss contingency accrual of $495 million recorded in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding this item from the first quarter of 2015, adjusted dialysis and related lab services’ operating income would have increased by $49 million. This increase in adjusted operating income was primarily attributable to volume growth in revenues from additional treatments as a result of acquired and non-acquired treatment growth, an increase in our average dialysis revenue per treatment of approximately $5, as discussed above, as well as one additional treatment day in the quarter. Adjusted operating income was negatively impacted by higher patient care costs driven by increases in labor and pharmaceutical unit costs.

HCP business

Results of operations

	Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2016			2015			2015
	(dollar amounts rounded to nearest millions)
Net revenues:
HCP capitated revenue	$	866		$	850		$	833
Patient service revenue		112			80			81
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(4	)		(4	)		(1	)
Net patient service revenue		108			76			80
Other revenues		15			16			15
Total net revenues	$	989		$	942		$	928
Operating expenses:
Patient care costs	$	794		$	757		$	733
General and administrative expense		127			121			92
Depreciation and amortization		46			44			43
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges		77			206			—
Equity investment income (loss)		2			(5	)		—
Total expenses		1,046			1,123			868
Operating (loss) income	$	(57	)	$	(181	)	$	60

Capitated membership information

The following table provides (i) the total number of capitated members to whom HCP provided healthcare services as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015 and (ii) the aggregate member months for the three months ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015. Member months represent the aggregate number of months of healthcare services HCP has provided to capitated members during a period of time:

	Members at						Members months for
							Three months ended
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
	2016		2015		2015		2016		2015		2015
Payor classification:
Senior		325,800		317,400		312,900		975,300		951,500		930,800
Commercial		347,300		367,400		378,700		1,048,600		1,109,900		1,132,900
Medicaid		114,000		122,600		138,800		342,500		367,100		418,800
		787,100		807,400		830,400		2,366,400		2,428,500		2,482,500

In addition to the members above, HCP provided healthcare services to members in two of its operating unconsolidated joint ventures that are accounted for as equity investments. These joint ventures provided healthcare services for approximately 140,900, 130,700, and 135,600 members as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively, and for approximately 416,800, 393,600, and 365,700 member months for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively. The increase in members and member months was due to an increase in enrollment of members at Tandigm Health.

Members and member months for the first quarter of 2016 decreased from the fourth quarter of 2015 primarily due to a planned non-renewal of certain Medicaid contracts and a decline in commercial members as employers shift to less expensive options for medical services for their employees, partially offset by an increase in senior members due to non-acquired growth.

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Members and member months for the first quarter of 2016 decreased from the first quarter of 2015 primarily due to a decreases described above. These decreases were partially offset by increased senior members resulting from new acquisitions and non-acquired growth.

Revenues

The following table provides HCP’s revenue by source:

	Three months ended
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,
	2016		2015		2015
	(dollars rounded to nearest millions)
HCP revenues:
Commercial revenues	$	172	$	184	$	185
Senior revenues		648		607		602
Medicaid revenues		46		59		46
Total capitated revenues	$	866	$	850	$	833
Patient service revenue, net of provision for uncollectible    accounts		108		76		80
Other revenues		15		16		15
Total net revenues	$	989	$	942	$	928

Net revenues

HCP’s net revenue for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $47 million, or 5.0%, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by an increase in FFS revenue, primarily due to the completion of the TEC acquisition, and an increase in senior capitated revenue due to non-acquired growth and acquisitions, partially offset by a decline in commercial members as employers shift to less expensive options for medical services for their employees and a decline in Medicare Advantage rates, as described below, and a decline in Medicaid members due to planned non-renewal of certain Medicaid contracts.

HCP’s net revenue for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $61 million, or 6.6%, as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in senior capitated revenues due to an increase in senior members due to non-acquired growth and acquisitions, an increase in FFS revenues, as described above, partially offset by declines in Medicare Advantage rates, as described below, and in commercial and Medicaid members to whom HCP provides health care services.

On April 6, 2015, CMS issued final guidance for 2016 Medicare Advantage rates, which incorporated a modification to the risk adjustment model calculation that CMS utilizes to determine the risk acuity scores of Medicare Advantage patients. We estimate that the final cumulative impact of the 2016 rate structure represents a decrease of approximately 2.0% of HCP’s average Medicare Advantage revenues it manages on behalf of its senior capitated population as compared to 2015, which compares to the industry average rate increase of approximately 1.25% as indicated by CMS.

On April 4, 2016, CMS issued final guidance for 2017 Medicare Advantage benchmark payment rates (“Rate Announcement”). Based upon our initial analysis, we estimate that the rates will lead to a reduction in Medicare Advantage rates of approximately 1.0%. This compares to an industry average rate increase of approximately 0.85% as indicated by CMS in the Rate Announcement.

The more significant declines in Medicare Advantage rates for the Company compared to the industry average are largely driven by two factors: HCP’s higher mix of Medicare Advantage patients in counties that will receive a lower-than-average benchmark rate increase, and a higher-than-average impact from a revision to the risk model to differentiate payment levels between dual-eligible and non-dual-eligible patients.

Operating expenses

Patient care costs. HCP’s patient care costs of approximately $794 million for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $37 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in medical claims expenses and an increase in senior capitated members from non-acquired growth and acquisitions, as well as higher labor costs and related payroll taxes. Patient care costs were also impacted by the completion of the TEC acquisition. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in commercial and Medicaid members to whom HCP provides healthcare services, as well as a decrease in hospital claims expense.

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HCP’s patient care costs for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $61 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in medical claims expenses and an increase in senior capitated members from non-acquired growth and acquisitions, as well as higher labor costs in the first quarter of 2016. This increase in costs was partially offset by the decrease in commercial and Medicaid members to whom HCP provides health care services and a decrease in costs due to the planned non-renewal of some plans due to unfavorable economics in certain markets.

General and administrative expenses. HCP’s general and administrative expenses of approximately $127 million for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $6 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, which includes an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our HCP Nevada hospice business of $16 million in the first quarter of 2016. Excluding this item from the first quarter of 2016, adjusted general and administrative expenses would have decreased by $10 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to a reduction in professional fees and earn-out true-ups, as well as a decrease due to the recognition of an early termination of a lease, during the fourth quarter of 2015 which did not occur in the first quarter of 2016. These decreases were partially offset by the increases in salaries, wages and benefits, partially attributable to the acquisition of TEC.

HCP’s general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $35 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015, which includes an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our HCP Nevada hospice business of $16 million in the first quarter of 2016. Excluding this item from the first quarter of 2016, adjusted general and administrative expenses would have increased by $19 million. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in corporate administrative support expenses related to growth initiatives and the completion of the TEC acquisition.

Depreciation and amortization. HCP’s depreciation and amortization was approximately $46 million, $44 million, and $43 million for the first quarter of 2016, fourth and first quarters of 2015, respectively. The increases were primarily attributable to depreciation and amortization of assets associated with acquisitions.

Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges. During the quarter ended December 31, 2015, we determined that circumstances indicated it had become more likely than not that the goodwill and an indefinite-lived intangible asset of certain HCP reporting units had become impaired. These circumstances included underperformance of the business in recent quarters, as well as changes in other market conditions, including government reimbursement cuts and our expected ability to mitigate them. Based on preliminary goodwill impairment assessments, we recorded an estimated $206 million in goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges during the quarter ended December 31, 2015.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, we completed our goodwill impairment assessments for these at-risk HCP reporting units for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The annual results of those completed assessments did not differ materially from the preliminary results disclosed in our annual financial statements included in our fiscal year 2015 Form 10-K.

However, during the first quarter of 2016, one of our HCP reporting units has continued to underperform against our expectations, driven primarily by medical cost trends and changes in our expected ability to mitigate them. Accordingly, as a result of further impairment analyses performed for the first quarter, we have recognized an additional goodwill impairment charge of $77 million for this HCP Nevada reporting unit in the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Segment operating income

HCP’s operating loss of $57 million for the first quarter of 2016, which includes a goodwill impairment charge of $77 million and an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our HCP Nevada hospice business of $16 million, decreased by approximately $124 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, which included goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges of $206 million. Excluding these items from their respective quarters, adjusted HCP operating income for the first quarter of 2016 would have increased by $11 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The increase in adjusted HCP operating income was primarily attributable to our FFS revenues due to acquisitions and an increase in senior capitated members due to non-acquired growth and acquisitions. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in commercial and Medicaid revenues associated with decreases in our commercial and Medicaid members to whom HCP provides healthcare services, as well as higher labor costs and medical claims expenses.

HCP’s operating income for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $117 million, which includes a goodwill impairment charge of $77 million and an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our HCP Nevada hospice business of $16 million, as compared to the first quarter of 2015. Excluding these items from the first quarter of 2016, adjusted HCP operating income would have decreased by approximately $24 million from the first quarter of 2015. The decrease in adjusted operating income was primarily attributable to an increase in medical claims expense and an increase in corporate administrative support costs due to acquisitions, partially offset by an increase in FFS and senior capitated revenue due to non-acquired growth and acquisitions.

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Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives business

Our other operations include ancillary services and strategic initiatives which are primarily aligned with our core business of providing dialysis services to our network of patients. As of March 31, 2016, these consisted primarily of pharmacy services, disease management services, vascular access services, clinical research programs, physician services, direct primary care and our international dialysis operations. The ancillary services and strategic initiatives generated approximately $391 million of net revenues in the first quarter of 2016, representing approximately 10.9% of our consolidated net revenues. We currently expect to continue to invest in our ancillary services and strategic initiatives, including our continued expansion into certain international markets as we work to develop successful new business operations in the U.S. as well as outside the U.S. However, any significant change in market conditions, business performance or the regulatory environment may impact the economic viability of any of these strategic initiatives. Any unfavorable changes in these strategic initiatives could result in a write-off or an impairment of some or all of our investments, including goodwill and could also result in significant termination costs if we were to exit a certain line of business or one or more of our international markets.

As of March 31, 2016, we provided dialysis and administrative services to a total of 124 outpatient dialysis centers located in ten countries outside of the U.S. The total net revenues generated from our international operations are provided below.

The following table reflects the results of operations for the ancillary services and strategic initiatives:

	Three months ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2016			2015			2015
	(dollar amounts rounded to nearest millions)
U.S. revenues
Net patient service revenues	$	7		$	7		$	5
Other revenues		317			337			250
Capitated revenues		21			16			18
Total		345			360			273
International revenues
Net patient service revenues		44			37			30
Other revenues		2			1			2
Total		46			38			32
Total net revenues	$	391		$	398		$	305
Total operating losses	$	(11	)	$	(34	)	$	(14	)

Net revenues

The ancillary services and strategic initiatives net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $7 million, or 1.8%, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. The decrease was primarily driven by lower pharmacy services volume due to fewer shipping days in the first quarter of 2016. These fluctuations were partially offset by improved pharmaceutical rates and an increase in net revenues from our international business and other strategic initiatives.

The ancillary services and strategic initiatives net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $86 million, or 28.2%, as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase is attributable to an increase in our pharmacy services volume and pharmaceutical rates, and an increase in net revenues from our international expansion, primarily related to acquisitions and to additional centers opening in the Middle East.

Operating expenses

Ancillary services and strategic initiatives operating expenses for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $30 million from the fourth quarter of 2015. The operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2015 include an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our pharmacy business of $22 million, which did not occur in the first quarter of 2016. Excluding this item from the fourth quarter of 2015, the ancillary services and strategic initiatives adjusted operating expenses would have decreased by $8 million. The decrease in adjusted operating expenses was primarily due to a decrease in drug prescription dispensing volume from fewer shipping days and lower pharmaceutical costs, partially offset by an increase in professional fees.

Ancillary services and strategic initiatives operating expenses for the first quarter of 2016 increased by approximately $83 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to an increase in drug prescription dispensing volume and pharmaceutical costs related to our pharmacy business, as well as higher labor costs and professional fees in our ancillary services and strategic initiatives, additional expenses associated with our international dialysis expansion, and an increase in other general and administrative expenses.

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Segment operating losses

Ancillary services and strategic initiatives operating losses for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $23 million from the fourth quarter of 2015. The operating losses in the fourth quarter of 2015 include an estimated accrual for damages and liabilities associated with our pharmacy business of $22 million, which did not occur in the first quarter of 2016. Excluding this item, adjusted operating losses decreased by approximately $1 million. The slight change in adjusted operating losses was caused primarily by improvements in our international operations, partially offset by a decrease in dispensing volumes in our pharmacy business.

Ancillary services and strategic initiatives operating losses for the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $3 million from the first quarter of 2015. The decrease in operating losses was primarily due to improved operating performance of our pharmacy business related to increased prescriptions dispensed and pharmacy services rendered, partially offset by an increase in labor costs and additional expenses associated with international dialysis expansion.

Corporate-level charges

Debt expense. Debt expense was $103million in the first quarter of 2016, as well as in the fourth quarter of 2015, and was $97 million in first quarter of 2015. Debt expense increased from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016 primarily due to higher weighted average outstanding principal balances, partially offset by the issuance of our 5.0% Senior Notes due 2025 in April 2015 which contain lower weighted average interest rates.

Our overall weighted average effective interest rate was 4.40% for both the first quarter of 2016 and the fourth quarter of 2015 and was 4.48% for the first quarter of 2015.

Corporate administrative support. Corporate administrative support consists primarily of labor, benefits and long-term incentive compensation costs, and professional fees for departments which provide support to all of our various operating lines of business. Corporate administrative support was approximately $7 million in the first quarter of 2016, $4 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $6million in first quarter of 2015. These expenses are included in our consolidated general and administrative expenses. The increase in corporate administrative support in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015 was primarily due to a decrease in internal management fees paid by our ancillary lines of businesses related to the licensing and rights to use intellectual property and other corporate administrative support services. The increase in corporate administrative support in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015 was primarily due to an increase in internal management fees as described above.

Other income. Other income was $3 million, $5 million, and a loss of $0.6 million for the first quarter of 2016, the fourth quarter of 2015, and the first quarter of 2015, respectively. The decrease in other income for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015 was primarily a result of the impact of certain foreign currency transactions. The increase in other income for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015 was primarily related to improved foreign exchange rates affecting certain accounts.

Noncontrolling interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $41million for the first quarter of 2016, $40 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 and $34 million for the first quarter of 2015. The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in the first quarter of 2016 compared to both the fourth quarter and the first quarter of 2015 was primarily due to an increase in the overall number of joint ventures and an increase in profitability of certain joint ventures.

Accounts receivable

Our consolidated total accounts receivable balances at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $1,855 million and $1,724 million, respectively, which is net of the provision for uncollectible accounts.

Outlook

We still expect our consolidated operating income for 2016 to be in the range of $1.800 billion to $1.950 billion.

We still expect our operating income for Kidney Care for 2016 to be in the range of $1.625 billion to $1.725 billion.

We still expect our operating income for HCP for 2016 to be in the range of $175million to $225million.

We still expect our consolidated operating cash flow for 2016 to be in the range of $1.550billion to $1.750billion.

These projections and the underlying assumptions involve significant risks and uncertainties and do not give effect to potential non-recurring items, including the goodwill impairment charge and the estimated accrual associated with the HCP Nevada hospice

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business, and actual results may vary significantly from these current projections. The above projected ranges exclude the goodwill impairment charge and an estimated accrual associated with the HCP Nevada hospice business. See page 32 for further details regarding our forward looking statements.

Liquidity and capital resources

Liquidity and capital resources. Cash flow from operations during the first quarter of 2016 was $429million, compared to $410 million during the first quarter of 2015. The increase in cash flows from operations in the first quarter of 2016 was primarily due to improved cash collections and the timing of certain other working capital items. Non-operating cash outflows for the first quarter of 2016 included capital asset expenditures of $173million, including $100million for new center developments and relocations and $73million for maintenance and information technology. In addition, we spent $405million for acquisitions, including the acquisition of TEC. We paid distributions to noncontrolling interests of $50million and we repurchased a total of 3,689,738 shares of our common stock for $249million during the first quarter of 2016. We also settled an additional $25 million related to repurchases in the fourth quarter of 2015. Non-operating cash outflows for the first quarter of 2015 included capital asset expenditures of $121million, including $72million for new center developments and relocations and $49million for maintenance and information technology. In addition, we spent $41million for acquisitions, we paid distributions to noncontrolling interests of $42million and we repurchased 891,429 shares of our common stock for $70 million in that period.

On August 17, 2015, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Colorado-based Renal Ventures Limited, LLC (Renal Ventures), including a 100 percent interest in all dialysis centers owned by Renal Ventures, for approximately $415 million in cash, subject to, among other things, adjustments for certain items such as working capital. Renal Ventures currently operates 36 dialysis clinics in six states serving approximately 2,400 patients and also operates other ancillary businesses. The transaction is subject to approval by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) including Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust clearance. We anticipate that we will be required by the FTC to divest a certain number of outpatient dialysis centers as a condition of the transaction. We currently expect the transaction to close in 2016.

During the first quarter of 2016, our U.S. dialysis and related lab services business opened 30dialysis centers and closed and merged fourcenters. In addition, our international dialysis operations acquired onedialysis center and opened fivedialysis centers. During the first quarter of 2015, our U.S. dialysis and related lab services business acquired a total of onedialysis center, opened 18dialysis centers and closed two dialysis centers. In addition, our international dialysis operations opened two dialysis centers.

During the first quarter of 2016, our HCP business acquired one private medical practice and one primary care physician practice, including the purchase of TEC. During the first quarter of 2015, our HCP business acquired five private medical practices, a family practice and a medical consulting organization.

During the first quarter of 2016, we made mandatory principal payments under our Senior Secured Credit Facilities totaling $12.5million on the Term Loan A and $8.8million on the Term Loan B.

Share repurchases

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we repurchased a total of 3,689,738 shares of our common stock for $249 million, or an average price of $67.61 per share.

On April 14, 2015, our Board of Directors approved additional share repurchases in the amount of $726 million. These recently approved share repurchases are in addition to the $274 million remaining at that time under our Board of Directors’ prior share repurchase approval announced in November 2010. As a result of these transactions, we now have a total of $259million in available under the current Board authorizations for additional repurchases as of April 29, 2016. These share repurchase authorizations have no expiration dates.

Swap and cap agreements

As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several interest rate swap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with amortizing notional amounts of these swap agreements totaling $724.4 million. These agreements have the economic effect of modifying the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate on an equivalent amount of our Term Loan A to fixed rates ranging from 0.49% to 0.52%, resulting in an overall weighted average effective interest rate of 2.26%, including the Term Loan A margin of 1.75%. The overall weighted average effective interest rate also includes the effects of $188.1million of unhedged Term Loan A debt that bears interest at LIBOR plus an interest rate margin of 1.75%. The swap agreements expire on September 30, 2016 and require monthly interest payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized debt expense of $0.2 million from these swaps. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these swap agreements was a net liability of approximately $25 thousand. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a loss of $0.7million in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these swap agreements. We estimate that approximately $25 thousandof existing unrealized pre-tax losses in other comprehensive income at March 31, 2016 will be reclassified into income over the next six months.

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As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in October 2015 with notional amounts totaling $3.5 billion. These forward cap agreements will be effective June 29, 2018 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate at a maximum of3.50% on an equivalent amount of our debt. These cap agreements expire on June 30, 2020. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $6.5million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a loss of $7.3 million in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in November 2014 with notional amounts totaling $3.5 billion. These forward cap agreements will be effective September 30, 2016 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate at a maximum of 3.50% on an equivalent amount of our debt. The cap agreements expire on June 30, 2018. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $0.3million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a loss of $1.0million in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with notional amounts totaling $2.7 billion on our Term Loan B debt. These agreements have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate at a maximum of 2.50% on an equivalent amount of our Term Loan B. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized debt expense of $0.6million from these caps. The cap agreements expire on September 30, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was immaterial.

Other items

As of March 31, 2016, the interest rate on our Term Loan B debt is effectively fixed subject to an embedded LIBOR floor which is higher than actual LIBOR as of such date and the Term Loan B is also subject to interest rate caps, if LIBOR should rise above 2.50%. Interest rates on our senior notes are fixed by their terms. The LIBOR variable component of our interest rate on the majority of our Term Loan A is economically fixed as a result of interest rate swaps.

As a result of embedded LIBOR floors on the Term Loan B debt agreement and the swap and cap agreements, our overall weighted average effective interest rate on the Senior Secured Credit Facilities was 3.46%, based on the current margins in effect of 1.75% for the Term Loan A and 2.75% for the Term Loan B, as of March 31, 2016.

Our overall weighted average effective interest rate during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 4.40% and as of March 31, 2016 was also 4.40%.

As of March 31, 2016, we had undrawn revolving credit facilities totaling $1.0 billion of which approximately $91.2million was committed for outstanding letters of credit. In addition, we have an outstanding letter of credit of approximately $1.3 million of committed outstanding letters of credit related to HCP, which is backed by a certificate of deposit.

We believe that we will have sufficient liquidity and will generate significant operating cash flows to fund our scheduled debt service and other obligations for the foreseeable future, including the next 12 months, under the terms of our debt agreements. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash from operations and cash from borrowings.

Goodwill

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016 we completed the annual goodwill impairment assessments for our at-risk HCP reporting units for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The results of those completed assessments did not differ materially from the preliminary results reported in our annual financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Based on continuing developments at our HCP reporting units, including changes in our expectations concerning government reimbursement and our expected ability to mitigate them, medical cost trends and other market conditions, we performed additional impairment assessments on certain at-risk HCP reporting units during the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Based on these first quarter assessments, we recognized an additional $77 million goodwill impairment for our HCP Nevada reporting unit during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Our HCP Nevada, HCP Florida, HCP Colorado Springs, Kidney Care Germany and Kidney Care Malaysia reporting units are at risk of goodwill impairment. As of March 31, 2016, these reporting units have goodwill amounts of $341.7 million, $537.8 million, $16.9 million, $129.2 million, and $14.0 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the latest estimated fair values of the HCP Nevada, HCP Florida, HCP Colorado Springs, Kidney Care Germany and Kidney Care Malaysia reporting units (fell short of) exceeded their total carrying amounts by approximately (9.9)%, 4.0%, 15.4%, 13.0% and 6.1%, respectively.

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For our at-risk HCP reporting units, further reductions in reimbursement rates, increases in medical costs, or other significant adverse changes in expected future cash flows or valuation assumptions could result in further goodwill impairment charges in the future. For example, a sustained, long-term reduction of 3% in operating income for HCP Nevada or HCP Florida could reduce their estimated fair values by up to 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively. Separately, an increase in their respective discount rates of 100 basis points could reduce the estimated fair values of HCP Nevada and HCP Florida by up to 3.6% and 3.7%, respectively.

Except as described above, none of our various other reporting units was considered at risk of goodwill impairment as of March 31, 2016. Since the dates of our last annual goodwill impairment tests, there have been certain developments, events, changes in operating performance and other changes in key circumstances that have affected our businesses. However, except as further described above, these did not cause management to believe it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of its reporting units would be less than its carrying amount.

Long-term incentive compensation

Long-term incentive program (LTIP) compensation includes both stock-based awards (principally stock-settled stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance stock units) as well as long-term performance-based cash awards. Long-term incentive compensation expense, which was primarily general and administrative in nature, was attributed to our dialysis and related lab services business, our HCP business, corporate administrative support, and the ancillary services and strategic initiatives.

Our stock-based compensation awards are measured at their estimated fair values on the date of grant if settled in shares or at their estimated fair values at the end of each reporting period if settled in cash. The value of stock-based awards so measured is recognized as compensation expense on a cumulative straight-line basis over the vesting terms of the awards, adjusted for expected forfeitures.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we granted 103,821stock-settled stock appreciation rights with an aggregate grant-date fair value of $1.4 million and a weighted-average expected life of approximately 4.2 years and also granted 15,765stock units with an aggregate grant-date fair value of $1.1 million and a weighted-average expected life of approximately 2.8 years.

Long-term incentive compensation costs of $24.7 million in the first quarter of 2016 decreased by approximately $5.8 million as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015 primarily due to a cumulative revaluation of liability-based awards in the fourth quarter of 2015 for changes in estimated ultimate payouts that did not repeat in the first quarter of 2016.

Long-term incentive compensation costs decreased by approximately $8.7 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015 primarily due to the cumulative revaluation of liability-based awards in the first quarter of 2015 for changes in estimated ultimate payouts that did not repeat in the first quarter of 2016 as well as the final vesting of a prior broad grant that is no longer contributing expense without a similarly sized replacement grant in the current quarter.

As of March 31, 2016, there was $107.8 million of total estimated unrecognized compensation cost for outstanding LTIP awards, including $58.7 million related to stock-based compensation arrangements under our equity compensation and stock purchase plans. We expect to recognize the performance-based cash component of these LTIP costs over a weighted-average remaining period of 1.0 years and the stock-based component of these LTIP costs over a weighted average remaining period of 1.2 years.

Off-balance sheet arrangements and aggregate contractual obligations

In addition to the debt obligations reflected on our balance sheet, we have commitments associated with operating leases and letters of credit, as well as potential obligations associated with our equity investments in nonconsolidated businesses and to dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties. Substantially all of our U.S. dialysis facilities are leased. We have potential obligations to purchase the noncontrolling interests held by third parties in several of our majority-owned joint ventures, non-owned and minority-owned entities. These obligations are in the form of put provisions and are exercisable at the third-party owners’ discretion within specified periods as outlined in each specific put provision. If these put provisions were exercised, we would be required to purchase the third-party owners’ noncontrolling interests at either the appraised fair market value or a predetermined multiple of earnings or cash flow attributable to the noncontrolling interests put to us, which is intended to approximate fair value. The methodology we use to estimate the fair values of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions assumes the higher of either a liquidation value of net assets or an average multiple of earnings, based on historical earnings, patient mix and other performance indicators that can affect future results, as well as other factors. The estimated fair values of the noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions is a critical accounting estimate that involves significant judgments and assumptions and may not be indicative of the actual values at which the noncontrolling interests may ultimately be settled, which could vary significantly from our current estimates. The estimated fair values of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions can fluctuate and the implicit multiple of earnings at which these noncontrolling interests obligations may be settled could vary significantly depending upon market conditions including potential purchasers’ access to the capital markets, which can impact the level of competition for dialysis and non-dialysis related businesses, the economic performance of these businesses and the restricted marketability of the third-party owners’ noncontrolling interests. The amount of

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noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions that employ a contractually predetermined multiple of earnings rather than fair value are immaterial. For additional information see Note 10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

We also have certain other potential commitments to provide operating capital to several dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties or centers in which we own a minority equity investment as well as to physician-owned vascular access clinics or medical practices that we operate under management and administrative services agreements of approximately $4.7million.

The following is a summary of these contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2016 (in millions):

	Remainderof 2016		1-3 years		4-5 years		After 5 years		Total
Scheduled payments under contractual obligations:
Long-term debt	$	91	$	1,006	$	3,322	$	4,503	$	8,922
Interest payments on the senior notes		192		710		473		603		1,978
Interest payments on the Term Loan B(1)		92		358		175		—		625
Interest payments on the Term Loan A(2)		15		42		—		—		57
Capital lease obligations		13		58		41		176		288
Operating leases		335		1,205		600		982		3,122
	$	738	$	3,379	$	4,611	$	6,264	$	14,992
Potential cash requirements under existing commitments:
Letters of credit	$	92	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	92
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		531		147		126		109		913
Non-owned and minority owned put provisions		45		—		—		—		45
Pay-fixed swaps potential obligations		—		—		—		—		—
Operating capital advances		5		—		—		—		5
	$	673	$	147	$	126	$	109	$	1,055

⁽¹⁾ Assuming no changes to LIBOR-based interest rates as the Term Loan B currently bears interest at LIBOR (floor of 0.75%) plus an interest rate margin of 2.75%.

⁽²⁾ Based upon current LIBOR-based interest rates in effect at March 31, 2016 plus an interest rate margin of 1.75% for the Term Loan A.

The pay-fixed swap obligations represent the estimated fair market values of our interest rate swap agreements that are based upon valuation models utilizing the income approach and commonly accepted valuation techniques that use inputs from closing prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets as well as other relevant observable market inputs and other current market conditions that existed as of March 31, 2016. This amount represents the estimated potential obligation that we would be required to pay based upon the estimated future settlement of each specific tranche over the term of the swap agreements, assuming no future changes in the forward yield curve. The actual amount of our obligation associated with these swaps in the future will depend upon changes in the LIBOR-based interest rates that can fluctuate significantly depending upon market conditions, and other relevant factors that can affect the fair market value of these swap agreements.

In addition to the above commitments, we have committed to purchase a certain amount of our hemodialysis products and supplies at fixed prices through 2018 from Baxter in connection with a purchase agreement. We also have an agreement with Fresenius, currently extended through May 2016, which commits us to purchase a certain amount of dialysis equipment, parts and supplies.

Our total expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2016 on such products were approximately 2% of our total U.S. dialysis operating costs for each Baxter and Fresenius. The actual amount of purchases in future years will depend upon a number of factors, including the operating requirements of our centers, the number of centers we acquire and growth of our existing centers.

In November 2011, we entered into a seven year sourcing and supply agreement with Amgen USA Inc. that expires on December 31, 2018. Under the terms of this agreement, we will purchase EPO in amounts necessary to meet no less than 90% of our requirements for erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs). The actual amount of EPO that we will purchase from Amgen will depend upon the amount of EPO administered during dialysis as prescribed by physicians and the overall number of patients that we serve.

Settlements of approximately $52million of existing income tax liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, penalties and other long-term tax liabilities, are excluded from the above table as reasonably reliable estimates of their timing cannot be made.

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Supplemental information concerning certain Physician Groups and unrestricted subsidiaries

The following information is presented as supplemental data as required by the indentures governing our senior notes.

We provide services to certain physician groups that, while consolidated in our financial statements for financial reporting purposes, are not subsidiaries of or owned by us, do not constitute “Subsidiaries”, as defined in the indentures governing our outstanding senior notes, and which do not guarantee those senior notes. In addition, we have entered into management agreements with these physician groups pursuant to which we receive management fees from them.

As of March 31, 2016, if these physician groups were not consolidated in our financial statements, our consolidated indebtedness would have been approximately $9.210billion excluding the debt discount associated with our Term Loan B, our consolidated other liabilities (excluding indebtedness) would have been approximately $3.165billion, and our consolidated assets would have been approximately $17.814billion. If these physician groups were not consolidated in our financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016, our consolidated total net revenues (including approximately $173million of management fees payable to us), would be reduced by approximately $294 million and consolidated operating income and consolidated net income would increase by approximately $2million and $17million, respectively.

In addition, we own a 67% equity interest in California Medical Group Insurance (CMGI). CMGI is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as defined in the indentures governing our outstanding senior notes, and does not guarantee those senior notes. Our equity interest in CMGI is accounted for under the equity method of accounting, meaning that, although CMGI is not consolidated in our financial statements for financial reporting purposes, our consolidated income statements reflect our pro rata share of CMGI’s net loss as equity investment loss.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, our equity investment income attributable to CMGI was approximately $158thousand, and for the three months ended March 31, 2016, excluding our equity investment income attributable to CMGI, our consolidated operating income and consolidated net income would be decreased by approximately $158thousand and $95thousand, respectively. See Note 21, Supplemental data, to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

New accounting standards

See discussion of new accounting standards in Note 19 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest rate sensitivity

The tables below provide information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table below presents principal repayments and current weighted average interest rates on our debt obligations as of March 31, 2016. The variable rates presented reflect the weighted average LIBOR rates in effect for all debt tranches plus interest rate margins in effect as of March 31, 2016. The Term Loan A margin in effect is 1.75% at March 31, 2016, and along with the revolving line of credit are subject to adjustment depending upon changes in certain of our financial ratios, including a leverage ratio. The Term Loan B currently bears interest at LIBOR (floor of 0.75%) plus an interest rate margin of 2.75%.

	Expected maturity date																Average
																	interest			Fair
	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		Thereafter		Total		rate			value
	(dollars in millions)
Long term debt:
Fixed rate	$	52	$	61	$	60	$	60	$	60	$	3,293	$	4,678	$	8,264		4.64	%	$	8,329
Variable rate	$	52	$	94	$	107	$	682	$	6	$	4	$	1	$	946		2.20	%	$	944

	Notional		Contract maturity date												Fair
	amount		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Pay fixed	Receive variable	value
	(dollars in millions)
Pay-fixed rate	$	724	$	724	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	0.49%to0.52%	LIBOR	$	—
Cap agreements	$	9,735	$	2,735	$	—	$	3,500	$	—	$	3,500		LIBORabove2.5% and 3.5%	$	7

Our Senior Secured Credit Facilities, which include the Term Loan A and Term Loan B, consist of various individual tranches of debt that can range in maturity from one month to twelve months (currently, all tranches are one month in duration). For the Term Loan A, each tranche bears interest at a LIBOR rate that is determined by the duration of such tranche plus an interest rate margin.

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The LIBOR variable component of the interest rate for each tranche is reset as such tranche matures and a new tranche is established. LIBOR can fluctuate significantly depending upon conditions in the credit and capital markets. However, the LIBOR variable component of the interest rate for the majority of the Term Loan A is economically fixed as a result of our swap agreements, as described below.

The Term Loan B is subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. Because actual LIBOR, as of March 31, 2016, was lower than this embedded LIBOR floor, the interest rate on the Term Loan B is treated as “effectively fixed” for purposes of the table above. We have included the Term Loan B in the fixed rate totals in the table above until such time as the actual LIBOR-based variable component of our interest rate exceeds 0.75% on the Term Loan B. At such time, we will then be subject to LIBOR-based interest rate volatility on the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate for the Term Loan B, but limited to a maximum LIBOR rate of 2.50% on $2.7 billion of outstanding principal debt on the Term Loan B as a result of the interest rate cap agreements, as described below. The remaining $703.8 million outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan B is subject to LIBOR-based interest rate volatility above a floor of 0.75%.

As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several interest rate swap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with amortizing notional amounts totaling $724.4million. These agreements have the economic effect of modifying the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate on an equivalent amount of our Term Loan A to fixed rates ranging from 0.49% to 0.52%, resulting in an overall weighted average effective interest rate of 2.26%, including the Term Loan A margin of 1.75%. The overall weighted average effective interest rate also includes the effects of $188.1million of unhedged Term Loan A debt that bears interest at LIBOR plus an interest rate margin of 1.75%. The swap agreements expire on September 30, 2016 and require monthly interest payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized debt expense of $0.2million from these swaps. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these swap agreements was a net liability of approximately $25 thousand. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a loss of $0.7million in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these swap agreements. We estimate that approximately $25 thousand of existing unrealized pre-tax losses in other comprehensive income at March 31, 2016 will be reclassified into income over the next six months.

As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in October 2015 with notional amounts totaling $3.5 billion. These forward cap agreements will be effective June 29, 2018 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate at a maximum of 3.50% on an equivalent amount of our debt. These cap agreements expire on June 30, 2020. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $6.5 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a loss of $7.3 million in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in November 2014 with notional amounts totaling $3.5 billion. These forward cap agreements will be effective September 30, 2016 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate at a maximum of 3.50% on an equivalent amount of our debt. The cap agreements expire on June 30, 2018. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $0.3 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded a loss of $1.0 million in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, we maintain several interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with notional amounts totaling $2.7 billion on our Term Loan B debt. These agreements have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of our interest rate at a maximum of 2.50% on an equivalent amount of our Term Loan B. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recognized debt expense of $0.6 million from these caps. The cap agreements expire on September 30, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was immaterial.

As a result of an embedded LIBOR floor on the Term Loan B debt agreement and the swap and cap agreements, our overall weighted average effective interest rate on the Senior Secured Credit Facilities was 3.46%, based on the current margins in effect of 1.75% for the Term Loan A and 2.75% for the Term Loan B, as of March 31, 2016.

As of March 31, 2016, the interest rate on our Term Loan B debt is effectively fixed subject to an embedded LIBOR floor which is higher than actual LIBOR as of such date. The Term Loan B is also subject to interest rate caps if LIBOR should rise above 2.50%. Interest rates on our senior notes are fixed by their terms. The LIBOR variable component of our interest rate on the majority of our Term Loan A is economically fixed as a result of interest rate swaps.

Our overall weighted average effective interest rate during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was 4.40% and as of March 31, 2016 was also 4.40%.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures 

Management has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

At the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with the Exchange Act requirements. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective for timely identification and review of material information required to be included in the Company’s Exchange Act reports, including this report on Form 10-Q. Management recognizes that these controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurance of desired outcomes, and that estimates and judgments are still inherent in the process of maintaining effective controls and procedures.

There has not been any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that was identified during the evaluation that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We provide services in a highly regulated industry and are a party to various legal actions and regulatory and other governmental and internal audits and investigations in the ordinary course of business (including investigations resulting from our obligation to self-report suspected violations of law). We cannot predict the ultimate outcome of pending litigation and regulatory and other governmental and internal audits and investigations. The following is a description of pending legal proceedings, governmental reviews, audits and investigation to which we are subject.

Inquiries by the Federal Government and Certain Related Civil Proceedings

2011 U.S. Attorney Medicaid Investigation: In October 2011, we announced that we would be receiving a request for documents, which could include an administrative subpoena from the OIG. Subsequent to our announcement of this 2011 U.S. Attorney Medicaid Investigation, we received a request for documents in connection with the inquiry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The request related to payments for infusion drugs covered by Medicaid composite payments for dialysis. It is our understanding that this inquiry is civil in nature. We understand further that certain other providers that operate dialysis clinics in New York may have received a similar request for documents. We cooperated with the government and produced the requested documents. In April 2014, we reached an agreement in principle with the government. In March 2016, we finalized and executed settlement agreements with the State of New York and the U.S. Department of Justice, including a settlement payment of an immaterial amount.

Swoben Private Civil Suit: In April 2013, our HCP subsidiary was served with a civil complaint filed by a former employee of SCAN Health Plan (SCAN), an HMO. On July 13, 2009, pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the federal FCA and the California False Claims Act, James M. Swoben, as relator, filed a qui tam action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California purportedly on behalf of the United States of America and the State of California against SCAN, and certain other defendants whose identities were under seal. The allegations in the complaint relate to alleged overpayments received from government healthcare programs. In or about August 2012, SCAN entered into a Settlement Agreement with the United States of America and the State of California. The United States and the State of California partially intervened in the action for the purpose of settlement with and dismissal of the action against SCAN. In or about November 2011, the relator filed his Third Amended Complaint under seal alleging violations of the federal FCA and the California False Claims Act, which named additional defendants, including HCP and certain health insurance companies (the defendant HMOs). The allegations in the complaint against HCP relate to patient diagnosis coding to determine reimbursement in the Medicare Advantage program, referred to as HCC and RAF scores. The complaint sought monetary damages and civil penalties as well as costs and expenses. The DOJ reviewed these allegations and in January 2013 declined to intervene in the case. On June 26, 2013, HCP and the defendant HMOs filed their respective motions to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 9(b), challenging the legal sufficiency of the claims asserted in the complaint. On July 30, 2013, the court granted HCP’s motion and dismissed with prejudice all of the claims in the Third Amended Complaint and judgment was entered in September 2013. The court specifically determined that further amendments to the complaint would be futile because, in part, the allegations were publicly disclosed in reports and other sources relating to audits conducted by CMS. In October 2013, the plaintiff appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the court’s disposition of the appeal is pending.

2015 U.S. Attorney Transportation Investigation: In February 2015, we announced that we received six administrative subpoenas from the OIG for medical records from six different dialysis centers in southern California operated by us. Specifically, each subpoena seeks the medical records of a single patient of each respective dialysis center. In February 2016, we received four additional subpoenas for four additional dialysis centers in southern California. The subpoenas were similarly limited in scope to the subpoenas received in 2015. We have been advised by an attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California that the subpoenas relate to an investigation concerning the medical necessity of patient transportation. We do not provide transportation nor do we bill for the transport of our dialysis patients. We do not know the scope of the investigation by the government, nor what conduct or activities might be the subject of the investigation.

2015 U.S. OIG Medicare Advantage Civil Investigation: In March 2015, JSA HealthCare Corporation (JSA), a subsidiary of HCP, received a subpoena from the OIG. We have been advised by an attorney with the Civil Division of the United States DOJ in Washington, D.C. that the subpoena relates to an ongoing civil investigation concerning Medicare Advantage service providers’ risk adjustment practices and data, including identification and verification of patient diagnoses and factors used in making the diagnoses. The subpoena requests documents and information for the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2013, for certain Medicare Advantage plans for which JSA provided services. It also requests information regarding JSA’s communications about patient diagnoses as they relate to certain Medicare Advantage plans generally, and more specifically as related to two Florida physicians with whom JSA previously contracted. We are producing the requested information and are cooperating with the government’s investigation.

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In addition to the subpoena described above, in June 2015, we received a subpoena from the OIG. This civil subpoena covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present and seeks production of a wide range of documents relating to our and our subsidiaries’ (including HCP and its subsidiary JSA) provision of services to Medicare Advantage plans and related patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment submissions and payments. We believe that the request is part of a broader industry investigation into Medicare Advantage patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment practices and potential overpayments by the government. The information requested includes information relating to patient diagnosis coding practices for a number of conditions, including potentially improper historical HCP coding for a particular condition. With respect to that condition, the guidance related to that coding issue was discontinued following our November 1, 2012 acquisition of HCP and, we notified CMS in April 2015 of the coding practice and potential overpayments. We are cooperating with the government and are producing the requested information. In addition, we are continuing to review other HCP coding practices to determine whether there were any improper coding issues. In that regard, we have identified certain additional coding practices which may have been problematic and are in discussions with the DOJ about the scope and nature of a review of claims relating to those practices. In connection with the HCP merger, we have certain indemnification rights against the sellers and an escrow was established as security for the indemnification. We have submitted an indemnification claim against the sellers secured by the escrow for any and all liabilities incurred relating to these matters and intend to pursue recovery from the escrow. However, we can make no assurances that the indemnification and escrow will cover the full amount of our potential losses related to these matters.

2015 U.S. Department of Justice Vascular Access Investigation: In November 2015, we announced that RMS Lifeline, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours that operates under the name Lifeline Vascular Access (Lifeline), received a CID from the DOJ. The CID relates to two vascular access centers in Florida that are part of Lifeline’s vascular access business. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present. We acquired these two centers in December 2012. Based on the language of the CID, the DOJ appears to be looking at whether the angiograms of 10 patients performed at the two centers were medically unnecessary and therefore whether related claims filed with federal healthcare programs possibly violated the FCA. Lifeline does not perform dialysis services but instead provides vascular access management services for dialysis patients. We are cooperating with the government and are producing the requested information.

2016 U.S. Attorney Prescription Drug Investigation: In early February 2016, we announced that our pharmacy services wholly-owned subsidiary, DaVita Rx, received a CID from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Based on the language of the CID, it appears the government is conducting an FCA investigation concerning allegations that DaVita Rx presented or caused to be presented false claims for payment to the government for prescription medications. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2006 through the present. In the spring of 2015, we initiated an internal compliance review of DaVita Rx during which we identified potential billing and operational issues. We notified the government in September 2015 that we were conducting this review of DaVita Rx and began providing regular updates of our review. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we recorded an estimated accrual of $22 million for potential damages and liabilities associated with write-offs and discounts of patient co-payment obligations, and credits to payors for returns of prescriptions drugs, related to DaVita Rx that were identified during the course of this internal compliance review. Upon completion of our review, we filed a self-disclosure with the OIG in early February 2016 and we have been working to address and update the practices we identified in the self-disclosure, some of which overlaps with information requested by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. We may accrue additional reserves for refunds and related damages and potential liabilities arising out of this review. We do not know if the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is part of the DOJ, knew when it served the CID on us that we were already in the process of developing a self-disclosure to the OIG. The OIG informed us in late February that our submission was not accepted. They indicated that the OIG is not expressing an opinion regarding the conduct disclosed or our legal positions. We are cooperating with the government and are producing the requested information.

Except for the private civil complaints filed by the relator in the Swoben litigation as described above, to our knowledge, no proceedings have been initiated against us at this time in connection with any of the inquiries by the federal government. Although we cannot predict whether or when proceedings might be initiated or when these matters may be resolved, it is not unusual for inquiries such as these to continue for a considerable period of time through the various phases of document and witness requests and on-going discussions with regulators. Responding to the subpoenas or inquiries and defending the Company in the relator proceeding will continue to require management’s attention and significant legal expense. Any negative findings in the inquiries or relator proceeding could result in substantial financial penalties or awards against us, exclusion from future participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and if criminal proceedings were initiated against us, possible criminal penalties. At this time, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these inquiries, or the potential outcome of the relator’s claims (except as described above), or the potential range of damages, if any.

Other

In addition to the foregoing, we are subject to claims and suits, including from time to time, contractual disputes and professional and general liability claims, as well as audits and investigations by various government entities, in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the ultimate resolution of any such pending proceedings, whether the underlying claims are covered by insurance or not, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors 

An updated description of the risk factors associated with our business is set forth below. This description includes any material changes to and supersedes the description of the risk factors associated with our business previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The risks discussed below are not the only ones facing our business. Please read the cautionary notice regarding forward-looking statements in Item 2 of Part 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.

Risk factors related to our U.S. dialysis and related lab services, ancillary services and strategic initiatives:

If the average rates that commercial payors pay us decline significantly, it would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Approximately 31% of our dialysis services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were generated from patients who have commercial payors as their primary payor. The majority of these patients have insurance policies that pay us on terms and at rates that are generally significantly higher than Medicare rates. The payments we receive from commercial payors generate nearly all of our profit and all of our nonacute dialysis profits come from commercial payors. We continue to experience downward pressure on some of our commercial payment rates as a result of general conditions in the market, recent and future consolidations among commercial payors, increased focus on dialysis services and other factors. Specifically, in the second quarter of 2015, two planned mergers of large commercial payors were announced. If completed, these announced mergers could put increased pressure on the dialysis rates we receive from commercial payors. There is no guarantee that commercial payment rates will not be materially lower in the future.

We are continuously in the process of negotiating our existing or potentially new agreements with commercial payors who tend to be aggressive in their negotiations with us. Sometimes many significant agreements are up for renewal or being renegotiated at the same time. In the event that our continual negotiations result in overall commercial rate reductions in excess of overall commercial rate increases, the cumulative effect could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. Consolidations have significantly increased the negotiating leverage of commercial payors. Our negotiations with payors are also influenced by competitive pressures, and we may experience decreased contracted rates with commercial payors or experience decreases in patient volume as our negotiations with commercial payors continue. In addition to downward pressure on contracted commercial payor rates, payors have been attempting to impose restrictions and limitations on non-contracted or out-of-network providers, and in some circumstances designate our centers as out-of-network providers. Rates for out-of-network providers are on average higher than rates for in-network providers. We believe commercial payors have or will begin to restructure their benefits to create disincentives for patients to select or remain with out-of-network providers and to decrease payment rates for out-of-network providers. Decreases in out-of-network rates and restrictions on out-of-network access, our turning away new patients in instances where we are unable to come to agreement on rates, or decreases in contracted rates could result in a significant decrease in our overall revenues derived from commercial payors. If the average rates that commercial payors pay us decline significantly, or if we see a decline in commercial patients, it would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. For additional details regarding specific risks we face regarding regulatory changes that could result in fewer patients covered under commercial plans or an increase of patients covered under more restrictive commercial plans with lower reimbursement rates, see the discussion of individual and small group health plans in the risk factor below under the heading “Healthcare reform could substantially reduce our revenues, earnings and cash flows.”

If the number of patients with higher-paying commercial insurance declines, then our revenues, earnings and cash flows would be substantially reduced.

Our revenue levels are sensitive to the percentage of our patients with higher-paying commercial insurance coverage. A patient’s insurance coverage may change for a number of reasons, including changes in the patient’s or a family member’s employment status. Currently, for a patient covered by an employer group health plan, Medicare generally becomes the primary payor after 33 months, or earlier, if the patient’s employer group health plan coverage terminates. Patients with commercial insurance who cannot otherwise maintain coverage frequently rely on financial assistance from charitable organizations, such as the American Kidney Fund. If these patients are unable to obtain or continue to receive such financial assistance, our revenues, earnings, and cash flow could be substantially reduced. When Medicare becomes the primary payor, the payment rate we receive for that patient decreases from the employer group health plan rate to the lower Medicare payment rate. We have seen an increase in the number of patients who have government-based programs as their primary payors which we believe is largely a result of improved mortality and recent economic conditions which have a negative impact on the percentage of patients covered under commercial insurance plans. To the extent there are sustained or increased job losses in the U.S., independent of whether general economic conditions might be improving, we could experience a continued decrease in the number of patients covered under commercial plans. We could also experience a further decrease if changes to the healthcare regulatory system result in fewer patients covered under commercial plans or an increase of patients covered under more restrictive commercial plans with lower reimbursement rates. In addition, our continuous process of negotiations with commercial payors under existing or potentially new agreements could result in a decrease in the number of patients under commercial plans to the extent that we cannot reach agreement with commercial payors on rates and

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other terms, resulting in termination or non-renewals of existing agreements or our inability to enter into new ones. Commercial payors have taken and may continue to take steps to control the cost of and/or the eligibility for access to healthcare services. These efforts could impact the number of our patients who are eligible to enroll in commercial insurance plans, and remain on the plans, including plans offered through healthcare exchanges. If there is a significant reduction in the number of patients under higher-paying commercial plans relative to government-based programs that pay at lower rates, it would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Changes in the structure of and payment rates under the Medicare ESRD program could substantially reduce our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Approximately 42% of our dialysis services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was generated from patients who have Medicare as their primary payor. For patients with Medicare coverage, all ESRD payments for dialysis treatments are made under a single bundled payment rate which provides a fixed payment rate to encompass all goods and services provided during the dialysis treatment, including pharmaceuticals that were historically separately reimbursed to the dialysis providers, such as EPO, vitamin D analogs and iron supplements, irrespective of the level of pharmaceuticals administered or additional services performed. Most lab services are also included in the bundled payment. The bundled payment rate is also adjusted for certain patient characteristics, a geographic usage index and certain other factors.

The current bundled payment system presents certain operating, clinical and financial risks, which include:

· Risk that our rates are reduced by CMS. Uncertainty about future payment rates remains a material risk to our business. In December 2013, CMS published the 2014 final rule for the ESRD Prospective Payment System (PPS), which phases in the payment reductions mandated by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 as modified by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which will reduce our market basket inflation adjustment by 1.25% in 2016 and 2017, and 1% in 2018. In November 2014, CMS published the 2015 final rule for the ESRD PPS, which increased payments to dialysis facilities in 2015 by 0.3% to 0.5%, although rural facilities received a decrease of 0.5%. In November 2015, CMS published the 2016 final rule for the ESRD PPS, which cuts dialysis facilities’ bundled payment rate for 2016 as compared to 2015 and includes adjustments for certain co-morbidities and other patient health factors and rural facilities. CMS believes its 2016 final rule for the ESRD PPS will (i) increase overall payments to both hospital-based and freestanding dialysis facilities by approximately 0.20%, and (ii) decrease overall payments to rural dialysis facilities by approximately 0.10%.

· Risk that increases in our operating costs will outpace the Medicare rate increases we receive. We expect to continue experiencing increases in operating costs that are subject to inflation, such as labor and supply costs, regardless of whether there is a compensating inflation-based increase in Medicare payment rates or in payments under the bundled payment rate system.

· Risk of federal budget sequestration cuts. As a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) and subsequent activity in Congress, a $1.2 trillion sequester (across-the-board spending cuts) in discretionary programs took effect on March 1, 2013. In particular, a 2% reduction to Medicare payments took effect on April 1, 2013, which was subsequently extended through 2014 and 2015. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 extended the BCA’s annual 2% reduction to Medicare payments through fiscal year 2025. These across-the-board spending cuts have affected and will continue to adversely affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

· Risk that, if our clinical systems fail to accurately capture the data we report to CMS in connection with claims for which at least part of the government’s payments to us is based on clinical performance or patient outcomes or co-morbidities, we might be over-reimbursed by the government which could subject us to certain liability. For example, CMS recently published a final rule regarding the obligations of Medicare providers to report and return overpayments arising under Medicare Parts A and B. The final rule, which became effective March 14, 2016, implements §6402(a) of the Affordable Care Act, also known as the “60-day report and return statute,” which requires providers to report and return Medicare and Medicaid overpayments within the later of (a) 60 days after the overpayment is “identified,” or (b) the date any corresponding cost report is due, if applicable. An overpayment impermissibly retained under this statute could subject us to liability under the FCA, exclusion, and penalties under the federal Civil Monetary Penalty statute.

For additional details regarding the risks we face for failing to adhere to our Medicare and Medicaid regulatory compliance obligations, see the risk factor below under the heading “If we fail to adhere to all of the complex government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that would substantially reduce our revenues, earnings, cash flows and stock price.”

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Healthcare reform could substantially reduce our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

We cannot predict how employers, private payors or persons buying insurance might react to the changes brought on by broad U.S. healthcare reform legislation or what form many of these regulations will take before implementation.

The healthcare reform legislation, enacted in 2010, introduced healthcare insurance exchanges which provide a marketplace for eligible individuals and small employers to purchase healthcare insurance. While patients have begun receiving insurance coverage through these exchanges, the business and regulatory environment for these exchanges continues to evolve as the exchanges mature. For example, UnitedHealth Group Inc. recently announced plans to withdraw from the exchanges in 22 states for 2017 as a result of financial losses associated with the individual health insurance plans it offers through these exchanges. Additionally, there is uncertainty about how the applicable state and federal agencies will enforce regulations relating to the exchanges. Although we cannot predict the short- or long-term effects of these factors, we believe the healthcare insurance exchanges could result in a reduction in ESRD patients covered by traditional commercial insurance policies and an increase in the number of patients covered through the exchanges under more restrictive commercial plans with lower reimbursement rates or higher deductibles and co-payments that patients may not be able to pay. Approximately eight million individuals were enrolled in the exchanges in 2014, with that number increasing to approximately 11 million in 2015. To the extent that the ongoing implementation of such exchanges or changes in regulations or enforcement of regulations regarding the exchanges results in a reduction in reimbursement rates for our services from commercial and/or government payors, our revenues, earnings and cash flows could be adversely affected.

In addition, the healthcare reform legislation broadened the potential for penalties under the FCA for the knowing and improper retention of overpayments collected from government payors and reduced the timeline to file Medicare claims. As a result, we made significant initial investments in new resources to accelerate the time it takes us to identify and process overpayments and we deployed significant resources to reduce our timeline and improve our claims processing methods to ensure that our Medicare claims are filed in a timely fashion. We may be required to make additional investments in the future. Failure to timely identify and return overpayments may result in significant penalties, which may have a negative impact on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. Failure to file a claim within the one year window could result in payment denials, adversely affecting our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

The healthcare reform legislation also added several new tax provisions that, among other things, impose various fees and excise taxes, and limit compensation deductions for health insurance providers and their affiliates. These rules could negatively impact our cash flow and tax liabilities. However, under the FY 2016 Omnibus budget agreement, Congress voted to delay certain new taxes that the Health Reform Acts had enacted, including the excise tax on certain high-cost health plans, the medical device tax, and the tax on health insurers. These and other changes contribute to the uncertainty of the ongoing implementation and impact of the Health Reform Acts; they also underscore the potential for additional reform going forward.

The CMS Innovation Center (Innovation Center) is currently working with various healthcare providers to develop, refine and implement ACOs and other innovative models of care for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. We are currently uncertain of the extent to which the long-term operation and evolution of these care models, including ACOs, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative, CEC Model (which includes the development of ESRD Seamless Care Organizations), the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative, the Duals Demonstration, and other models, will impact the healthcare market over time. Our U.S. dialysis business may choose to participate in one or several of these models either as a partner with other providers or independently. We are currently participating in the CEC Model with the Innovation Center, including with organizations in Arizona, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Even in areas where DaVita is not directly participating in this or other Innovation Center models, some of our patients may be assigned to an ACO, another ESRD Care Model, or another program, in which case the quality and cost of care that we furnish will be included in an ACO’s or other programs’ calculations. As new models of care emerge and evolve, we may be at risk of losing our Medicare patient base, which would have a materially adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flow. Other initiatives in the government or private sector may arise, including the development of models similar to ACOs, IPAs and integrated delivery systems or evolutions of those concepts which could adversely impact our business.

Following the enactment of the health reform legislation, CMS instituted new screening procedures which we expect will delay the Medicare contractor approval process, potentially causing a delay in reimbursement. We anticipate the new screening and enrollment requirements will require additional personnel and financial resources and will potentially delay the enrollment and revalidation of our centers which in turn will delay payment. These delays may negatively impact our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Other reform measures allow CMS to place a moratorium on new enrollment of providers and to suspend payment to providers upon a credible allegation of fraud from any source. These types of reform measures, as well as other measures, could adversely impact our revenues, earnings and cash flows depending upon the scope and breadth of the implementing regulations.

There is also a considerable amount of uncertainty as to the prospective implementation of the federal healthcare reform legislation and what similar measures might be enacted at the state level. There have been multiple attempts through legislative action and legal challenges to repeal or amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as modified by the Health Reform

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Acts, including the case that was recently heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, King v. Burwell. Although the Supreme Court upheld the provision by the federal government of subsidies to individuals in federally facilitated healthcare exchanges in Burwell, which ultimately did not disrupt significantly the implementation of the healthcare reform legislation, we cannot predict whether other current or future efforts to repeal or amend these laws will be successful, nor can we predict the impact that such a repeal or amendment would have on our business and operations, or on our revenues and earnings. The enacted reforms as well as future legislative changes could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, including lowering our reimbursement rates and increasing our expenses.

Changes in state Medicaid or other non-Medicare government-based programs or payment rates could reduce our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Approximately 22% of our dialysis services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was generated from patients who have state Medicaid or other non-Medicare government-based programs, such as coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as their primary coverage. As state governments and other governmental organizations face increasing budgetary pressure, we may in turn face reductions in payment rates, delays in the receipt of payments, limitations on enrollee eligibility or other changes to the applicable programs. For example, certain state Medicaid programs and the VA have recently considered, proposed or implemented payment rate reductions.

The VA adopted Medicare’s bundled PPS pricing methodology for any veterans receiving treatment from non-VA providers under a national contracting initiative. Since we are a non-VA provider, these reimbursements are tied to a percentage of Medicare reimbursement, and we have exposure to any dialysis reimbursement changes made by CMS. Approximately 2% of our dialysis services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was generated by the VA.

In 2013, we entered into a five-year Nationwide Dialysis Services contract with the VA which is subject to one-year renewal periods, consistent with all provider agreements with the VA under this contract. During the length of the contract, the VA has elected not to make adjustments to reimbursement percentages that are tied to a percentage of Medicare reimbursement rates. These agreements provide the VA with the right to terminate the agreements without cause on short notice. Should the VA not renew or cancel these agreements for any reason, we may cease accepting patients under this program and may be forced to close centers, which could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

State Medicaid programs are increasingly adopting Medicare-like bundled payment systems, but sometimes these payment systems are poorly defined and are implemented without any claims processing infrastructure, or patient or facility adjusters. If these payment systems are implemented without any adjusters and claims processing changes, Medicaid payments will be substantially reduced and the costs to submit such claims may increase, which will have a negative impact on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. In addition, some state Medicaid program eligibility requirements mandate that citizen enrollees in such programs provide documented proof of citizenship. If our patients cannot meet these proof of citizenship documentation requirements, they may be denied coverage under these programs, resulting in decreased patient volumes and revenue. These Medicaid payment and enrollment changes, along with similar changes to other non-Medicare government programs could reduce the rates paid by these programs for dialysis and related services, delay the receipt of payment for services provided, and further limit eligibility for coverage which could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Changes in clinical practices, payment rates or regulations impacting EPO and other pharmaceuticals could adversely affect our operating results, reduce our revenues, earnings and cash flows and negatively impact our ability to care for patients.

Medicare bundles EPO into the PPS such that dosing variations do not change the amount paid to a dialysis facility. Although some Medicaid programs and other payors suggest movement towards a bundled payment system inclusive of EPO, some non-Medicare payors continue to pay for EPO separately from the treatment rate.

Additionally, evaluations on the utilization and reimbursement for ESAs, which have occurred in the past and may occur in the future, and related actions by the U.S. Congress and federal agencies, could result in further restrictions on the utilization and reimbursement for ESAs. Commercial payors have increasingly examined their administration policies for EPO and, in some cases, have modified those policies. Changes in labeling of EPO and other pharmaceuticals in a manner that alters physician practice patterns or accepted clinical practices, changes in private and governmental payment criteria, including the introduction of EPO administration policies could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. Further increased utilization of EPO for patients for whom the cost of EPO is included in a bundled reimbursement rate, or further decreases in reimbursement for EPO and other pharmaceuticals that are not included in a bundled reimbursement rate, could also have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Additionally, as a result of the current high level of scrutiny and controversy, we may be subject to increased inquiries or audits from a variety of governmental bodies or claims by third parties. Although we believe our anemia management practices and other pharmaceutical administration practices have been compliant with existing laws and regulations, increased inquiries or audits from

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governmental bodies or claims by third parties would require management’s attention, and could result in significant legal expense. Any negative findings could result in substantial financial penalties or repayment obligations, the imposition of certain obligations on and changes to our practices and procedures as well as the attendant financial burden on us to comply with the obligations, or exclusion from future participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Changes in EPO pricing could materially reduce our earnings and cash flows and affect our ability to care for our patients.

Future increases in the cost of EPO without corresponding increases in payment rates for EPO from commercial payors and without corresponding increases in the Medicare bundled rate could have a material adverse effect on our earnings and cash flows and ultimately reduce our income. In November 2011, we entered into a seven year Sourcing and Supply Agreement with Amgen, pursuant to which we committed to purchase EPO in amounts necessary to meet no less than 90% of our requirements for ESAs. As long as we meet certain conditions, the agreement limits Amgen’s ability to unilaterally increase the price for EPO during the term of the agreement. Our agreement with Amgen provides for discounted pricing and rebates for EPO. However, some of the rebates are subject to various conditions including, but not limited to, future pricing levels of EPO by Amgen and data submission by us. In addition, the rebates are subject to certain limitations. We cannot predict whether, over the seven year term of the agreement, we will continue to receive the rebates for EPO that we have received in the past, or whether we will continue to achieve the same levels of rebates within that structure as we have historically achieved. Factors that could impact our ability to qualify for rebates provided for in our agreement with Amgen in the future include, but are not limited to, our ability to track certain data elements. We cannot predict whether we will be able to meet the applicable qualification requirements for receiving rebates. Failure to meet certain targets and earn the specified rebates could have a material adverse effect on our earnings and cash flows.

If we fail to comply with our Corporate Integrity Agreement, we could be subject to substantial penalties and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs that may adversely impact our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

In October 2014, we entered into a Settlement Agreement with the United States and relator David Barbetta to resolve the then pending 2010 and 2011 U.S. Attorney physician relationship investigations and paid $406 million in settlement amounts, civil forfeiture, and interest to the United States and certain states. In connection with the resolution of these matters, and in exchange for the OIG’s agreement not to exclude us from participating in the federal healthcare programs, we have entered into a five-year CIA with the OIG. The CIA (i) requires that we maintain certain elements of our compliance programs, (ii) imposes certain expanded compliance-related requirements during the term of the CIA, (iii) requires ongoing monitoring and reporting by an independent monitor, imposes certain reporting, certification, records retention and training obligations, allocates certain oversight responsibility to the Board’s Compliance Committee, and necessitates the creation of a Management Compliance Committee and the retention of an independent compliance advisor to the Board, and (iv) contains certain business restrictions related to a subset of our joint venture arrangements, including our agreeing to (i) unwind 11 joint venture transactions that were created through partial divestitures to, or partial acquisitions from, nephrologists and that cover 26 of our 2,119 clinics that existed at the time we entered into the Settlement Agreement, all of which have been completed, (ii) not enter into certain types of partial divestiture joint venture transactions with nephrologists during the term of the CIA, (iii) non-enforcement of certain patient-related non-solicitation restrictions, and (iv) certain other restrictions. The costs associated with compliance with the CIA could be substantial and may be greater than we currently anticipate. In addition, in the event of a breach of the CIA, we could become liable for payment of certain stipulated penalties, and could be excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs. The OIG notified us that it considered us to be previously in breach of the CIA because of three implementation deficiencies. While we have remediated the deficiencies and have paid certain stipulated penalties, we cannot provide any assurances that we may not be found in breach of the CIA in the future. In general, the costs associated with compliance with the CIA, or any liability or consequences associated with a breach, could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. For our domestic dialysis business, we are required under the CIA to report to the OIG (i) probable violations of criminal, civil or administrative laws applicable to any federal health care program for which penalties or exclusions may be authorized under applicable laws and regulations, (ii) substantial overpayments of amounts of money we have received in excess of the amounts due and payable under the federal healthcare program requirements, and (iii) employment of or contracting with individuals ineligible from participating in the federal healthcare programs (we refer to these collectively as Reportable Events). We have provided the OIG notice of Reportable Events and we may identify and report additional events in the future. If any of our operations are found to violate government laws and regulations, we could suffer severe consequences that would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings, cash flows and stock price, including those consequences described under the risk factor “If we fail to adhere to all of the complex government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that would substantially reduce our revenues, earnings, cash flows and stock price.”

Delays in state Medicare and Medicaid certification of our dialysis centers could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Before we can begin billing for patients treated in our outpatient dialysis centers who are enrolled in government-based programs, we are required to obtain state and federal certification for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. As state agencies responsible for surveying dialysis centers on behalf of the state and Medicare program face increasing budgetary pressure,

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certain states are having difficulty keeping up with certifying dialysis centers in the normal course resulting in significant delays in certification. If state governments continue to have difficulty keeping up with certifying new centers in the normal course and we continue to experience significant delays in our ability to treat and bill for services provided to patients covered under government programs, it could cause us to incur write-offs of investments or accelerate the recognition of lease obligations in the event we have to close centers or our centers’ operating performance deteriorates, and it could have an adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

If our joint ventures were found to violate the law, we could suffer severe consequences that would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

As of March 31, 2016, we owned a controlling interest in numerous dialysis-related joint ventures, which represented approximately 24% of our dialysis and related lab services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016. In addition, we also owned minority equity investments in several other dialysis related joint ventures. We may continue to increase the number of our joint ventures. Many of our joint ventures with physicians or physician groups also have certain physician owners providing medical director services to centers we own and operate. Because our relationships with physicians are governed by the federal and state anti-kickback statutes, we have sought to structure our joint venture arrangements to satisfy as many federal safe harbor requirements as we believe are commercially reasonable. However, although our joint venture arrangements do not satisfy all of the elements of any safe harbor under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, they are not automatically prohibited under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute but are susceptible to government scrutiny. In October 2014, we entered into a Settlement Agreement with the United States and relator David Barbetta to resolve the then pending 2010 and 2011 U.S. Attorney physician relationship investigations regarding certain of our joint ventures and paid $406 million in settlement amounts, civil forfeiture, and interest to the United States and certain states. For further details, please see “If we fail to comply with our CIA, we could be subject to substantial penalties and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs that may adversely impact our revenues, earnings and cash flows”.

There are significant estimating risks associated with the amount of dialysis revenues and related refund liabilities that we recognize and if we are unable to accurately estimate our revenues and related refund liabilities, it could impact the timing and the amount of our revenues recognition or have a significant impact on our operating results.

There are significant estimating risks associated with the amount of dialysis and related lab services revenues and related refund liabilities that we recognize in a reporting period. The billing and collection process is complex due to ongoing insurance coverage changes, geographic coverage differences, differing interpretations of contract coverage, and other payor issues. Determining applicable primary and secondary coverage for approximately 182,000U.S. patients at any point in time, together with the changes in patient coverage that occur each month, requires complex, resource-intensive processes. Errors in determining the correct coordination of benefits may result in refunds to payors. Revenues associated with Medicare and Medicaid programs are also subject to estimating risk related to the amounts not paid by the primary government payor that will ultimately be collectible from other government programs paying secondary coverage, the patient’s commercial health plan secondary coverage or the patient. Collections, refunds and payor retractions typically continue to occur for up to three years and longer after services are provided. We generally expect our range of dialysis and related lab services revenues estimating risk to be within 1% of net revenues for the segment, which represents approximately 5% of dialysis and related lab services adjusted operating income. If our estimates of dialysis and related lab services revenues and related refund liabilities are materially inaccurate, it could impact the timing and the amount of our revenues recognition and have a significant impact on our operating results.

Our ancillary services and strategic initiatives, including our international dialysis operations, that we invest in now or in the future may generate losses and may ultimately be unsuccessful. In the event that one or more of these activities is unsuccessful, we may have to write off our investment and incur other exit costs.

Our ancillary services and strategic initiatives currently include pharmacy services, disease management services, vascular access services, ESRD clinical research programs, physician services, physician practice management services, direct primary care and our international dialysis operations. We expect to add additional service offerings and pursue additional strategic initiatives in the future as circumstances warrant, which could include healthcare services not related to dialysis. Many of these initiatives require or would require investments of both management and financial resources and can generate significant losses for a substantial period of time and may not become profitable. There can be no assurance that any such strategic initiative will ultimately be successful. Any significant change in market conditions, or business performance, or in the political, legislative or regulatory environment, may impact the economic viability of any of these strategic initiatives. If any of our ancillary services or strategic initiatives, including our international dialysis operations, do not perform as planned, we may incur a material write-off or an impairment of our investment, including goodwill, in one or more of these activities or we could incur significant termination costs if we were to exit a certain line of business.

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If a significant number of physicians were to cease referring patients to our dialysis centers, whether due to regulatory or other reasons, it would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

We believe that physicians prefer to have their patients treated at dialysis centers where they or other members of their practice supervise the overall care provided as medical director of the center. As a result, the primary referral source for most of our centers is often the physician or physician group providing medical director services to the center.

Our medical director contracts are for fixed periods, generally ten years, and at any given time a large number of them could be up for renewal at the same time. Medical directors have no obligation to extend their agreements with us and if we are unable to enforce noncompetition provisions contained in terminated medical director agreements, our former medical directors may choose to provide medical director services for competing providers or establish their own dialysis centers in competition with ours. Neither our current nor former medical directors have an obligation to refer their patients to our centers.

Opportunities presented by our competitors or different affiliation models in the changing healthcare environment, such as an increase in the number of physicians becoming employed by hospitals or a perceived decrease in the quality of service levels at our centers may negatively impact a medical director’s decision to enter into or extend his or her agreement with us, refer patients to our centers or otherwise negatively impact treatment volumes.

In addition, we may take actions to restructure existing relationships or take positions in negotiating extensions of relationships to assure compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law and other similar laws. If the terms of any existing agreement are found to violate applicable laws, we may not be successful in restructuring the relationship which could lead to the early termination of the agreement, or cause the physician to stop referring patients to our dialysis centers. These actions in an effort to comply with applicable laws and regulations could negatively impact the decision of physicians to extend their medical director agreements with us or to refer their patients to us. If a significant number of physicians were to cease referring patients to our dialysis centers, our revenues, earnings and cash flows would be substantially reduced.

Deterioration in economic conditions and further disruptions in the financial markets could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows and otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.

Deterioration in economic conditions could adversely affect our business and our profitability. Among other things, the potential decline in federal and state revenues that may result from such conditions may create additional pressures to contain or reduce reimbursements for our services from Medicare, Medicaid and other government sponsored programs. Increases in job losses in the U.S. as a result of adverse economic conditions has and may continue to result in a smaller percentage of our patients being covered by an employer group health plan and a larger percentage being covered by lower paying Medicare and Medicaid programs. Employers may also select more restrictive commercial plans with lower reimbursement rates. To the extent that payors are negatively impacted by a decline in the economy, we may experience further pressure on commercial rates, a further slowdown in collections and a reduction in the amounts we expect to collect. In addition, uncertainty in the financial markets could adversely affect the variable interest rates payable under our credit facilities or could make it more difficult to obtain or renew such facilities or to obtain other forms of financing in the future, if at all. Any or all of these factors, as well as other consequences of a deterioration in economic conditions which cannot currently be anticipated, could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows and otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.

If there are shortages of skilled clinical personnel or if we experience a higher than normal turnover rate, we may experience disruptions in our business operations and increases in operating expenses.

We are experiencing increased labor costs and difficulties in hiring nurses due to a nationwide shortage of skilled clinical personnel. We compete for nurses with hospitals and other healthcare providers. This nursing shortage may limit our ability to expand our operations. In addition, changes in certification requirements or increases in the required staffing levels for skilled clinical personnel can impact our ability to maintain sufficient staff levels to the extent our teammates are not able to meet new requirements or we experience a higher than normal turnover rate due to increased competition for qualified clinical personnel. If we are unable to hire skilled clinical personnel when needed, or if we experience a higher than normal turnover rate for our skilled clinical personnel, our operations and treatment growth will be negatively impacted, which would result in reduced revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Our business is labor intensive and could be adversely affected if we are unable to maintain satisfactory relations with our employees or if union organizing activities result in significant increases in our operating costs or decreases in productivity.

Our business is labor intensive, and our results are subject to variations in labor-related costs, productivity and the number of pending or potential claims against us related to labor and employment practices. If political efforts at the national and local level result in actions or proposals that increase the likelihood of union organizing activities at our facilities or if union organizing activities increase for other reasons, or if labor and employment claims, including the filing of class action suits, trend upwards, our operating costs could increase and our employee relations, productivity, earnings and cash flows could be adversely affected.

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Complications associated with our new billing and collections system could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, cash flows and operating results.

We recently launched a new billing system that is critical to our billing operations. If there are defects in the new billing system, we may experience difficulties in our ability to successfully bill and collect for services rendered, including a delay in collections, a reduction in the amounts collected, increased risk of retractions from and refunds to commercial and government payors, an increase in our provision for uncollectible accounts receivable and noncompliance with reimbursement regulations. To mitigate this risk, we launched the new system in phases; however, any defects in the new billing and collection system could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, cash flows and operating results.

Our ability to effectively provide the services we offer could be negatively impacted if certain of our suppliers are unable to meet our needs or if we are unable to effectively access new technology, which could substantially reduce our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

We have significant suppliers that are either the sole or primary source of products critical to the services we provide, including Amgen, Baxter, FMC, NxStage Medical, Inc. and others or to which we have committed obligations to make purchases. If any of these suppliers are unable to meet our needs for the products they supply, including in the event of a product recall or shortage, and we are not able to find adequate alternative sources, or if some of the drugs that we purchase are not reimbursed or not adequately reimbursed by commercial payors or through the bundled payment rate by Medicare, our revenues, earnings and cash flows could be substantially reduced. In addition, the technology related to the products critical to the services we provide is subject to new developments and may result in superior products. If we are not able to access superior products on a cost-effective basis or if suppliers are not able to fulfill our requirements for such products, we could face patient attrition which could substantially reduce our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Risk factors related to HCP:

HCP is subject to many of the same risks to which our dialysis business is subject.

As a participant in the healthcare industry, HCP is subject to many of the same risks to which our dialysis business is subject to as described in the risk factors set forth above in this Part I, Item 1A, any of which could materially and adversely affect HCP’s revenues, earnings or cash flows. Among these risks are the following:

· The healthcare business is heavily regulated and changes in laws, regulations, or government programs could have a material impact on HCP;

· Failure to comply with complex governmental regulations could have severe consequences to HCP, including, without limitation, exclusion from governmental payor programs like Medicare and Medicaid;

· HCP could become the subject of governmental investigations, claims, and litigation;

· HCP may be unable to continue to explore potential acquisition candidates, make acquisitions or successfully integrate such acquisitions into its business, and such acquisitions may include liabilities of which HCP was not aware; and

· As a result of the broad scope of HCP’s medical practice, HCP is exposed to medical malpractice claims, as well as claims for damages and other expenses, that may not be covered by insurance or for which adequate limits of insurance coverage may not be available.

Under most of HCP’s agreements with health plans, HCP assumes some or all of the risk that the cost of providing services will exceed its compensation.

Over 88% of HCP’s revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is derived from fixed Per Member Per Month (PMPM) fees paid by health plans under capitation agreements with HCP or its associated physician groups. While there are variations specific to each arrangement, HCP, through DHPP, a subsidiary of HealthCare Partners Holdings, LLC and a restricted Knox-Keene licensed entity, and, in certain instances, HCP’s associated physician groups generally contract with health plans to receive a PMPM fee for professional services and assume the financial responsibility for professional services only. In some cases, the health plans separately enter into capitation contracts with third parties (typically hospitals) who receive directly a PMPM fee and assume contractual financial responsibility for hospital services. In other cases, the health plan does not pay any portion of the PMPM fee to the hospital, but rather administers claims for hospital expenses itself. In both scenarios, HCP enters into managed care-related administrative services agreements or similar arrangements with those third parties (typically hospitals) under which HCP agrees to be responsible for utilization review, quality assurance, and other managed care-related administrative functions and claim payments. As compensation for such administrative services, HCP is entitled to receive a percentage of the amount by which the institutional capitation revenue received from health plans exceeds institutional expenses; any such risk-share amount to which HCP is entitled is

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recorded as medical revenues and HCP is also responsible for a percentage of any short-fall in the event that institutional expenses exceed institutional revenues. To the extent that members require more care than is anticipated, aggregate fixed PMPM amounts, or capitation payments, may be insufficient to cover the costs associated with treatment. If medical expenses exceed estimates, except in very limited circumstances, HCP will not be able to increase the PMPM fee received under these risk agreements during their then-current terms and could, directly or indirectly through its contracts with its associated physician groups, suffer losses with respect to such agreements.

Changes in HCP’s or its associated physician groups’ anticipated ratio of medical expense to revenue can significantly impact HCP’s financial results. Accordingly, the failure to adequately predict and control medical expenses and to make reasonable estimates and maintain adequate accruals for incurred but not reported claims, may have a material adverse effect on HCP’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Historically, HCP’s and its associated physician groups’ medical expenses as a percentage of revenue have fluctuated. Factors that may cause medical expenses to exceed estimates include:

· the health status of members;

· higher than expected utilization of new or existing healthcare services or technologies;

· an increase in the cost of healthcare services and supplies, including pharmaceuticals, whether as a result of inflation or otherwise;

· changes to mandated benefits or other changes in healthcare laws, regulations, and practices;

· periodic renegotiation of provider contracts with specialist physicians, hospitals, and ancillary providers;

· periodic renegotiation of contracts with HCP’s affiliated primary care physicians and specialists;

· changes in the demographics of the participating members and medical trends;

· contractual or claims disputes with providers, hospitals, or other service providers within a health plan’s network;

· the occurrence of catastrophes, major epidemics, or acts of terrorism; and

· the reduction of health plan premiums.

Risk-sharing arrangements that HCP and its associated physician groups have with health plans and hospitals could result in their costs exceeding the corresponding revenues, which could reduce or eliminate any shared risk profitability.

Most of the agreements between health plans and HCP and its associated physician groups contain risk-sharing arrangements under which the physician groups can earn additional compensation from the health plans by coordinating the provision of quality, cost-effective healthcare to members. However, such arrangements may require the physician group to assume a portion of any loss sustained from these arrangements, thereby reducing HCP’s net income. Under these risk-sharing arrangements, HCP and its associated physician groups are responsible for a portion of the cost of hospital services or other services that are not capitated. The terms of the particular risk-sharing arrangement allocate responsibility to the respective parties when the cost of services exceeds the related revenue, which results in a deficit, or permit the parties to share in any surplus amounts when actual costs are less than the related revenue. The amount of non-capitated medical and hospital costs in any period could be affected by factors beyond the control of HCP, such as changes in treatment protocols, new technologies, longer lengths of stay by the patient, and inflation. Certain of HCP’s agreements with health plans stipulate that risk-sharing pool deficit amounts are carried forward to offset any future years’ surplus amounts HCP would otherwise be entitled to receive. HCP accrues for any such risk-sharing deficits. To the extent that such non-capitated medical and hospital costs are higher than anticipated, revenue may not be sufficient to cover the risk-sharing deficits the health plans and HCP are responsible for, which could reduce HCP’s revenues and profitability.

Renegotiation, renewal, or termination of capitation agreements with health plans could have a significant impact on HCP’s future profitability.

Under most of HCP’s and its associated physician groups’ capitation agreements with health plans, the health plan is generally permitted to modify the benefit and risk obligations and compensation rights from time to time during the terms of the agreements. If a health plan exercises its right to amend its benefit and risk obligations and compensation rights, HCP and its associated physician groups are generally allowed a period of time to object to such amendment. If HCP or its associated physician group so objects, under some of the risk agreements, the relevant health plan may terminate the applicable agreement upon 90 to 180 days written notice. If HCP or its associated physician groups enter into capitation contracts or other risk sharing arrangements with unfavorable economic

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terms, or a capitation contract is amended to include unfavorable terms, HCP could, directly or indirectly through its contracts with its associated physician groups, suffer losses with respect to such contract. Since HCP does not negotiate with CMS or any health plan regarding the benefits to be provided under their Medicare Advantage plans, HCP often has just a few months to familiarize itself with each new annual package of benefits it is expected to offer. Depending on the health plan at issue and the amount of revenue associated with the health plan’s risk agreement, the renegotiated terms or termination may have a material adverse effect on our HCP division and the Company’s future revenues and profitability.

Laws regulating the corporate practice of medicine could restrict the manner in which HCP is permitted to conduct its business and the failure to comply with such laws could subject HCP to penalties or require a restructuring of HCP.

Some states have laws that prohibit business entities, such as HCP, from practicing medicine, employing physicians to practice medicine, exercising control over medical decisions by physicians (also known collectively as the corporate practice of medicine) or engaging in certain arrangements, such as fee-splitting, with physicians. In some states these prohibitions are expressly stated in a statute or regulation, while in other states the prohibition is a matter of judicial or regulatory interpretation. Of the states in which HCP currently operates, Arizona, California and Nevada prohibit the corporate practice of medicine, and other states may as well.

In Arizona, California and Nevada, HCP operates by maintaining long-term contracts with its associated physician groups which are each owned and operated by physicians and which employ or contract with additional physicians to provide physician services. Under these arrangements, HCP provides management services and, receives a management fee for providing non-medical management services; however, HCP does not represent that it offers medical services, and does not exercise influence or control over the practice of medicine by the physicians or the associated physician groups.

In addition to the above management arrangements, HCP has certain contractual rights relating to the orderly transfer of equity interests in certain of its associated Arizona, California and Nevada physician groups through succession agreements and other arrangements with their physician equity holders. However, such equity interests cannot be transferred to or held by HCP or by any non-professional organization. Accordingly, neither HCP nor HCP’s subsidiaries directly own any equity interests in any physician groups in Arizona, California and Nevada. In the event that any of these associated physician groups fail to comply with the management arrangement or any management arrangement is terminated and/or HCP is unable to enforce its contractual rights over the orderly transfer of equity interests in its associated physician groups, such events could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

It is possible that a state regulatory agency or a court could determine that HCP’s agreements with physician equity holders of certain managed Arizona, California and Nevada associated physician groups as described above, either independently or coupled with the management services agreements with such associated physician groups, are in violation of the corporate practice of medicine doctrine. As a result, these arrangements could be deemed invalid, potentially resulting in a loss of revenues and an adverse effect on results of operations derived from such associated physician groups. Such a determination could force a restructuring of HCP’s management arrangements with associated physician groups in Arizona, California and/or Nevada, which might include revisions of the management services agreements, including a modification of the management fee and/or establishing an alternative structure, which would permit HCP to contract with a physician network without violating the corporate practice of medicine prohibition. There can be no assurance that such a restructuring would be feasible, or that it could be accomplished within a reasonable time frame without a material adverse effect on HCP’s operations and financial results. In December 2013, DHPP obtained a restricted Knox-Keene license in California, which permits DHPP to contract with health plans in California to accept global risk without violating the corporate practice of medicine prohibition. However, HCP and HCP’s Arizona and Nevada associated physician groups, as well as those physician equity holders of associated physician groups who are subject to succession agreements with HCP, could be subject to criminal or civil penalties or an injunction for practicing medicine without a license or aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of medicine.

If HCP’s agreements or arrangements with any physician equity holder(s) of associated physicians, physician groups, or IPAs are deemed invalid under state law, including laws against the corporate practice of medicine, or federal law, or are terminated as a result of changes in state law, or if there is a change in accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) or the interpretation thereof affecting consolidation of entities, it could impact HCP’s consolidation of total revenues derived from such associated physician groups.

HCP’s financial statements are consolidated in accordance with applicable accounting standards and include the accounts of its majority-owned subsidiaries and certain non-owned HCP-associated and managed physician groups. Such consolidation for accounting and/or tax purposes does not, is not intended to, and should not be deemed to, imply or provide to HCP any control over the medical or clinical affairs of such physician groups. In the event of a change in accounting standards promulgated by FASB or in interpretation of its standards, or if there were an adverse determination by a regulatory agency or a court, or a change in state or federal law relating to the ability to maintain present agreements or arrangements with such physician groups, HCP may not be permitted to continue to consolidate the total revenues of such organizations. A change in accounting for consolidation with respect to HCP’s present agreement or arrangements would diminish HCP’s reported revenues but would not be expected to materially adversely

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affect its reported results of operations, while regulatory or legal rulings or changes in law interfering with HCP’s ability to maintain its present agreements or arrangements could materially diminish both revenues and results of operations.

If DHPP is not able to satisfy financial solvency or other regulatory requirements, DaVita HealthCare Partners could become subject to sanctions and its license to do business in California could be limited, suspended or terminated.

Knox-Keene requires healthcare service plans operating in California to comply with financial solvency and other requirements overseen by the California Department of Managed HealthCare (DMHC). Under Knox-Keene, DHPP is required to, among other things:

· Maintain, at all times, a minimum tangible net equity (TNE);

· Submit periodic financial solvency reports to the DMHC containing various data regarding performance and financial solvency;

· Comply with extensive regulatory requirements; and

· Submit to periodic regulatory audits and reviews concerning DaVita HealthCare Partner Plan operations and compliance with Knox-Keene.

In the event that DaVita HealthCare Partners Plan is not in compliance with the provisions of Knox-Keene, it could be subject to sanctions, or limitations on, or suspension of its license to do business in California.

If HCP’s associated physician group is not able to satisfy the California DMHC’s financial solvency requirements, HCP’s associated physician group could become subject to sanctions and HCP’s ability to do business in California could be limited or terminated.

The California DMHC has instituted financial solvency regulations to monitor the financial solvency of capitated physician groups. Under these regulations, HCP’s associated physician group is required to, among other things:

· Maintain, at all times, a minimum cash-to-claims ratio (where cash-to-claims ratio means the organization’s cash, marketable securities, and certain qualified receivables, divided by the organization’s total unpaid claims liability). The regulation currently requires a cash-to-claims ratio of 0.75.

· Submit periodic reports to the California DMHC containing various data and attestations regarding performance and financial solvency, including incurred but not reported calculations and documentation, and attestations as to whether or not the organization was in compliance with Knox-Keene requirements related to claims payment timeliness had maintained positive TNE (i.e., at least $1.00), and had maintained positive working capital (i.e., at least $1.00).

In the event that HCP’s associated physician group is not in compliance with any of the above criteria, HCP’s associated physician group could be subject to sanctions, or limitations on, or removal of, its ability to do business in California.

Reductions in Medicare Advantage health plan reimbursement rates stemming from recent healthcare reforms and any future related regulations may negatively impact HCP’s business, revenue and profitability.

A significant portion of HCP’s revenue is directly or indirectly derived from the monthly premium payments paid by CMS to health plans for medical services provided to Medicare Advantage enrollees. As a result, HCP’s results of operations are, in part, dependent on government funding levels for Medicare Advantage programs. Any changes that limit or reduce Medicare Advantage reimbursement levels, such as reductions in or limitations of reimbursement amounts or rates under programs, reductions in funding of programs, expansion of benefits without adequate funding, elimination of coverage for certain benefits, or elimination of coverage for certain individuals or treatments under programs, could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s revenues, earnings and cash flows.

On April 4, 2016, CMS issued its final rule establishing the 2017 Medicare Advantage benchmark payment rates announcing the model it will use to blend risk acuity scores. In 2017, CMS will fully implement the 2014 CMS-Hierarchical Condition Categories (CMS-HCC) Model and will not blend the risk scores calculated using the 2013 CMS-HCC model. Based upon our preliminary analysis of the final rule, we estimate that the reduction in 2017 rates, including adjustments for the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) blended benchmark county rates and qualifying bonuses, will lead to a reduction in Medicare Advantage rates to HCP of approximately 1%, or a net impact of approximately $25 million to our 2017 operating income. This compares to an industry average rate increase of approximately 0.85% as indicated by CMS in its final rule regarding the 2017 rates. The final impact of 2017 Medicare Advantage rates can vary from this estimate and will be impacted by the relative growth of HCP’s Medicare Advantage patient volumes across markets as well as by the benefit plan designs submitted. It is possible that we underestimated the impact of the

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2017 Medicare Advantage rates on our business, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operation or cash flows.

This more significant decline in Medicare Advantage rates for us compared to the industry average is driven by a larger-than-average decline associated with CMS’s modification to the risk adjustment model calculation. The move to the 2014 CMS-HCC model negatively affects us and other providers like us who have differentially invested in wellness and prevention programs for patients with chronic conditions, because the 2014 model tends to over-predict costs for very low-cost beneficiaries and under-predict costs for very high-cost beneficiaries.

In addition, we took an impairment charge against the goodwill of one of our HCP reporting units in the first quarter of 2016 based on continuing developments at our HCP reporting units, including changes in our expectations concerning government reimbursement cuts and medical cost trends and our expected ability to mitigate them, medical costs trends and other market conditions. We may also need to take additional goodwill impairment charges against earnings in a future period, depending on the impact of these changes on the value of our HCP reporting units. A goodwill impairment occurs when the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is in excess of its implied fair value, and the amount of such non-cash charge, if any, could be significant. In estimating the fair value of our HCP reporting units, we update our forecasts for each HCP reporting unit to reflect the expected future cash flows that we believe market participants would use in determining the fair values of our HCP reporting units if they were to acquire these reporting units. We also use certain estimates and key assumptions in determining our estimate of these fair values, including discount and long-term growth rates, market data and future reimbursement rates. Our estimates of the fair value of our HCP reporting units could differ from the actual fair values a market participant would pay for these reporting units.

HCP’s Medicare Advantage revenues may continue to be volatile in the future, which could have a material impact on HCP’s ongoing financial performance.

The Health Reform Acts contain a number of provisions that negatively impact Medicare Advantage plans, which may each have an adverse effect on HCP’s revenues, earnings, and cash flows. These provisions include the following:

· Medicare Advantage benchmarks for 2011 were frozen at 2010 levels. Beginning in 2012, Medicare Advantage benchmark rates are being phased down from prior levels to levels that are between 95% and 115% of the Medicare FFS costs, depending on a plan’s geographic area. If our costs escalate faster than can be absorbed by the level of revenues implied by these benchmark rates, then it could have a significant negative impact on HCP’s earnings and cash flows.

· Rebates received by Medicare Advantage plans that underbid based on payment benchmarks will be reduced, with larger reductions for plans failing to receive certain quality ratings.

· The Secretary of HHS has been granted the explicit authority to deny Medicare Advantage plan bids that propose significant increases in cost sharing or decreases in benefits. If the bids submitted by plans contracted with HCP are denied, this would have a significant negative impact on HCP’s revenues, earnings and cash flows.

· Medicare Advantage plans with medical loss ratios below 85% are required to pay a rebate to the Secretary of HHS. The rebate amount is the total revenue under the contract year multiplied by the difference between 85% and the plan’s actual medical loss ratio. The Secretary of HHS will halt enrollment in any plan failing to meet this ratio for three consecutive years, and terminate any plan failing to meet the ratio for five consecutive years. If an HCP-contracting Medicare Advantage plan experiences a limitation on enrollment or is otherwise terminated from the Medicare Advantage program, HCP may suffer materially adverse consequences to its business or financial condition.

· Prescription drug plans are now required to cover all drugs on a list developed by the Secretary of HHS, which could increase the cost of providing care to Medicare Advantage enrollees, and thereby reduce HCP’s revenues and earnings. The Medicare Part D premium subsidy for high-income beneficiaries has been reduced by 25%, which could lower the number of Medicare Advantage enrollees, which would have a negative impact on HCP’s revenues, earnings and cash flows.

· CMS increased coding intensity adjustments for Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2014 and continuing through 2018, which reduces CMS payments to Medicare Advantage plans, which in turn will likely reduce the amounts payable to HCP and its associated physicians, physician groups, and IPAs under its capitation agreements.

The President’s 2016 budget proposed nearly $500 billion in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and other programs run by HHS over the next decade. Although the majority of the cuts were not targeted at Medicare Advantage plans, the broad cuts could signal further downward pressure on reimbursement to Medicare providers and Medicare Advantage plans, which would have a negative impact on HCP’s revenues, earnings and cash flows. Future budget cuts could impact HCP’s revenues.

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There is uncertainty regarding both Medicare Advantage payment rates and beneficiary enrollment, which, if reduced as a result of the implementation of the Health Reform Acts, would reduce HCP’s overall revenues and net income. For example, although the CBO predicted in 2012 that Medicare Advantage participation would drop precipitously by 2020, in 2013 the CBO reversed its prediction and instead predicted that enrollment in Medicare Advantage could increase by up to 50% in the next decade. Although Medicare Advantage enrollment increased by approximately 5.6 million, or by 50%, between the enactment of the ACA in 2010 and 2015, there can be no assurance that this trend will continue. Further, fluctuation in Medicare Advantage payment rates were evidenced by CMS’s announcement in its final 2015 Call Letter that Medicare Advantage rates would rise an average of 0.4% in 2015, instead of falling 1.9% as it had predicted in February 2014. On April 4, 2016, CMS announced its Medicare Advantage rates for 2017. See above for further details. Uncertainty over Medicare Advantage enrollment and payment rates present a continuing risk to HCP’s business.

Medicare Advantage enrollment continues to be highly concentrated among a few Medicare Advantage plans, both nationally and in local markets. In approximately 15 states, more than half of all enrollees are in plans offered by one company – an indicator that those markets may lack competition. Consolidation among Medicare Advantage plans, or the Medicare programs failure to attract additional plans to participate in the Medicare Advantage program, could have a negative impact of HCP’s revenues, earnings, and/or cash flows.

HCP’s operations are dependent on competing health plans and, at times, a health plan’s and HCP’s economic interests may diverge.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, 64% of HCP’s consolidated capitated medical revenues were earned through contracts with three health plans.

HCP expects that, going forward, substantially all of its revenue will continue to be derived from its contracts with health plans. Each health plan may immediately terminate any of HCP’s contracts and/or any individual credentialed physician upon the occurrence of certain events. They may also amend the material terms of the contracts under certain circumstances. Failure to maintain the contracts on favorable terms, for any reason, would materially and adversely affect HCP’s results of operations and financial condition. A material decline in the number of members could also have a material adverse effect on HCP’s results of operations.

Notwithstanding each health plan’s and HCP’s current shared interest in providing service to HCP’s members who are enrolled in the subject health plans, the health plans may have different and, at times, opposing economic interests from those of HCP. The health plans provide a wide range of health insurance services across a wide range of geographic regions, utilizing a vast network of providers. As a result, they and HCP may have different views regarding the proper pricing of services and/or the proper pricing of the various service providers in their provider networks, the cost of which HCP bears to the extent that the services of such service providers are utilized. These health plans may also have different views than HCP regarding the efforts and expenditures that they, HCP, and/or other service providers should make to achieve and/or maintain various quality ratings. In addition, several health plans have acquired or announced their intent to acquire provider organizations. If health plans with which HCP contracts acquire a significant number of provider organizations, they may not continue to contract with HCP or contract on less favorable terms or seek to prevent HCP from acquiring or entering into arrangements with certain providers. Similarly, as a result of changes in laws, regulations, consumer preferences, or other factors, the health plans may find it in their best interest to provide health insurance services pursuant to another payment or reimbursement structure. In the event HCP’s interests diverge from the interests of the health plans, HCP may have limited recourse or alternative options in light of its dependence on these health plans. There can be no assurances that HCP will continue to find it mutually beneficial to work with these health plans. As a result of various restrictive provisions that appear in some of the managed care agreements with health plans, HCP may at times have limitations on its ability to cancel an agreement with a particular health plan and immediately thereafter contract with a competing health plan with respect to the same service area.

HCP and its associated physicians, physician groups and IPAs and other physicians may be required to continue providing services following termination or renegotiation of certain agreements with health plans.

There are circumstances under federal and state law pursuant to which HCP and its associated physician groups, IPAs, and other physicians could be obligated to continue to provide medical services to HCP members in their care following a termination of their applicable risk agreement with health plans and termination of the receipt of payments thereunder. In certain cases, this obligation could require the physician group or IPA to provide care to such member following the bankruptcy or insolvency of a health plan. Accordingly, the obligations to provide medical services to HCP members (and the associated costs) may not terminate at the time the applicable agreement with the health plan terminates, and HCP may not be able to recover its cost of providing those services from the health plan, which could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s financial condition, results of operations, and/or cash flows.

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HCP operates primarily in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado and may not be able to successfully establish a presence in new geographic regions.

HCP derives substantially all of its revenue from operations in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado (which we refer to as the Existing Geographic Regions). As a result, HCP’s exposure to many of the risks described herein is not mitigated by a greater diversification of geographic focus. Furthermore, due to the concentration of HCP’s operations in the Existing Geographic Regions, it may be adversely affected by economic conditions, natural disasters (such as earthquakes or hurricanes), or acts of war or terrorism that disproportionately affect the Existing Geographic Regions as compared to other states and geographic markets.

To expand the operations of its network outside of the Existing Geographic Regions, HCP must devote resources to identifying and exploring such perceived opportunities. Thereafter, HCP must, among other things, recruit and retain qualified personnel, develop new offices, establish potentially new relationships with one or more health plans, and establish new relationships with physicians and other healthcare providers. The ability to establish such new relationships may be significantly inhibited by competition for such relationships and personnel in the healthcare marketplace in the targeted new geographic regions. Additionally, HCP may face the risk that a substantial portion of the patients served in a new geographic area may be enrolled in a Medicare FFS program and will not desire to transition to a Medicare Advantage program, such as those offered through the health plans that HCP serves, or they may enroll with other health plans with whom HCP does not contract to receive services, which could reduce substantially HCP’s perceived opportunity in such geographic area. In addition, if HCP were to seek to expand outside of the Existing Geographic Regions, HCP would be required to comply with laws and regulations of states that may differ from the ones in which it currently operates, and could face competitors with greater knowledge of such local markets. HCP anticipates that any geographic expansion may require it to make a substantial investment of management time, capital, and/or other resources. There can be no assurance that HCP will be able to establish profitable operations or relationships in any new geographic markets.

Reductions in the quality ratings of the health plans HCP serves could have an adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flow.

As a result of the Health Reform Acts, the level of reimbursement each health plan receives from CMS is dependent, in part, upon the quality rating of the Medicare plan. Such ratings impact the percentage of any cost savings rebate and any bonuses earned by such health plan. Since a significant portion of HCP’s revenue is expected to be calculated as a percentage of CMS reimbursements received by these health plans with respect to HCP members, reductions in the quality ratings of a health plan that HCP serves could have an adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows. In addition, CMS has announced its intention to terminate any plan that has a rating of less than three stars for three consecutive years. Medicare Advantage plans with five stars are permitted to conduct enrollment throughout the year and enrollees in plans with 4.5 or fewer stars are permitted to change to a plan with five stars during the year. Given each health plan’s control of its plans and the many other providers that serve such plans, HCP believes that it will have limited ability to influence the overall quality rating of any such plan. Accordingly, since low quality ratings can potentially lead to the termination of a plan that HCP serves, HCP may not be able to prevent the potential termination of a contracting plan or a shift of patients to other plans based upon quality issues which could, in turn, have an adverse effect on HCP’s results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows.

HCP’s records and submissions to a health plan may contain inaccurate or unsupportable information regarding risk adjustment scores of members, which could cause HCP to overstate or understate its revenue and subject it to various penalties.

HCP, on behalf of itself and its associated physicians, physician groups and IPAs, submits to health plans claims and encounter data that support the RAF scores attributable to members. These RAF scores determine, in part, the revenue to which the health plans and, in turn, HCP is entitled for the provision of medical care to such members. The data submitted to CMS by each health plan is based, in part, on medical charts and diagnosis codes prepared and submitted by HCP. Each health plan generally relies on HCP and its employed or affiliated physicians to appropriately document and support such RAF data in HCP’s medical records. Each health plan also relies on HCP and its employed or affiliated physicians to appropriately code claims for medical services provided to members. Erroneous claims and erroneous encounter records and submissions could result in inaccurate PMPM fee revenue and risk adjustment payments, which may be subject to correction or retroactive adjustment in later periods. This corrected or adjusted information may be reflected in financial statements for periods subsequent to the period in which the revenue was recorded. HCP might also need to refund a portion of the revenue that it received, which refund, depending on its magnitude, could damage its relationship with the applicable health plan and could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. In June 2015, we received a subpoena from the OIG requesting information relating to our and our subsidiaries’ (including HCPs and its subsidiary JSAs) provision of services to Medicare Advantage plans and related patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment submissions and payments. We believe that the request is part of a broader industry investigation into Medicare Advantage patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment practices and potential overpayments by the government. The information requested includes information relating to patient diagnosis coding practices for a number of conditions, including potentially improper historical HCP coding for a particular condition. With respect to that condition, the guidance related to that

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coding issue was discontinued following our November 1, 2012 acquisition of HCP and we notified CMS in April 2015 of the coding practice and potential overpayments. We are continuing to review other HCP coding practices to determine whether there were any improper coding issues. We are cooperating with the government and producing the requested information.

Additionally, CMS audits Medicare Advantage plans for documentation to support RAF-related payments for members chosen at random. The Medicare Advantage plans ask providers to submit the underlying documentation for members that they serve. It is possible that claims associated with members with higher RAF scores could be subject to more scrutiny in a CMS or plan audit. There is a possibility that a Medicare Advantage plan may seek repayment from HCP should CMS make any payment adjustments to the Medicare Advantage plan as a result of its audits. The plans also may hold HCP liable for any penalties owed to CMS for inaccurate or unsupportable RAF scores provided by HCP. In addition, HCP could be liable for penalties to the government under the FCA that range from $5,500 to $11,000 (adjusted for inflation) for each false claim, plus up to three times the amount of damages caused by each false claim, which can be as much as the amounts received directly or indirectly from the government for each such false claim.

CMS has indicated that payment adjustments will not be limited to RAF scores for the specific Medicare Advantage enrollees for which errors are found but may also be extrapolated to the entire Medicare Advantage plan subject to a particular CMS contract. CMS has described its audit process as plan-year specific and stated that it will not extrapolate audit results for plan years prior to 2011. Because CMS has not stated otherwise, there is a risk that payment adjustments made as a result of one plan year’s audit would be extrapolated to prior plan years after 2011.

There can be no assurance that a health plan will not be randomly selected or targeted for review by CMS or that the outcome of such a review will not result in a material adjustment in HCP’s revenue and profitability, even if the information HCP submitted to the plan is accurate and supportable.

Separately, as described in further detail below, on March 13, 2015, JSA HealthCare Corporation (JSA), a subsidiary of HCP, received a subpoena from the OIG that relates, in part, to risk adjustment practices and data.

A failure to accurately estimate incurred but not reported medical expense could adversely affect HCP’s profitability.

Patient care costs include estimates of future medical claims that have been incurred by the patient but for which the provider has not yet billed HCP. These claim estimates are made utilizing actuarial methods and are continually evaluated and adjusted by management, based upon HCP’s historical claims experience and other factors, including an independent assessment by a nationally recognized actuarial firm. Adjustments, if necessary, are made to medical claims expense and capitated revenues when the assumptions used to determine HCP’s claims liability changes and when actual claim costs are ultimately determined.

Due to the inherent uncertainties associated with the factors used in these estimates and changes in the patterns and rates of medical utilization, materially different amounts could be reported in HCP’s financial statements for a particular period under different conditions or using different, but still reasonable, assumptions. It is possible that HCP’s estimates of this type of claim may be inadequate in the future. In such event, HCP’s results of operations could be adversely impacted. Further, the inability to estimate these claims accurately may also affect HCP’s ability to take timely corrective actions, further exacerbating the extent of any adverse effect on HCP’s results.

HCP faces certain competitive threats which could reduce HCP’s profitability and increase competition for patients.

HCP faces certain competitive threats based on certain features of the Medicare programs, including the following:

· As a result of the direct and indirect impacts of the Health Reform Acts, many Medicare beneficiaries may decide that an original Medicare FFS program is more attractive than a Medicare Advantage plan. As a result, enrollment in the health plans HCP serves may decrease.

· Managed care companies offer alternative products such as regional preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and private FFS plans. Medicare PPOs and private FFS plans allow their patients more flexibility in selecting physicians than Medicare Advantage health plans, which typically require patients to coordinate care with a primary care physician. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 has encouraged the creation of regional PPOs through various incentives, including certain risk corridors, or cost reimbursement provisions, a stabilization fund for incentive payments, and special payments to hospitals not otherwise contracted with a Medicare Advantage plan that treat regional plan enrollees. The formation of regional Medicare PPOs and private FFS plans may affect HCP’s relative attractiveness to existing and potential Medicare patients in their service areas.

· The payments for the local and regional Medicare Advantage plans are based on a competitive bidding process that may indirectly cause a decrease in the amount of the PMPM fee or result in an increase in benefits offered.

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· The annual enrollment process and subsequent lock-in provisions of the Health Reform Acts may adversely affect HCP’s level of revenue growth as it will limit the ability of a health plan to market to and enroll new Medicare beneficiaries in its established service areas outside of the annual enrollment period.  

· CMS allows Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan with a quality rating of 4.5 stars or less to enroll in a 5-star rated Medicare Advantage plan at any time during the benefit year. Therefore, HCP may face a competitive disadvantage in recruiting and retaining Medicare beneficiaries.

In addition to the competitive threats intrinsic to the Medicare programs, competition among health plans and among healthcare providers may also have a negative impact on HCP’s profitability. For example, due to the large population of Medicare beneficiaries, HCP’s Existing Geographic Regions have become increasingly attractive to health plans that may compete with HCP. HCP may not be able to continue to compete profitably in the healthcare industry if additional competitors enter the same market. If HCP cannot compete profitably, the ability of HCP to compete with other service providers that contract with competing health plans may be substantially impaired.

HCP competes directly with various regional and local companies that provide similar services in HCP’s Existing Geographic Regions. HCP’s competitors vary in size and scope and in terms of products and services offered. HCP believes that some of its competitors and potential competitors may be significantly larger than HCP and have greater financial, sales, marketing, and other resources. Furthermore, it is HCP’s belief that some of its competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships among themselves.

A disruption in HCP’s healthcare provider networks could have an adverse effect on HCP’s operations and profitability.

In any particular service area, healthcare providers or provider networks could refuse to contract with HCP, demand higher payments, or take other actions that could result in higher healthcare costs, disruption of benefits to HCP’s members, or difficulty in meeting applicable regulatory or accreditation requirements. In some service areas, healthcare providers or provider networks may have significant market positions. If healthcare providers or provider networks refuse to contract with HCP, use their market position to negotiate favorable contracts, or place HCP at a competitive disadvantage, then HCP’s ability to market or to be profitable in those service areas could be adversely affected. HCP’s provider networks could also be disrupted by the financial insolvency of a large provider group. Any disruption in HCP’s provider networks could result in a loss of members or higher healthcare costs.

HCP’s revenues and profits could be diminished if HCP fails to retain and attract the services of key primary care physicians.

Key primary care physicians with large patient enrollment could retire, become disabled, terminate their provider contracts, get lured away by a competing independent physician association or medical group, or otherwise become unable or unwilling to continue practicing medicine or contracting with HCP or its associated physicians, physician groups, or IPAs. In addition, HCP’s associated physicians, physician groups and IPAs could view the business model as unfavorable or unattractive to such providers, which could cause such associated physicians, physician groups or IPAs to terminate their relationships with HCP. Moreover, given limitations relating to the enforcement of post-termination noncompetition covenants in California, it would be difficult to restrict a primary care physician from competing with HCP’s associated physicians, physician groups, or IPAs. As a result, members who have been served by such physicians could choose to enroll with competitors’ physician organizations or could seek medical care elsewhere, which could reduce HCP’s revenues and profits. Moreover, HCP may not be able to attract new physicians to replace the services of terminating physicians or to service its growing membership.

Participation in Accountable Care Organization programs is new and subject to federal regulation, supervision, and evolving regulatory developments and may result in financial liability.

The Health Reform Acts established Medicare Shared Savings Programs (MSSP) for ACOs, which took effect in January 2012. Under the MSSP, eligible organizations are accountable for the quality, cost and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries assigned to an ACO and may be eligible to share in any savings below a specified benchmark amount. The Secretary of HHS is also authorized, but not required, to use capitation payment models with ACOs. HCP has formed an MSSP ACO through a subsidiary, which operates in California, Florida, and Nevada and is evaluating whether to participate in more ACOs in the future. The continued development and expansion of ACOs will have an uncertain impact on HCP’s revenue and profitability. We also are participating as a dialysis provider in Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for the Innovation Center’s CEC Model.

The ACO programs are relatively new and therefore operational and regulatory guidance is limited. It is possible that the operations of HCP’s subsidiary ACO may not fully comply with current or future regulations and guidelines applicable to ACOs, may not achieve quality targets or cost savings, or may not attract or retain sufficient physicians or patients to allow HCP to meet its objectives. Additionally, poor performance could put the HCP ACO at financial risk with a potential obligation to CMS. Traditionally, other than FFS billing by the medical clinics and healthcare facilities operated by HCP, HCP has not directly contracted with CMS and has not operated any health plans or provider sponsored networks. Therefore, HCP may not have the necessary experience,

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systems, or compliance to successfully achieve a positive return on its investment in the ACO or to avoid financial or regulatory liability. HCP believes that its historical experience with fully delegated managed care will be applicable to operation of its subsidiary ACO, but there can be no such assurance.

California hospitals may terminate their agreements with HealthCare Partners Affiliates Medical Group and HealthCare Partners Associates Medical Group, Inc. (collectively HCPAMG) or reduce the fees they pay to HCP.

In California, HCPAMG maintains significant hospital arrangements designed to facilitate the provision of coordinated hospital care with those services provided to members by HCPAMG and its associated physicians, physician groups, and IPAs. Through contractual arrangements with certain key hospitals, HCPAMG provides utilization review, quality assurance, and other management services related to the provision of patient care services to members by the contracted hospitals and downstream hospital contractors. In the event that any one of these key hospital agreements is amended in a financially unfavorable manner or is otherwise terminated, such events could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s financial condition, and results of operations.

HCP’s professional liability and other insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover HCP’s potential liabilities.

HCP maintains primary professional liability insurance and other insurance coverage through California Medical Group Insurance Company, Risk Retention Group, an Arizona corporation in which HCP is the majority owner, and through excess coverage contracted through third-party insurers. HCP believes such insurance is adequate based on its review of what it believes to be all applicable factors, including industry standards. Nonetheless, potential liabilities may not be covered by insurance, insurers may dispute coverage or may be unable to meet their obligations, the amount of insurance coverage and/or related reserves may be inadequate, or the amount of any HCP self-insured retention may be substantial. There can be no assurances that HCP will be able to obtain insurance coverage in the future, or that insurance will continue to be available on a cost-effective basis, if at all. Moreover, even if claims brought against HCP are unsuccessful or without merit, HCP would have to defend itself against such claims. The defense of any such actions may be time-consuming and costly and may distract HCP management’s attention. As a result, HCP may incur significant expenses and may be unable to effectively operate its business.

Changes in the rates or methods of third-party reimbursements may adversely affect HCP operations.

Any negative changes in governmental capitation or FFS rates or methods of reimbursement for the services HCP provides could have a significant adverse impact on HCP’s revenue and financial results. Since governmental healthcare programs generally reimburse on a fee schedule basis rather than on a charge-related basis, HCP generally cannot increase its revenues from these programs by increasing the amount it charges for its services. Moreover, if HCP’s costs increase, HCP may not be able to recover its increased costs from these programs. Government and private payors have taken and may continue to take steps to control the cost, eligibility for, use, and delivery of healthcare services due to budgetary constraints, and cost containment pressures as well as other financial issues. HCP believes that these trends in cost containment will continue. These cost containment measures, and other market changes in non-governmental insurance plans have generally restricted HCP’s ability to recover, or shift to non-governmental payors, any increased costs that HCP experiences. HCP’s business and financial operations may be materially affected by these cost containment measures, and other market changes.

HCP’s business model depends on numerous complex management information systems and any failure to successfully maintain these systems or implement new systems could materially harm HCP’s operations and result in potential violations of healthcare laws and regulations.

HCP depends on a complex, specialized, and integrated management information system and standardized procedures for operational and financial information, as well as for HCP’s billing operations. HCP may experience unanticipated delays, complications, or expenses in implementing, integrating, and operating these integrated systems. Moreover, HCP may be unable to enhance its existing management information system or implement new management information systems where necessary. HCP’s management information system may require modifications, improvements, or replacements that may require both substantial expenditures as well as interruptions in operations. HCP’s ability to implement and operate its integrated systems is subject to the availability of information technology and skilled personnel to assist HCP in creating and maintaining these systems.

HCP’s failure to successfully implement and maintain all of its systems could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, and results of operations. For example, HCP’s failure to successfully operate its billing systems could lead to potential violations of healthcare laws and regulations. If HCP is unable to handle its claims volume, or if HCP is unable to pay claims timely, HCP may become subject to a health plan’s corrective action plan or de-delegation until the problem is corrected, and/or termination of the health plan’s agreement with HCP. This could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s operations and profitability. In addition, if HCP’s claims processing system is unable to process claims accurately, the data HCP uses for its incurred but not reported (IBNR) estimates could be incomplete and HCP’s ability to accurately estimate claims liabilities and establish adequate reserves could be adversely affected. Finally, if HCP’s management information systems are unable to function in compliance with applicable state or federal rules and regulations, including, without limitation, medical information confidentiality laws such as Health

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Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), possible penalties and fines due to this lack of compliance could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s financial condition, and results of operations.

HCP may be impacted by eligibility changes to government and private insurance programs.

Due to potential decreased availability of healthcare through private employers, the number of patients who are uninsured or participate in governmental programs may increase. The Health Reform Acts have increased the participation of individuals in the Medicaid program in states that elected to participate in the expanded Medicaid coverage. A shift in payor mix from managed care and other private payors to government payors as well as an increase in the number of uninsured patients may result in a reduction in the rates of reimbursement to HCP or an increase in uncollectible receivables or uncompensated care, with a corresponding decrease in net revenue. Changes in the eligibility requirements for governmental programs such as the Medicaid program under the Health Reform Acts and state decisions on whether to participate in the expansion of such programs also could increase the number of patients who participate in such programs and the number of uninsured patients. Even for those patients who remain in private insurance plans, changes to those plans could increase patient financial responsibility, resulting in a greater risk of uncollectible receivables. These factors and events could have a material adverse effect on HCP’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Negative publicity regarding the managed healthcare industry generally or HCP in particular could adversely affect HCP’s results of operations or business.

Negative publicity regarding the managed healthcare industry generally, the Medicare Advantage program or HCP in particular, may result in increased regulation and legislative review of industry practices that further increase HCP’s costs of doing business and adversely affect HCP’s results of operations or business by:

· requiring HCP to change its products and services;

· increasing the regulatory, including compliance, burdens under which HCP operates, which, in turn, may negatively impact the manner in which HCP provides services and increase HCP’s costs of providing services;

· adversely affecting HCP’s ability to market its products or services through the imposition of further regulatory restrictions regarding the manner in which plans and providers market to Medicare Advantage enrollees; or

· adversely affecting HCP’s ability to attract and retain members.

Risk factors related to our overall business and ownership of our common stock:

If we fail to adhere to all of the complex government regulations that apply to our business, we could suffer severe consequences that would substantially reduce our revenues, earnings, cash flows and stock price.

Our operations are subject to extensive federal, state and local government regulations, including Medicare and Medicaid payment rules and regulations, federal and state anti-kickback laws, the Stark Law and analogous state self-referral prohibition statutes, Federal Acquisition Regulations, the FCA and federal and state laws regarding the collection, use and disclosure of patient health information and the storage, handling and administration of pharmaceuticals. The Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rules related to claims submission, enrollment and licensing requirements, cost reporting, and payment processes impose complex and extensive requirements upon dialysis providers as well. A violation or departure from any of these legal requirements may result in government audits, lower reimbursements, significant fines and penalties, the potential loss of certification, recoupment efforts or voluntary repayments.

We endeavor to comply with all legal requirements, however, there is no guarantee that we will be able to adhere to all of the complex government regulations that apply to our business. We further endeavor to structure all of our relationships with physicians to comply with state and federal anti-kickback and physician self-referral laws. We utilize considerable resources to monitor the laws and implement necessary changes. However, the laws and regulations in these areas are complex and often subject to varying interpretations. For example, if an enforcement agency were to challenge the level of compensation that we pay our medical directors or the number of medical directors whom we engage, we could be required to change our practices, face criminal or civil penalties, pay substantial fines or otherwise experience a material adverse effect as a result of a challenge to these arrangements. In addition, the FCA amended the Social Security Act to make the knowing failure to report and return overpayments within 60 days of when the overpayment was identified an obligation for purposes of the FCA, 31 U.S.C. § 3729(b)(3). These obligations could subject our procedures for identifying and processing overpayments to greater scrutiny. We have made significant investments in new resources to decrease the time it takes to identify and process overpayments and we may be required to make additional investments in the future. An acceleration in our ability to identify and process overpayments could result in us refunding overpayments to government and other payors more rapidly than we have in the past which could have a material adverse effect on our operating cash flows. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we recorded an estimated accrual of $22million for potential damages and liabilities associated with write-offs

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and discounts of patient co-payment obligations, and credits to payors for returns of prescriptions drugs related to our pharmacy business that were identified during the course of an internally-initiated compliance review. We have disclosed the results of this ongoing review to the government. We may accrue additional reserves for refunds and related damages and potential liabilities arising out of this review. Additionally, amendments to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute in the health reform law make claims tainted by anti-kickback violations potentially subject to liability under the FCA, including qui tam or whistleblower suits. We are subject to a CIA which, for our domestic dialysis business, requires us to report probable violations of criminal, civil or administrative laws applicable to any federal health care program for which penalties or exclusions may be authorized under applicable healthcare laws and regulations. See “If we fail to comply with our Corporate Integrity Agreement, we could be subject to substantial penalties and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs that may adversely impact our revenues, earnings and cash flows.”

The penalties for a violation of the FCA range from $5,500 to $11,000 (adjusted for inflation) for each false claim plus three times the amount of damages caused by each such claim which generally means the amount received directly or indirectly from the government. Given the high volume of claims processed by our various operating units, the potential is high for substantial penalties in connection with any alleged FCA violations. The federal government has used the FCA to prosecute a wide variety of alleged false claims and fraud allegedly perpetrated against Medicare and state healthcare programs, including coding errors, billing for services not rendered, the submission of false cost reports, billing for services at a higher payment rate than appropriate, billing under a comprehensive code as well as under one or more component codes included in the comprehensive code and billing for care that is not considered medically necessary. In addition to the provisions of the FCA, which provide for civil enforcement, the federal government can use several criminal statutes to prosecute persons who are alleged to have submitted false or fraudulent claims for payment to the federal government. The CID received by our wholly-owned pharmacy services subsidiary, DaVita Rx, LLC, specifically references that it is in connection with an FCA investigation concerning allegations that this subsidiary presented or caused to be presented false claims for payment to the government. See the risk factor that immediately follows below for further details.

If any of our operations are found to violate these or other government regulations, we could suffer severe consequences that would have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings, cash flows and stock price, including:

· Suspension or termination of our participation in government payment programs;

· Refunds of amounts received in violation of law or applicable payment program requirements;

· Loss of required government certifications or exclusion from government payment programs;

· Loss of licenses required to operate healthcare facilities or administer pharmaceuticals in some of the states in which we operate;

· Reductions in payment rates or coverage for dialysis and ancillary services and related pharmaceuticals;

· Criminal or civil liability, fines, damages or monetary penalties for violations of healthcare fraud and abuse laws, including the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law violations, FCA, or other failures to meet regulatory requirements;

· Enforcement actions by governmental agencies and/or state claims for monetary damages by patients who believe their protected health information (PHI) has been used, disclosed or not properly safeguarded in violation of federal or state patient privacy laws, including but not limited to HIPAA or the Privacy Act of 1974;

· Mandated changes to our practices or procedures that significantly increase operating expenses;

· Imposition of and compliance with corporate integrity agreements that could subject us to ongoing audits and reporting requirements as well as increased scrutiny of our billing and business practices which could lead to potential fines;

· Termination of relationships with medical directors; and

· Harm to our reputation which could impact our business relationships, affect our ability to obtain financing and decrease access to new business opportunities.

We are the subject of a number of investigations by the federal government and a private civil suit, any of which could result in substantial penalties or awards against us, the imposition of certain obligations on our practices and procedures, exclusion from future participation in the Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs and possible criminal penalties.

We are the subject of a number of investigations by the federal government. We have received subpoenas or other requests for documents from the federal government in connection with the Swoben private civil suit, the 2011 U.S. Attorney Medicaid investigation, the 2015 U.S. Attorney Transportation Investigation, the investigations underlying the two subpoenas regarding patient

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diagnosis coding received by HCP and its JSA subsidiary, the 2015 DOJ Vascular Access Investigation, and the 2016 U.S. Attorney Prescription Drug Investigation described below.

In the Swoben private civil suit, a relator filed a complaint against us in federal court under the FCA qui tam provisions, as well as the provision of the California False Claims Act. In July 2013, the court granted HCP’s motion and dismissed with prejudice all of the claims in the Third Amended Complaint, and in October 2013 the plaintiff filed an appeal of the dismissal, which is currently pending.

Additionally, in March 2015, JSA, a subsidiary of HCP, received a subpoena from the OIG. We have been advised by an attorney with the Civil Division of the DOJ in Washington, D.C. that the subpoena relates to an ongoing civil investigation concerning Medicare Advantage service providers’ risk adjustment practices and data, including identification and verification of patient diagnoses and factors used in making the diagnoses. The subpoena requests documents and information for the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2013, for certain Medicare Advantage plans for which JSA provided services. It also requests information regarding JSA’s communications about patient diagnoses as they relate to certain Medicare Advantage plans generally, and more specifically as related to two Florida physicians with whom JSA previously contracted.

In June 2015, we received a subpoena from the OIG. This civil subpoena covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present and seeks production of a wide range of documents relating to our and our subsidiaries’ (including HCP and its subsidiary JSA) provision of services to Medicare Advantage plans and related patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment submissions and payments. The information requested includes information relating to patient diagnosis coding practices for a number of conditions, including potentially improper historical HCP coding for a particular condition. With respect to that condition, the guidance related to that coding issue was discontinued following our November 1, 2012 acquisition of HCP and, we notified CMS of the coding practice and potential overpayments. In that regard, we have identified certain additional coding practices which may have been problematic and are in discussions with the DOJ about the scope and nature of a review of claims relating to those practices. We are cooperating with the government and are producing the requested information. In addition, we are continuing to review other HCP coding practices to determine whether there were any improper coding issues. In connection with the HCP merger, we have certain indemnification rights against the sellers and an escrow was established as security for the indemnification. We have submitted an indemnification claim against the sellers secured by the escrow for any and all liabilities incurred relating to these matters and intend to pursue recovery from the escrow. However, we can make no assurances that the indemnification and escrow will cover the full amount of our potential losses related to these matters.

In November 2015, we announced that RMS Lifeline, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours that operates under the name Lifeline Vascular Access (Lifeline), received a CID from the DOJ. The CID relates to two vascular access centers in Florida that are part of Lifeline’s vascular access business. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present. We acquired these two centers in December 2012. Based on the language of the CID, the DOJ appears to be looking at whether the angiograms of ten patients performed at the two centers were medically unnecessary and therefore whether related claims filed with federal healthcare programs possibly violated the FCA. Lifeline does not perform dialysis services but instead provides vascular access management services for dialysis patients. We are cooperating with the government and are producing the requested information.

In early February 2016, we announced that our pharmacy services wholly-owned subsidiary, DaVita Rx, received a CID from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Based on the language of the CID, it appears the government is conducting an FCA investigation concerning allegations that DaVita Rx presented or caused to be presented false claims for payment to the government for prescription medications. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2006 through the present. In the spring of 2015, we initiated an internal compliance review of DaVita Rx during which we identified potential billing and operational issues. We notified the government in September 2015 that we were conducting this review of DaVita Rx and began providing regular updates of our review. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we recorded an estimated accrual of $22million for potential damages and liabilities associated with write-offs and discounts of patient co-payment obligations, and credits to payors for returns of prescriptions drugs, related to DaVita Rx that were identified during the course of this internal compliance review. We may accrue additional reserves for refunds and related damages and potential liabilities arising out of this review. Upon completion of our review, we filed a self-disclosure with the OIG in early February 2016 and we have been working to address and update the practices we identified in the self-disclosure, some of which overlaps with information requested by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. We do not know if the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is part of the DOJ, knew when it served the CID on us that we were already in the process of developing a self-disclosure to the OIG. The OIG informed us in late February that our submission was not accepted. They indicated that the OIG is not expressing an opinion regarding the conduct disclosed or our legal positions. We are cooperating with the government and are producing the requested information.

Responding to subpoenas, investigations and civil suits as well as defending ourselves in such matters will continue to require management’s attention and we will continue to incur significant legal expense. Any negative findings or certain terms and conditions that we might agree to accept as part of a negotiated resolution could result in substantial financial penalties or awards against or substantial payments made by us, the imposition of certain obligations on our practices and procedures, exclusion from future participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and, in certain cases, criminal penalties. It is possible that criminal proceedings

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may be initiated against us in connection with investigations by the federal government. To our knowledge, no proceedings have been initiated by the federal government against us at this time. At this time, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these inquiries, or the potential outcome of the claims in the relators’ civil suit (except as described above), or the potential range of damages, if any. See Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements of this report for additional details regarding these and other matters.

Disruptions in federal government operations and funding create uncertainty in our industry and could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows and otherwise adversely affect our financial condition.

A substantial portion of our revenues is dependent on federal healthcare program reimbursement, and any disruptions in federal government operations could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. If the U.S. government defaults on its debt, there could be broad macroeconomic effects that could raise our cost of borrowing funds, and delay or prevent our future growth and expansion. Any future federal government shutdown, U.S. government default on its debt and/or failure of the U.S. government to enact annual appropriations could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. Additionally, disruptions in federal government operations may negatively impact regulatory approvals and guidance that are important to our operations, and create uncertainty about the pace of upcoming healthcare regulatory developments.

Changes in CMS diagnosis and inpatient procedure coding require us to make modifications to processes and information systems, which could result in significant development costs and which if unsuccessful could adversely affect our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

CMS has mandated the use of new patient codes for reporting medical diagnosis and inpatient procedures, referred to as ICD-10, which requires all providers, payors, clearinghouses, and billing services to utilize ICD-10 when submitting claims for payment. ICD-10 affects diagnosis and inpatient procedure coding for everyone covered by HIPAA, not just those who submit Medicare or Medicaid claims. Claims for services provided on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10 for medical diagnosis and inpatient procedures or they will not be paid. If our services, processes or information systems or those of our payors do not comply with ICD-10 requirements at any future date, it could potentially delay or even reduce reimbursement payments to us. These delays or reductions could negatively impact our revenues, earnings and cash flows.

Federal and state privacy and information security laws are complex, and if we fail to comply with applicable laws, regulations and standards, including with respect to third-party service providers that utilize sensitive personal information on our behalf, or if we fail to properly maintain the integrity of our data, protect our proprietary rights to our systems, or defend against cybersecurity attacks, we may be subject to government or private actions due to privacy and security breaches, and our business, reputation, results of operations, financial position and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

We must comply with numerous federal and state laws and regulations governing the collection, dissemination, access, use, security and privacy of PHI, including HIPAA and its implementing privacy and security regulations, as amended by the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and collectively referred to as HIPAA. If we fail to comply with applicable privacy and security laws, regulations and standards, including with respect to third-party service providers that utilize sensitive personal information, including PHI, on our behalf, properly maintain the integrity of our data, protect our proprietary rights to our systems, or defend against cybersecurity attacks, our business, reputation, results of operations, financial position and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Information security risks have significantly increased in recent years in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct our operations, and the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists and other external parties, including foreign state agents. Our operations rely on the secure processing, transmission and storage of confidential, proprietary and other information in our computer systems and networks.

We are continuously implementing multiple layers of security measures through technology, processes, and our people. We utilize current security technologies and our defenses are monitored and routinely tested internally and by external parties. Despite these efforts, our facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may be vulnerable to privacy and security incidents; security attacks and breaches; acts of vandalism or theft; computer viruses; coordinated attacks by activist entities; emerging cybersecurity risks; misplaced or lost data; programming and/or human errors; or other similar events. Emerging and advanced security threats, including coordinated attacks, require additional layers of security which may disrupt or impact efficiency of operations.

Any security breach involving the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure or use of confidential information, including PHI, financial data, competitively sensitive information, or other proprietary data, whether by us or a third party, could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, financial condition, cash flows, or results of operations. The occurrence of any of these events could result in interruptions, delays, the loss or corruption of data, cessations in the availability of systems or liability under privacy and security laws, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations and harm our business reputation. If we are unable to protect the physical and electronic security and privacy of our databases and

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transactions, we could be subject to potential liability and regulatory action, our reputation and relationships with our patients and vendors would be harmed, and our business, operations, and financial results may be materially adversely affected. Failure to adequately protect and maintain the integrity of our information systems (including our networks) and data, or to defend against cybersecurity attacks, could subject us to monetary fines, civil suits, civil penalties or criminal sanctions and requirements to disclose the breach publicly, and may further result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.

There have been increased federal and state HIPAA privacy and security enforcement efforts and we expect this trend to continue. Under HITECH, state attorneys general have the right to prosecute HIPAA violations committed against residents of their states. Several such actions have already been brought against both covered entities and a business associate, and continued enforcement actions are likely to occur in the future. In addition, HITECH mandates that the Secretary of HHS conduct periodic compliance audits of HIPAA covered entities and business associates. It also tasks HHS with establishing a methodology whereby individuals who are harmed by HIPAA violations may receive a percentage of the civil monetary penalty fine or monetary settlement paid by the violator.

In addition to HIPAA, numerous other state and federal laws govern the collection, dissemination, use, access to and confidentiality of individually identifiable health information. In addition, some states are considering new laws and regulations that further protect the confidentiality, privacy or security of medical records or other types of medical or personal information. These laws may be similar to or even more stringent than the federal provisions and are not preempted by HIPAA. Not only may some of these state laws impose fines and penalties upon violators, but some afford private rights of action to individuals who believe their personal information has been misused.

We may engage in acquisitions, mergers or dispositions, which may affect our results of operations, debt-to-capital ratio, capital expenditures or other aspects of our business, and if businesses we acquire have liabilities we are not aware of, we could suffer severe consequences that would materially and adversely affect our business.

Our business strategy includes growth through acquisitions of dialysis centers and other businesses. We may engage in acquisitions, mergers, dispositions or new business models, which may affect our results of operations, debt-to-capital ratio, capital expenditures, or other aspects of our business. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable acquisition targets or merger partners or that, if identified, we will be able to acquire these targets on acceptable terms or agree to terms with merger partners. There can also be no assurance that we will be successful in completing any acquisitions, mergers or dispositions that we announce, executing new business models or integrating any acquired business into our overall operations. There is no guarantee that we will be able to operate acquired businesses successfully as stand-alone businesses, or that any such acquired business will operate profitably or will not otherwise adversely impact our results of operations. Further, we cannot be certain that key talented individuals at the business being acquired will continue to work for us after the acquisition or that they will be able to continue to successfully manage or have adequate resources to successfully operate any acquired business.

Businesses we acquire may have unknown or contingent liabilities or liabilities that are in excess of the amounts that we originally estimated, and may have other issues, including those related to internal controls over financial reporting or issues that could affect our ability to comply with healthcare laws and regulations and other laws applicable to our expanded business. As a result, we cannot make any assurances that the acquisitions we consummate will be successful. Although we generally seek indemnification from the sellers of businesses we acquire for matters that are not properly disclosed to us, we are not always successful. In addition, even in cases where we are able to obtain indemnification, we may discover liabilities greater than the contractual limits, the amounts held in escrow for our benefit (if any), or the financial resources of the indemnifying party. In the event that we are responsible for liabilities substantially in excess of any amounts recovered through rights to indemnification or alternative remedies that might be available to us, or any applicable insurance, we could suffer severe consequences that would substantially reduce our earnings and cash flows or otherwise materially and adversely affect our business.

If we are not able to continue to make acquisitions, or maintain an acceptable level of non-acquired growth, or if we face significant patient attrition to our competitors or a reduction in the number of our medical directors or associated physicians, it could adversely affect our business.

Acquisitions, patient retention and medical director and physician retention are an important part of our growth strategy. We face intense competition from other companies for acquisition targets. In our U.S. dialysis business, we continue to face increased competition from large and medium-sized providers which compete directly with us for acquisition targets as well as for individual patients and medical directors. In addition, as we continue our international dialysis expansion into various international markets, we will face competition from large and medium-sized providers for these acquisition targets as well. Because of the ease of entry into the dialysis business and the ability of physicians to be medical directors for their own centers, competition for growth in existing and expanding markets is not limited to large competitors with substantial financial resources. Occasionally, we have experienced competition from former medical directors or referring physicians who have opened their own dialysis centers. In addition, FMC, our largest competitor, manufactures a full line of dialysis supplies and equipment in addition to owning and operating dialysis centers. This may give it cost advantages over us because of its ability to manufacture its own products. If we are not able to continue to make

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acquisitions, continue to maintain acceptable levels of non-acquired growth, or if we face significant patient attrition to our competitors or a reduction in the number of our medical directors or associated physicians, it could adversely affect our business.

HCP operates in a different line of business from our historical business, and we face challenges managing HCP as a new business and may not realize anticipated benefits.

As a result of the HCP transaction, we are now significantly engaged in a new line of business. We may not have the expertise, experience, and resources to pursue all of our businesses at once, and we may be unable to successfully operate all businesses in the combined company. The administration of HCP will require implementation of appropriate operations, management, and financial reporting systems and controls. We experience difficulties in effectively implementing these and other systems. The management of HCP requires and will continue to require the focused attention of our management team, including a significant commitment of its time and resources. The need for management to focus on these matters could have a material and adverse impact on our revenues and operating results. If the HCP operations are less profitable than we currently anticipate or we do not have the experience, the appropriate expertise, or the resources to pursue all businesses in the combined company, the results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected, and in that regard, we have taken goodwill impairment charges of $206 million and $77million in December 2015 and March 2016, respectively, and may continue incurring additional impairment charges.

If we fail to successfully maintain an effective internal control over financial reporting, the integrity of our financial reporting could be compromised which could result in a material adverse effect on our reported financial results.

The integration of HCP into our internal control over financial reporting has required and will continue to require significant time and resources from our management and other personnel and will increase our compliance costs. Failure to maintain an effective internal control environment could have a material adverse effect on our ability to accurately report our financial results and the market’s perception of our business and our stock price.

The market price of our common stock may be affected by factors different from those affecting the shares of our common stock prior to consummation of the HCP transaction.

Our historical business differs substantially from that of HCP. Accordingly, the results of operations of the combined company and the market price of our common stock may be affected by factors different from those that previously affected the independent results of operations of each of the Company and HCP.

Expansion of our operations to and offering our services in markets outside of the U.S. subjects us to political, economical, legal, operational and other risks that could adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows.

We are continuing an expansion of our operations by offering our services outside of the U.S., which increases our exposure to the inherent risks of doing business in international markets. Depending on the market, these risks include, without limitation, those relating to:

· changes in the local economic environment;

· political instability, armed conflicts or terrorism;

· social changes;

· intellectual property legal protections and remedies;

· trade regulations;

· procedures and actions affecting approval, production, pricing, reimbursement and marketing of products and services;

· foreign currency;

· repatriating or moving to other countries cash generated or held abroad, including considerations relating to tax-efficiencies and changes in tax laws;

· export controls;

· lack of reliable legal systems which may affect our ability to enforce contractual rights;

· changes in local laws or regulations;

· potentially longer ramp-up times for starting up new operations and for payment and collection cycles;

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· financial and operational, and information technology systems integration; and 

· failure to comply with U.S. or local laws that prohibit us or our intermediaries from making improper payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business.

Additionally, some factors that will be critical to the success of our international business and operations will be different than those affecting our domestic business and operations. For example, conducting international operations requires us to devote significant management resources to implement our controls and systems in new markets, to comply with local laws and regulations and to overcome the numerous new challenges inherent in managing international operations, including those based on differing languages, cultures and regulatory environments, and those related to the timely hiring, integration and retention of a sufficient number of skilled personnel to carry out operations in an environment with which we are not familiar.

We anticipate expanding our international operations through acquisitions of varying sizes or through organic growth, which could increase these risks. Additionally, though we might invest material amounts of capital and incur significant costs in connection with the growth and development of our international operations, there is no assurance that we will be able to operate them profitably anytime soon, if at all. As a result, we would expect these costs to be dilutive to our earnings over the next several years as we start-up or acquire new operations.

These risks could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The level of our current and future debt could have an adverse impact on our business and our ability to generate cash to service our indebtedness depends on many factors beyond our control.

We have substantial debt outstanding, we incurred a substantial amount of additional debt in connection with the HCP transaction and we may incur additional indebtedness in the future. Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences to you, for example, it could:

· make it difficult for us to make payments on our debt securities;

· increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

· require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments and other general corporate purposes;

· limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the markets in which we operate;

· expose us to interest rate volatility that could adversely affect our earnings and cash flow and our ability to service our indebtedness;

· place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and

· limit our ability to borrow additional funds.

In addition, we may incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. The terms of the indentures governing our senior notes and the agreement governing our Senior Secured Credit Facilities will allow us to incur substantial additional debt. If new debt is added to current debt levels, the related risks described above could intensify.

Our ability to make payments on our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures and expansion efforts, including any strategic acquisitions we may make in the future, will depend on our ability to generate cash. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.

We cannot provide assurance that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness or to fund other liquidity needs. If we are unable to generate sufficient funds to service our outstanding indebtedness, we may be required to refinance, restructure, or otherwise amend some or all of such obligations, sell assets, or raise additional cash through the sale of our equity. We cannot make any assurances that we would be able to obtain such refinancing on terms as favorable as our existing financing terms or that such restructuring activities, sales of assets, or issuances of equity can be accomplished or, if accomplished, would raise sufficient funds to meet these obligations.

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The borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facilities are guaranteed by a substantial portion of our direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a substantial portion of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.’s and its subsidiaries’ assets.

We may be subject to liability claims for damages and other expenses not covered by insurance that could reduce our earnings and cash flows.

Our operations and how we manage the Company may subject the Company, as well as its officers and directors to whom the Company owes certain defense and indemnity obligations, to litigation and liability for damages. Our business, profitability and growth prospects could suffer if we face negative publicity or we pay damages or defense costs in connection with a claim that is outside the scope or limits of coverage of any applicable insurance coverage, including claims related to adverse patient events, contractual disputes, professional and general liability, and directors’ and officers’ duties. In addition, we have received several notices of claims from commercial payors and other third parties, as well as subpoenas and CIDs from the federal government, related to our historical billing practices and the historical billing practices of acquired businesses. Although the ultimate outcome of these claims cannot be predicted, an adverse result with respect to one or more of these claims could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. We currently maintain insurance coverage for those risks we deem are appropriate to insure against and make determinations about whether to self-insure as to other risks or layers of coverage. However, a successful claim, including a professional liability, malpractice or negligence claim which is in excess of any applicable insurance coverage, or that is subject to our self-insurance retentions, could have a material adverse effect on our earnings and cash flows.

In addition, if our costs of insurance and claims increase, then our earnings could decline. Market rates for insurance premiums and deductibles have been steadily increasing. Our earnings and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected by any of the following:

· the collapse or insolvency of our insurance carriers;

· further increases in premiums and deductibles;

· increases in the number of liability claims against us or the cost of settling or trying cases related to those claims; or

· an inability to obtain one or more types of insurance on acceptable terms, if at all.

Provisions in our charter documents, compensation programs and Delaware law may deter a change of control that our stockholders would otherwise determine to be in their best interests.

Our charter documents include provisions that may deter hostile takeovers, delay or prevent changes of control or changes in our management, or limit the ability of our stockholders to approve transactions that they may otherwise determine to be in their best interests. These include provisions prohibiting our stockholders from acting by written consent; requiring 90 days advance notice of stockholder proposals or nominations to our Board of Directors; and granting our Board of Directors the authority to issue preferred stock and to determine the rights and preferences of the preferred stock without the need for further stockholder approval.

Most of our outstanding employee stock-based compensation awards include a provision accelerating the vesting of the awards in the event of a change of control. We also maintain a change of control protection program for our employees who do not have a significant number of stock awards, which has been in place since 2001, and which provides for cash bonuses to the employees in the event of a change of control. Based on the market price of our common stock and shares outstanding on March 31, 2016, these cash bonuses would total approximately $598million if a change of control transaction occurred at that price and our Board of Directors did not modify this program. These change of control provisions may affect the price an acquirer would be willing to pay for our Company.

We are also subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law that, subject to exceptions, would prohibit us from engaging in any business combinations with any interested stockholder, as defined in that section, for a period of three years following the date on which that stockholder became an interested stockholder.

These provisions may discourage, delay or prevent an acquisition of our Company at a price that our stockholders may find attractive. These provisions could also make it more difficult for our stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions and could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay for shares of our common stock.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 

(c) Share repurchases

The following table summarizes the Company’s repurchases of its common stock during the first quarter of 2016:

							Approximate dollar value
					Total number		of shares that
					of shares		may yet be
					purchased as		purchasedunder
	Total number		Average		partof publicly		the plans
	of shares		price paid		announcedplans		or programs
Period	purchased		per share		or programs		(in millions)
January 1-31, 2016		3,689,738		67.61		3,689,738		259.3
February 1-29, 2016		—		—		—		259.3
March 1-31, 2016		—		—		—		259.3
Total		3,689,738		67.61		3,689,738

On April 14, 2015, our Board of Directors approved additional share repurchases in the amount of $726 million. These share repurchases are in addition to the approximately $274 million remaining at that time under our Board of Directors’ prior share repurchase approval announced in November 2010. As of April 29, 2016, there were $259million available under the current Board authorizations for additional repurchases. These share repurchase authorizations have no expiration dates. However, we are subject to share repurchase limitations under the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the indentures governing our senior notes.

Items 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable

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Item 6. Exhibits 

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
12.1	Ratio of earnings to fixed charges. P
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document. P
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. P
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. P
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. P
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. P
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation, Linkbase Document. P

P Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC.
BY:	/s/    JAMES K. HILGER
	James K. Hilger
	Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer*

Date: May 4, 2016

* Mr. Hilger has signed both on behalf of the Registrant as a duly authorized officer and as the Registrant’s principal accounting officer.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
12.1	Ratio of earnings to fixed charges. P
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, dated May 4, 2016, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. P
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document. P
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. P
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. P
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. P
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. P
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation, Linkbase Document. P

P Filed herewith.

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EX-12.1

EXHIBIT 12.1

DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. Earnings for this purpose are defined as pretax income from continuing operations adjusted by adding back fixed charges expensed during the period less pre-tax net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. Fixed charges include debt expense (interest expense, the amortization of deferred financing costs and the amortization of the cap premium), the estimated interest component of rent expense on operating leases, and capitalized interest.

	Three months ended
	March 31,			Year ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012			2011
	(dollars in thousands)
Earnings adjusted for fixed charges:
Income from continuing operations before    income taxes	$	264,981		$	723,136		$	1,309,673		$	1,124,978		$	1,001,304		$	916,605
Add:
Debt expense		102,884			408,380			410,294			429,943			288,554			241,090
Interest portion of rent expense		44,492			166,821			149,432			137,558			112,424			95,919
Less: Noncontrolling interests		(40,797	)		(158,304	)		(140,949	)		(124,276	)		(105,891	)		(95,899	)
		106,579			416,897			418,777			443,225			295,087			241,110
	$	371,560		$	1,140,033		$	1,728,450		$	1,568,203		$	1,296,391		$	1,157,715
Fixed charges:
Debt expense	$	102,884		$	408,380		$	410,294		$	429,943		$	288,554		$	241,090
Interest portion of rent expense		44,492			166,821			149,432			137,558			112,424			95,919
Capitalized interest		2,721			9,723			7,888			6,408			8,127			4,887
	$	150,097		$	584,924		$	567,614		$	573,909		$	409,105		$	341,896
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.48			1.95			3.05			2.73			3.17			3.39

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Kent J. Thiry, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/S/ KENT J. THIRY

Kent J. Thiry

Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 4, 2016

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, James K. Hilger, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/S/ James K. Hilger

James K. Hilger

Interim Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Accounting Officer

Date: May 4, 2016

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Periodic Report”), I, Kent J. Thiry, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/ KENT J. THIRY

Kent J. Thiry

Chief Executive Officer

May 4, 2016

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Periodic Report”), I, James K. Hilger, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/ James K. Hilger

James K. Hilger

Interim Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Accounting Officer

May 4, 2016

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	DVA
Entity Registrant Name	DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000927066
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		206,500,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Patient service revenues	$ 2,477,738	$ 2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts	(109,205)	(99,164)
Net patient service revenues	2,368,533	2,172,651
Capitated revenues	887,047	850,515
Other revenues	325,556	264,799
Total net revenues	3,581,136	3,287,965
Operating expenses and charges:
Patient care costs and other costs	2,582,333	2,362,612
General and administrative	386,429	341,801
Depreciation and amortization	169,355	153,789
Provision for uncollectible accounts	2,517	1,827
Equity investment income	(1,387)	(2,908)
Goodwill impairment charge	77,000
Settlement charge		495,000
Total operating expenses and charges	3,216,247	3,352,121
Operating income (loss)	364,889	(64,156)
Debt expense	(102,884)	(97,392)
Other income (loss), net	2,976	(533)
Income (loss) before income taxes	264,981	(162,081)
Income tax expense (benefit)	126,822	(85,933)
Net income (loss)	138,159	(76,148)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(40,725)	(34,469)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 97,434	$ (110,617)
Earnings per share:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 0.48	$ (0.52)
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 0.47	$ (0.52)
Weighted average shares for earnings per share:
Basic	204,366,869	213,387,253
Diluted	207,928,096	213,387,253

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 138,159	$ (76,148)
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements:
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements	(5,469)	(5,760)
Reclassifications of net swap and cap agreements realized losses into net income	465	812
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
Unrealized gains on investments	229	382
Reclassification of net investment realized gains into net income	(93)	(157)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	11,181	(17,885)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	6,313	(22,608)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	144,472	(98,756)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(40,725)	(34,469)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 103,747	$ (133,225)

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,041,427	$ 1,499,116
Short-term investments	396,468	408,084
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $280,988 and $264,144	1,855,285	1,724,228
Inventories	192,689	185,575
Other receivables	525,548	435,885
Other current assets	187,287	190,322
Income taxes receivable	856	60,070
Total current assets	4,199,560	4,503,280
Property and equipment, net	2,911,205	2,788,740
Intangible assets, net	1,678,707	1,687,326
Equity investments	75,059	73,368
Long-term investments	97,770	94,122
Other long-term assets	66,269	73,560
Goodwill	9,485,628	9,294,479
Total assets	18,514,198	18,514,875
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	480,288	513,950
Other liabilities	779,141	682,123
Accrued compensation and benefits	728,476	741,926
Medical payables	317,747	332,102
Current portion of long-term debt	137,966	129,037
Total current liabilities	2,443,618	2,399,138
Long-term debt	8,979,855	9,001,308
Other long-term liabilities	464,250	439,229
Deferred income taxes	792,038	726,962
Total liabilities	12,679,761	12,566,637
Commitments and contingencies:
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	$ 912,705	$ 864,066
Equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 217,338,629 and 217,120,346 shares issued and 206,392,776 and 209,754,247 shares outstanding, respectively)	$ 217	$ 217
Additional paid-in capital	1,089,305	1,118,326
Retained earnings	4,454,269	4,356,835
Treasury stock (10,945,853 and 7,366,099 shares, respectively)	(786,352)	(544,772)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(53,513)	(59,826)
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity	4,703,926	4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	217,806	213,392
Total equity	4,921,732	5,084,172
Total liabilities and equity	$ 18,514,198	$ 18,514,875

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance	$ 280,988	$ 264,144
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	217,338,629	217,120,346
Common stock, shares outstanding	206,392,776	209,754,247
Treasury stock, shares	10,945,853	7,366,099

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 138,159	$ (76,148)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Settlement charge		495,000
Depreciation and amortization	169,355	153,789
Goodwill impairment charge	77,000
Stock-based compensation expense	13,097	12,762
Tax benefits from stock award exercises	8,668	9,366
Excess tax benefits from stock award exercises	(4,383)	(7,584)
Deferred income taxes	47,519	(203,940)
Equity investment income, net	5,238	2,539
Other non-cash charges	11,507	7,865
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, other than from acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(78,097)	(151,743)
Inventories	(4,924)	(9,193)
Other receivables and other current assets	(75,326)	(18,619)
Other long-term assets	(965)	153
Accounts payable	7,782	(10,933)
Accrued compensation and benefits	(32,909)	30,638
Other current liabilities	55,673	60,772
Income taxes	72,400	106,970
Other long-term liabilities	19,208	8,395
Net cash provided by operating activities	429,002	410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment	(173,187)	(121,421)
Acquisitions	(405,154)	(40,650)
Proceeds from asset and business sales	4,657	2,565
Purchase of investments available for sale	(4,435)	(1,448)
Purchase of investments held-to-maturity	(228,198)	(290,774)
Proceeds from sale of investments available for sale	5,155	1,217
Proceeds from investments held-to-maturity	252,701	205,650
Purchase of equity investments	(5,850)	(7,426)
Net cash used in investing activities	(554,311)	(252,287)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings	13,098,553	13,353,767
Payments on long-term debt and other financing costs	(13,123,124)	(13,382,203)
Purchase of treasury stock	(274,926)	(70,063)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(50,409)	(41,499)
Stock award exercises and other share issuances, net	3,167	5,648
Excess tax benefits from stock award exercises	4,383	7,584
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	10,190	15,898
Proceeds from sales of additional noncontrolling interests	3,557
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(4,300)
Deferred financing costs	(188)
Net cash used in financing activities	(333,097)	(110,868)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	717	(904)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(457,689)	46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	1,499,116	965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$ 1,041,427	$ 1,011,271

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Non- controlling Interests subject to put provisions	Common stock	Common stock Restricted Stock Units	Common stock Stock Appreciation Rights	Additional paid-in capital	Additional paid-in capital Restricted Stock Units	Additional paid-in capital Stock Appreciation Rights	Retained earnings	Treasury stock	Treasury stock Restricted Stock Units	Treasury stock Stock Appreciation Rights	Accumulated other comprehensive(loss)	Total	Non-controlling interests not subject to put provisions
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 829,965	$ 216			$ 1,108,211			$ 4,087,103				$ (25,017)	$ 5,170,513	$ 189,798
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014			215,641,000
Comprehensive income:
Net income		96,510							269,732					269,732	61,168
Other comprehensive income (loss)													(34,809)	(34,809)
Stock purchase shares issued						(6,079)				$ 30,608				24,529
Stock purchase shares issued (in shares)										414,000
Stock unit shares issued					$ 1			$ (1)
Stock unit shares issued (in shares)				348,000	1,131,000
Stock-settled stock-based compensation expense						56,899								56,899
Excess tax benefits from stock awards exercised						28,157								28,157
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(103,355)													(71,280)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		25,795													28,849
Sales and assumptions of additional noncontrolling interests		10,654													6,875
Purchase of noncontrolling interests		(8,538)				(55,826)								(55,826)	(2,018)
Changes in fair value of noncontrolling interests		13,035				(13,035)								(13,035)
Purchase of treasury stock										$ (575,380)				(575,380)
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)										(7,780,000)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 5,084,172	864,066	$ 217			1,118,326			4,356,835	$ (544,772)			(59,826)	4,870,780	213,392
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	209,754,247		217,120,000							(7,366,000)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		26,776							97,434					97,434	13,949
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 6,313												6,313	6,313
Stock unit shares issued							$ (1,206)	$ (6,695)			$ 1,206	$ 6,695
Stock unit shares issued (in shares)					219,000						17,000	93,000
Stock-settled stock-based compensation expense						12,855								12,855
Excess tax benefits from stock awards exercised						4,383								4,383
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(29,151)													(21,258)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		7,389													2,801
Sales and assumptions of additional noncontrolling interests		7,719				885								885	9,885
Purchase of noncontrolling interests						(3,337)								(3,337)	(963)
Changes in fair value of noncontrolling interests		35,906				(35,906)								(35,906)
Purchase of treasury stock	$ (249,481)									$ (249,481)				(249,481)
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)	(3,690,000)									(3,690,000)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2016	$ 4,921,732	$ 912,705	$ 217			$ 1,089,305			$ 4,454,269	$ (786,352)			$ (53,513)	$ 4,703,926	$ 217,806
Ending Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2016	206,392,776		217,339,000							(10,946,000)

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Condensed consolidated interim financial statements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Condensed consolidated interim financial statements

1. Condensed consolidated interim financial statements

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements included in this report are prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations are reflected in these consolidated interim financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The most significant estimates and assumptions underlying these financial statements and accompanying notes generally involve revenue recognition and accounts receivable, contingencies, impairments of goodwill and other long-lived assets, fair value estimates, accounting for income taxes, variable compensation accruals, consolidation of variable interest entities, purchase accounting valuation estimates, long-term incentive program compensation and medical liability claims. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Prior year balances and amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were issued and has included all necessary adjustments and disclosures.

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Earnings per share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

2. Earnings per share

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company, adjusted for any change in noncontrolling interests redemption rights in excess of fair value, by the weighted average number of common shares and vested stock units outstanding, net of shares held in escrow that under certain circumstances may be returned to the Company.

Diluted net income (loss) per share includes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock-settled stock appreciation rights and unvested stock units (under the treasury stock method) as well as contingently returnable shares held in escrow.

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Basic:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561			215,581
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare    Partners merger		(2,194	)		(2,194	)
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share calculation		204,367			213,387
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	0.48		$	(0.52	)
Diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561			215,581
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare    Partners merger		—			(2,194	)
Assumed incremental shares from stock plans		1,367			—
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share calculation		207,928			213,387
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	0.47		$	(0.52	)
Anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from calculation (1)		2,273			5,992

⁽¹⁾ Shares associated with stock-settled stock appreciation rights and contingently returnable shares that are excluded from the diluted denominator calculation because they are anti-dilutive on their terms or, in the case of the quarter ended March 31, 2015, due to the Company’s net loss attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

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Accounts receivable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts receivable

3. Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts. In evaluating the ultimate collectability of accounts receivable, the Company analyzes its historical cash collection experience and trends for each of its government payors and commercial payors to estimate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount of the provision for uncollectible accounts. Management regularly updates its analysis based upon the most recent information available to determine its current provision for uncollectible accounts and the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts.

For receivables associated with dialysis patient services covered by government payors, like Medicare, the Company receives 80% of the payment directly from Medicare as established under the government’s bundled payment system and determines an appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for uncollectible accounts on the remaining balance due depending upon the Company’s estimate of the amounts ultimately collectible from other secondary coverage sources or from the patients. For receivables associated with services to patients covered by commercial payors that are either based upon contractual terms or for non-contracted health plan coverage, the Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts by recording a provision for uncollectible accounts based upon its historical collection experience, potential inefficiencies in its billing processes and for which collectability is determined to be unlikely. Approximately 1% of the Company’s dialysis and related lab services net accounts receivable are associated with patient pay and it is the Company’s policy to reserve 100% of the outstanding accounts receivable balances for dialysis services when those amounts due are outstanding for more than three months.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts increased by $16,844. This was primarily due to an increase in outstanding balances related to the U.S. dialysis and lab business. There were no unusual transactions impacting the allowance for doubtful accounts.

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Investments in debt and equity securities and other investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments in debt and equity securities and other investments

4. Investments in debt and equity securities and other investments

Based on the Company’s intentions and strategy concerning investments in debt securities, the Company classifies certain debt securities as held-to-maturity and records them at amortized cost. Equity securities that have readily determinable fair values, including those of mutual funds, common stock and other debt securities, are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value.

The Company’s investments in securities consist of the following:

	March 31, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Held to		Available				Held to		Available
	maturity		for sale		Total		maturity		for sale		Total
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and money    market funds due within one year	$	382,399	$	—	$	382,399	$	406,884	$	—	$	406,884
Investments in mutual funds, debt securities and    common stock		—		48,667		48,667	—			33,482		33,482
	$	382,399	$	48,667	$	431,066	$	406,884	$	33,482	$	440,366
Short-term investments	$	382,399	$	14,069	$	396,468	$	406,884	$	1,200	$	408,084
Long-term investments		—		34,598		34,598		—		32,282		32,282
	$	382,399	$	48,667	$	431,066	$	406,884	$	33,482	$	440,366

The cost of the certificates of deposit, commercial paper and money market funds at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 approximates their fair value. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the available-for-sale investments included $2,779 and $2,589 of gross pre-tax unrealized gains, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded gross pre-tax unrealized gains of $342, or $229 after tax, in other comprehensive income associated with changes in the fair value of these investments. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company sold investments in mutual funds for net proceeds of $1,062 and recognized a pre-tax gain of $152, or $93 after-tax, which was previously recorded in other comprehensive income. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold investments in mutual funds for net proceeds of $1,217 and recognized a pre-tax gain of $257, or $157 after-tax, which was previously recorded in other comprehensive income.

The investments in mutual funds classified as available-for-sale are held within a trust to fund existing obligations associated with several of the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company held $6,250 of preferred stock in two privately held companies that are accounted for under the cost method as these investments do not have readily determinable fair values.

Certain HCP entities are required to maintain minimum cash balances in order to comply with regulatory requirements in conjunction with medical claim reserves. As of March 31, 2016, this minimum cash balance was approximately $58,567.

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Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill

5. Goodwill

Changes in goodwill by reportable segments were as follows:

							Other-ancillary
	U.S. dialysis and						services and
	related lab services			HCP			strategic initiatives			Consolidated total
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	5,610,643		$	3,562,534		$	242,118		$	9,415,295
Acquisitions		21,910			29,910			45,273			97,093
Divestitures		(3,370	)		(5,411	)		—			(8,781	)
Goodwill impairment charges		—			(188,769	)		(4,065	)		(192,834	)
Foreign currency and other adjustments		—			—			(16,294	)		(16,294	)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	5,629,183		$	3,398,264		$	267,032		$	9,294,479
Acquisitions		—			251,216			9,233			260,449
Divestitures		—			—			—			—
Goodwill impairment charge		—			(77,000	)		—			(77,000	)
Foreign currency and other adjustments		—			—			7,700			7,700
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	5,629,183		$	3,572,480		$	283,965		$	9,485,628

Each of the Company’s operating segments described in Note 17 to these condensed consolidated financial statements represents an individual reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing purposes, except that each sovereign jurisdiction within the Company’s international operating segments is considered a separate reporting unit.

Within the U.S. dialysis and related lab services operating segment, the Company considers each of its dialysis centers to constitute an individual business for which discrete financial information is available. However, since these dialysis centers have similar operating and economic characteristics, and the allocation of resources and significant investment decisions concerning these businesses are highly centralized and the benefits broadly distributed, the Company has aggregated these centers and deemed them to constitute a single reporting unit.

The Company has applied a similar aggregation to the HCP operations in each region, to the vascular access service centers in its vascular access services reporting unit, to the physician practices in its physician services reporting unit, and to the dialysis centers within each international reporting unit. For the Company’s other operating segments, no component below the operating segment level is considered a discrete business and therefore these operating segments directly constitute individual reporting units.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016 the Company completed its annual goodwill impairment assessments for its at-risk HCP reporting units for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The results of those completed assessments did not differ materially from the preliminary results reported in the Company’s annual financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Based on continuing developments at the Company’s HCP reporting units, including changes in expectations concerning government reimbursement and the Company’s expected ability to mitigate them, medical cost trends and other market conditions, the Company performed additional impairment assessments on certain at-risk HCP reporting units during the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Based on these first quarter assessments, the Company recognized an additional $77,000 goodwill impairment charge for its HCP Nevada reporting unit during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

The Company’s HCP Nevada, HCP Florida, HCP Colorado Springs, Kidney Care Germany and Kidney Care Malaysia reporting units are at risk of goodwill impairment. As of March 31, 2016, these reporting units have goodwill amounts of $341,668, $537,813, $16,897, $129,242 and $13,998, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the latest estimated fair values of the HCP Nevada, HCP Florida, HCP Colorado Springs, Kidney Care Germany and Kidney Care Malaysia reporting units (fell short of) exceeded their total carrying amounts by approximately (9.9)%, 4.0%, 15.4%, 13.0% and 6.1%, respectively.

For the Company’s at-risk HCP reporting units, further reductions in reimbursement rates, increases in medical costs, or other significant adverse changes in expected future cash flows or valuation assumptions could result in further goodwill impairment charges in the future. For example, a sustained, long-term reduction of 3% in operating income for HCP Nevada or HCP Florida could reduce their estimated fair values by up to 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively. Separately, an increase in their respective discount rates of 100 basis points could reduce the estimated fair values of HCP Nevada and HCP Florida by up to 3.6% and 3.7%, respectively.

Except as described above, none of the Company’s various other reporting units was considered at risk of goodwill impairment as of March 31, 2016. Since the dates of the Company’s last annual goodwill impairment tests, there have been certain developments, events, changes in operating performance and other changes in key circumstances that have affected the Company’s businesses. However, except as further described above, these did not cause management to believe it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of its reporting units would be less than its carrying amount.

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Health care costs payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Health Care Organizations [Abstract]

Health care costs payable

6. Health care costs payable

The following table includes estimates for the cost of professional medical services provided by non-employed physicians and other providers, as well as inpatient and other ancillary costs for all markets other than California. The Company does not include inpatient and other ancillary costs for contracts held by its California licensed health plan and for contracts held by its California medical group entities; only professional medical services are included as state regulation does not allow those medical group entities to assume risk for inpatient services. Health care costs payable are included in medical payables in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The following table shows the components of changes in health care costs payable for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016
Health care costs payable, beginning of the period	$	212,641
Add: Components of incurred health care costs
Current year		409,170
Prior years		5,354
Total incurred health care costs		414,524
Less: Claims paid
Current year		232,310
Prior years		180,185
Total claims paid		412,495
Health care costs payable, end of the period	$	214,670

The Company’s prior year estimates of health care costs payable increased by $5,354 resulting from certain medical claims being settled for amounts more than originally estimated. When significant increases (decreases) in prior-year health care cost estimates occur that the Company believes significantly impacts its current year operating results, the Company discloses that amount as unfavorable (favorable) development of prior-year’s health care cost estimates. Actual claim payments for prior year services have not been materially different from the Company’s year-end estimates.

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Income taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income taxes

7. Income taxes

As of March 31, 2016, the Company’s total liability for unrecognized tax benefits relating to tax positions that do not meet the more-likely-than-not threshold is $39,273, all of which would impact the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. This balance represents an increase of $262 from the December 31, 2015 balance of $39,011.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in its income tax expense. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had approximately $10,173 and $9,918, respectively, accrued for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, net of federal tax benefits.

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Long-term debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

8. Long-term debt

Long-term debt was comprised of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
Term Loan A	$	912,500		$	925,000
Term Loan B		3,438,750			3,447,500
Senior notes		4,500,000			4,500,000
Acquisition obligations and other notes payable		70,738			70,645
Capital lease obligations		287,783			283,185
Total debt principal outstanding		9,209,771			9,226,330
Discount and deferred financing costs		(91,950	)		(95,985	)
		9,117,821			9,130,345
Less current portion		(137,966	)		(129,037	)
	$	8,979,855		$	9,001,308

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2016 were as follows:

2016 (remainder of the year)	103,615
2017	154,525
2018	167,052
2019	741,960
2020	66,216
2021	3,297,308
Thereafter	4,679,095

During the first three months of 2016, the Company made mandatory principal payments under its Senior Secured Credit Facilities totaling $12,500 on the Term Loan A and $8,750 on the Term Loan B.

The Company has entered into several interest rate swap agreements as a means of hedging its exposure to and volatility from variable-based interest rate changes as part of its overall interest rate risk management strategy. These agreements are not held for trading or speculative purposes and have the economic effect of converting the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate to a fixed rate. These swap agreements are designated as cash flow hedges, and as a result, hedge-effective gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair values of these swaps are reported in other comprehensive income until such time as the hedged forecasted cash flows occur, at which time the amounts are reclassified into net income. Net amounts paid or received for each specific swap tranche that have settled have been reflected as adjustments to debt expense. In addition, the Company has entered into several active and forward interest rate cap agreements that have the economic effect of capping the Company’s maximum exposure to LIBOR variable interest rate changes on specific portions of the Company’s floating rate debt, as described below. The cap agreements are also designated as cash flow hedges and, as a result, changes in the fair values of these cap agreements are reported in other comprehensive income. The amortization of the original cap premium is recognized as a component of debt expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the cap agreements. The swap and cap agreements do not contain credit-risk contingent features.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several interest rate swap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with amortizing notional amounts totaling $724,375. These agreements have the economic effect of modifying the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate on an equivalent amount of the Company’s Term Loan A to fixed rates ranging from 0.49% to 0.52%, resulting in an overall weighted average effective interest rate of 2.26%, including the Term Loan A margin of 1.75%. The overall weighted average effective interest rate also includes the effects of $188,125 of unhedgedTerm Loan A debt that bears interest at LIBOR plus an interest rate margin of 1.75%. The swap agreements expire on September 30, 2016 and require monthly interest payments. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized debt expense of $151 from these swaps. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these swap agreements was a net liability of approximately $25. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a loss of $692in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these swap agreements. The Company estimates that approximately $25 of existing unrealized pre-tax losses in other comprehensive income at March 31, 2016 will be reclassified into income over the next six months.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in October 2015 with notional amounts totaling $3,500,000. These forward cap agreements will be effective June 29, 2018 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate at a maximum of 3.50% on an equivalent amount of its debt. These cap agreements expire on June 30, 2020. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $6,545. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a loss of $7,270in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several forward interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in November 2014 with notional amounts totaling $3,500,000. These forward cap agreements will be effective September 30, 2016 and will have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate at a maximum of 3.50% on an equivalent amount of the Company’s debt. The cap agreements expire on June 30, 2018. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements was an asset of approximately $323. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a loss of $989in other comprehensive income due to a decrease in the unrealized fair value of these cap agreements.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company maintains several interest rate cap agreements that were entered into in March 2013 with notional amounts totaling $2,735,000 on the Company’s Term Loan B debt. These agreements have the economic effect of capping the LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate at a maximum of 2.50% on an equivalent amount of the Company’s Term Loan B. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized debt expense of $610 from these caps. The cap agreements expire on September 30, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, the total fair value of these cap agreements is immaterial.

The following table summarizes the Company’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value
Interest rate swap agreements	Other short-term liabilities	$	25	Other short-term assets	$	516
Interest rate cap agreements	Other long-term assets	$	6,868	Other long-term assets	$	15,127

The following table summarizes the effects of the Company’s interest rate swap and cap agreements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Amount of (losses) gains							Amount of (losses) gains
	recognized in OCI on interest							reclassified from
	rate swap and cap agreements						Location of	accumulated OCI into income
	Three months ended						losses reclassified	Three months ended
	March 31,						from accumulated	March 31,
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	2016			2015			OCI into income	2016			2015
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(692	)	$	(2,694	)	Debt expense	$	(151	)	$	(722	)
Interest rate cap agreements		(8,259	)		(6,757	)	Debt expense		(610	)		(610	)
Tax benefit (expense)		3,482			3,691				296			520
Total	$	(5,469	)	$	(5,760	)		$	(465	)	$	(812	)

As of March 31, 2016, the interest rate on the Company’s Term Loan B debt is effectively fixed subject to an embedded LIBOR floor which is higher than actual LIBOR as of such date. The Term Loan B is also subject to interest rate caps if LIBOR should rise above 2.50%. See above for further details. Interest rates on the Company’s senior notes are fixed by their terms. The LIBOR variable component of the Company’s interest rate on the majority of the Company’s Term Loan A is economically fixed as a result of interest rate swaps.

As a result of embedded LIBOR floors on the Term Loan B debt agreement and the swap and cap agreements, the Company’s overall weighted average effective interest rate on the Senior Secured Credit Facilities was 3.46%, based on the current margins in effect of 1.75% for the Term Loan A and 2.75% for the Term Loan B, as of March 31, 2016.

The Company’s overall weighted average effective interest rate during the first quarter of 2016 was 4.40% and as of March 31, 2016 was also 4.40%.

As of March 31, 2016, the Company had undrawn revolving credit facilities totaling $1,000,000 of which approximately $91,178 was committed for outstanding letters of credit. In addition, the Company has approximately $1,286 of committed outstanding letters of credit related to HCP, which is backed by a certificate of deposit.

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Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies

9. Contingencies

The majority of the Company’s revenues are from government programs and may be subject to adjustment as a result of: (i) examination by government agencies or contractors, for which the resolution of any matters raised may take extended periods of time to finalize; (ii) differing interpretations of government regulations by different Medicare contractors or regulatory authorities; (iii) differing opinions regarding a patient’s medical diagnosis or the medical necessity of services provided; and (iv) retroactive applications or interpretations of governmental requirements. In addition, the Company’s revenues from commercial payors may be subject to adjustment as a result of potential claims for refunds, as a result of government actions or as a result of other claims by commercial payors.

Inquiries by the Federal Government and Certain Related Civil Proceedings

Vainer Private Civil Suit: As previously disclosed, the Company received a subpoena for documents from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relating to the pharmaceutical products Zemplar, Hectorol, Venofer, Ferrlecit and erythropoietin (EPO), as well as other related matters, covering the period from January 2003 to December 2008. The Company subsequently learned that the allegations underlying this inquiry were made as part of a civil complaint filed by relators, Daniel Barbir and Dr. Alon Vainer, pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act. The relators also alleged that the Company’s drug administration practices for the Company’s dialysis operations for Vitamin D and iron agents from 2003 through 2010 fraudulently created unnecessary waste, which was billed to and paid for by the government. In

June 2015, the Company finalized the terms of the settlement with plaintiffs, including a settlement amount of $450,000 and attorney fees and other costs of $45,000 which was paid in 2015.

2011 U.S. Attorney Medicaid Investigation: In October 2011, the Company announced that it would be receiving a request for documents, which could include an administrative subpoena from the OIG. Subsequent to the Company’s announcement of this 2011 U.S. Attorney Medicaid Investigation, the Company received a request for documents in connection with the inquiry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The request related to payments for infusion drugs covered by Medicaid composite payments for dialysis. It is the Company’s understanding that this inquiry is civil in nature. The Company understands further that certain other providers that operate dialysis clinics in New York may have received a similar request for documents. The Company cooperated with the government and produced the requested documents. In April 2014, the Company reached an agreement in principle with the government. In March 2016, the Company finalized and executed settlement agreements with the State of New York and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including a settlement payment of an immaterial amount.

Swoben Private Civil Suit: In April 2013, the Company’s HCP subsidiary was served with a civil complaint filed by a former employee of SCAN Health Plan (SCAN), a health maintenance organization (HMO). On July 13, 2009, pursuant to the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and the California False Claims Act, James M. Swoben, as relator, filed a qui tam action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California purportedly on behalf of the United States of America and the State of California against SCAN, and certain other defendants whose identities were under seal. The allegations in the complaint relate to alleged overpayments received from government healthcare programs. In or about August 2012, SCAN entered into a Settlement Agreement with the United States of America and the State of California. The United States and the State of California partially intervened in the action for the purpose of settlement with and dismissal of the action against SCAN. In or about November 2011, the relator filed his Third Amended Complaint under seal alleging violations of the federal FCA and the California False Claims Act, which named additional defendants, including HCP and certain health insurance companies (the defendant HMOs). The allegations in the complaint against HCP relate to patient diagnosis coding to determine reimbursement in the Medicare Advantage program, referred to as Hierarchical Condition Coding (HCC) and Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) scores. The complaint sought monetary damages and civil penalties as well as costs and expenses. The United States Department of Justice reviewed these allegations and in January 2013 declined to intervene in the case. On June 26, 2013, HCP and the defendant HMOs filed their respective motions to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 9(b), challenging the legal sufficiency of the claims asserted in the complaint. On July 30, 2013, the court granted HCP’s motion and dismissed with prejudice all of the claims in the Third Amended Complaint and judgment was entered in September 2013. The court specifically determined that further amendments to the complaint would be futile because, in part, the allegations were publicly disclosed in reports and other sources relating to audits conducted by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In October 2013, the plaintiff appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the court’s disposition of the appeal is pending.

2015 U.S. Attorney Transportation Investigation: In February 2015, the Company announced that it received six administrative subpoenas from the OIG for medical records from six different dialysis centers in southern California operated by the Company. Specifically, each subpoena seeks the medical records of a single patient of each respective dialysis center. In February 2016, the Company received four additional subpoenas for four additional dialysis centers in southern California. The subpoenas were similarly limited in scope to the subpoenas received in 2015. The Company has been advised by an attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California that the subpoenas relate to an investigation concerning the medical necessity of patient transportation. The Company does not provide transportation nor does it bill for the transport of its dialysis patients. The Company does not know the scope of the investigation by the government, nor what conduct or activities might be the subject of the investigation.

2015 U.S. OIG Medicare Advantage Civil Investigation: In March 2015, JSA HealthCare Corporation (JSA), a subsidiary of HCP, received a subpoena from the OIG. The Company has been advised by an attorney with the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. that the subpoena relates to an ongoing civil investigation concerning Medicare Advantage service providers’ risk adjustment practices and data, including identification and verification of patient diagnoses and factors used in making the diagnoses. The subpoena requests documents and information for the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2013, for certain Medicare Advantage plans for which JSA provided services. It also requests information regarding JSA’s communications about patient diagnoses as they relate to certain Medicare Advantage plans generally, and more specifically as related to two Florida physicians with whom JSA previously contracted. The Company is producing the requested information and is cooperating with the government’s investigation.

In addition to the subpoena described above, in June 2015, the Company received a subpoena from the OIG. This civil subpoena covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present and seeks production of a wide range of documents relating to the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ (including HCPs and its subsidiary JSAs) provision of services to Medicare Advantage plans and related patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment submissions and payments. The Company believes that the request is part of a broader industry investigation into Medicare Advantage patient diagnosis coding and risk adjustment practices and potential overpayments by the government. The information requested includes information relating to patient diagnosis coding practices for a number of conditions, including potentially improper historical HCP coding for a particular condition. With respect to that condition, the guidance related to that coding issue was discontinued following the Company’s November 1, 2012 acquisition of HCP and, the Company notified CMS in April 2015 of the coding practice and potential overpayments. The Company is cooperating with the government and is producing the requested information. In addition, the Company is continuing to review other HCP coding practices to determine whether there were any improper coding issues. In that regard, the Company has identified certain additional coding practices which may have been problematic and is in discussions with the DOJ about the scope and nature of a review of claims relating to those practices. In connection with the HCP merger, the Company has certain indemnification rights against the sellers and an escrow was established as security for the indemnification. The Company has submitted an indemnification claim against the sellers secured by the escrow for any and all liabilities incurred relating to these matters and intends to pursue recovery from the escrow. However, the Company can make no assurances that the indemnification and escrow will cover the full amount of the Company’s potential losses related to these matters.

2015 U.S. Department of Justice Vascular Access Investigation: In November 2015, the Company announced that RMS Lifeline, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that operates under the name Lifeline Vascular Access (Lifeline), received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the DOJ. The CID relates to two vascular access centers in Florida that are part of Lifeline’s vascular access business. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2008 through the present. The Company acquired these two centers in December 2012. Based on the language of the CID, the DOJ appears to be looking at whether the angiograms of 10 patients performed at the two centers were medically unnecessary and therefore whether related claims filed with federal healthcare programs possibly violated the FCA. Lifeline does not perform dialysis services but instead provides vascular access management services for dialysis patients. The Company is cooperating with the government and is producing the requested information.

2016 U.S. Attorney Prescription Drug Investigation: In early February 2016, the Company announced that its pharmacy services wholly-owned subsidiary, DaVita Rx, received a CID from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. Based on the language of the CID, it appears the government is conducting an FCA investigation concerning allegations that DaVita Rx presented or caused to be presented false claims for payment to the government for prescription medications. The CID covers the period from January 1, 2006 through the present. In the spring of 2015, the Company initiated an internal compliance review of DaVita Rx during which it identified potential billing and operational issues. The Company notified the government in September 2015 that it was conducting this review of DaVita Rx and began providing regular updates of its review. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded an estimated accrual of $22,530 for potential damages and liabilities associated with write-offs and discounts of patient co-payment obligations, and credits to payors for returns of prescriptions drugs, related to DaVita Rx that were identified during the course of this internal compliance review. Upon completion of its review, the Company filed a self-disclosure with the OIG in early February 2016 and has been working to address and update the practices it identified in the self-disclosure, some of which overlaps with information requested by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The Company may accrue additional reserves for refunds and related damages and potential liabilities arising out of this review. The Company does not know if the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is part of the DOJ, knew when it served the CID on the Company that it was already in the process of developing a self-disclosure to the OIG. The OIG informed the Company in late February that its submission was not accepted. They indicated that the OIG is not expressing an opinion regarding the conduct disclosed or the Company’s legal positions. The Company is cooperating with the government and is producing the requested information.

Solari Post-Acquisition Matter:In 2016, HCP Nevada disclosed to the OIG for HHS that proper procedures for clinical and eligibility determinations may not have been followed by Las Vegas Solari Hospice (Solari), which was acquired by HCP Nevada in March 2013. The Company recorded an estimated accrual of $16,000 for potential damages and liabilities associated with this matter. HCP Nevada had previously made a disclosure and repayment of overpayments to National Government Services (NGS), the Medicare Administrative Contractor for HCP Nevada, for claims submitted by Solari to the federal government prior to HCP’s acquisition of Solari and claims made to the government post-acquisition for which the sellers had certain responsibilities pursuant to a management services agreement. The Company may accrue additional reserves for potential damages and liabilities related to this matter. The Company intends to cooperate with the government in this matter.

Except for the private civil complaints filed by the relator as described above, to the Company’s knowledge, no proceedings have been initiated against the Company at this time in connection with any of the inquiries by the federal government. Although the Company cannot predict whether or when proceedings might be initiated or when these matters may be resolved, it is not unusual for inquiries such as these to continue for a considerable period of time through the various phases of document and witness requests and on-going discussions with regulators. Responding to the subpoenas or inquiries and defending the Company in the relator proceeding will continue to require management’s attention and significant legal expense. Any negative findings in the inquiries or relator proceeding could result in substantial financial penalties or awards against the Company, exclusion from future participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and if criminal proceedings were initiated against the Company, possible criminal penalties. At this time, the Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these inquiries, or the potential outcome of the relator’s claims (except as described above), or the potential range of damages, if any.

Shareholder Derivative Claims

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. Derivative Litigation: On January 7, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado consolidated the two previously disclosed shareholder derivative lawsuits: the Haverhill Retirement System action filed on May 17, 2013 and the Clark Shareholder action filed on August 7, 2012. The court appointed Haverhill lead plaintiff. The complaints filed against the directors of the Company and against the Company, as nominal defendant allege, among other things, that the Company’s directors breached fiduciary duties to the Company relating to the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Attorney physician relationship investigations, the Vainer qui tam private civil suit described above and the Woodard qui tam private civil suit for which the Company previously announced a settlement in July 2012. The Company entered into a settlement with the lead plaintiff, which as previously disclosed, was described in a court-ordered notice sent to shareholders in late January 2015, and included enhancements to the Company’s corporate governance practices and provides that the Company will not oppose the derivative plaintiff’s application for an award of fees and expenses, the dollar amount of which is not material to the Company. The Court approved the settlement and entered an order granting final approval of the settlement on June 5, 2015 and final judgment in the case was entered on June 9, 2015.

Other

The Company received several notices of claims from commercial payors and other third parties related to historical billing practices and claims against DVA Renal Healthcare (formerly known as Gambro Healthcare), a subsidiary of the Company, related to historical Gambro Healthcare billing practices and other matters covered by its 2004 settlement agreement with the DOJ and certain agencies of the U.S. government. The Company has not received any further indication that any of these claims are active except for one payor claim relating to a special needs plan, and some of the other claims may be barred by applicable statutes of limitations. The Company is working to resolve the one active claim of which it is aware and, based on the dollar amount of the claim, expects that its eventual resolution will involve an amount that is immaterial.

In addition to the foregoing, the Company is subject to claims and suits, including from time to time, contractual disputes and professional and general liability claims, as well as audits and investigations by various government entities, in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that the ultimate resolution of any such pending proceedings, whether the underlying claims are covered by insurance or not, will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions and other commitments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions and other commitments

10. Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions and other commitments

The Company has potential obligations to purchase the noncontrolling interests held by third parties in several of its majority-owned joint ventures, non-owned and minority-owned entities. These obligations are in the form of put provisions and are exercisable at the third-party owners’ discretion within specified periods as outlined in each specific put provision. If these put provisions were exercised, the Company would be required to purchase the third-party owners’ noncontrolling interests at either the appraised fair market value or a predetermined multiple of earnings or cash flow attributable to the noncontrolling interests put to the Company, which is intended to approximate fair value. The methodology the Company uses to estimate the fair values of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions assumes the higher of either a liquidation value of net assets or an average multiple of earnings, based on historical earnings, patient mix and other performance indicators that can affect future results, as well as other factors. The estimated fair values of the noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions is a critical accounting estimate that involves significant judgments and assumptions and may not be indicative of the actual values at which the noncontrolling interests may ultimately be settled, which could vary significantly from the Company’s current estimates. The estimated fair values of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions can fluctuate and the implicit multiple of earnings at which these noncontrolling interests obligations may be settled could vary significantly depending upon market conditions including potential purchasers’ access to the capital markets, which can impact the level of competition for dialysis and non-dialysis related businesses, the economic performance of these businesses and the restricted marketability of the third-party owners’ noncontrolling interests. The amount of noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions that employ a contractually predetermined multiple of earnings rather than fair value are immaterial.

The Company has certain other potential commitments to provide operating capital to several dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties or centers in which the Company owns a minority equity investment as well as to physician-owned vascular access clinics or medical practices that the Company operates under management and administrative services agreements of approximately $4,700.

Certain consolidated joint ventures are originally contractually scheduled to dissolve after terms ranging from ten to fifty years. Accordingly, the noncontrolling interests in these joint ventures are considered mandatorily redeemable instruments, for which the classification and measurement requirements have been indefinitely deferred. Future distributions upon dissolution of these entities would be valued below the related noncontrolling interest carrying balances in the consolidated balance sheet.

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Long-term incentive compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Long-term incentive compensation

11. Long-term incentive compensation

Long-term incentive program (LTIP) compensation includes both stock-based awards (principally stock-settled stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance stock units) as well as long-term performance-based cash awards. Long-term incentive compensation expense, which was primarily general and administrative in nature, is attributed among the U.S. dialysis and related lab services business, the HCP business, corporate administrative support, and the ancillary services and strategic initiatives.

The Company’s stock-based compensation awards are measured at their estimated fair values on the date of grant if settled in shares or at their estimated fair values at the end of each reporting period if settled in cash. The value of stock-based awards so measured is recognized as compensation expense on a cumulative straight-line basis over the vesting terms of the awards, adjusted for expected forfeitures.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company granted 104 stock-settled stock appreciation rights with an aggregate grant-date fair value of $1,432 and a weighted-average expected life of approximately 4.2 years, and also granted 16 stock units with an aggregate grant-date fair value of $1,133 and a weighted-average expected life of approximately 2.8 years.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $24,745 and $33,451, respectively, in total LTIP expense, of which $13,097 and $12,762, respectively, represented stock-based compensation expense for stock appreciation rights, stock units and discounted employee stock plan purchases, which are primarily included in general and administrative expense. The estimated tax benefits recorded for stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $4,539 and $4,458, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $107,824 of total estimated unrecognized compensation costs for outstanding LTIP awards, including $58,688 related to stock-based compensation arrangements under the Company’s equity compensation and stock purchase plans. The Company expects to recognize the performance-based cash component of these LTIP costs over a weighted average remaining period of 1.0 years and the stock-based component of these LTIP costs over a weighted average remaining period of 1.2 years.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company received $8,668 and $9,366, respectively, in actual tax benefits upon the exercise of stock awards.

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Share repurchases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Equity [Abstract]

Share Repurchases

12. Share repurchases

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repurchased a total of 3,690 shares of its common stock for $249,481, or an average price of $67.61 per share.

On April 14, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved additional share repurchases in the amount of $725,944. These share repurchases are in addition to the $274,056 remaining at that time under the Company’s Board of Directors’ prior share repurchase approval announced in November 2010. As a result of these transactions, the Company now has a total of $259,252 available under the current Board authorizations for additional repurchases as of April 29, 2016. These share repurchase authorizations have no expiration dates. However, the Company is subject to share repurchase limitations under the terms of its Senior Secured Credit Facilities and the indentures governing its Senior Notes.

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Comprehensive income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive income

13. Comprehensive income

	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2016
	Interest						Foreign			Accumulated
	rate swap						currency			other
	and cap			Investment			translation			comprehensive
	agreements			securities			adjustments			(loss) income
Beginning balance	$	(10,925	)	$	1,361		$	(50,262	)	$	(59,826	)
Unrealized (losses) gains		(8,951	)		342			11,181			2,572
Related income tax benefit (expense)		3,482			(113	)		—			3,369
		(5,469	)		229			11,181			5,941
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income    into net income		761			(152	)		—			609
Related income tax (expense) benefit		(296	)		59			—			(237	)
		465			(93	)		—			372
Ending balance	$	(15,929	)	$	1,497		$	(39,081	)	$	(53,513	)

	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2015
	Interest						Foreign			Accumulated
	rate swap						currency			other
	and cap			Investment			translation			comprehensive
	agreements			securities			adjustments			income (loss)
Beginning balance	$	(1,795	)	$	3,151		$	(26,373	)	$	(25,017	)
Unrealized (losses) gains		(9,451	)		544			(17,885	)		(26,792	)
Related income tax benefit (expense)		3,691			(162	)		—			3,529
		(5,760	)		382			(17,885	)		(23,263	)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income    into net income		1,332			(257	)		—			1,075
Related income tax (expense) benefit		(520	)		100			—			(420	)
		812			(157	)		—			655
Ending balance	$	(6,743	)	$	3,376		$	(44,258	)	$	(47,625	)

The reclassification of net swap and cap realized losses into income are recorded as debt expense in the corresponding consolidated statements of operations. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

The reclassification of net investment realized gains into income are recorded in other income in the corresponding consolidated statements of operations. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.

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Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisitions

14. Acquisitions

On March 1, 2016, the Company completed its acquisition of The Everett Clinic Medical Group (TEC) pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated November 23, 2015, whereby TEC became a 100% consolidated subsidiary of HCP. The total consideration paid at closing for all outstanding common units of TEC was approximately $398,093, net of cash acquired, plus the assumption of certain liabilities totaling approximately $7,287, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.

The initial purchase price allocation for the TEC acquisition is recorded at estimated fair values based upon the best information available to management and will be finalized when certain information arranged to be obtained has been received. The fair values of property and equipment and intangible assets were valued by an independent third party and are pending issuance of the final valuation report. Certain income tax amounts are pending issuance of final tax returns.

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction and recognized at the acquisition date at their estimated fair values:

Current assets, net of cash acquired	$	90,830
Property and equipment		107,310
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets		34,050
Goodwill		249,278
Current liabilities assumed		(49,322	)
Long-term deferred income taxes		(16,881	)
Noncontrolling interests assumed		(9,885	)
Aggregate purchase price	$	405,380

Amortizable intangible assets acquired in this acquisition had a weighted average estimated useful life of six years. Of the goodwill recognized in this acquisition, approximately $267is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The noncontrolling interests acquired as part of the acquisition are stated at estimated fair value based on the estimated fair values of the underlying assets and liabilities of each non-wholly-owned entity.

The operating results of TEC are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements effective March 1, 2016.

Other routine acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company acquired dialysis businesses and other businesses consisting of one dialysis center located outside the U.S., and one other medical business for a total of $7,061 in net cash and deferred purchase price obligations totaling $100. The assets and liabilities for all acquisitions were recorded at their estimated fair values at the dates of the acquisitions and are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, as are their operating results from the designated effective dates of the acquisitions. Certain income tax amounts are pending final evaluation and quantification of any pre-acquisition tax contingencies. In addition, valuation of medical claims liabilities and certain other working capital items relating to these acquisitions is pending final quantification.

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in these transactions and recognized at their acquisition dates at estimated fair values:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016
Current assets	$	56
Property and equipment		239
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets		740
Goodwill		11,171
Noncontrolling interests assumed		(5,045	)
Aggregate purchase price	$	7,161

The intangible asset acquired relates to a non-compete agreement with an estimated useful life and amortization period of seven years. The total amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes associated with these acquisitions was approximately $6,851.

Other pending transactions

In the first quarter of 2016 the Company entered into a definitive agreement, subject to certain closing conditions, with Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and Mitsui and Co., Ltd (Mitsui) whereby Khazanah and Mitsui have subscribed to invest $300,000 over three years for a 40% total stake in the Company’s Asia-Pacific dialysis business.

On August 17, 2015, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Colorado-based Renal Ventures Limited, LLC (Renal Ventures), including a 100 percent interest in all dialysis centers owned by Renal Ventures, for approximately $415,000 in cash, subject to, among other things, adjustments for certain items such as working capital. Renal Ventures currently operates 36 dialysis clinics in six states serving approximately 2,400 patients, and also operates other ancillary businesses. The transaction is subject to approval by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) including Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust clearance. The Company anticipates that it will be required by the FTC to divest a certain number of outpatient dialysis centers as a condition of the transaction. The Company expects the transaction to close in 2016.

Pro forma financial information

The following summary, prepared on a pro forma basis, combines the results of operations as if the acquisitions and divestitures in 2016 had been consummated as of the beginning of 2016 and 2015, after including the impact of certain adjustments such as amortization of intangibles and income tax effects.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(unaudited)
Pro forma net revenues	$	3,651,057	$	3,398,247
Pro forma net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.		97,010		(109,034	)
Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.		0.47		(0.51	)
Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.		0.47		(0.51	)

Contingent earn-out obligations

The Company has several contingent earn-out obligations associated with acquisitions that could result in the Company paying the former shareholders of acquired companies a total of up to $128,603 if certain EBITDA, operating income performance targets or quality margins are met over the next one to two years.

Contingent earn-out obligations are remeasured to fair value at each reporting date until the contingencies are resolved with changes in the liability due to the re-measurement recorded in earnings. See Note 16 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for further details. As of March 31, 2016, the Company has estimated the fair value of these contingent earn-out obligations to be $32,903, of which a total of $28,029 is included in other liabilities and the remaining $4,874 is included in other long-term liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The following is a reconciliation of changes in the contingent earn-out obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

Beginning balance, January 1, 2016	$	34,135
Remeasurement of fair value for contingent earn-out obligations		(373	)
Payments on contingent earn-out obligations		(859	)
	$	32,903

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Variable interest entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Variable interest entities

15. Variable interest entities

The Company relies on the operating activities of certain entities that it does not directly own or control, but over which it has indirect influence and of which it is considered the primary beneficiary. These entities are subject to the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities (VIEs).

Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), VIEs typically include entities for which (i) the entity’s equity is not sufficient to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (ii) the equity holders as a group lack the power to direct the activities that most significantly influence the entity’s economic performance, the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses, or the right to receive the entity’s expected returns; or (iii) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the entity’s losses.

The Company has determined that substantially all of the entities it is associated with that qualify as VIEs must be included in its consolidated financial statements. The Company manages these entities and provides operating and capital funding as necessary for these entities to accomplish their operational and strategic objectives. A number of these entities are subject to nominee share ownership or share transfer restriction agreements that effectively transfer the majority of the economic risks and rewards of their ownership to the Company. In other cases the Company’s management agreements with these entities include both financial terms and protective and participating rights to the entities’ operating, strategic and non-clinical governance decisions which transfer substantial powers over and economic responsibility for the entities to the Company. In some cases such entities are subject to broad exclusivity or noncompetition restrictions that benefit the Company. Further, in some cases the Company has contractual arrangements with the nominee owners that effectively indemnify these parties from the economic losses from, or entitle the Company to the economic benefits of, these entities.

The analyses upon which these consolidation determinations rest are complex, involve uncertainties, and require significant judgment on various matters, some of which could be subject to different interpretations. At March 31, 2016, these condensed consolidated financial statements include total assets of VIEs of $854,341 and total liabilities and noncontrolling interests of VIEs to third parties of $347,845.

The Company also sponsors certain deferred compensation plans whose trusts qualify as VIEs and the Company consolidates each of these plans as their primary beneficiary. The assets of these plans are recorded in short-term or long-term investments with matching offsetting liabilities recorded in accrued compensation and benefits and other long-term liabilities. See Note 4 for disclosures on the assets of these consolidated non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

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Fair value of financial instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair value of financial instruments

16. Fair value of financial instruments

The Company measures the fair value of certain assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions (temporary equity) based upon certain valuation techniques that include observable or unobservable inputs and assumptions that market participants would use in pricing these assets, liabilities, temporary equity and commitments. The Company also has classified certain assets, liabilities and temporary equity that are measured at fair value into the appropriate fair value hierarchy levels as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets, liabilities and temporary equity measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2016:

			Quoted prices in				Significant
			activemarketsfor		Significant other		unobservable
			identical assets		observableinputs		inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	$	48,667	$	48,667	$	—	$	—
Interest rate cap agreements	$	6,868	$	—	$	6,868	$	—
Funds on deposit with third parties	$	76,527	$	76,527	$	—	$	—
Liabilities
Contingent earn-out obligations	$	32,903	$	—	$	—	$	32,903
Interest rate swap agreements	$	25	$	—	$	25		—
Temporary equity
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	$	912,705	$	—	$	—	$	912,705

The available-for-sale securities represent investments in various open-ended registered investment companies, or mutual funds, and are recorded at estimated fair value based upon quoted prices reported by each mutual fund. See Note 4 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

The interest rate swap and cap agreements are recorded at fair value estimated from valuation models utilizing the income approach and commonly accepted valuation techniques that use inputs from closing prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets as well as other relevant observable market inputs at quoted intervals such as current interest rates, forward yield curves, implied volatility and credit default swap pricing. The Company does not believe the ultimate amount that could be realized upon settlement of these interest rate swap and cap agreements would be materially different from the fair value estimates currently reported. See Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

The funds on deposit with third parties represent funds held with various third parties as required by regulation or contract and invested by those parties in various investments, which are measured at estimated fair value based primarily on quoted market prices.

The estimated fair value measurements of contingent earn-out obligations are primarily based on unobservable inputs including projected EBITDA, estimated probability of achieving gross margins or quality margins of certain medical procedures and the estimated probability of earn-out payments being made using an option pricing technique and a simulation model for expected EBITDA and operating income. In addition, a probability adjusted model was used to estimate the fair value amounts of the quality margins. The estimated fair value of these contingent earn-out obligations are remeasured as of each reporting date and could fluctuate based upon any significant changes in key assumptions, such as changes in the Company credit risk adjusted rate that is used to discount obligations to present value.

See Note 10 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the Company’s methodology for estimating the fair value of noncontrolling interests subject to put obligations.

Other financial instruments consist primarily of cash, accounts receivable, life insurance contracts, accounts payable, other accrued liabilities and debt. The balances of the non-debt financial instruments are presented in the consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2016 at their approximate fair values due to the short-term nature of their settlements.

The carrying balance of the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities totaled $4,351,250 as of March 31, 2016, and the fair value was approximately $4,358,000 based upon quoted market prices.

The carrying balance of the Company’s senior notes was $4,500,000 as of March 31, 2016 and their fair value was approximately $4,557,000, based upon quoted market prices.

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Segment reporting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment reporting

17. Segment reporting

The Company operates two major divisions, Kidney Care and HCP. The Kidney Care division is comprised of the Company’s U.S. dialysis and related lab services business, various other ancillary services and strategic initiatives, including its international dialysis operations, and the Company’s corporate administrative support. The Company’s U.S. dialysis and related lab services business is its largest line of business, and is a leading provider of kidney dialysis services in the U.S. for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as ESRD. The Company’s HCP division is a patient- and physician-focused integrated health care delivery and management company with over two decades of providing coordinated outcomes-based medical care in a cost-effective manner.

The Company’s ancillary services and strategic initiatives consist primarily of pharmacy services, disease management services, vascular access services, clinical research programs, physician services, direct primary care and the Company’s international dialysis operations.

The Company’s operating segments have been defined based on the separate financial information that is regularly produced and reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker in making decisions about allocating resources to and assessing the financial performance of the Company’s various operating lines of business. The chief operating decision maker for the Company is its Chief Executive Officer.

The Company’s separate operating segments include its U.S. dialysis and related lab services business, its HCP operations in each region, each of its ancillary services and strategic initiatives, and its international operations in the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and European and Middle Eastern markets, and under the Saudi Ministry of Health charter. The U.S. dialysis and related lab services business and the HCP business each qualify as separately reportable segments, and all of the other ancillary services and strategic initiatives operating segments, including the international operating segments, have been combined and disclosed in the other segments category.

The Company’s operating segment financial information included in this report is prepared on the internal management reporting basis that the chief operating decision maker uses to allocate resources and assess the financial performance of the operating segments. For internal management reporting, segment operations include direct segment operating expenses but exclude corporate administrative support costs, which consist primarily of indirect labor, benefits and long-term incentive based compensation of certain departments which provide support to all of the Company’s various operating lines of business. Corporate administrative support costs are reduced by internal management fees received from the Company’s ancillary lines of businesses.

The following is a summary of segment net revenues, segment operating margin (loss), and a reconciliation of segment operating margin to consolidated income before income taxes:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Segment net revenues:
U.S. dialysis and related lab services
Patient service revenues:
External sources	$	2,313,663		$	2,154,294
Intersegment revenues		14,308			11,856
Total dialysis and related lab services revenues		2,327,971			2,166,150
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(104,751	)		(97,477	)
Net dialysis and related lab services patient service    revenues		2,223,220			2,068,673
Other revenues(1)		3,973			3,184
Total net dialysis and related lab services revenues		2,227,193			2,071,857
HCP
HCP revenues:
Capitated revenues		866,019			832,472
Net patient service revenues		108,238			80,210
Other revenues(2)		14,530			15,053
Intersegment capitated and other revenues		71			37
Total revenues		988,858			927,772
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives
Net patient service revenues		51,383			35,624
Capitated revenues		21,028			18,043
Other external sources		307,053			246,562
Intersegment revenues		11,827			4,942
Total ancillary services and strategic initiatives    revenues		391,291			305,171
Total net segment revenues		3,607,342			3,304,800
Elimination of intersegment revenues		(26,206	)		(16,835	)
Consolidated net revenues	$	3,581,136		$	3,287,965
Segment operating margin (loss):
U.S. dialysis and related lab services	$	440,055		$	(104,489	)
HCP		(57,145	)		60,294
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		(11,100	)		(13,828	)
Total segment operating margin (loss)		371,810			(58,023	)
Reconciliation of segment operating margin to    consolidated income before income taxes:
Corporate administrative support		(6,921	)		(6,133	)
Consolidated operating income		364,889			(64,156	)
Debt expense		(102,884	)		(97,392	)
Debt redemption and refinancing charges
Other income (loss), net		2,976			(533	)
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes	$	264,981		$	(162,081	)

⁽¹⁾ Includes management fees for providing management and administrative services to dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties or centers in which the Company owns a noncontrolling equity investment.

⁽²⁾ Includes payments received for medical consulting services and management fees for providing management and administrative services to an unconsolidated joint venture that provides medical services in which the Company owns a 50% interest, as well as revenue related to the maintenance of existing physician networks.

Depreciation and amortization expense by reportable segment is as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
U.S. dialysis and related lab services	$	116,537	$	104,993
HCP		46,263		43,279
Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		6,555		5,517
	$	169,355	$	153,789

Summary of assets by reportable segment is as follows:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Segment assets
U.S. dialysis and related lab services (including equity    investments of $30,747and $29,801, respectively)	$	11,049,206	$	11,591,507
HCP (including equity investments of $23,990 and $22,714,    respectively)		6,601,110		6,150,666
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives (including    equity investments of $20,322 and $20,853, respectively)		863,882		772,702
Consolidated assets	$	18,514,198	$	18,514,875

Expenditures for property and equipment by reportable segment is as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
U.S. dialysis and related lab services.	$	133,450	$	105,395
HCP		20,145		5,034
Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		19,592		10,992
	$	173,187	$	121,421

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Changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.'s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.'s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries

18. Changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.’s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries

The effects of changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.’s ownership interest on the Company’s equity are as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Increase in paid-in capital for sales of noncontrolling interests		885			—
Decrease in paid-in capital for the purchase of noncontrolling interests and    adjustments to ownership interest		(3,337	)		—
Net transfers to noncontrolling interests		(2,452	)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., net of transfers    to noncontrolling interests	$	94,982		$	(110,617	)

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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

New accounting standards

19. New accounting standards

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2016. The amendments in this ASU modify, simplify and expand certain aspects of consolidation guidance, principally with respect to limited partnerships, service fee arrangements and related parties. The adoption of this standard has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-05, Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement, which amends ASC 350-40, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software as of January 1, 2016. The provisions of this statement will be applied prospectively. This ASU provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If an arrangement includes a software license, the accounting for the license will be consistent with licenses of other intangible assets. If the arrangement does not include a license, the arrangement will be accounted for as a service contract. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments as of January 1, 2016. The amendments in this ASU allow an acquirer to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. This will be inclusive of the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of the change to provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendments in this ASU are to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, as part of its Simplification Initiative. The areas for simplification in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The method of adoption differs for each of the topics covered by the ASU. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this ASU will be on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting. The amendments in this ASU eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for the use of equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2017 and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The amendments in this ASU revise the accounting related to lessee accounting. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for substantially all leases in excess of twelve months. The new lease guidance also simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019 and should be applied through a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this ASU will be on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Statements – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The amendments in this ASU revise the accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018 and should be applied through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position. Early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments in this ASU apply to all inventory with the exception of inventory measured using last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method. This ASU simplifies the measurement of inventory. Under this new standard, inventory should be measured using the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonable predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017 and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard as issued is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies the implementation guidance around identifying performance obligations and licensing arrangements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). The amendments in this ASU are intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of Effective Date. This guidance approves a one-year deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09. The ASU now permits the Company to adopt this standard on January 1, 2018. Early application is permitted as of the initial effective date of January 1, 2017, but not prior to that date. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company has assembled an internal revenue task force that meets regularly to discuss and evaluate the overall impact this guidance will have on various revenue streams in the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, as well as the expected timing and method of adoption. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed consolidating financial statements

20. Condensed consolidating financial statements

The following information is presented in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. The operating and investing activities of the separate legal entities included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are fully interdependent and integrated. Revenues and operating expenses of the separate legal entities include intercompany charges for management and other administrative services. The Company’s senior notes are guaranteed by substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries. The subsidiary guarantors have guaranteed the senior notes on a joint and several basis. However, a subsidiary guarantor will be released from its obligations under its guarantee of the senior notes and the indentures governing the senior notes if, in general, there is a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such subsidiary guarantor, including by merger or consolidation, or a sale or other disposition of all of the equity interests in such subsidiary guarantor held by the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, as defined in the indentures; such subsidiary guarantor is designated by the Company as an unrestricted subsidiary, as defined in the indentures, or otherwise ceases to be a restricted subsidiary of the Company, in each case in accordance with the indentures; or such subsidiary guarantor no longer guarantees any other indebtedness, as defined in the indentures, of the Company or any of its restricted subsidiaries, except for guarantees that are contemporaneously released. The senior notes are not guaranteed by certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries, any of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, or any entities that do not constitute subsidiaries within the meaning of the indentures, such as corporations in which the Company holds capital stock with less than a majority of the voting power, joint ventures and partnerships in which the Company holds less than a majority of the equity or voting interests, non-owned entities and third parties.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,653,312		$	863,842		$	(39,416	)	$	2,477,738
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(58,813	)		(50,392	)		—			(109,205	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,594,499			813,450			(39,416	)		2,368,533
Capitated revenues		—			467,001			420,173			(127	)		887,047
Other revenues		186,975			485,316			31,716			(378,451	)		325,556
Total net revenues		186,975			2,546,816			1,265,339			(417,994	)		3,581,136
Operating expenses		122,273			2,377,630			1,134,338			(417,994	)		3,216,247
Operating income		64,702			169,186			131,001			—			364,889
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(101,101	)		(92,173	)		(11,514	)		101,904			(102,884	)
Other income		98,560			4,336			1,984			(101,904	)		2,976
Income tax expense		35,146			73,254			18,422			—			126,822
Equity earnings in subsidiaries		70,419			62,324			—			(132,743	)		—
Net income		97,434			70,419			103,049			(132,743	)		138,159
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(173,468	)	$	97,434

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,581,959		$	723,843		$	(33,987	)	$	2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(64,077	)		(35,087	)		—			(99,164	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,517,882			688,756			(33,987	)		2,172,651
Capitated revenues		—			447,338			403,124			53			850,515
Other revenues		168,265			411,028			6,312			(320,806	)		264,799
Total net revenues		168,265			2,376,248			1,098,192			(354,740	)		3,287,965
Operating expenses		123,769			2,597,953			985,139			(354,740	)		3,352,121
Operating income (loss)		44,496			(221,705	)		113,053			—			(64,156	)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(95,478	)		(85,783	)		(9,286	)		93,155			(97,392	)
Other income		91,023			53			1,546			(93,155	)		(533	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		17,514			(129,235	)		25,788			—			(85,933	)
Equity (loss) earnings in subsidiaries		(133,144	)		45,056			—			88,088			—
Net (loss) income		(110,617	)		(133,144	)		79,525			88,088			(76,148	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Net (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	53,619		$	(110,617	)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	DaVita					Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419	$	103,049	$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(4,868	)		—		11,181		—			6,313
Total comprehensive income		92,566			70,419		114,230		(132,743	)		144,472
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—		—		(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Comprehensive income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	92,566		$	70,419	$	114,230	$	(173,468	)	$	103,747

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Other comprehensive loss		(4,723	)		—			(17,885	)		—			(22,608	)
Total comprehensive (loss) income		(115,340	)		(133,144	)		61,640			88,088			(98,756	)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	(115,340	)	$	(133,144	)	$	61,640		$	53,619		$	(133,225	)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	667,109	$	73,221	$	301,097	$	—		$	1,041,427
Accounts receivable, net		—		937,747		917,538		—			1,855,285
Other current assets		408,369		792,812		101,667		—			1,302,848
Total current assets		1,075,478		1,803,780		1,320,302		—			4,199,560
Property and equipment, net		270,106		1,555,802		1,085,297		—			2,911,205
Amortizable intangibles, net		660		1,596,973		81,074		—			1,678,707
Investments in subsidiaries		9,019,776		2,020,158		—		(11,039,934	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,797,849		—		697,353		(4,495,202	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		67,725		55,403		115,970		—			239,098
Goodwill		—		7,753,168		1,732,460		—			9,485,628
Total assets	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198
Current liabilities	$	236,695	$	1,686,198	$	520,725	$	—		$	2,443,618
Intercompany payables		—		2,889,630		1,605,572		(4,495,202	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,713,321		1,189,680		333,142		—			10,236,143
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		577,652		—		—		335,053			912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,020,158		(11,039,934	)		4,703,926
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		552,859		(335,053	)		217,806
Total equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,573,017		(11,374,987	)		4,921,732
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of December 31, 2015	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,186,636	$	109,357	$	203,123	$	—		$	1,499,116
Accounts receivable, net		—		929,390		794,838		—			1,724,228
Other current assets		431,504		769,947		78,485		—			1,279,936
Total current assets		1,618,140		1,808,694		1,076,446		—			4,503,280
Property and equipment, net		268,066		1,575,890		944,784		—			2,788,740
Intangible assets, net		540		1,634,920		51,866		—			1,687,326
Investments in subsidiaries		8,893,079		1,597,185		—		(10,490,264	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,474,133		—		701,814		(4,175,947	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		74,458		53,346		113,246		—			241,050
Goodwill		—		7,834,257		1,460,222		—			9,294,479
Total assets	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875
Current liabilities	$	185,217	$	1,730,123	$	483,798	$	—		$	2,399,138
Intercompany payables		—		2,750,102		1,425,845		(4,175,947	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,730,673		1,130,988		305,838		—			10,167,499
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		541,746		—		—		322,320			864,066
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders' equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		1,597,185		(10,490,264	)		4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		535,712		(322,320	)		213,392
Total equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		2,132,897		(10,812,584	)		5,084,172
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		(18,699	)		217,405			(40,606	)		132,743			290,843
Net cash provided by operating activities		78,735			287,824			62,443			—			429,002
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(16,865	)		(86,055	)		(70,267	)		—			(173,187	)
Acquisitions		—			(400,093	)		(5,061	)		—			(405,154	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			4,657			—			—			4,657
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items		23,387			(7,438	)		3,424			—			19,373
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		6,522			(488,929	)		(71,904	)		—			(554,311	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,247	)		(1,977	)		(1,347	)		—			(24,571	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		(315,986	)		167,702			148,284			—			—
Other items		(267,551	)		(756	)		(40,219	)		—			(308,526	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(604,784	)		164,969			106,718			—			(333,097	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			717			—			717
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(519,527	)		(36,136	)		97,974			—			(457,689	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,186,636			109,357			203,123			—			1,499,116
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	667,109		$	73,221		$	301,097		$	—		$	1,041,427

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		154,352			410,880			9,093			(88,088	)		486,237
Net cash provided by operating activities		43,735			277,736			88,618			—			410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(6,230	)		(48,802	)		(66,389	)		—			(121,421	)
Acquisitions		—			(40,018	)		(632	)		—			(40,650	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			2,565			—			—			2,565
Purchases/proceeds from investment sales and other items		(84,640	)		(537	)		(7,604	)		—			(92,781	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(90,870	)		(86,792	)		(74,625	)		—			(252,287	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,250	)		(3,620	)		(3,569	)		—			(28,439	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		180,207			(202,804	)		22,597			—			—
Other items		(56,828	)		—			(25,601	)		—			(82,429	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		102,129			(206,424	)		(6,573	)		—			(110,868	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(904	)		—			(904	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		54,994			(15,480	)		6,516			—			46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		698,876			77,921			188,444			—			965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	753,870		$	62,441		$	194,960		$	—		$	1,011,271

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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental data

21. Supplemental data

The following information is presented as supplemental data as required by the indentures governing the Company’s senior notes.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

										Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted			Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries(1)
Patient service operating revenues	$	2,477,738		$	62,692		$	—		$	2,415,046
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109,205	)		(2,093	)		—			(107,112	)
Net patient service operating revenues		2,368,533			60,599			—			2,307,934
Capitated revenues		887,047			398,429			—			488,618
Other revenues		325,556			7,573			—			317,983
Total net operating revenues		3,581,136			466,601			—			3,114,535
Operating expenses		3,216,247			468,588			(158	)		2,747,817
Operating income		364,889			(1,987	)		158			366,718
Debt expense, including refinancing charges		(102,884	)		(3,740	)		—			(99,144	)
Other income		2,976			155			—			2,821
Income tax expense		126,822			11,295			63			115,464
Net income		138,159			(16,867	)		95			154,931
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40,725	)		—			—			(40,725	)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(16,867	)	$	95		$	114,206

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

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

									Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted		Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries(1)
Net income	$	138,159		$	(16,867	)	$	95	$	154,931
Other comprehensive loss		6,313			—			—		6,313
Total comprehensive income		144,472			(16,867	)		95		161,244
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to the noncontrolling    interests		(40,725	)		—			—		(40,725	)
Comprehensive income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	103,747		$	(16,867	)	$	95	$	120,519

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

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

							Company and
	Consolidated		Physician		Unrestricted		Restricted
As of March 31, 2016	Total		Groups		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries(1)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,041,427	$	143,953	$	—	$	897,474
Accounts receivable, net		1,855,285		435,688		—		1,419,597
Other current assets		1,302,848		22,287		—		1,280,561
Total current assets		4,199,560		601,928		—		3,597,632
Property and equipment, net		2,911,205		1,678		—		2,909,527
Amortizable intangibles, net		1,678,707		5,656		—		1,673,051
Other long-term assets		239,098		74,692		2,982		161,424
Goodwill		9,485,628		16,234		—		9,469,394
Total assets	$	18,514,198	$	700,188	$	2,982	$	17,811,028
Current liabilities	$	2,443,618	$	255,174	$	—	$	2,188,444
Payables to parent		—		343,657		2,982		(346,639	)
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		10,236,143		49,705		—		10,186,438
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		912,705		—		—		912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926		51,652		—		4,652,274
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		217,806		—		—		217,806
Shareholders’ equity		4,921,732		51,652		—		4,870,080
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity	$	18,514,198	$	700,188	$	2,982	$	17,811,028

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

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

										Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted			Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries(1)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	138,159		$	(16,867	)	$	95		$	154,931
Changes in operating and intercompany assets and liabilities    and non-cash items included in net income		290,843			(64,656	)		(95	)		355,594
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		429,002			(81,523	)		—			510,525
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment		(173,187	)		(200	)		—			(172,987	)
Acquisitions and divestitures, net		(405,154	)		—			—			(405,154	)
Proceeds from discontinued operations		4,657			—			—			4,657
Investments and other items		19,373			(536	)		—			19,909
Net cash used in investing activities		(554,311	)		(736	)		—			(553,575	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt		(24,571	)		—			—			(24,571	)
Intercompany		—			137,967			—			(137,967	)
Other items		(308,526	)		—			—			(308,526	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(333,097	)		137,967			—			(471,064	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		717			—			—			717
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(457,689	)		55,708			—			(513,397	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,499,116			88,245			—			1,410,871
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,041,427		$	143,953		$	—		$	897,474

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

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Condensed consolidated interim financial statements (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts. In evaluating the ultimate collectability of accounts receivable, the Company analyzes its historical cash collection experience and trends for each of its government payors and commercial payors to estimate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount of the provision for uncollectible accounts. Management regularly updates its analysis based upon the most recent information available to determine its current provision for uncollectible accounts and the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts.

For receivables associated with dialysis patient services covered by government payors, like Medicare, the Company receives 80% of the payment directly from Medicare as established under the government’s bundled payment system and determines an appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts and provision for uncollectible accounts on the remaining balance due depending upon the Company’s estimate of the amounts ultimately collectible from other secondary coverage sources or from the patients. For receivables associated with services to patients covered by commercial payors that are either based upon contractual terms or for non-contracted health plan coverage, the Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts by recording a provision for uncollectible accounts based upon its historical collection experience, potential inefficiencies in its billing processes and for which collectability is determined to be unlikely. Approximately 1% of the Company’s dialysis and related lab services net accounts receivable are associated with patient pay and it is the Company’s policy to reserve 100% of the outstanding accounts receivable balances for dialysis services when those amounts due are outstanding for more than three months.

Long-term incentive compensation

The Company’s stock-based compensation awards are measured at their estimated fair values on the date of grant if settled in shares or at their estimated fair values at the end of each reporting period if settled in cash. The value of stock-based awards so measured is recognized as compensation expense on a cumulative straight-line basis over the vesting terms of the awards, adjusted for expected forfeitures.

New accounting standards

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2016. The amendments in this ASU modify, simplify and expand certain aspects of consolidation guidance, principally with respect to limited partnerships, service fee arrangements and related parties. The adoption of this standard has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-05, Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement, which amends ASC 350-40, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software as of January 1, 2016. The provisions of this statement will be applied prospectively. This ASU provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If an arrangement includes a software license, the accounting for the license will be consistent with licenses of other intangible assets. If the arrangement does not include a license, the arrangement will be accounted for as a service contract. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments as of January 1, 2016. The amendments in this ASU allow an acquirer to recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. This will be inclusive of the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of the change to provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendments in this ASU are to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, as part of its Simplification Initiative. The areas for simplification in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The method of adoption differs for each of the topics covered by the ASU. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this ASU will be on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting. The amendments in this ASU eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for the use of equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2017 and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The amendments in this ASU revise the accounting related to lessee accounting. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for substantially all leases in excess of twelve months. The new lease guidance also simplified the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2019 and should be applied through a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has not yet determined what the effects of adopting this ASU will be on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Statements – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The amendments in this ASU revise the accounting related to (1) the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and (2) the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018 and should be applied through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position. Early adoption is permitted under certain circumstances. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments in this ASU apply to all inventory with the exception of inventory measured using last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method. This ASU simplifies the measurement of inventory. Under this new standard, inventory should be measured using the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonable predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017 and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard as issued is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies the implementation guidance around identifying performance obligations and licensing arrangements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net). The amendments in this ASU are intended to improve the operability and understandability of the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of Effective Date. This guidance approves a one-year deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09. The ASU now permits the Company to adopt this standard on January 1, 2018. Early application is permitted as of the initial effective date of January 1, 2017, but not prior to that date. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company has assembled an internal revenue task force that meets regularly to discuss and evaluate the overall impact this guidance will have on various revenue streams in the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, as well as the expected timing and method of adoption. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

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Earnings per share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliations of Numerators and Denominators Used to Calculate Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Basic:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561			215,581
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare    Partners merger		(2,194	)		(2,194	)
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share calculation		204,367			213,387
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	0.48		$	(0.52	)
Diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561			215,581
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare    Partners merger		—			(2,194	)
Assumed incremental shares from stock plans		1,367			—
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share calculation		207,928			213,387
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	0.47		$	(0.52	)
Anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from calculation (1)		2,273			5,992

⁽¹⁾ Shares associated with stock-settled stock appreciation rights and contingently returnable shares that are excluded from the diluted denominator calculation because they are anti-dilutive on their terms or, in the case of the quarter ended March 31, 2015, due to the Company’s net loss attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

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Investments in debt and equity securities and other investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments

The Company’s investments in securities consist of the following:

	March 31, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Held to		Available				Held to		Available
	maturity		for sale		Total		maturity		for sale		Total
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and money    market funds due within one year	$	382,399	$	—	$	382,399	$	406,884	$	—	$	406,884
Investments in mutual funds, debt securities and    common stock		—		48,667		48,667	—			33,482		33,482
	$	382,399	$	48,667	$	431,066	$	406,884	$	33,482	$	440,366
Short-term investments	$	382,399	$	14,069	$	396,468	$	406,884	$	1,200	$	408,084
Long-term investments		—		34,598		34,598		—		32,282		32,282
	$	382,399	$	48,667	$	431,066	$	406,884	$	33,482	$	440,366

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Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segments

Changes in goodwill by reportable segments were as follows:

							Other-ancillary
	U.S. dialysis and						services and
	related lab services			HCP			strategic initiatives			Consolidated total
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	5,610,643		$	3,562,534		$	242,118		$	9,415,295
Acquisitions		21,910			29,910			45,273			97,093
Divestitures		(3,370	)		(5,411	)		—			(8,781	)
Goodwill impairment charges		—			(188,769	)		(4,065	)		(192,834	)
Foreign currency and other adjustments		—			—			(16,294	)		(16,294	)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	5,629,183		$	3,398,264		$	267,032		$	9,294,479
Acquisitions		—			251,216			9,233			260,449
Divestitures		—			—			—			—
Goodwill impairment charge		—			(77,000	)		—			(77,000	)
Foreign currency and other adjustments		—			—			7,700			7,700
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	5,629,183		$	3,572,480		$	283,965		$	9,485,628

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Health care costs payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Health Care Organizations [Abstract]

Components of Changes in Health Care Costs Payable

The following table shows the components of changes in health care costs payable for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016
Health care costs payable, beginning of the period	$	212,641
Add: Components of incurred health care costs
Current year		409,170
Prior years		5,354
Total incurred health care costs		414,524
Less: Claims paid
Current year		232,310
Prior years		180,185
Total claims paid		412,495
Health care costs payable, end of the period	$	214,670

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Long-term debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt was comprised of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
Term Loan A	$	912,500		$	925,000
Term Loan B		3,438,750			3,447,500
Senior notes		4,500,000			4,500,000
Acquisition obligations and other notes payable		70,738			70,645
Capital lease obligations		287,783			283,185
Total debt principal outstanding		9,209,771			9,226,330
Discount and deferred financing costs		(91,950	)		(95,985	)
		9,117,821			9,130,345
Less current portion		(137,966	)		(129,037	)
	$	8,979,855		$	9,001,308

Scheduled Maturities of Long-term Debt

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt at March 31, 2016 were as follows:

2016 (remainder of the year)	103,615
2017	154,525
2018	167,052
2019	741,960
2020	66,216
2021	3,297,308
Thereafter	4,679,095

Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes the Company’s derivative instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Balance sheet location	Fair value		Balance sheet location	Fair value
Interest rate swap agreements	Other short-term liabilities	$	25	Other short-term assets	$	516
Interest rate cap agreements	Other long-term assets	$	6,868	Other long-term assets	$	15,127

Effects of Interest Rate Swap and Cap Agreements

The following table summarizes the effects of the Company’s interest rate swap and cap agreements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

	Amount of (losses) gains							Amount of (losses) gains
	recognized in OCI on interest							reclassified from
	rate swap and cap agreements						Location of	accumulated OCI into income
	Three months ended						losses reclassified	Three months ended
	March 31,						from accumulated	March 31,
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	2016			2015			OCI into income	2016			2015
Interest rate swap agreements	$	(692	)	$	(2,694	)	Debt expense	$	(151	)	$	(722	)
Interest rate cap agreements		(8,259	)		(6,757	)	Debt expense		(610	)		(610	)
Tax benefit (expense)		3,482			3,691				296			520
Total	$	(5,469	)	$	(5,760	)		$	(465	)	$	(812	)

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Comprehensive income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive income

	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2016
	Interest						Foreign			Accumulated
	rate swap						currency			other
	and cap			Investment			translation			comprehensive
	agreements			securities			adjustments			(loss) income
Beginning balance	$	(10,925	)	$	1,361		$	(50,262	)	$	(59,826	)
Unrealized (losses) gains		(8,951	)		342			11,181			2,572
Related income tax benefit (expense)		3,482			(113	)		—			3,369
		(5,469	)		229			11,181			5,941
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income    into net income		761			(152	)		—			609
Related income tax (expense) benefit		(296	)		59			—			(237	)
		465			(93	)		—			372
Ending balance	$	(15,929	)	$	1,497		$	(39,081	)	$	(53,513	)

	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2015
	Interest						Foreign			Accumulated
	rate swap						currency			other
	and cap			Investment			translation			comprehensive
	agreements			securities			adjustments			income (loss)
Beginning balance	$	(1,795	)	$	3,151		$	(26,373	)	$	(25,017	)
Unrealized (losses) gains		(9,451	)		544			(17,885	)		(26,792	)
Related income tax benefit (expense)		3,691			(162	)		—			3,529
		(5,760	)		382			(17,885	)		(23,263	)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income    into net income		1,332			(257	)		—			1,075
Related income tax (expense) benefit		(520	)		100			—			(420	)
		812			(157	)		—			655
Ending balance	$	(6,743	)	$	3,376		$	(44,258	)	$	(47,625	)

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Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Aggregate Purchase Cost Allocations for Acquisitions

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction and recognized at the acquisition date at their estimated fair values:

Current assets, net of cash acquired	$	90,830
Property and equipment		107,310
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets		34,050
Goodwill		249,278
Current liabilities assumed		(49,322	)
Long-term deferred income taxes		(16,881	)
Noncontrolling interests assumed		(9,885	)
Aggregate purchase price	$	405,380

Pro Forma Financial Information, Results of Operations

The following summary, prepared on a pro forma basis, combines the results of operations as if the acquisitions and divestitures in 2016 had been consummated as of the beginning of 2016 and 2015, after including the impact of certain adjustments such as amortization of intangibles and income tax effects.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(unaudited)
Pro forma net revenues	$	3,651,057	$	3,398,247
Pro forma net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.		97,010		(109,034	)
Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.		0.47		(0.51	)
Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.		0.47		(0.51	)

Reconciliation of Changes in Contingent Earn-Out Obligations

The following is a reconciliation of changes in the contingent earn-out obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

Beginning balance, January 1, 2016	$	34,135
Remeasurement of fair value for contingent earn-out obligations		(373	)
Payments on contingent earn-out obligations		(859	)
	$	32,903

Dialysis businesses and other businesses

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Aggregate Purchase Cost Allocations for Acquisitions

The following table summarizes the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in these transactions and recognized at their acquisition dates at estimated fair values:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2016
Current assets	$	56
Property and equipment		239
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets		740
Goodwill		11,171
Noncontrolling interests assumed		(5,045	)
Aggregate purchase price	$	7,161

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Fair value of financial instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets, Liabilities and Temporary Equity Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets, liabilities and temporary equity measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2016:

			Quoted prices in				Significant
			activemarketsfor		Significant other		unobservable
			identical assets		observableinputs		inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	$	48,667	$	48,667	$	—	$	—
Interest rate cap agreements	$	6,868	$	—	$	6,868	$	—
Funds on deposit with third parties	$	76,527	$	76,527	$	—	$	—
Liabilities
Contingent earn-out obligations	$	32,903	$	—	$	—	$	32,903
Interest rate swap agreements	$	25	$	—	$	25		—
Temporary equity
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	$	912,705	$	—	$	—	$	912,705

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Segment reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Segment Net Revenues, Segment Operating Income (Loss) and Reconciliation of Segment Income to Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes

The following is a summary of segment net revenues, segment operating margin (loss), and a reconciliation of segment operating margin to consolidated income before income taxes:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Segment net revenues:
U.S. dialysis and related lab services
Patient service revenues:
External sources	$	2,313,663		$	2,154,294
Intersegment revenues		14,308			11,856
Total dialysis and related lab services revenues		2,327,971			2,166,150
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(104,751	)		(97,477	)
Net dialysis and related lab services patient service    revenues		2,223,220			2,068,673
Other revenues(1)		3,973			3,184
Total net dialysis and related lab services revenues		2,227,193			2,071,857
HCP
HCP revenues:
Capitated revenues		866,019			832,472
Net patient service revenues		108,238			80,210
Other revenues(2)		14,530			15,053
Intersegment capitated and other revenues		71			37
Total revenues		988,858			927,772
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives
Net patient service revenues		51,383			35,624
Capitated revenues		21,028			18,043
Other external sources		307,053			246,562
Intersegment revenues		11,827			4,942
Total ancillary services and strategic initiatives    revenues		391,291			305,171
Total net segment revenues		3,607,342			3,304,800
Elimination of intersegment revenues		(26,206	)		(16,835	)
Consolidated net revenues	$	3,581,136		$	3,287,965
Segment operating margin (loss):
U.S. dialysis and related lab services	$	440,055		$	(104,489	)
HCP		(57,145	)		60,294
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		(11,100	)		(13,828	)
Total segment operating margin (loss)		371,810			(58,023	)
Reconciliation of segment operating margin to    consolidated income before income taxes:
Corporate administrative support		(6,921	)		(6,133	)
Consolidated operating income		364,889			(64,156	)
Debt expense		(102,884	)		(97,392	)
Debt redemption and refinancing charges
Other income (loss), net		2,976			(533	)
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes	$	264,981		$	(162,081	)

⁽¹⁾ Includes management fees for providing management and administrative services to dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties or centers in which the Company owns a noncontrolling equity investment.

⁽²⁾ Includes payments received for medical consulting services and management fees for providing management and administrative services to an unconsolidated joint venture that provides medical services in which the Company owns a 50% interest, as well as revenue related to the maintenance of existing physician networks.

Summary of Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Reportable Segment

Depreciation and amortization expense by reportable segment is as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
U.S. dialysis and related lab services	$	116,537	$	104,993
HCP		46,263		43,279
Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		6,555		5,517
	$	169,355	$	153,789

Summary of Assets by Reportable Segment

Summary of assets by reportable segment is as follows:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Segment assets
U.S. dialysis and related lab services (including equity    investments of $30,747and $29,801, respectively)	$	11,049,206	$	11,591,507
HCP (including equity investments of $23,990 and $22,714,    respectively)		6,601,110		6,150,666
Other—Ancillary services and strategic initiatives (including    equity investments of $20,322 and $20,853, respectively)		863,882		772,702
Consolidated assets	$	18,514,198	$	18,514,875

Summary of Expenditures for Property and Equipment by Reportable Segment

Expenditures for property and equipment by reportable segment is as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
U.S. dialysis and related lab services.	$	133,450	$	105,395
HCP		20,145		5,034
Ancillary services and strategic initiatives		19,592		10,992
	$	173,187	$	121,421

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Changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.'s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Effects of Changes in DaVita Inc's Ownership Interest on Company's Equity

The effects of changes in DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.’s ownership interest on the Company’s equity are as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2016			2015
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(110,617	)
Increase in paid-in capital for sales of noncontrolling interests		885			—
Decrease in paid-in capital for the purchase of noncontrolling interests and    adjustments to ownership interest		(3,337	)		—
Net transfers to noncontrolling interests		(2,452	)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., net of transfers    to noncontrolling interests	$	94,982		$	(110,617	)

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Condensed consolidating financial statements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,653,312		$	863,842		$	(39,416	)	$	2,477,738
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(58,813	)		(50,392	)		—			(109,205	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,594,499			813,450			(39,416	)		2,368,533
Capitated revenues		—			467,001			420,173			(127	)		887,047
Other revenues		186,975			485,316			31,716			(378,451	)		325,556
Total net revenues		186,975			2,546,816			1,265,339			(417,994	)		3,581,136
Operating expenses		122,273			2,377,630			1,134,338			(417,994	)		3,216,247
Operating income		64,702			169,186			131,001			—			364,889
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(101,101	)		(92,173	)		(11,514	)		101,904			(102,884	)
Other income		98,560			4,336			1,984			(101,904	)		2,976
Income tax expense		35,146			73,254			18,422			—			126,822
Equity earnings in subsidiaries		70,419			62,324			—			(132,743	)		—
Net income		97,434			70,419			103,049			(132,743	)		138,159
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(173,468	)	$	97,434

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,581,959		$	723,843		$	(33,987	)	$	2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(64,077	)		(35,087	)		—			(99,164	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,517,882			688,756			(33,987	)		2,172,651
Capitated revenues		—			447,338			403,124			53			850,515
Other revenues		168,265			411,028			6,312			(320,806	)		264,799
Total net revenues		168,265			2,376,248			1,098,192			(354,740	)		3,287,965
Operating expenses		123,769			2,597,953			985,139			(354,740	)		3,352,121
Operating income (loss)		44,496			(221,705	)		113,053			—			(64,156	)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(95,478	)		(85,783	)		(9,286	)		93,155			(97,392	)
Other income		91,023			53			1,546			(93,155	)		(533	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		17,514			(129,235	)		25,788			—			(85,933	)
Equity (loss) earnings in subsidiaries		(133,144	)		45,056			—			88,088			—
Net (loss) income		(110,617	)		(133,144	)		79,525			88,088			(76,148	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Net (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	53,619		$	(110,617	)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	DaVita					Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419	$	103,049	$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(4,868	)		—		11,181		—			6,313
Total comprehensive income		92,566			70,419		114,230		(132,743	)		144,472
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—		—		(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Comprehensive income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	92,566		$	70,419	$	114,230	$	(173,468	)	$	103,747

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Other comprehensive loss		(4,723	)		—			(17,885	)		—			(22,608	)
Total comprehensive (loss) income		(115,340	)		(133,144	)		61,640			88,088			(98,756	)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	(115,340	)	$	(133,144	)	$	61,640		$	53,619		$	(133,225	)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	667,109	$	73,221	$	301,097	$	—		$	1,041,427
Accounts receivable, net		—		937,747		917,538		—			1,855,285
Other current assets		408,369		792,812		101,667		—			1,302,848
Total current assets		1,075,478		1,803,780		1,320,302		—			4,199,560
Property and equipment, net		270,106		1,555,802		1,085,297		—			2,911,205
Amortizable intangibles, net		660		1,596,973		81,074		—			1,678,707
Investments in subsidiaries		9,019,776		2,020,158		—		(11,039,934	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,797,849		—		697,353		(4,495,202	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		67,725		55,403		115,970		—			239,098
Goodwill		—		7,753,168		1,732,460		—			9,485,628
Total assets	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198
Current liabilities	$	236,695	$	1,686,198	$	520,725	$	—		$	2,443,618
Intercompany payables		—		2,889,630		1,605,572		(4,495,202	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,713,321		1,189,680		333,142		—			10,236,143
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		577,652		—		—		335,053			912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,020,158		(11,039,934	)		4,703,926
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		552,859		(335,053	)		217,806
Total equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,573,017		(11,374,987	)		4,921,732
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of December 31, 2015	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,186,636	$	109,357	$	203,123	$	—		$	1,499,116
Accounts receivable, net		—		929,390		794,838		—			1,724,228
Other current assets		431,504		769,947		78,485		—			1,279,936
Total current assets		1,618,140		1,808,694		1,076,446		—			4,503,280
Property and equipment, net		268,066		1,575,890		944,784		—			2,788,740
Intangible assets, net		540		1,634,920		51,866		—			1,687,326
Investments in subsidiaries		8,893,079		1,597,185		—		(10,490,264	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,474,133		—		701,814		(4,175,947	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		74,458		53,346		113,246		—			241,050
Goodwill		—		7,834,257		1,460,222		—			9,294,479
Total assets	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875
Current liabilities	$	185,217	$	1,730,123	$	483,798	$	—		$	2,399,138
Intercompany payables		—		2,750,102		1,425,845		(4,175,947	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,730,673		1,130,988		305,838		—			10,167,499
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		541,746		—		—		322,320			864,066
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders' equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		1,597,185		(10,490,264	)		4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		535,712		(322,320	)		213,392
Total equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		2,132,897		(10,812,584	)		5,084,172
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		(18,699	)		217,405			(40,606	)		132,743			290,843
Net cash provided by operating activities		78,735			287,824			62,443			—			429,002
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(16,865	)		(86,055	)		(70,267	)		—			(173,187	)
Acquisitions		—			(400,093	)		(5,061	)		—			(405,154	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			4,657			—			—			4,657
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items		23,387			(7,438	)		3,424			—			19,373
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		6,522			(488,929	)		(71,904	)		—			(554,311	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,247	)		(1,977	)		(1,347	)		—			(24,571	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		(315,986	)		167,702			148,284			—			—
Other items		(267,551	)		(756	)		(40,219	)		—			(308,526	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(604,784	)		164,969			106,718			—			(333,097	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			717			—			717
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(519,527	)		(36,136	)		97,974			—			(457,689	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,186,636			109,357			203,123			—			1,499,116
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	667,109		$	73,221		$	301,097		$	—		$	1,041,427

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		154,352			410,880			9,093			(88,088	)		486,237
Net cash provided by operating activities		43,735			277,736			88,618			—			410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(6,230	)		(48,802	)		(66,389	)		—			(121,421	)
Acquisitions		—			(40,018	)		(632	)		—			(40,650	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			2,565			—			—			2,565
Purchases/proceeds from investment sales and other items		(84,640	)		(537	)		(7,604	)		—			(92,781	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(90,870	)		(86,792	)		(74,625	)		—			(252,287	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,250	)		(3,620	)		(3,569	)		—			(28,439	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		180,207			(202,804	)		22,597			—			—
Other items		(56,828	)		—			(25,601	)		—			(82,429	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		102,129			(206,424	)		(6,573	)		—			(110,868	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(904	)		—			(904	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		54,994			(15,480	)		6,516			—			46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		698,876			77,921			188,444			—			965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	753,870		$	62,441		$	194,960		$	—		$	1,011,271

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Supplemental data (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,653,312		$	863,842		$	(39,416	)	$	2,477,738
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(58,813	)		(50,392	)		—			(109,205	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,594,499			813,450			(39,416	)		2,368,533
Capitated revenues		—			467,001			420,173			(127	)		887,047
Other revenues		186,975			485,316			31,716			(378,451	)		325,556
Total net revenues		186,975			2,546,816			1,265,339			(417,994	)		3,581,136
Operating expenses		122,273			2,377,630			1,134,338			(417,994	)		3,216,247
Operating income		64,702			169,186			131,001			—			364,889
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(101,101	)		(92,173	)		(11,514	)		101,904			(102,884	)
Other income		98,560			4,336			1,984			(101,904	)		2,976
Income tax expense		35,146			73,254			18,422			—			126,822
Equity earnings in subsidiaries		70,419			62,324			—			(132,743	)		—
Net income		97,434			70,419			103,049			(132,743	)		138,159
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(173,468	)	$	97,434

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Patient service revenues	$	—		$	1,581,959		$	723,843		$	(33,987	)	$	2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		—			(64,077	)		(35,087	)		—			(99,164	)
Net patient service revenues		—			1,517,882			688,756			(33,987	)		2,172,651
Capitated revenues		—			447,338			403,124			53			850,515
Other revenues		168,265			411,028			6,312			(320,806	)		264,799
Total net revenues		168,265			2,376,248			1,098,192			(354,740	)		3,287,965
Operating expenses		123,769			2,597,953			985,139			(354,740	)		3,352,121
Operating income (loss)		44,496			(221,705	)		113,053			—			(64,156	)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(95,478	)		(85,783	)		(9,286	)		93,155			(97,392	)
Other income		91,023			53			1,546			(93,155	)		(533	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		17,514			(129,235	)		25,788			—			(85,933	)
Equity (loss) earnings in subsidiaries		(133,144	)		45,056			—			88,088			—
Net (loss) income		(110,617	)		(133,144	)		79,525			88,088			(76,148	)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Net (loss) income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	53,619		$	(110,617	)

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	DaVita					Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419	$	103,049	$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(4,868	)		—		11,181		—			6,313
Total comprehensive income		92,566			70,419		114,230		(132,743	)		144,472
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—		—		(40,725	)		(40,725	)
Comprehensive income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	92,566		$	70,419	$	114,230	$	(173,468	)	$	103,747

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Other comprehensive loss		(4,723	)		—			(17,885	)		—			(22,608	)
Total comprehensive (loss) income		(115,340	)		(133,144	)		61,640			88,088			(98,756	)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the    noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			(34,469	)		(34,469	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to DaVita    HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	(115,340	)	$	(133,144	)	$	61,640		$	53,619		$	(133,225	)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	667,109	$	73,221	$	301,097	$	—		$	1,041,427
Accounts receivable, net		—		937,747		917,538		—			1,855,285
Other current assets		408,369		792,812		101,667		—			1,302,848
Total current assets		1,075,478		1,803,780		1,320,302		—			4,199,560
Property and equipment, net		270,106		1,555,802		1,085,297		—			2,911,205
Amortizable intangibles, net		660		1,596,973		81,074		—			1,678,707
Investments in subsidiaries		9,019,776		2,020,158		—		(11,039,934	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,797,849		—		697,353		(4,495,202	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		67,725		55,403		115,970		—			239,098
Goodwill		—		7,753,168		1,732,460		—			9,485,628
Total assets	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198
Current liabilities	$	236,695	$	1,686,198	$	520,725	$	—		$	2,443,618
Intercompany payables		—		2,889,630		1,605,572		(4,495,202	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,713,321		1,189,680		333,142		—			10,236,143
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		577,652		—		—		335,053			912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,020,158		(11,039,934	)		4,703,926
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		552,859		(335,053	)		217,806
Total equity		4,703,926		9,019,776		2,573,017		(11,374,987	)		4,921,732
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,231,594	$	14,785,284	$	5,032,456	$	(15,535,136	)	$	18,514,198

	DaVita				Non-
	HealthCare		Guarantor		Guarantor		Consolidating			Consolidated
As of December 31, 2015	PartnersInc.		subsidiaries		subsidiaries		adjustments			total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,186,636	$	109,357	$	203,123	$	—		$	1,499,116
Accounts receivable, net		—		929,390		794,838		—			1,724,228
Other current assets		431,504		769,947		78,485		—			1,279,936
Total current assets		1,618,140		1,808,694		1,076,446		—			4,503,280
Property and equipment, net		268,066		1,575,890		944,784		—			2,788,740
Intangible assets, net		540		1,634,920		51,866		—			1,687,326
Investments in subsidiaries		8,893,079		1,597,185		—		(10,490,264	)		—
Intercompany receivables		3,474,133		—		701,814		(4,175,947	)		—
Other long-term assets and investments		74,458		53,346		113,246		—			241,050
Goodwill		—		7,834,257		1,460,222		—			9,294,479
Total assets	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875
Current liabilities	$	185,217	$	1,730,123	$	483,798	$	—		$	2,399,138
Intercompany payables		—		2,750,102		1,425,845		(4,175,947	)		—
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		8,730,673		1,130,988		305,838		—			10,167,499
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		541,746		—		—		322,320			864,066
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders' equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		1,597,185		(10,490,264	)		4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		—		—		535,712		(322,320	)		213,392
Total equity		4,870,780		8,893,079		2,132,897		(10,812,584	)		5,084,172
Total liabilities and equity	$	14,328,416	$	14,504,292	$	4,348,378	$	(14,666,211	)	$	18,514,875

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	97,434		$	70,419		$	103,049		$	(132,743	)	$	138,159
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		(18,699	)		217,405			(40,606	)		132,743			290,843
Net cash provided by operating activities		78,735			287,824			62,443			—			429,002
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(16,865	)		(86,055	)		(70,267	)		—			(173,187	)
Acquisitions		—			(400,093	)		(5,061	)		—			(405,154	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			4,657			—			—			4,657
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items		23,387			(7,438	)		3,424			—			19,373
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		6,522			(488,929	)		(71,904	)		—			(554,311	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,247	)		(1,977	)		(1,347	)		—			(24,571	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		(315,986	)		167,702			148,284			—			—
Other items		(267,551	)		(756	)		(40,219	)		—			(308,526	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(604,784	)		164,969			106,718			—			(333,097	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			717			—			717
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(519,527	)		(36,136	)		97,974			—			(457,689	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,186,636			109,357			203,123			—			1,499,116
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	667,109		$	73,221		$	301,097		$	—		$	1,041,427

	DaVita						Non-
	HealthCare			Guarantor			Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
For the three months ended March 31, 2015	PartnersInc.			subsidiaries			subsidiaries			adjustments			total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(110,617	)	$	(133,144	)	$	79,525		$	88,088		$	(76,148	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash    items included in net income		154,352			410,880			9,093			(88,088	)		486,237
Net cash provided by operating activities		43,735			277,736			88,618			—			410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment, net		(6,230	)		(48,802	)		(66,389	)		—			(121,421	)
Acquisitions		—			(40,018	)		(632	)		—			(40,650	)
Proceeds from asset and business sales		—			2,565			—			—			2,565
Purchases/proceeds from investment sales and other items		(84,640	)		(537	)		(7,604	)		—			(92,781	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(90,870	)		(86,792	)		(74,625	)		—			(252,287	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net		(21,250	)		(3,620	)		(3,569	)		—			(28,439	)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)		180,207			(202,804	)		22,597			—			—
Other items		(56,828	)		—			(25,601	)		—			(82,429	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		102,129			(206,424	)		(6,573	)		—			(110,868	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(904	)		—			(904	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		54,994			(15,480	)		6,516			—			46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		698,876			77,921			188,444			—			965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	753,870		$	62,441		$	194,960		$	—		$	1,011,271

Additional Reporting Entities

Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

										Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted			Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries(1)
Patient service operating revenues	$	2,477,738		$	62,692		$	—		$	2,415,046
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109,205	)		(2,093	)		—			(107,112	)
Net patient service operating revenues		2,368,533			60,599			—			2,307,934
Capitated revenues		887,047			398,429			—			488,618
Other revenues		325,556			7,573			—			317,983
Total net operating revenues		3,581,136			466,601			—			3,114,535
Operating expenses		3,216,247			468,588			(158	)		2,747,817
Operating income		364,889			(1,987	)		158			366,718
Debt expense, including refinancing charges		(102,884	)		(3,740	)		—			(99,144	)
Other income		2,976			155			—			2,821
Income tax expense		126,822			11,295			63			115,464
Net income		138,159			(16,867	)		95			154,931
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40,725	)		—			—			(40,725	)
Net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$	97,434		$	(16,867	)	$	95		$	114,206

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

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

									Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted		Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries(1)
Net income	$	138,159		$	(16,867	)	$	95	$	154,931
Other comprehensive loss		6,313			—			—		6,313
Total comprehensive income		144,472			(16,867	)		95		161,244
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to the noncontrolling    interests		(40,725	)		—			—		(40,725	)
Comprehensive income attributable to DaVita HealthCare    Partners Inc.	$	103,747		$	(16,867	)	$	95	$	120,519

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

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

							Company and
	Consolidated		Physician		Unrestricted		Restricted
As of March 31, 2016	Total		Groups		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries(1)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,041,427	$	143,953	$	—	$	897,474
Accounts receivable, net		1,855,285		435,688		—		1,419,597
Other current assets		1,302,848		22,287		—		1,280,561
Total current assets		4,199,560		601,928		—		3,597,632
Property and equipment, net		2,911,205		1,678		—		2,909,527
Amortizable intangibles, net		1,678,707		5,656		—		1,673,051
Other long-term assets		239,098		74,692		2,982		161,424
Goodwill		9,485,628		16,234		—		9,469,394
Total assets	$	18,514,198	$	700,188	$	2,982	$	17,811,028
Current liabilities	$	2,443,618	$	255,174	$	—	$	2,188,444
Payables to parent		—		343,657		2,982		(346,639	)
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		10,236,143		49,705		—		10,186,438
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		912,705		—		—		912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926		51,652		—		4,652,274
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		217,806		—		—		217,806
Shareholders’ equity		4,921,732		51,652		—		4,870,080
Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity	$	18,514,198	$	700,188	$	2,982	$	17,811,028

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

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

										Company and
	Consolidated			Physician			Unrestricted			Restricted
For the three months ended March 31, 2016	Total			Groups			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries(1)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	138,159		$	(16,867	)	$	95		$	154,931
Changes in operating and intercompany assets and liabilities    and non-cash items included in net income		290,843			(64,656	)		(95	)		355,594
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		429,002			(81,523	)		—			510,525
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment		(173,187	)		(200	)		—			(172,987	)
Acquisitions and divestitures, net		(405,154	)		—			—			(405,154	)
Proceeds from discontinued operations		4,657			—			—			4,657
Investments and other items		19,373			(536	)		—			19,909
Net cash used in investing activities		(554,311	)		(736	)		—			(553,575	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt		(24,571	)		—			—			(24,571	)
Intercompany		—			137,967			—			(137,967	)
Other items		(308,526	)		—			—			(308,526	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(333,097	)		137,967			—			(471,064	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		717			—			—			717
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(457,689	)		55,708			—			(513,397	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,499,116			88,245			—			1,410,871
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,041,427		$	143,953		$	—		$	897,474

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

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Reconciliations of Numerators and Denominators Used to Calculate Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Basic:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		$ 97,434	$ (110,617)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561,000	215,581,000
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare Partners merger		(2,194,000)	(2,194,000)
Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share calculation		204,366,869	213,387,253
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		$ 0.48	$ (0.52)
Diluted:
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		$ 97,434	$ (110,617)
Weighted average shares outstanding during the period		206,561,000	215,581,000
Contingently returnable shares held in escrow for the DaVita HealthCare Partners merger			(2,194,000)
Assumed incremental shares from stock plans		1,367,000
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share calculation		207,928,096	213,387,253
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		$ 0.47	$ (0.52)
Anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from calculation	[1]	2,273,000	5,992,000

[1] Shares associated with stock-settled stock appreciation rights and contingently returnable shares that are excluded from the diluted denominator calculation because they are anti-dilutive on their terms or, in the case of the quarter ended March 31, 2015, due to the Company’s net loss attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.

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Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding patient accounts receivables to be reserved as per Company's policy	100.00%
Account receivable outstanding, number of months	3 months
Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 16,844
Government-based Programs, Medicare and Medicaid | Accounts Receivable
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of accounts receivable due	80.00%
Health Care Patient | Accounts Receivable
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Percentage of accounts receivable due	1.00%

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Investments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Held to maturity	$ 382,399	$ 406,884
Available for sale	48,667	33,482
Total	431,066	440,366
Held to maturity, short-term investments	382,399	406,884
Available for sale, short-term investments	14,069	1,200
Total, short-term investments	396,468	408,084
Available for sale, long-term investments	34,598	32,282
Total, long-term investments	34,598	32,282
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and money market funds
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Held to maturity	382,399	406,884
Total	382,399	406,884
Investments in mutual funds, debt securities and common stock
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Available for sale, equity securities	48,667	33,482
Total	$ 48,667	$ 33,482

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Investments in Debt and Equity Securities and Other Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule Of Trading Securities And Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Available for sale investments gross pre-tax unrealized gain (loss)	$ 2,779		$ 2,589
Unrealized gain (losses) on investments, net of tax	229	$ 382
Proceeds from sale of investments available for sale	1,062	1,217
Pre tax reclassification of net investment realized gain (loss) into net income	152	257
Reclassification of net investment realized gain (loss) into net income, net of tax	93	$ 157
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Schedule Of Trading Securities And Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Required minimum cash balance	58,567
Preferred Stock
Schedule Of Trading Securities And Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Preferred stock, in a privately held company	6,250
Certificates of deposit, commercial paper and money market funds
Schedule Of Trading Securities And Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (losses) on investments, pre tax	342
Unrealized gain (losses) on investments, net of tax	$ 229

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Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 9,294,479	$ 9,415,295
Acquisitions	260,449	97,093
Divestitures		(8,781)
Goodwill impairment charges	(77,000)	(192,834)
Foreign currency and other adjustments	7,700	(16,294)
Ending balance	9,485,628	9,294,479
U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	5,629,183	5,610,643
Acquisitions		21,910
Divestitures		(3,370)
Ending balance	5,629,183	5,629,183
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	3,398,264	3,562,534
Acquisitions	251,216	29,910
Divestitures		(5,411)
Goodwill impairment charges	(77,000)	(188,769)
Ending balance	3,572,480	3,398,264
Other Segments
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning balance	267,032	242,118
Acquisitions	9,233	45,273
Goodwill impairment charges		(4,065)
Foreign currency and other adjustments	7,700	(16,294)
Ending balance	$ 283,965	$ 267,032

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Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impaired facts and circumstances leading to impairment description	Based on continuing developments at the Company’s HCP reporting units, including changes in expectations concerning government reimbursement and the Company’s expected ability to mitigate them, medical cost trends and other market conditions, the Company performed additional impairment assessments on certain at-risk HCP reporting units during the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Based on these first quarter assessments, the Company recognized an additional $77,000 goodwill impairment charge for its HCP Nevada reporting unit during the quarter ended March 31, 2016.
Goodwill impairment charges	$ 77,000	$ 192,834
Goodwill	$ 9,485,628	9,294,479	$ 9,415,295
Goodwill impairment charge description	For example, a sustained, long-term reduction of 3% in operating income for HCP Nevada or HCP Florida could reduce their estimated fair values by up to 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively. Separately, an increase in their respective discount rates of 100 basis points could reduce the estimated fair values of HCP Nevada and HCP Florida by up to 3.6% and 3.7%, respectively.
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges	$ 77,000	188,769
Goodwill	$ 3,572,480	$ 3,398,264	$ 3,562,534
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Long-term Reduction of 3% Percent Operating Income
Goodwill [Line Items]
Decrease in operating income percentage used for assessment of fair values	3.00%
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Increase In Discount Rates By 100 Basis Points
Goodwill [Line Items]
Increase in discount rates used for assessment of fair values	1.00%
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Nevada
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges	$ 77,000
Goodwill	$ 341,668
Percentage of fair value in excess of (short of) carrying amount	(9.90%)
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Nevada | Long-term Reduction of 3% Percent Operating Income
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of Fair value in excess of carrying amount	2.40%
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Nevada | Increase In Discount Rates By 100 Basis Points
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of Fair value in excess of carrying amount	3.60%
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Florida
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 537,813
Percentage of fair value in excess of (short of) carrying amount	4.00%
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Florida | Long-term Reduction of 3% Percent Operating Income
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of Fair value in excess of carrying amount	1.80%
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Florida | Increase In Discount Rates By 100 Basis Points
Goodwill [Line Items]
Percentage of Fair value in excess of carrying amount	3.70%
HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Colorado
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 16,897
Percentage of fair value in excess of (short of) carrying amount	15.40%
Kidney Care | GERMANY
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 129,242
Percentage of fair value in excess of (short of) carrying amount	13.00%
Kidney Care | Malaysia
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 13,998
Percentage of fair value in excess of (short of) carrying amount	6.10%

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Components of Changes in Health Care Costs Payable (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Medical Expense And Medical Claims Payable [Line Items]
Health care costs payable, beginning of the period	$ 332,102
Less: Claims paid
Health care costs payable, end of the period	317,747
Healthcare Cost
Medical Expense And Medical Claims Payable [Line Items]
Health care costs payable, beginning of the period	212,641
Add: Components of incurred health care costs
Current year	409,170
Prior years	5,354
Total incurred health care costs	414,524
Less: Claims paid
Current year	232,310
Prior years	180,185
Total claims paid	412,495
Health care costs payable, end of the period	$ 214,670

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Health Care Costs Payable - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Health Care Organizations [Abstract]
Increase (decrease) in prior year estimates of health care costs payable	$ 5,354

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits	$ 39,273	$ 39,011
Increase in liability for unrecognized tax benefits	262
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, net of federal tax benefits	$ 10,173	$ 9,918

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Long-term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	$ 4,500,000	$ 4,500,000
Acquisition obligations and other notes payable	70,738	70,645
Capital lease obligations	287,783	283,185
Total debt principal outstanding	9,209,771	9,226,330
Discount and deferred financing costs	(91,950)	(95,985)
Carrying Amount of Long-Term Debt, Net of Unamortized Discount or Premium, Current and Noncurrent, Total	9,117,821	9,130,345
Less current portion	(137,966)	(129,037)
Long-term debt	8,979,855	9,001,308
Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities	912,500	925,000
Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Secured Credit Facilities	$ 3,438,750	$ 3,447,500

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Scheduled Maturities of Long-term Debt (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2016 (remainder of the year)	$ 103,615
2017	154,525
2018	167,052
2019	741,960
2020	66,216
2021	3,297,308
Thereafter	$ 4,679,095

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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements	$ (5,469,000)	$ (5,760,000)
Weighted average effective interest rate	4.40%
Weighted average effective interest rate	4.40%
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 1,286,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Undrawn revolving credit facilities	1,000,000,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 91,178,000
Interest Rate Cap Agreements Effective June 29, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, expiration date	Jun. 30, 2020
Interest rate agreements, notional amount	$ 3,500,000,000
Derivative, effective date	Jun. 29, 2018
Fair value of assets	$ 6,545,000
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements	$ (7,270,000)
Interest Rate Cap Agreements Effective September 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, expiration date	Jun. 30, 2018
Interest rate agreements, notional amount	$ 3,500,000,000
Derivative, effective date	Sep. 30, 2016
Fair value of assets	$ 323,000
Unrealized losses on interest rate swap and cap agreements	(989,000)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate swap agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 188,125,000
Debt instrument, variable interest rate margin	1.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Interest Rate Cap Agreements Effective June 29, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR cap rate	3.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Interest Rate Cap Agreements Effective September 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR cap rate	3.50%
Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, annual principal payment	$ 12,500,000
Term Loan A | Interest rate swap agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 724,375,000
Weighted average effective interest rate	2.26%
Debt instrument, variable interest rate margin	1.75%
Derivative, expiration date	Sep. 30, 2016
Debt expense recognized	$ 151,000
Amount of gains (losses) recognized in OCI on swaps arising during the period net of tax	(692,000)
Unrealized pre-tax losses in other comprehensive income	(25,000)
Fair value of liability	$ 25,000
Term Loan A | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate margin	1.75%
Term Loan A | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Interest rate swap agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate, lower limit	0.49%
Fixed interest rate, upper limit	0.52%
Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, annual principal payment	$ 8,750,000
Term Loan B | Interest rate cap agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, expiration date	Sep. 30, 2016
Debt expense recognized	$ 610,000
Interest rate agreements, notional amount	$ 2,735,000,000
Term Loan B | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate margin	2.75%
LIBOR cap rate	2.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average effective interest rate	3.46%

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Derivative Instruments (Detail) - Designated as Hedging Instrument - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Interest rate swap agreements | Other short-term liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities, Fair value	$ 25
Interest rate swap agreements | Other short-term assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets, Fair value		$ 516
Interest rate cap agreements | Other long-term assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative assets, Fair value	$ 6,868	$ 15,127

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Effects of Interest Rate Swap and Cap Agreements (Detail) - Cash Flow Hedging - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (losses) gains recognized in OCI on interest rate swap and cap agreements	$ (5,469)	$ (5,760)
Amount of (losses) gains reclassified from accumulated OCI into income	(465)	(812)
Tax benefit (expense)
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (losses) gains recognized in OCI on interest rate swap and cap agreements	3,482	3,691
Amount of (losses) gains reclassified from accumulated OCI into income	296	520
Interest rate swap agreements
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (losses) gains recognized in OCI on interest rate swap and cap agreements	(692)	(2,694)
Interest rate swap agreements | Debt Expense (Including Refinancing Charges)
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (losses) gains reclassified from accumulated OCI into income	(151)	(722)
Interest rate cap agreements
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (losses) gains recognized in OCI on interest rate swap and cap agreements	(8,259)	(6,757)
Interest rate cap agreements | Debt Expense (Including Refinancing Charges)
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Amount of (losses) gains reclassified from accumulated OCI into income	$ (610)	$ (610)

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Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Entity	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Dialysis businesses and other businesses
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired | Entity			2
Vainer Private Civil Suit
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount		$ 450,000
Legal fees		$ 45,000
2016 U.S. Attorney Prescription Drug Investigation
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Estimated accrual for potential damages and liabilities				$ 22,530
Solari Post-Acquisition Matter
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Estimated accrual for potential damages and liabilities	$ 16,000

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Noncontrolling Interests Subject to Put Provisions and Other Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Schedule of Joint ventures to dissolve	Certain consolidated joint ventures are originally contractually scheduled to dissolve after terms ranging from ten to fifty years.
Minimum
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Scheduled dissolution term of joint ventures	10 years
Maximum
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Scheduled dissolution term of joint ventures	50 years
Commitments to provide operating capital
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Other potential commitments to provide operating capital to several dialysis centers	$ 4,700

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Long-term Incentive Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Long-term incentive program (LTIP) expense	$ 24,745	$ 33,451
Stock-based compensation expense	13,097	12,762
Estimated tax benefits recorded for stock-based compensation	4,539	4,458
Unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding LTIP awards	107,824
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements under equity compensation and stock purchase plans	$ 58,688
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements under performance-based cash component of LTIP costs, weighted average remaining period (in years)	1 year
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements under stock-based component of LTIP costs, weighted average remaining period (in years)	1 year 2 months 12 days
Tax benefits from stock award exercises	$ 8,668	$ 9,366
Stock Appreciation Rights
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted	104
Aggregate grant-date fair value	$ 1,432
Weighted-average expected life (in years)	4 years 2 months 12 days
Stock Unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted	16
Aggregate grant-date fair value	$ 1,133
Weighted-average expected life (in years)	2 years 9 months 18 days

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Share Repurchases - Additional information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016	Apr. 14, 2015	Nov. 30, 2010
Equity Class Of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)	3,690
Purchase of treasury stock	$ 249,481
Purchase of treasury stock, average price per share	$ 67.61
Share repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 725,944	$ 274,056
Subsequent Event
Equity Class Of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, outstanding authorizations available for share repurchase		$ 259,252

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Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ (59,826)
Ending balance	(53,513)
Interest rate swaps and cap agreements
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(10,925)	$ (1,795)
Unrealized (losses) gains	(8,951)	(9,451)
Related income tax benefit (expense)	3,482	3,691
Unrealized (losses) gains net	(5,469)	(5,760)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income	761	1,332
Related income tax (expense) benefit	(296)	(520)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income net of tax	465	812
Ending balance	(15,929)	(6,743)
Investment securities
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,361	3,151
Unrealized (losses) gains	342	544
Related income tax benefit (expense)	(113)	(162)
Unrealized (losses) gains net	229	382
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income	(152)	(257)
Related income tax (expense) benefit	59	100
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income net of tax	(93)	(157)
Ending balance	1,497	3,376
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(50,262)	(26,373)
Unrealized (losses) gains	11,181	(17,885)
Unrealized (losses) gains net	11,181	(17,885)
Ending balance	(39,081)	(44,258)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(59,826)	(25,017)
Unrealized (losses) gains	2,572	(26,792)
Related income tax benefit (expense)	3,369	3,529
Unrealized (losses) gains net	5,941	(23,263)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income	609	1,075
Related income tax (expense) benefit	(237)	(420)
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income into net income net of tax	372	655
Ending balance	$ (53,513)	$ (47,625)

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2015 USD ($) Clinic State Patient	Dec. 31, 2012 Entity	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Entity	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire business				$ 405,154	$ 40,650
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes associated with acquisitions				6,851
Other Accrued Liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent earn-out consideration				28,029
Other long-term liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent earn-out consideration				4,874
Other companies
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional cash consideration in the form of earn-out payments				128,603
Fair value of contingent earn-out consideration				$ 32,903
Minimum | Other companies | EBITDA or Operating Income Performance Targets or Quality Margins
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Earn out consideration payment period				1 year
Maximum | Other companies | EBITDA or Operating Income Performance Targets or Quality Margins
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Earn out consideration payment period				2 years
Noncompetition agreements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortizable intangible assets acquired, weighted-average estimated useful lives				7 years
Other Segments | Asia-Pacific dialysis business | Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Mitsui and Co., LTD
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage				40.00%
Subscribed investment amount				$ 300,000
Investment period				3 years
The Everett Clinic Medical Group (TEC)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of acquisition agreement				Nov. 23, 2015
Effective date of acquisition				Mar. 01, 2016
Cash paid to acquire business	$ 398,093
Assumptions of certain liabilities	$ 7,287
Ownership interest percentage	100.00%
Amortizable intangible assets acquired, weighted-average estimated useful lives				6 years
Goodwill deductible for tax purposes associated with acquisitions				$ 267
Dialysis businesses and other businesses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire business				7,061
Number of businesses acquired | Entity			2
Deferred purchase price obligations				$ 100
Dialysis businesses and other businesses | Other Segments | Foreign Dialysis And Other Medical Businesses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired | Entity				1
Renal Ventures Limited, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire business		$ 415,000
Ownership interest percentage		100.00%
Number of dialysis clinics ventures operations | Clinic		36
Number Of dialysis clinics venture operations states | State		6
Number of dialysis clinic patients | Patient		2,400

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Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed and Recognized at Acquisition Dates at Estimated Fair Values (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 9,485,628	$ 9,294,479	$ 9,415,295
The Everett Clinic Medical Group (TEC)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets, net of cash acquired	90,830
Property and equipment	107,310
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets	34,050
Goodwill	249,278
Current liabilities assumed	(49,322)
Long-term deferred income taxes	(16,881)
Noncontrolling interests assumed	(9,885)
Aggregate purchase price	$ 405,380

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Aggregate Purchase Cost Allocations for Acquisitions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 9,485,628	$ 9,294,479	$ 9,415,295
Dialysis businesses and other businesses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets	56
Property and equipment	239
Amortizable intangible and other long-term assets	740
Goodwill	11,171
Noncontrolling interests assumed	(5,045)
Aggregate purchase price	$ 7,161

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Pro Forma Financial Information, Results of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Pro forma net revenues	$ 3,651,057	$ 3,398,247
Pro forma net income attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 97,010	$ (109,034)
Pro forma basic net income per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 0.47	$ (0.51)
Pro forma diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 0.47	$ (0.51)

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Reconciliation of Changes in Contingent Earn-Out Obligations (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Beginning balance	$ 34,135
Remeasurement of fair value for contingent earn-out obligations	(373)
Payments on contingent earn-out obligations	(859)
Ending balance	$ 32,903

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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Asset	$ 854,341
Liabilities	$ 347,845

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Assets, Liabilities and Temporary Equity Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	$ 48,667	$ 33,482
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	48,667
Funds on deposit with third parties	76,527
Liabilities
Contingent earn-out obligations	32,903
Interest rate swap agreements	25
Temporary equity
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	912,705
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	48,667
Funds on deposit with third parties	76,527
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Liabilities
Interest rate swap agreements	25
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Liabilities
Contingent earn-out obligations	32,903
Temporary equity
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	912,705
Interest rate cap agreements | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Assets
Interest rate derivative agreements	6,868
Interest rate cap agreements | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Assets
Interest rate derivative agreements	$ 6,868

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument, carrying amount	$ 9,209,771	$ 9,226,330
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument, carrying amount	4,351,250
Debt instrument, fair value	4,358,000
Senior Notes
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt instrument, carrying amount	4,500,000
Debt instrument, fair value	$ 4,557,000

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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of Operating Segments	2

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Summary of Segment Net Revenues, Segment Operating Income (Loss) and Reconciliation of Segment Income to Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Patient service revenues		$ 2,477,738	$ 2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109,205)	(99,164)
Net patient service revenues		2,368,533	2,172,651
Other revenues		325,556	264,799
Total net operating revenues		3,581,136	3,287,965
Capitated revenues		887,047	850,515
Operating income (loss)		364,889	(64,156)
Corporate administrative support		(6,921)	(6,133)
Debt expense		(102,884)	(97,392)
Other income (loss), net		2,976	(533)
Income (loss) before income taxes		264,981	(162,081)
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net operating revenues		3,607,342	3,304,800
Operating income (loss)		371,810	(58,023)
Operating Segments | U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Patient service revenues		2,327,971	2,166,150
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(104,751)	(97,477)
Net patient service revenues		2,223,220	2,068,673
Other revenues	[1]	3,973	3,184
Total net operating revenues		2,227,193	2,071,857
Operating income (loss)		440,055	(104,489)
Operating Segments | U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services | External Sources
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Patient service revenues		2,313,663	2,154,294
Operating Segments | U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services | Intersegment Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Patient service revenues		14,308	11,856
Operating Segments | HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net patient service revenues		108,238	80,210
Other revenues	[2]	14,530	15,053
Total net operating revenues		988,858	927,772
Capitated revenues		866,019	832,472
Operating income (loss)		(57,145)	60,294
Operating Segments | HealthCare Partners (HCP) | Intersegment Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Other revenues		71	37
Operating Segments | Other Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net patient service revenues		51,383	35,624
Other revenues		307,053	246,562
Total net operating revenues		391,291	305,171
Capitated revenues		21,028	18,043
Operating income (loss)		(11,100)	(13,828)
Operating Segments | Other Segments | Intersegment Revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net operating revenues		11,827	4,942
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total net operating revenues		$ (26,206)	$ (16,835)

[1] Includes management fees for providing management and administrative services to dialysis centers that are wholly-owned by third parties or centers in which the Company owns a noncontrolling equity investment.

[2] Includes payments received for medical consulting services and management fees for providing management and administrative services to an unconsolidated joint venture that provides medical services in which the Company owns a 50% interest, as well as revenue related to the maintenance of existing physician networks.

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Summary of Segment Net Revenues, Segment Operating income (Loss) and Reconciliation of Segment Income to Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes (Detail) (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2016
Unconsolidated Joint Venture
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in unconsolidated joint ventures	50.00%

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Summary of Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 169,355	$ 153,789
U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	116,537	104,993
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	46,263	43,279
Other Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 6,555	$ 5,517

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Summary of Assets by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Total assets	$ 18,514,198	$ 18,514,875
U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services
ASSETS
Total assets	11,049,206	11,591,507
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
ASSETS
Total assets	6,601,110	6,150,666
Other Segments
ASSETS
Total assets	$ 863,882	$ 772,702

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Summary of Assets by Segment (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity investments	$ 75,059	$ 73,368
U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity investments	30,747	29,801
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity investments	23,990	22,714
Other Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Equity investments	$ 20,322	$ 20,853

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Summary of Expenditures for Property and Equipment by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	$ 173,187	$ 121,421
U.S. Dialysis And Related Lab Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	133,450	105,395
HealthCare Partners (HCP)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	20,145	5,034
Other Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Expenditures for property and equipment	$ 19,592	$ 10,992

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Effects of Changes in DaVita Inc's Ownership Interest on Company's Equity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 97,434	$ (110,617)
Net transfers to noncontrolling interests	(2,452)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., net of transfers to noncontrolling interests	94,982	$ (110,617)
Additional paid-in capital
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Line Items]
Increase in paid-in capital for sales of noncontrolling interests	885
Decrease in paid-in capital for the purchase of noncontrolling interests and adjustments to ownership interest	$ (3,337)

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service revenues	$ 2,477,738	$ 2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts	(109,205)	(99,164)
Net patient service revenues	2,368,533	2,172,651
Capitated revenues	887,047	850,515
Other revenues	325,556	264,799
Total net revenues	3,581,136	3,287,965
Operating expenses	3,216,247	3,352,121
Operating income (loss)	364,889	(64,156)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges	(102,884)	(97,392)
Other income	2,976	(533)
Income tax expense (benefit)	126,822	(85,933)
Net income (loss)	138,159	(76,148)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(40,725)	(34,469)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	97,434	(110,617)
Consolidation, Eliminations
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service revenues	(39,416)	(33,987)
Net patient service revenues	(39,416)	(33,987)
Capitated revenues	(127)	53
Other revenues	(378,451)	(320,806)
Total net revenues	(417,994)	(354,740)
Operating expenses	(417,994)	(354,740)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges	101,904	93,155
Other income	(101,904)	(93,155)
Equity (loss) earnings in subsidiaries	(132,743)	88,088
Net income (loss)	(132,743)	88,088
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(40,725)	(34,469)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	(173,468)	53,619
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Other revenues	186,975	168,265
Total net revenues	186,975	168,265
Operating expenses	122,273	123,769
Operating income (loss)	64,702	44,496
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges	(101,101)	(95,478)
Other income	98,560	91,023
Income tax expense (benefit)	35,146	17,514
Equity (loss) earnings in subsidiaries	70,419	(133,144)
Net income (loss)	97,434	(110,617)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	97,434	(110,617)
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service revenues	1,653,312	1,581,959
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts	(58,813)	(64,077)
Net patient service revenues	1,594,499	1,517,882
Capitated revenues	467,001	447,338
Other revenues	485,316	411,028
Total net revenues	2,546,816	2,376,248
Operating expenses	2,377,630	2,597,953
Operating income (loss)	169,186	(221,705)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges	(92,173)	(85,783)
Other income	4,336	53
Income tax expense (benefit)	73,254	(129,235)
Equity (loss) earnings in subsidiaries	62,324	45,056
Net income (loss)	70,419	(133,144)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	70,419	(133,144)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service revenues	863,842	723,843
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts	(50,392)	(35,087)
Net patient service revenues	813,450	688,756
Capitated revenues	420,173	403,124
Other revenues	31,716	6,312
Total net revenues	1,265,339	1,098,192
Operating expenses	1,134,338	985,139
Operating income (loss)	131,001	113,053
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges	(11,514)	(9,286)
Other income	1,984	1,546
Income tax expense (benefit)	18,422	25,788
Net income (loss)	103,049	79,525
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 103,049	$ 79,525

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ 138,159	$ (76,148)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	6,313	(22,608)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	144,472	(98,756)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(40,725)	(34,469)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	103,747	(133,225)
Consolidation, Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(132,743)	88,088
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(132,743)	88,088
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(40,725)	(34,469)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	(173,468)	53,619
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	97,434	(110,617)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(4,868)	(4,723)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	92,566	(115,340)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	92,566	(115,340)
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	70,419	(133,144)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	70,419	(133,144)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	70,419	(133,144)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	103,049	79,525
Other comprehensive (loss) income	11,181	(17,885)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	114,230	61,640
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	$ 114,230	$ 61,640

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,041,427	$ 1,499,116	$ 1,011,271	$ 965,241
Accounts receivable, net	1,855,285	1,724,228
Other current assets	1,302,848	1,279,936
Total current assets	4,199,560	4,503,280
Property and equipment, net	2,911,205	2,788,740
Intangible assets, net	1,678,707	1,687,326
Other long-term assets and investments	239,098	241,050
Goodwill	9,485,628	9,294,479		9,415,295
Total assets	18,514,198	18,514,875
Current liabilities	2,443,618	2,399,138
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities	10,236,143	10,167,499
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	912,705	864,066
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity	4,703,926	4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	217,806	213,392
Total equity	4,921,732	5,084,172
Total liabilities and equity	18,514,198	18,514,875
Consolidation, Eliminations
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Investments in subsidiaries	(11,039,934)	(10,490,264)
Intercompany receivables	(4,495,202)	(4,175,947)
Total assets	(15,535,136)	(14,666,211)
Intercompany payables	(4,495,202)	(4,175,947)
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	335,053	322,320
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity	(11,039,934)	(10,490,264)
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	(335,053)	(322,320)
Total equity	(11,374,987)	(10,812,584)
Total liabilities and equity	(15,535,136)	(14,666,211)
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	667,109	1,186,636	753,870	698,876
Other current assets	408,369	431,504
Total current assets	1,075,478	1,618,140
Property and equipment, net	270,106	268,066
Intangible assets, net	660	540
Investments in subsidiaries	9,019,776	8,893,079
Intercompany receivables	3,797,849	3,474,133
Other long-term assets and investments	67,725	74,458
Total assets	14,231,594	14,328,416
Current liabilities	236,695	185,217
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities	8,713,321	8,730,673
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	577,652	541,746
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity	4,703,926	4,870,780
Total equity	4,703,926	4,870,780
Total liabilities and equity	14,231,594	14,328,416
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	73,221	109,357	62,441	77,921
Accounts receivable, net	937,747	929,390
Other current assets	792,812	769,947
Total current assets	1,803,780	1,808,694
Property and equipment, net	1,555,802	1,575,890
Intangible assets, net	1,596,973	1,634,920
Investments in subsidiaries	2,020,158	1,597,185
Other long-term assets and investments	55,403	53,346
Goodwill	7,753,168	7,834,257
Total assets	14,785,284	14,504,292
Current liabilities	1,686,198	1,730,123
Intercompany payables	2,889,630	2,750,102
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities	1,189,680	1,130,988
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity	9,019,776	8,893,079
Total equity	9,019,776	8,893,079
Total liabilities and equity	14,785,284	14,504,292
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	301,097	203,123	$ 194,960	$ 188,444
Accounts receivable, net	917,538	794,838
Other current assets	101,667	78,485
Total current assets	1,320,302	1,076,446
Property and equipment, net	1,085,297	944,784
Intangible assets, net	81,074	51,866
Intercompany receivables	697,353	701,814
Other long-term assets and investments	115,970	113,246
Goodwill	1,732,460	1,460,222
Total assets	5,032,456	4,348,378
Current liabilities	520,725	483,798
Intercompany payables	1,605,572	1,425,845
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities	333,142	305,838
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity	2,020,158	1,597,185
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	552,859	535,712
Total equity	2,573,017	2,132,897
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,032,456	$ 4,348,378

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 138,159	$ (76,148)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income	290,843	486,237
Net cash provided by operating activities	429,002	410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment	(173,187)	(121,421)
Acquisitions	(405,154)	(40,650)
Proceeds from asset and business sales	4,657	2,565
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items	19,373	(92,781)
Net cash used in investing activities	(554,311)	(252,287)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net	(24,571)	(28,439)
Other items	(308,526)	(82,429)
Net cash used in financing activities	(333,097)	(110,868)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	717	(904)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(457,689)	46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	1,499,116	965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	1,041,427	1,011,271
Consolidation, Eliminations
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(132,743)	88,088
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income	132,743	(88,088)
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. | Reportable Legal Entities
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	97,434	(110,617)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income	(18,699)	154,352
Net cash provided by operating activities	78,735	43,735
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment	(16,865)	(6,230)
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items	23,387	(84,640)
Net cash used in investing activities	6,522	(90,870)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net	(21,247)	(21,250)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)	(315,986)	180,207
Other items	(267,551)	(56,828)
Net cash used in financing activities	(604,784)	102,129
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(519,527)	54,994
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	1,186,636	698,876
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	667,109	753,870
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	70,419	(133,144)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income	217,405	410,880
Net cash provided by operating activities	287,824	277,736
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment	(86,055)	(48,802)
Acquisitions	(400,093)	(40,018)
Proceeds from asset and business sales	4,657	2,565
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items	(7,438)	(537)
Net cash used in investing activities	(488,929)	(86,792)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net	(1,977)	(3,620)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)	167,702	(202,804)
Other items	(756)
Net cash used in financing activities	164,969	(206,424)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(36,136)	(15,480)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	109,357	77,921
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	73,221	62,441
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	103,049	79,525
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income	(40,606)	9,093
Net cash provided by operating activities	62,443	88,618
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment	(70,267)	(66,389)
Acquisitions	(5,061)	(632)
(Purchases) proceeds from investment sales and other items	3,424	(7,604)
Net cash used in investing activities	(71,904)	(74,625)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt and related financing costs, net	(1,347)	(3,569)
Intercompany borrowing (payments)	148,284	22,597
Other items	(40,219)	(25,601)
Net cash used in financing activities	106,718	(6,573)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	717	(904)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	97,974	6,516
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	203,123	188,444
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$ 301,097	$ 194,960

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Supplemental Data - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service operating revenues		$ 2,477,738	$ 2,271,815
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(109,205)	(99,164)
Net patient service revenues		2,368,533	2,172,651
Capitated revenues		887,047	850,515
Other revenues		325,556	264,799
Total net revenues		3,581,136	3,287,965
Operating expenses		3,216,247	3,352,121
Operating income (loss)		364,889	(64,156)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(102,884)	(97,392)
Other income		2,976	(533)
Income tax expense		126,822	(85,933)
Net income (loss)		138,159	(76,148)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40,725)	(34,469)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		97,434	$ (110,617)
Physician Groups
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service operating revenues		62,692
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts		(2,093)
Net patient service revenues		60,599
Capitated revenues		398,429
Other revenues		7,573
Total net revenues		466,601
Operating expenses		468,588
Operating income (loss)		(1,987)
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges		(3,740)
Other income		155
Income tax expense		11,295
Net income (loss)		(16,867)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		(16,867)
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Operating expenses		(158)
Operating income (loss)		158
Income tax expense		63
Net income (loss)		95
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		95
Company and Restricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Income Statements Captions [Line Items]
Patient service operating revenues	[1]	2,415,046
Less: Provision for uncollectible accounts	[1]	(107,112)
Net patient service revenues	[1]	2,307,934
Capitated revenues	[1]	488,618
Other revenues	[1]	317,983
Total net revenues	[1]	3,114,535
Operating expenses	[1]	2,747,817
Operating income (loss)	[1]	366,718
Debt expense, including debt refinancing charges	[1]	(99,144)
Other income	[1]	2,821
Income tax expense	[1]	115,464
Net income (loss)	[1]	154,931
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	[1]	(40,725)
Net income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	[1]	$ 114,206

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

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Supplemental Data - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)		$ 138,159	$ (76,148)
Other comprehensive (loss) income		6,313	(22,608)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		144,472	(98,756)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(40,725)	(34,469)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		103,747	$ (133,225)
Physician Groups
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)		(16,867)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(16,867)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		(16,867)
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)		95
Total comprehensive income (loss)		95
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.		95
Company and Restricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	[1]	154,931
Other comprehensive (loss) income	[1]	6,313
Total comprehensive income (loss)	[1]	161,244
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	[1]	(40,725)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.	[1]	$ 120,519

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

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Supplemental Data - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,041,427	$ 1,499,116	$ 1,011,271	$ 965,241
Accounts receivable, net		1,855,285	1,724,228
Other current assets		1,302,848	1,279,936
Total current assets		4,199,560	4,503,280
Property and equipment, net		2,911,205	2,788,740
Amortizable intangibles, net		1,678,707
Other long-term assets		239,098	241,050
Goodwill		9,485,628	9,294,479		$ 9,415,295
Total assets		18,514,198	18,514,875
Current liabilities		2,443,618	2,399,138
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		10,236,143	10,167,499
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions		912,705	864,066
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		4,703,926	4,870,780
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions		217,806	213,392
Total equity		4,921,732	5,084,172
Total liabilities and equity		18,514,198	18,514,875
Physician Groups
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		143,953	88,245
Accounts receivable, net		435,688
Other current assets		22,287
Total current assets		601,928
Property and equipment, net		1,678
Amortizable intangibles, net		5,656
Other long-term assets		74,692
Goodwill		16,234
Total assets		700,188
Current liabilities		255,174
Payables to parent		343,657
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities		49,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity		51,652
Total equity		51,652
Total liabilities and equity		700,188
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Other long-term assets		2,982
Total assets		2,982
Payables to parent		2,982
Total liabilities and equity		2,982
Company and Restricted Subsidiaries
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	897,474	$ 1,410,871
Accounts receivable, net	[1]	1,419,597
Other current assets	[1]	1,280,561
Total current assets	[1]	3,597,632
Property and equipment, net	[1]	2,909,527
Amortizable intangibles, net	[1]	1,673,051
Other long-term assets	[1]	161,424
Goodwill	[1]	9,469,394
Total assets	[1]	17,811,028
Current liabilities	[1]	2,188,444
Payables to parent	[1]	(346,639)
Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities	[1]	10,186,438
Noncontrolling interests subject to put provisions	[1]	912,705
Total DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. shareholders’ equity	[1]	4,652,274
Noncontrolling interests not subject to put provisions	[1]	217,806
Total equity	[1]	4,870,080
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	$ 17,811,028

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

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Supplemental Data - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$ 138,159	$ (76,148)
Changes in operating and intercompany assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income		290,843	486,237
Net cash provided by operating activities		429,002	410,089
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment		(173,187)	(121,421)
Acquisitions and divestitures, net		(405,154)
Proceeds from discontinued operations		4,657	2,565
Investments and other items		19,373	(92,781)
Net cash used in investing activities		(554,311)	(252,287)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt		(24,571)	(28,439)
Other items		(308,526)	(82,429)
Net cash used in financing activities		(333,097)	(110,868)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		717	(904)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(457,689)	46,030
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		1,499,116	965,241
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period		1,041,427	$ 1,011,271
Physician Groups
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		(16,867)
Changes in operating and intercompany assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income		(64,656)
Net cash provided by operating activities		(81,523)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment		(200)
Investments and other items		(536)
Net cash used in investing activities		(736)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany		137,967
Net cash used in financing activities		137,967
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		55,708
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year		88,245
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period		143,953
Unrestricted Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		95
Changes in operating and intercompany assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income		(95)
Company and Restricted Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	[1]	154,931
Changes in operating and intercompany assets and liabilities and non-cash items included in net income	[1]	355,594
Net cash provided by operating activities	[1]	510,525
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions of property and equipment	[1]	(172,987)
Acquisitions and divestitures, net	[1]	(405,154)
Proceeds from discontinued operations	[1]	4,657
Investments and other items	[1]	19,909
Net cash used in investing activities	[1]	(553,575)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Long-term debt	[1]	(24,571)
Intercompany	[1]	(137,967)
Other items	[1]	(308,526)
Net cash used in financing activities	[1]	(471,064)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	[1]	717
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	[1]	(513,397)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	[1]	1,410,871
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	[1]	$ 897,474

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