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Earnings per share (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Weighted average common shares outstanding include restricted stock unit awards that are no longer subject to forfeiture because the recipients have satisfied either their explicit vesting terms or retirement eligibility requirements.
Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of outstanding stock-settled stock appreciation rights and unvested stock units as computed under the treasury stock method.
The reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows:
Three months ended March 31,
 20262025
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc.$197,530 $162,917 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic shares67,390 79,368 
Assumed incremental from stock plans1,485 1,907 
Diluted shares68,875 81,275 
Basic net income per share attributable to DaVita Inc.$2.93 $2.05 
Diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita Inc.$2.87 $2.00 
Anti-dilutive stock-settled awards excluded from calculation(1)
392 187 
(1)Shares associated with stock plans excluded from the diluted denominator calculation because they were anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method.