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Earnings per share Earnings Per Share (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]
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.