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Earnings per share Earnings per share - Reconciliation of numerators and denominators used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Numerators:    
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc. $ 197,530 $ 162,917
Weighted average basic shares outstanding during period 67,390 79,368
Assumed incremental from stock plans 1,485 1,907
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding during period 68,875 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 392 187