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Earnings per share Earnings Per Share (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2026202520262025
Net income attributable to DaVita Inc.$222,931 $150,332 $685,858 $512,586 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic shares63,835 72,075 65,322 75,768 
Assumed incremental from stock plans1,669 1,694 1,489 1,674 
Diluted shares65,504 73,769 66,811 77,442 
Basic net income per share attributable to DaVita Inc.$3.49 $2.09 $10.50 $6.77 
Diluted net income per share attributable to DaVita Inc.$3.40 $2.04 $10.27 $6.62 
Anti-dilutive stock-settled awards excluded from calculation(1)
1 98 165 184 
(1)Shares associated with stock plans excluded from the diluted denominator calculation because they were anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method.