FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG & Co. KGaA (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

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264 011701 - Disclosure - Shareholders' equity Network

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268 011801 - Disclosure - Supplementary information on capital management Network

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272 011901 - Disclosure - Earnings per share Network

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276 012001 - Disclosure - Share-based plans Network

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280 012101 - Disclosure - Operating leases and rental payments Network

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284 012201 - Disclosure - Commitments and contingencies Network

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288 012301 - Disclosure - Financial instruments Network

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292 012401 - Disclosure - Other comprehensive income (loss) Network

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297 012501 - Disclosure - Supplementary cash flow information Network

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301 012601 - Disclosure - Segment and corporate information Network

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305 012701 - Disclosure - Subsequent events Network

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309 012801 - Disclosure - Compensation of the Management Board and the supervisory board Network

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313 012901 - Disclosure - Principal accountant fees and services Network

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321 013101 - Disclosure - Proposal for the distribution of earnings Network

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329 Schedule of foreign currency translation Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfExchangeRatesImpactingForeignCurrencyTranslationTextBlock
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334 030403 - Disclosure - Notes to the consolidated statements of income (Tables) Network

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342 Schedule of reconciliation of expected and actual income tax expense Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:ScheduleOfEffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationsTableTextBlock
343 Schedule of deferred and net deferred income tax assets and liabilities Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDeferredTaxesExplanatory
344 Schedule of net operating loss carryforwards Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsExplanatory
345 Disclosure of earnings per share [text block] Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEarningsPerShareExplanatory
346 Disclosure of Revenue Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRevenueFromContractsWithCustomersExplanatory
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360 Summary of the ageing analysis of trade accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialAssetsThatAreEitherPastDueOrImpairedExplanatory
361 030803 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) Network

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369 031001 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment (Tables) Network

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373 031103 - Disclosure - Intangible assets and goodwill (Tables) Network

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377 Schedule of the carrying amount of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles by geographical area Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfCarryingAmountOfGoodwillAndIndefiniteLivedIntangiblesByGeographicAreaTableTextBlock
378 031203 - Disclosure - Current provisions and other current liabilities (Tables) Network

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383 031303 - Disclosure - Short-term debt and short-term debt from related parties (Tables) Network

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387 031403 - Disclosure - Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (Tables) Network

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391 Schedule of non-discounted payments agreed by contract concerning derivative financial instruments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:MaturityAnalysisForNonderivativeFinancialLiabilities
392 Schedule of available and outstanding amounts under the Amended 2012 Credit Agreement Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfDebtAmountsUnderAmendedCreditAgreementTableTextBlock
393 Schedule of bonds Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfBondsTableTextBlock
394 Schedule of accounts receivable facility Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfAccountsReceivableFacilityTableTextBlock
395 031503 - Disclosure - Non-current provisions and other non-current liabilities (Tables) Network

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399 031603 - Disclosure - Employee benefit plans (Tables) Network

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403 Schedule of net pension liability Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfNetPensionLiabilityTableTextBlock
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405 Schedule of sensitivity analysis Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSensitivityAnalysisForActuarialAssumptionsExplanatory
406 Schedule of components of net periodic benefit cost Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfComponentsOfNetPeriodicBenefitCostTableTextBlock
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408 Schedule of expected benefit payments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period fms:DisclosureOfExpectedBenefitPaymentsTableTextBlock
409 Schedule of pension plan assets Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueOfPlanAssetsExplanatory
410 031703 - Disclosure - Shareholders' Equity (Tables) Network

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414 031803 - Disclosure - Supplementary information on capital management (Tables) Network

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418 Schedule of credit ratings Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:AnalysisOfCreditExposuresUsingExternalCreditGradingSystemExplanatory
419 031903 - Disclosure - Earnings per share (Tables) Network

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427 Summary of fully vested options outstanding and exercisable by price range Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfRangeOfExercisePricesOfOutstandingShareOptionsExplanatory
428 Summary of assumptions used to determine the fair value Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIndirectMeasurementOfFairValueOfGoodsOrServicesReceivedShareOptionsGrantedDuringPeriodExplanatory
429 032103 - Disclosure - Operating leases and rental payments (Tables) Network

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432 Schedule of future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinanceLeaseAndOperatingLeaseByLesseeExplanatory
433 032303 - Disclosure - Financial instruments (Tables) Network

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437 Schedule of carrying value and fair value of financial instruments Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueOfFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
438 Schedule of variable payments outstanding for acquisitions Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueMeasurementOfLiabilitiesExplanatory
439 Schedule of non-controlling interests subject to put provisions Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNoncontrollingInterestsExplanatory
440 Schedule of significant net positions in foreign currencies Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNatureAndExtentOfRisksArisingFromFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
441 Schedule of derivative financial instruments valuation Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsExplanatory
442 Schedule of effect of derivatives on the consolidated financial statements Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationAboutAmountsThatAffectedStatementOfComprehensiveIncomeAsResultOfHedgeAccountingExplanatory
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450 032503 - Disclosure - Supplementary cash flow information (Tables) Network

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459 Schedule of geographic operations Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeographicalAreasExplanatory
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468 040101 - Disclosure - The Company, basis of presentation and significant accounting policies - Principles of consolidation and composition (Details) Network

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492 040102 - Disclosure - The Company, basis of presentation and significant accounting policies - Property, plant and equipment (Details) Network

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944 040701 - Disclosure - Trade accounts receivable - Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts (Details) Network

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959 040702 - Disclosure - Trade accounts receivable - Development of allowance for doubtful accounts (Details) Network

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1395 041605 - Disclosure - Employee benefit plans - Components of net periodic benefit cost (Details) Network

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1426 041608 - Disclosure - Employee benefit plans - Plan Assets (Details) Network

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1451 041609 - Disclosure - Employee benefit plans - Plan investment policy and strategy in the U.S. and Defined contribution plans (Details) Network

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1468 041701 - Disclosure - Shareholders' equity - Capital stock (Details) Network

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1534 041705 - Disclosure - Shareholders' Equity - Dividends (Details) Network

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