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Note 5 - Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Floor Plan Interest Expense [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss on cash flow hedges	$ (125)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = lad_FloorPlanInterestExpenseMember / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember	$ (134)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = lad_FloorPlanInterestExpenseMember / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Floor Plan Interest Expense [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss on cash flow hedges	125us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = lad_FloorPlanInterestExpenseMember	134us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = lad_FloorPlanInterestExpenseMember
Income Tax Provision [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income taxes	48us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = lad_IncomeTaxProvisionMember / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember	51us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = lad_IncomeTaxProvisionMember / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Loss on cash flow hedges, net	$ (77)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember	$ (83)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax / us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis = us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember

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- Definition

The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Amount after tax of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income of accumulated gain (loss) realized from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's deferred hedging gain (loss).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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+ References

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