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Note 9 - Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Details) - Assets and Related Liabilities Held for Sale (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	$ 4,026us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent	$ 8,563us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent
Floor plan notes payable	2,688us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation	4,892us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
Inventory [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	3,379us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = lad_InventoryMember	6,284us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = lad_InventoryMember
Property Plant and Equipment Held for Sale [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	107us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = lad_PropertyPlantandEquipmentHeldforSaleMember	1,739us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = lad_PropertyPlantandEquipmentHeldforSaleMember
Intangible Assets [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale	$ 540us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = lad_IntangibleAssetsMember	$ 540us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent / us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis = lad_IntangibleAssetsMember

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- Definition

Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 205

-SubTopic 20

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Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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