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Shareholders' Equity (Restricted Stock Grants And Shares Surrendered To Satisfy Tax Withholdings) (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |  |
Shares issued | 155,328 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross | 145,188 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
Shares surrendered to AutoNation to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock | 8,999 us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation | 11,203 us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation

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- Definition For net-share settlement of share-based awards when the employer settles employees' income tax withholding obligations, this element represents the number of shares the employees use to repay the employer. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Total number of shares issued during the period, including shares forfeited, as a result of Restricted Stock Awards. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 + Details
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