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Revenue Recognition (Estimated Revenue Expected to be Recognized In the Future) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Vehicle maintenance program, contract term	5 years
Revenue expected to be recognized on VCP contracts sold as of period end	$ 113.0
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Revenue expected to be recognized on VCP contracts sold as of period end	$ 39.7
Remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction, period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Revenue expected to be recognized on VCP contracts sold as of period end	$ 54.7
Remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction, period	2 years
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2028-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Revenue expected to be recognized on VCP contracts sold as of period end	$ 18.6
Remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction, period	2 years

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Term of contracts sold under the vehicle maintenance programs under which a customer purchases a specific number of maintenance services to be redeemed at one of our stores.

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 606
-Publisher FASB
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Period in which remaining performance obligation is expected to be recognized as revenue, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Section 50
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