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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired | $ 864,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired | $ 486,736,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired |
Goodwill | 2,235,043,000 us-gaap_Goodwill |  | 2,288,895,000 us-gaap_Goodwill
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | (453,000)lkq_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriodAndAdjustments |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses | 6,488,000 lkq_RestructuringChargesAndBusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts | 3,321,000 lkq_RestructuringChargesAndBusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts |
North America |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,382,987,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  | 1,392,032,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 540,000 lkq_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriodAndAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember |  |
Specialty |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Goodwill | 279,440,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember |  | 280,044,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | (610,000)lkq_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriodAndAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember |  |
Europe |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Goodwill | 572,616,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |  | 616,819,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | (383,000)lkq_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriodAndAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |  |
Keystone Specialty |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  | 471,900,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired |  |  | 427,100,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember
Notes issued |  |  | 31,500,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityNotesPayableIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember
Other purchase price obligations |  |  | 13,351,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityOtherPurchasePriceObligationsNonInterestBearing / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember
Contingent consideration liability |  |  | 0 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember
Business Acquisition Cost of Acquired Entity Settlement of Pre-existing Balances |  |  | 0 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostofAcquiredEntitySettlementofPreexistingBalances / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember
Goodwill |  |  | 237,729,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember
Netherlands Distributors Former Customers |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  | 5 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_NetherlandsDistributorsFormerCustomersMember
All 2014 Acquisitions Excluding Keystone Specialty |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  | 22 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  |  | 359,100,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired |  |  | 334,300,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Notes issued |  |  | 13,535,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityNotesPayableIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Other purchase price obligations |  |  | 333,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityOtherPurchasePriceObligationsNonInterestBearing / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Contingent consideration liability |  |  | 5,854,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Maximum payment under contingent consideration agreement |  |  | 8,300,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Business Acquisition Cost of Acquired Entity Settlement of Pre-existing Balances |  |  | 5,052,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostofAcquiredEntitySettlementofPreexistingBalances / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Goodwill |  |  | 177,974,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
Goodwill expected to be deductible for income tax purposes |  |  | 44,200,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedIncomeTaxDeductibleAmount / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember
All 2014 Acquisitions Excluding Keystone Specialty | Wholesale North America Segment |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  | 9 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_WholesaleNorthAmericaSegmentMember
All 2014 Acquisitions Excluding Keystone Specialty | Self Service Segment |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SelfServiceSegmentMember
All 2014 Acquisitions Excluding Keystone Specialty | Specialty |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
All 2014 Acquisitions Excluding Keystone Specialty | Europe |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  | 9 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsExcludingKeystoneSpecialtyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Netherlands Distributors | Europe |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions |  |  | 7 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_NetherlandsDistributorsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
All 2014 Acquisitions |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Notes issued |  |  | 45,035,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityNotesPayableIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsMember
Other purchase price obligations |  |  | 13,684,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityOtherPurchasePriceObligationsNonInterestBearing / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsMember
Contingent consideration liability |  |  | 5,854,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityContingentConsiderationLiability / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsMember
Business Acquisition Cost of Acquired Entity Settlement of Pre-existing Balances |  |  | 5,052,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostofAcquiredEntitySettlementofPreexistingBalances / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsMember
Goodwill |  |  | 415,703,000 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2014AcquisitionsMember
All 2015 Acquisitions |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | 1,500,000 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1 / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2015AcquisitionsMember |  |
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 895,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2015AcquisitionsMember |  |
Notes issued | 100,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityNotesPayableIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2015AcquisitionsMember |  |
Other purchase price obligations | 100,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityOtherPurchasePriceObligationsNonInterestBearing / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2015AcquisitionsMember |  |
Business Acquisition Cost of Acquired Entity Settlement of Pre-existing Balances | 400,000 lkq_BusinessAcquisitionCostofAcquiredEntitySettlementofPreexistingBalances / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2015AcquisitionsMember |  |
All 2015 Acquisitions | Wholesale North America Segment |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2015AcquisitionsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_WholesaleNorthAmericaSegmentMember |  |
All 2015 Acquisitions | Europe |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | 1 us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_All2015AcquisitionsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember |  |
Acquisition-related expenses |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses | 500,000 lkq_RestructuringChargesAndBusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = lkq_AcquisitionRelatedExpensesMember | 200,000 lkq_RestructuringChargesAndBusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = lkq_AcquisitionRelatedExpensesMember |
Acquisition-related expenses | Keystone Specialty |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |
Restructuring and acquisition related expenses |  | $ 200,000 lkq_RestructuringChargesAndBusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = lkq_KeystoneSpecialtyMember / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = lkq_AcquisitionRelatedExpensesMember |

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- Definition The amount of goodwill arising from the business combinations during the period that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount charged against earnings in the period for incurred and estimated costs associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding asset retirement obligations. Additionally, this element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6578-128477 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6613-128477 + Details
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266 + Details
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