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Terms of Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest Rate Swap US Dollar Notional Amount USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap US Dollar Notional Amount USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest Rate Swap Pound Sterling Notional Amount USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest Rate Swap Pound Sterling Notional Amount GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Pound Sterling Notional Amount USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Pound Sterling Notional Amount GBP (£) | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest Rate Swap Canadian Dollar Notional Amount USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 Interest Rate Swap Canadian Dollar Notional Amount CAD | Dec. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Canadian Dollar Notional Amount USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Interest Rate Swap Canadian Dollar Notional Amount CAD
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Derivative, Notional Amount |  |  | $ 420,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_USDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | $ 420,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_USDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  | £ 50,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_PoundSterlingNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  | £ 50,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_PoundSterlingNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  | 25,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_CanadianDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  | 25,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_CanadianDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
Derivative Liability, Current | 2,014 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent | 2,691 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent | 1,903 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_USDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | 2,691 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_USDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  | 111 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_CanadianDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |
Derivative Liability, Noncurrent | $ 2,709 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent | $ 2,527 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent | $ 1,857 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_USDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | $ 1,615 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_USDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | $ 852 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_PoundSterlingNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  | $ 893 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_PoundSterlingNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  | $ 0 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_CanadianDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  | $ 19 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = lkq_CanadianDollarNotionalAmountMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |

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