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Long-Term Obligations - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Mar. 27, 2014 | May 09, 2013 | Sep. 29, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2012
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on debt extinguishment | $ 0 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt | $ (324,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum credit agreement borrowings |  |  |  | 2,300,000,000 lkq_MaximumCreditAgreementBorrowings / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Maximum increase of revolving credit facility or term loans |  |  |  | 400,000,000 lkq_IncreaseInBorrowingsTermLoanFacilitiesAndOrRevolvingCreditFacilityMaximum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Maximum leverage ratio for incremental borrowings |  |  |  | 2.50 lkq_MaximumLeverageRatioforIncrementalBorrowings / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Term loan quarterly repayment, percentage of initial balance |  |  |  | 1.25%lkq_TermLoanQuarterlyRepaymentPercentageofInitialBalance / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Increment change in applicable margin |  |  |  | 0.25%lkq_ChangeInIncrementsInApplicableMargin / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 2.38%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  | 2.10%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Increment change in commitment fees |  |  |  | 0.05%lkq_ChangeInIncrementsInCommitmentFee / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Fronting fee on letters of credit in addition to participation commission |  |  |  | 0.125%lkq_CommissionOnOutstandingLettersOfCreditAtApplicableRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Current maturities of credit agreement | 22,500,000 us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  | 22,500,000 us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit | 71,500,000 us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Availability on the revolving credit facility | 1,200,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of financing costs |  |  | 3,700,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Fees capitalized |  |  |  | 3,400,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Loss on debt extinguishment |  |  | 300,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Multicurrency Component |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving credit facility borrowings |  |  |  | 1,690,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = lkq_MulticurrencyComponentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Credit Agreement | US Dollar Component |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving credit facility borrowings |  |  |  | 165,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = lkq_USDollarComponentMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_CreditAgreementMember |  |  |
Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loans payable | 427,500,000 us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember |  | 433,125,000 us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember | 450,000,000 us-gaap_SecuredDebt / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | 600,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  | 600,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  | 600,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Senior notes interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember |  |
Receivables Securitization Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 0.93%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables securitization maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 97,000,000 lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMember | 80,000,000 lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMember
Receivables used as collateral for receivables securitization facility | 139,900,000 us-gaap_PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedFinanceReceivables / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMember |  | 129,500,000 us-gaap_PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedFinanceReceivables / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMember |  |  |  |
Borrowings under receivable securitization facility, carrying value | $ 97,000,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMember |  | $ 94,900,000 us-gaap_TransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilitiesCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lkq_ReceivablesSecuritizationMember |  |  |  |

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