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Financial Statement Information Schedule of Inventory (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Product Information |  |
Inventory | $ 1,358,056 us-gaap_InventoryNet | $ 1,433,847 us-gaap_InventoryNet
Aftermarket and refurbished products |  |
Product Information |  |
Inventory | 968,307 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_AftermarketandrefurbishedproductsMember | 1,022,549 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_AftermarketandrefurbishedproductsMember
Salvage and remanufactured products |  |
Product Information |  |
Inventory | $ 389,749 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_SalvageandremanufacturedproductsMember | $ 411,298 us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_SalvageandremanufacturedproductsMember

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