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Schedule of Financial Performance by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	$ 1,773,912us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,625,777us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Segment EBITDA	221,315lkq_SegmentEBITDA	205,097lkq_SegmentEBITDA
Depreciation and amortization	30,669us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	27,846us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
North America
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	1,046,173us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	1,029,299us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Segment EBITDA	149,388lkq_SegmentEBITDA / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	146,138lkq_SegmentEBITDA / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Depreciation and amortization	17,265us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	17,145us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Europe
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	487,346us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	419,714us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Segment EBITDA	46,523lkq_SegmentEBITDA / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	41,155lkq_SegmentEBITDA / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Depreciation and amortization	8,351us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	6,966us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Specialty
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	241,222us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	177,023us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Segment EBITDA	25,404lkq_SegmentEBITDA / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	17,804lkq_SegmentEBITDA / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Depreciation and amortization	5,053us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	3,735us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	(829)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember	(259)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember
Third Party | North America
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	1,046,079us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_ThirdPartyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	1,029,266us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_ThirdPartyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Third Party | Europe
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	487,346us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_ThirdPartyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	419,714us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_ThirdPartyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Third Party | Specialty
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	240,487us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_ThirdPartyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	176,797us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_ThirdPartyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Intersegment | North America
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	94us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_IntersegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	33us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_IntersegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Intersegment | Specialty
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	735us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_IntersegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	226us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_IntersegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Intersegment | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue	$ (829)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_IntersegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember	$ (259)us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = lkq_IntersegmentMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember

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Segment EBITDA includes revenue and expenses that are controllable by the segment. Corporate and administrative expenses are allocated to the segments based on usage, with shared expenses apportioned based on the segment's percentage of consolidated revenue. Segment EBITDA excludes restructuring and acquisition related expenses, depreciation, amortization, interest, change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries. Loss on debt extinguishment is considered a component of interest in calculating EBITDA, as the write-off of debt issuance costs is similar to the treatment of debt issuance cost amortization.

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The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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