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Schedule of Assets by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information
Receivables, net	$ 645,037us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent	$ 601,422us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent
Inventory	1,358,056us-gaap_InventoryNet	1,433,847us-gaap_InventoryNet
Property and Equipment, net	621,571us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	629,987us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other unallocated assets	2,897,802lkq_OtherUnallocatedAssets	2,908,236lkq_OtherUnallocatedAssets
Total Assets	5,522,466us-gaap_Assets	5,573,492us-gaap_Assets
North America
Segment Reporting Information
Receivables, net	334,817us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	322,713us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Inventory	784,753us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	826,429us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Property and Equipment, net	454,583us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember	456,288us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember
Europe
Segment Reporting Information
Receivables, net	222,519us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	227,987us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Inventory	354,936us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	402,488us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Property and Equipment, net	121,212us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	128,309us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
Specialty
Segment Reporting Information
Receivables, net	87,701us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	50,722us-gaap_ReceivablesNetCurrent / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Inventory	218,367us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	204,930us-gaap_InventoryNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember
Property and Equipment, net	$ 45,776us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember	$ 45,390us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = lkq_SpecialtyMember

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Total assets, excluding receivables, inventory, and property and equipment, identified as items not allocated to segments. These assets are used to reconcile the total of reportable segments' assets to the consolidated amount.

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