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Schedule of Revenue by Product Category (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	$ 1,773,912us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,625,777us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Aftermarket, other new and refurbished products
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	1,246,471us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_AftermarketOtherNewAndRefurbishedProductsMember	1,104,649us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_AftermarketOtherNewAndRefurbishedProductsMember
Recycled, remanufactured and related products and services
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	398,445us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_RecycledRemanufacturedAndRelatedProductsAndServicesMember	364,904us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_RecycledRemanufacturedAndRelatedProductsAndServicesMember
Other
Revenue from External Customers
Revenue	$ 128,996us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_OtherRevenueMember	$ 156,224us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = lkq_OtherRevenueMember

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

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