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Debt (Schedule of General Information of Financing Transaction) - USD ($) |  |  | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 07, 2019 | Aug. 06, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 18, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  | $ 789,700,000 |  | $ 1,187,800,000 |
Revolving Secured Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuer |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |
Line of credit maturity date |  |  |  | Jun. 22, 2022 |  |  |
Financing Amount |  |  |  | $ 340,000,000.0 |  |  |
Revolving Secured Line of Credit [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 18750.00% |  |  |
Revolving Secured Line of Credit [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 8750.00% |  |  |
Warehouse Facility II [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 1.92% |  | 0.00% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | CAC Warehouse Funding Corp. II |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Jul. 12, 2022 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1],[3] |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  |
Warehouse Facility II [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | [1],[3] |  |  | 17500.00% |  |  |
Warehouse Facility IV [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | CAC Warehouse Funding LLC IV |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Jul. 26, 2022 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 | [1],[3] | $ 300,000,000.0 |
Warehouse Facility IV [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | [1],[3] |  |  | 20000.00% |  |  |
Warehouse Facility V [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.07% |  | 0.00% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | CAC Warehouse Funding LLC V |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[4] |  |  | Aug. 17, 2021 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1],[3] |  |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |  |
Warehouse Facility V [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | [1],[3] |  |  | 19000.00% |  |  |
Warehouse Facility VI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.17% |  | 0.00% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | CAC Warehouse Funding LLC VI |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Sep. 30, 2022 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 75,000,000.0 |  |  |
Warehouse Facility VI [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | [1] |  |  | 20000.00% |  |  |
Warehouse Facility VII [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.76% |  | 0.00% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | CAC Warehouse Funding LLC VII |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[5] |  |  | Dec. 16, 2021 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1],[3] |  |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |  |
Warehouse Facility VII [Member] | Commercial Paper Offered Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | [1],[3] |  |  |  |  | 20000.00% |
Warehouse Facility VIII [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.08% |  | 0.00% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | CAC Warehouse Funding LLC VIII |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Jul. 26, 2022 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1],[3] |  |  | $ 200,000,000.0 |  |  |
Warehouse Facility VIII [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | [1] |  |  | 19000.00% |  |  |
Term ABS 2017-2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.13% |  | 2.83% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2017-2 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Jun. 17, 2019 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 450,000,000.0 |  |  |
Term ABS 2017-3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.10% |  | 2.91% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2017-3 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Oct. 15, 2019 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |  |
Term ABS 2018-1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.33% |  | 3.24% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2018-1 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Feb. 17, 2020 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |
Term ABS 2018-2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.70% |  | 3.68% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2018-2 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | May 15, 2020 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 450,000,000.0 |  |  |
Term ABS 2018-3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.72% |  | 3.72% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2018-3 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Aug. 17, 2020 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 398,300,000 |  |  |
Term ABS 2019-1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.53% |  | 3.53% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2019-1 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Feb. 15, 2021 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 402,500,000 |  |  |
Term ABS 2019-2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.13% |  | 3.13% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2019-2 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[6] |  |  | Aug. 15, 2022 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |
Term ABS 2019-3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.56% |  | 2.56% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2019-3 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Nov. 15, 2021 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 351,700,000 |  |  |
Term ABS 2020-1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.18% |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Credit Acceptance Funding LLC 2020-1 |  |  |
Debt maturity date | [1],[2] |  |  | Feb. 15, 2022 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount | [1] |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |
2024 Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  | $ 400,000,000.0 | $ 400,000,000.0
Interest rate |  |  |  | 5.125% |  | 5.125% | 5.125%
Debt Instrument, Issuer |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |
Debt maturity date |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2024 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  |
2026 Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 6.625% |  | 6.625% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |
Debt maturity date |  | Mar. 15, 2026 |  | Mar. 15, 2026 |  |  |
Debt facility financing amount |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  | $ 400,000,000.0 |  |  |
Mortgages [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 1.67% |  | 3.21% |
Debt Instrument, Issuer | [1] |  |  | Chapter 4 Properties, LLC |  |  |
Debt maturity date |  |  | Aug. 06, 2023 | Aug. 06, 2023 | [1] |  |
Debt facility financing amount |  |  | $ 12,000,000.0 | $ 12,000,000.0 | [1] |  |
Mortgages [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | [1],[3] |  |  | 15000.00% |  |  |
[1] | Financing made available only to a specified subsidiary of the Company.
[2] | Represents the revolving maturity date. The outstanding balance will amortize after the revolving maturity date based on the cash flows of the pledged assets.
[3] | Interest rate cap agreements are in place to limit the exposure to increasing interest rates
[4] | Represents the revolving maturity date. The outstanding balance will amortize after the revolving maturity date and any amounts remaining on August 17, 2023 will be due on that date.
[5] | Represents the revolving maturity date. The outstanding balance will amortize after the revolving maturity date and any amounts remaining on December 16, 2023 will be due on that date.
[6] | Represents the revolving maturity date. The Company has the option to redeem and retire the indebtedness after the revolving maturity date. If we do not elect this option, the outstanding balance will amortize based on the cash flows of the pledged assets.

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