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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $) | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | $ 794,625,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount | $ 773,412,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Less current maturities | (38,237,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent | (30,802,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Long-Term Debt | 756,388,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 742,610,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 0 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_TwoThousandFourteenRevolvingCreditFacilityMember |
7.0% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2022 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 200,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_SevenPercentSeniorSubordinateNoteDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember | 200,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_SevenPercentSeniorSubordinateNoteDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
5.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 300,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_FivePercentSeniorSubordinateNoteDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember | 300,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_FivePercentSeniorSubordinateNoteDueTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember
Notes Payable to Finance Company [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 3,496,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember | 4,367,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_NotesPayableToBanksMember
Mortgage Loan at Fix Interest Rate [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 145,732,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_MortgageLoanAtFixInterestRateMember | 147,554,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_MortgageLoanAtFixInterestRateMember
Mortgage Loan at Variable Interest Rate [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | 142,305,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_MortgageLoanAtVariableInterestRateMember | 118,368,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_MortgageLoanAtVariableInterestRateMember
Net Debt Discount and Premium [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | (1,724,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_DebtAtDiscountAndPremiumMember | (1,761,000)us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_DebtAtDiscountAndPremiumMember
Other [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total debt | $ 4,816,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_OtherDebtMember | $ 4,884,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = sah_OtherDebtMember

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