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Business Acquisitions and Dispositions - Summary of Consolidated Pro Forma Results of Future Operations (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Total revenues | $ 9,324,013us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue | $ 9,000,959us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue |
| Gross profit | 1,382,600sah_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaGrossProfit | 1,322,044sah_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaGrossProfit |
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | 164,493sah_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeTax | 131,594sah_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeTax |
| Net income from continuing operations | $ 100,245us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss | $ 86,367us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss |
| Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ 1.90sah_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasicAndDilutedFromContinuingOperation | $ 1.62sah_BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasicAndDilutedFromContinuingOperation |
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Business acquisition pro forma earnings per share basic and diluted from continuing operation. No definition available.
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Business acquisitions pro forma gross profit. No definition available.
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Business acquisitions pro forma income loss from continuing operations before tax. No definition available.
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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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