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Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Accruals and reserves | $ 36,633us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals | $ 38,931us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals |
| State net operating loss carryforwards | 10,307us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards | 10,194us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards |
| Fair value of interest rate swaps | 4,203us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDerivativeInstruments | 6,185us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDerivativeInstruments |
| Interest and state taxes associated with the liability for uncertain income tax positions | 1,842sah_DeferredTaxAssetsInterestAndStateTaxes | 1,910sah_DeferredTaxAssetsInterestAndStateTaxes |
| Other | 792us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther | 701us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther |
| Total deferred tax assets | 53,777us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | 57,921us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Basis difference in inventory | (1,597)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedInventoryCosts | (1,636)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseCapitalizedInventoryCosts |
| Basis difference in property and equipment | (9,655)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment | (1,978)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment |
| Basis difference in goodwill | (72,696)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwill | (57,028)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsGoodwill |
| Other | (3,861)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther | (2,328)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther |
| Total deferred tax liability | (87,809)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities | (62,970)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities |
| Valuation allowance | (6,534)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | (6,758)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Net deferred tax asset (liability) | $ (40,566)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet | $ (11,807)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet |
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Interest and state taxes associated with the entity's liability for uncertain income tax positions. No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from derivative instruments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences net of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards after valuation allowances. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax consequences attributable to taxable temporary differences derived from inventory. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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