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Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Capital expenditure | $ 46,800,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions | $ 21,500,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions |
| Asset impairment charges | 6,192,000sah_AssetImpairmentChargesContinuingOperations | 3,000sah_AssetImpairmentChargesContinuingOperations |
| Franchised Dealerships [Member] | ||
| Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Asset impairment charges |
4,800,000sah_AssetImpairmentChargesContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sah_FranchisedDealershipsMember |
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| Echo Park [Member] | ||
| Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Asset impairment charges |
$ 1,400,000sah_AssetImpairmentChargesContinuingOperations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = sah_EchoParkMember |
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Asset impairment charges continuing operations. No definition available.
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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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