Organization - Initial Public Offering (Details) - Subsequent Event $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	May 03, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Common Class A \| IPO
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	15,000,000.0
Sale of stock, price per share (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 15.00
Sale of stock, consideration received on transaction \| $	$ 210.7
Carvana Group \| Class A Common Units
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Investment owned, balance (in shares)	18,750,000
LLC price per unit, multiple on initial public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions \| $ / shares	$ 0.8
Garcia Parties \| Common Class A \| IPO
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	1,333,333
Garcia Parties \| Common Class B
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, percentage of voting power	97.00%
Carvana Sub
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, percentage of voting power	0.10%

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