Organization	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION Carvana Co. was formed as a Delaware corporation on November 29, 2016. Carvana Co. is a holding company that was formed for the purpose of completing an initial public offering ("IPO") and related transactions in order to carry on the business of Carvana Group, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Carvana Group"). Carvana Group is a leading eCommerce platform for buying used cars. Initial Public Offering On May 3, 2017, Carvana Co. completed its IPO of 15,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share. Carvana Co. received $210.7 million in proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, which was contributed to Carvana Co.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Carvana Sub, LLC ("Carvana Sub"), and used by Carvana Sub to purchase 18,750,000 newly-issued units ("LLC Units") from Carvana Group at a price per LLC Unit equal to 0.8 times the initial public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions. As a result of the IPO, Carvana Co. is controlled by Ernest Garcia, II, Ernie Garcia, III and entities controlled by one or both of them (collectively, the "Garcia Parties") because they control approximately 97% of Carvana Co.'s voting interest through their ownership of Class B common stock. The Garcia Parties also purchased 1,333,333 shares of the Class A common stock sold to the public in the IPO. Subsequent to the IPO and related Organizational Transactions (as defined below), Carvana Co.'s sole asset is the capital stock of Carvana Sub, whose sole assets are LLC Units of Carvana Group and a 0.1% interest in Carvana, LLC. Carvana Co. is the sole managing member of Carvana Sub, and Carvana Sub is the sole manager of Carvana Group. Although Carvana Co., through Carvana Sub, has a minority economic interest in Carvana Group, it has the sole voting power in, and controls the management of, Carvana Group. As a result, beginning in the second quarter of 2017 Carvana Co. will consolidate the financial results of Carvana Group and report a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements. See Note 4 — Subsequent Events below for further description of the IPO and the related transactions.

Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION

Carvana Co. was formed as a Delaware corporation on November 29, 2016. Carvana Co. is a holding company that was formed for the purpose of completing an initial public offering ("IPO") and related transactions in order to carry on the business of Carvana Group, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Carvana Group"). Carvana Group is a leading eCommerce platform for buying used cars.

Initial Public Offering

On May 3, 2017, Carvana Co. completed its IPO of 15,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share. Carvana Co. received $210.7 million in proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, which was contributed to Carvana Co.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Carvana Sub, LLC ("Carvana Sub"), and used by Carvana Sub to purchase 18,750,000 newly-issued units ("LLC Units") from Carvana Group at a price per LLC Unit equal to 0.8 times the initial public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions. As a result of the IPO, Carvana Co. is controlled by Ernest Garcia, II, Ernie Garcia, III and entities controlled by one or both of them (collectively, the "Garcia Parties") because they control approximately 97% of Carvana Co.'s voting interest through their ownership of Class B common stock. The Garcia Parties also purchased 1,333,333 shares of the Class A common stock sold to the public in the IPO.

Subsequent to the IPO and related Organizational Transactions (as defined below), Carvana Co.'s sole asset is the capital stock of Carvana Sub, whose sole assets are LLC Units of Carvana Group and a 0.1% interest in Carvana, LLC. Carvana Co. is the sole managing member of Carvana Sub, and Carvana Sub is the sole manager of Carvana Group. Although Carvana Co., through Carvana Sub, has a minority economic interest in Carvana Group, it has the sole voting power in, and controls the management of, Carvana Group. As a result, beginning in the second quarter of 2017 Carvana Co. will consolidate the financial results of Carvana Group and report a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements.

See Note 4 — Subsequent Events below for further description of the IPO and the related transactions.