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Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Options, Number of Locations

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Operating Leases, Rent Adjustments, Increase in Consumer Price Index

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Related Party Transactions - Lease Agreements (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017 renewal_option	Dec. 31, 2016 renewal_option	Nov. 30, 2014 renewal_option location	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating leases, renewal term						30 years
Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating leases, renewal term						3 years
Verde Investments, Inc. and DriveTime Automotive Group Inc. \| Related Party Lease Agreements \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party \| $				$ 1.8	$ 0.7	$ 5.2	$ 1.8
Verde Investments, Inc. and DriveTime Automotive Group Inc. \| Related Party Lease Agreements \| Cost of Sales \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party \| $				0.6	0.4	1.8	1.1
Verde Investments, Inc. and DriveTime Automotive Group Inc. \| Related Party Lease Agreements \| Selling, general and administrative \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transactions with related party \| $				$ 1.2	$ 0.3	$ 3.4	$ 0.7
Building \| DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. \| Related Party Lease Agreements \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating lease term			2 years
Operating lease, number of renewal options \| renewal_option			2
Operating leases, renewal term			1 year
Operating lease, renewal options, number of locations \| location			10
Building \| Verde Investments, Inc. and DriveTime Automotive Group Inc. \| Related Party Lease Agreements \| Maximum \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rent adjustments, increase in consumer price index, percentage threshold						5.00%
Building \| Verde Investments, Inc. and DriveTime Automotive Group Inc. \| Related Party Lease Agreements \| Minimum \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Rent adjustments, increase in consumer price index, percentage threshold						2.00%
Tolleson, Arizona \| Building \| Verde Investments, Inc. \| Lease Agreement Related to Vehicle Inspection and Reconditioning Center \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating lease term		15 years
Operating lease, number of renewal options \| renewal_option		4
Operating leases, renewal term		5 years
Winder, Georgia \| Building \| DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc. \| Lease Agreement for Fully-Operational Inspection and Reconditioning Center \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating lease term	8 years
Operating lease, number of renewal options \| renewal_option	3
Operating leases, renewal term	5 years