Non-controlling Interests - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Conversion ratio	1.25
Carvana Co. \| Carvana Group
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by Carvana Co.	28.60%
Carvana Group
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by existing unitholders	71.40%
Non-controlling Interests
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Adjustments to non-controlling interests	$ (1,899)	$ (1,540)
Additional Paid-in Capital
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Adjustments to non-controlling interests	$ 1,899	$ 1,540

Decrease in noncontrolling interest (for example, but not limited to, redeeming or purchasing the interests of noncontrolling shareholders, issuance of shares (interests) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to the parent entity for other than cash, and a buyback of shares (interest) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary from the noncontrolling interests).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96868048&loc=SL4569655-111683

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 24
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96868048&loc=SL4616395-111683

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