Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Jun. 05, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAS CARMART INC
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,513,473
Entity Public Float			$ 394,127,686
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000799850
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Apr. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY