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Inventory (Schedule of Inventory) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory $ 217,132,000us-gaap_InventoryNet $ 192,140,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
NonCash Additions to Inventory 6,700,000bid_NonCashAdditionstoInventory 19,000,000bid_NonCashAdditionstoInventory
Inventory in Exchange for Customer Receivable Reduction 4,700,000bid_InventoryinExchangeforCustomerReceivableReduction 19,000,000bid_InventoryinExchangeforCustomerReceivableReduction
Agency [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory 157,835,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bid_AgencyMember
130,665,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bid_AgencyMember
Principal [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory $ 59,297,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bid_PrincipalMember
$ 61,475,000us-gaap_InventoryNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= bid_PrincipalMember