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Share-Based Compensation and Benefit Plans (Other Share-Based Compensation Activity) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]    
Compensation expense for benefit plans $ 489us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= orly_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
$ 438us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= orly_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Income tax benefit from compensation expense for benefit plans 181us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= orly_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
162us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= orly_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember
Restricted Stock [Member]    
Compensation expense for benefit plans 404us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
573us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Income tax benefit from compensation expense for benefit plans $ 149us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
$ 212us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember