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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Equity Offerings (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Apr. 26, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 21, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Stockholders' equity note, stock split, conversion ratio				0.0556
Registered Direct Offering \| Carvana Group \| Class A Units
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Investment owned, balance (in shares)			16,700,000
Public Equity Offering \| Carvana Group \| Class A Units
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Investment owned, balance (in shares)	19,500,000	6,300,000
Follow On Public Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Stock sold during period, net proceeds \| $				$ 1,227	$ 1,059
Class A \| Follow-On Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	15,625,000
Class A \| Registered Direct Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)			13,300,000
Sale of stock, price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 45.00
Stock sold during period, net proceeds \| $			$ 600
Class A \| Registered Direct Offering \| Ernest Garcia II
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)			600,000
Stock sold during period, net proceeds \| $			$ 25
Class A \| Registered Direct Offering \| Ernest Garcia III
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)			600,000
Stock sold during period, net proceeds \| $			$ 25
Class A \| Public Equity Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)		5,000,000
Sale of stock, price per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 80	$ 92.00
Stock sold during period, net proceeds \| $	$ 1,200	$ 459
Class A \| Follow On Public Offering \| Garcia Parties
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Investment, number of shares purchased in transaction	5,400,000