Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Class A Non-Convertible Preferred Units (Details) - USD ($)	May 06, 2022	Aug. 16, 2021	Mar. 29, 2021	Oct. 02, 2020	Oct. 02, 2018
Senior notes \| 2023 Notes
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Amount of debt repaid criteria					$ 1,000
Carvana Group \| Class A Non-Convertible Preferred Units
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Issuance of stock during the period (in shares)				1,100,000
Repayment of debt, number of shares canceled and retired (in shares)				600,000	1
Carvana Group \| Class A Non-Convertible Preferred Units \| Senior notes \| 2023 Notes
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Issuance of stock during the period (in shares)			600,000
Carvana Group \| Class A Non-Convertible Preferred Units \| Senior notes \| 2025 Notes and 2028 Notes
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Issuance of stock during the period (in shares)				1,100,000
Carvana Group \| Class A Non-Convertible Preferred Units \| Senior notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes, Effective March 2021, 5.500%
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Issuance of stock during the period (in shares)			600,000
Carvana Group \| Class A Non-Convertible Preferred Units \| Senior notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes, Effective August 2021, 4.875%
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Issuance of stock during the period (in shares)	3,300,000	800,000