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Stock Repurchases (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 07, 2013
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]      
Increase in number of shares authorized for repurchase     1,000,000cacc_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchasedIncrease
Remaining number of shares authorized for repurchase 324,456us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased    
Common stock repurchased, shares 6,065us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares 775,296us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares  
Common stock repurchased, value $ 1.1us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue $ 103.6us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue  
Tender Offer [Member]      
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]      
Common stock repurchased, shares 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TenderOfferMember
637,420us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TenderOfferMember
 
Common stock repurchased, value 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TenderOfferMember
85.2us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TenderOfferMember
[1]  
Tender offer, offering costs   0.2cacc_StockRepurchaseProgramTenderOfferOfferingCosts
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TenderOfferMember
 
Other [Member]      
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]      
Common stock repurchased, shares 6,065us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TaxWithholdingsForShareBasedCompensationAwardsVestedMember
[2] 137,876us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TaxWithholdingsForShareBasedCompensationAwardsVestedMember
[2]  
Common stock repurchased, value $ 1.1us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TaxWithholdingsForShareBasedCompensationAwardsVestedMember
[2] $ 18.4us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_ShareRepurchaseProgramAxis
= cacc_TaxWithholdingsForShareBasedCompensationAwardsVestedMember
[2]  
[1] Tender Offer Cost amount includes offering costs of $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
[2] Represents shares of common stock released to us as payment of tax withholdings due to us upon the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units.