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Cover - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Billions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Apr. 23, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K/A    
Amendment Flag true    
Document Annual Report true    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2025    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2025    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity Registrant Name LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP.    
Entity Central Index Key 0001966983    
Entity File Number 001-41788    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code A1    
Entity Tax Identification Number 00-0000000    
Entity Address, Address Line One 3260 - 666 Burrard Street    
Entity Address, City or Town Vancouver    
Entity Address, State or Province BC    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code V6C 2X8    
City Area Code 778    
Local Phone Number 656-5820    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Shares, no par value per share    
Entity Listing, Par Value Per Share $ 0    
Trading Symbol LAC    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business true    
Entity Emerging Growth Company true    
Entity Ex Transition Period false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag false    
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] false    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Public Float     $ 0.6
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   348,821,406  
Amendment Description Lithium Americas Corp. (“LAC” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Form 10-K/A”) to amend our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 19, 2026 (the “Original Form 10-K”). We are filing this Form 10-K/A to, among other things, present the information required by Part III of Form 10-K that was previously not included in the Original Form 10-K in reliance on General Instruction G.(3) to Form 10-K. The Company is hereby amending the Original Form 10-K as follows: On the cover page, (i) to delete the reference in the Original Form 10-K to the incorporation by reference of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and (ii) to update the date as of which the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock is being provided; •To present the information required by Part III of Form 10-K, which information we originally indicated in the Original Form 10-K would be incorporated by reference in our definitive proxy statement to be delivered to our stockholders in connection with our Annual Meeting; and •To file new certifications of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer as Exhibits 31.3 and 31.4 to this Form 10-K/A under Item 15 of Part IV hereof, pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Because no financial statements have been included in this Form 10-K/A and this Form 10-K/A does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-K. This Form 10-K/A does not otherwise update information in the Original Form 10-K to reflect facts or events occurring subsequent to the filing date of the Original Form 10-K. This Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and with any of our filings made with the SEC subsequent to filing of the Original Form 10-K.