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Business Combinations - Activity (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Activity (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 28, 2022 dealership	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) franchise	Dec. 31, 2021 franchise dealership
Business combinations
Revenue from date of acquisition of companies acquired \| $		$ 545.0
Pre-tax income from date of acquisition of companies acquired \| $		$ 19.9
Retail automotive dealership \| Nicole Group
Business combinations
Ownership percentage acquired			51.00%
Retail commercial truck dealership \| Kansas City Freightliner
Business combinations
Number of full service dealerships acquired			4
Number of parts and service centers added \| dealership			4
Number of collision centers added \| dealership			2
Retail commercial truck dealership \| McCoy Freightliner
Business combinations
Number of full service dealerships acquired			2
Retail commercial truck dealership \| TEAM Truck Centres
Business combinations
Number of full service dealerships acquired \| dealership	4
U.S. \| Retail automotive dealership
Business combinations
Number of franchises acquired		4	3
Tokyo, Japan \| Retail automotive dealership \| Nicole Group
Business combinations
Number of franchises acquired			10
U.S. and U.K. \| Retail automotive dealership
Business combinations
Number of franchises acquired		19
U.K. \| Retail automotive dealership
Business combinations
Number of franchises acquired		15