CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenue:
Total revenues	$ 3,824,143	$ 3,336,020	$ 10,927,917	$ 9,814,784
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	3,244,235	2,834,536	9,244,779	8,313,365
Gross profit	579,908	501,484	1,683,138	1,501,419
Selling, general and administrative expenses	454,188	400,039	1,308,958	1,188,658
Depreciation	15,784	13,704	45,300	40,014
Operating income	109,936	87,741	328,880	272,747
Floor plan interest expense	(10,840)	(9,951)	(32,008)	(29,319)
Other interest expense	(12,370)	(11,583)	(36,163)	(35,155)
Equity in earnings of affiliates	11,240	8,814	22,489	21,392
Debt redemption costs		(17,753)		(17,753)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	97,966	57,268	283,198	211,912
Income taxes	(31,692)	(15,421)	(95,263)	(69,347)
Income from continuing operations	66,274	41,847	187,935	142,565
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(742)	(534)	(1,889)	(4,634)
Net income	65,532	41,313	186,046	137,931
Less: Income attributable to non-controlling interests	257	282	1,065	990
Net income attributable to Penske Automotive Group common stockholders	65,275	41,031	184,981	136,941
Basic earnings per share attributable to Penske Automotive Group common stockholders:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.73	$ 0.46	$ 2.07	$ 1.57
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.05)
Net income attributable to Penske Automotive Group common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.45	$ 2.05	$ 1.52
Shares used in determining basic earnings per share (in shares)	90,201,075	90,263,865	90,297,797	90,330,378
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Penske Automotive Group common stockholders:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.73	$ 0.46	$ 2.07	$ 1.57
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.05)
Net income attributable to Penske Automotive Group common stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.45	$ 2.05	$ 1.52
Shares used in determining diluted earnings per share (in shares)	90,237,075	90,295,865	90,333,797	90,362,378
Amounts attributable to Penske Automotive Group common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	66,274	41,847	187,935	142,565
Less: Income attributable to non-controlling interests	257	282	1,065	990
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	66,017	41,565	186,870	141,575
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(742)	(534)	(1,889)	(4,634)
Net income attributable to Penske Automotive Group common stockholders	65,275	41,031	184,981	136,941
New vehicle
Revenue:
Total revenues	1,995,836	1,736,131	5,674,658	4,997,923
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	1,846,504	1,601,762	5,245,533	4,596,274
Used vehicle
Revenue:
Total revenues	1,098,484	969,130	3,182,822	2,841,403
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	1,017,109	898,264	2,941,273	2,622,055
Finance and insurance, net
Revenue:
Total revenues	99,758	83,650	282,353	242,892
Service and parts
Revenue:
Total revenues	381,485	365,351	1,158,404	1,088,665
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	152,033	154,203	469,229	457,205
Fleet and wholesale
Revenue:
Total revenues	182,629	181,758	541,924	643,901
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	180,162	180,307	532,391	637,831
Commercial vehicle and car rental
Revenue:
Total revenues	65,951		87,756
Cost of sales:
Total cost of sales	$ 48,427		$ 56,353