XML 40 R15.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.3.1.900
Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Inventories  
Inventories

5. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2015

    

2014

 

Retail automotive dealership new vehicles

 

$

2,218.6

 

$

1,803.4

 

Retail automotive dealership used vehicles

 

 

719.0

 

 

645.4

 

Retail automotive parts, accessories and other

 

 

113.6

 

 

104.3

 

Retail commercial truck dealership vehicles and parts

 

 

208.8

 

 

85.5

 

Commercial vehicle distribution vehicles and parts

 

 

203.5

 

 

197.8

 

Total inventories

 

$

3,463.5

 

$

2,836.4

 

 

We receive credits from certain vehicle manufacturers that reduce cost of sales when the vehicles are sold. Such credits amounted to $43.7 million, $39.7 million, and $34.1 million during the years ended December 31, 2015,  2014, and 2013, respectively.