Note 11 - Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 11. Discontinued Operations

We classify a store as discontinued operations if the location has been sold, we have ceased operations at that location or the store meets the criteria required by U.S. generally accepted accounting standards:

● our management team, possessing the necessary authority, commits to a plan to sell the store;

● the store is available for immediate sale in its present condition;

● an active program to locate buyers and other actions that are required to sell the store are initiated;

● a market for the store exists and we believe its sale is likely within one year;

● active marketing of the store commences at a price that is reasonable in relation to the estimated fair market value; and

● our management team believes it is unlikely changes will be made to the plan or the plan to dispose of the store will be withdrawn.

We reclassify the store’s operations to discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, on a comparable basis for all periods presented, provided we do not expect to have any significant continuing involvement in the store’s operations after its disposal.

One of our stores, classified as held for sale in the fourth quarter of 2012, continues to meet the criteria for classification of its assets and related liabilities as held for sale and its associated operating results are classified as discontinued operations as of September 30, 2013.

Actual floor plan interest expense for the store classified as discontinued operations is directly related to the store’s new vehicles. Interest expense related to our used vehicle inventory financing and revolving line of credit is allocated based on the working capital level of the store.

Certain financial information related to discontinued operations was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Revenue	$	8,712		$	24,409		$	27,590		$	69,838
Pre-tax gain from discontinued operations	$	236		$	657		$	929		$	1,685
Loss on disposal activities		-			(397	)		-			(397	)
		236			260			929			1,288
Income tax expense		(109	)		(109	)		(355	)		(489	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense	$	127		$	151		$	574		$	799
Cash generated from disposal activities	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	2,901
Floor plan debt paid in connection with disposal activities	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	6,712

Assets held for sale included the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Inventories	$	8,597	$	9,412
Property, plant and equipment		1,177		1,102
Intangible assets		2,071		2,065
	$	11,845	$	12,579

Liabilities related to assets held for sale included the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
Floor plan notes payable	$	7,403	$	8,347