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Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity


Reclassification From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss


The reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss was as follows (in thousands):


   

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2014

 

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations

Loss on cash flow hedges

  $ (134 )

Floor plan interest expense

Income Taxes

    51  

Income tax provision

Loss on cash flow hedges, net

  $ (83 )  

See Note 9 for more details regarding our derivative contracts.


Share Repurchases


In August 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock. On July 20, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 1,000,000 additional shares of our Class A common stock. In the three months ended March 31, 2014, we repurchased 15,000 shares at an average price of $64.46 per share, for a total of $1.0 million. Through March 31, 2014, we have repurchased 1,288,047 shares and 1,711,953 shares remained available for repurchase. This authority to repurchase shares does not have an expiration date and we may continue to repurchase shares from time to time as conditions warrant.


In addition, we repurchased 106,719 shares during the first quarter of 2014 at an average price of $65.35, for a total of $7.0 million, related to tax withholdings associated with the vesting of restricted stock units.


Dividends


Dividends paid on our Class A and Class B common stock in the three months ended March 31, 2014 were as follows:


Quarter paid:

 

Dividend

amount per

share

   

Total amount of

dividend (in

thousands)

 

First quarter

  $ 0.13     $ 3,378  

See Note 14 for a discussion of a dividend related to our first quarter 2014 financial results.