Note 11 - Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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management team believes it is unlikely changes will be made to the plan or the plan to dispose of the store will be withdrawn.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

In October 2012, we determined that one of our stores met the criteria for classification of the assets and related liabilities as held for sale. As of March 31, 2014, the store has been classified as held for sale for more than one year.

Because this store has been classified as held for sale beyond one year, we periodically evaluate whether (i) we have taken all necessary actions to respond to the change in circumstances; (ii) we are actively marketing the store at a price that was reasonable; and (iii) we continue to meet all of the criteria discussed above to continue to classify the stores as held for sale.

Since the end of 2012, we have actively marketed this store for sale and continue to identify interested parties. In this period, we have had both signed letters of intent and contracts for the sale of the property. These sales have not been consummated for various reasons, including that the manufacturer did not approve the potential buyers. We believe the classification continues to be appropriate and that all criteria to classify the store as held for sale are still met as of March 31, 2014. The store’s assets and related liabilities are classified as held for sale and its associated operating results are classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

As of March 31, 2014, we have one store and no properties classified as held for sale. Assets held for sale included the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Inventories	$	9,362	$	8,260
Property, plant and equipment		1,277		1,194
Intangible assets		2,064		2,072
	$	12,703	$	11,526

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

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Floor plan notes payable	$	7,142	$	6,271

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. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, interest expense included as a component of discontinued operations was immaterial.

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Revenue	$	8,650		$	8,800
Pre-tax income from discontinued operations	$	65		$	284
Income tax expense		(25	)		(111	)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense	$	40		$	173