Note 19 - Segments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

(19) Segments

Certain financial information on a segment basis is as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,	2015			2014			2013
Revenues:
Domestic	$	3,034,849		$	2,566,473		$	2,145,478
Import		3,334,983			1,893,034			1,225,800
Luxury		1,490,632			926,856			629,521
		7,860,464			5,386,363			4,000,799
Corporate and other		3,788			3,963			4,950
	$	7,864,252		$	5,390,326		$	4,005,749
Segment income*:
Domestic	$	115,525		$	96,888		$	84,500
Import		98,371			50,870			40,264
Luxury		36,391			25,448			16,133
		250,287			173,206			140,897
Corporate and other		74,514			71,195			50,283
Depreciation and amortization		(41,600	)		(26,363	)		(20,035	)
Other interest expense		(19,491	)		(10,742	)		(8,350	)
Other (expense) income, net		(1,006	)		3,199			2,993
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	262,704		$	210,495		$	165,788

*Segment income for each of the segments is defined as Income from continuing operations before income taxes, depreciation and amortization, other interest expense and other (expense) income, net.

Floor plan interest expense:
Domestic	$	20,970		$	17,852		$	15,223
Import		15,051			9,439			6,475
Luxury		9,096			5,098			3,931
		45,117			32,389			25,629
Corporate and other		(25,583	)		(18,528	)		(13,256	)
	$	19,534		$	13,861		$	12,373

December 31,	2015		2014
Total assets:
Domestic	$	985,374	$	829,721
Import		725,011		698,015
Luxury		475,305		405,222
Corporate and other		1,041,609		947,974
	$	3,227,299	$	2,880,932