Note 6 - Credit Facilities and Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

December 31,	2015		2014
New vehicle floor plan commitment	$	1,265,872	$	1,137,632
Floor plan notes payable (1)		48,083		41,047
Total floor plan debt		1,313,955		1,178,679
Used vehicle inventory financing facility		171,000		134,000
Revolving lines of credit		61,246		134,769
Real estate mortgages		387,861		334,443
Other debt		25,247		37,766
Total debt	$	1,959,309	$	1,819,657

Debt Covenant Terms [Table Text Block]

Debt Covenant Ratio	Requirement			As of December 31, 2015
Current ratio	Not less than 1.10	to	1	1.26	to	1
Fixed charge coverage ratio	Not less than 1.20	to	1	3.36	to	1
Leverage ratio	Not more than 5.00	to	1	1.79	to	1
Funded debt restriction	Not to exceed $600 million			$413.4 million

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Year Ending December 31,
2016	$	38,823
2017		39,164
2018		39,547
2019		41,775
2020		32,923
Thereafter		220,876
Total principal payments	$	413,108