Note 19 - Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

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

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

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

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