Note 10 - Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016			2015
Revenues:
Domestic	$	768,902		$	690,682
Import		865,743			760,080
Luxury		346,813			336,993
		1,981,458			1,787,755
Corporate and other		1,403			1,423
	$	1,982,861		$	1,789,178
Segment income*:
Domestic	$	21,730		$	27,294
Import		22,633			17,063
Luxury		4,235			6,645
		48,598			51,002
Corporate and other		30,071			21,976
Depreciation and amortization		(11,663	)		(9,726	)
Other interest expense		(5,459	)		(4,828	)
Other expense, net		(1,526	)		(368	)
Income before income taxes	$	60,021		$	58,056

Floor plan interest expense:
Domestic	$	6,431		$	4,722
Import		4,299			3,713
Luxury		2,657			2,062
		13,387			10,497
Corporate and other		(7,478	)		(5,848	)
	$	5,909		$	4,649

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

	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total assets:
Domestic	$	1,013,079	$	985,374
Import		786,619		725,011
Luxury		449,916		475,305
Corporate and other		1,018,004		1,041,609
	$	3,267,618	$	3,227,299