Note 10 - Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Revenues:
Domestic	$	888,026		$	814,216		$	2,483,637		$	2,273,068
Import		989,077			894,371			2,788,838			2,509,756
Luxury		392,537			374,558			1,111,215			1,084,051
		2,269,640			2,083,145			6,383,690			5,866,875
Corporate and other		327			1,700			2,477			4,095
	$	2,269,967		$	2,084,845		$	6,386,167		$	5,870,970
Segment income*:
Domestic	$	32,394		$	33,240		$	84,913		$	91,853
Import		32,832			31,453			86,385			76,665
Luxury		7,423			8,318			21,736			25,764
		72,649			73,011			193,034			194,282
Corporate and other		26,794			5,366			81,881			48,327
Depreciation and amortization		(12,206	)		(10,531	)		(36,372	)		(30,544	)
Other interest expense		(5,647	)		(4,900	)		(16,608	)		(14,700	)
Other expense, net		(1,513	)		(307	)		(4,534	)		(1,031	)
Income before income taxes	$	80,077		$	62,639		$	217,401		$	196,334

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Floor plan interest expense:
Domestic	$	6,255		$	5,441		$	18,869		$	15,083
Import		4,661			3,779			13,403			11,227
Luxury		2,720			2,345			8,027			6,715
		13,636			11,565			40,299			33,025
Corporate and other		(7,450	)		(6,614	)		(21,995	)		(18,770	)
	$	6,186		$	4,951		$	18,304		$	14,255

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

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total assets:
Domestic	$	1,086,624	$	985,374
Import		877,961		725,011
Luxury		445,246		475,305
Corporate and other		1,153,775		1,041,609
	$	3,563,606	$	3,227,299