Note 19 - Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

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

Year Ended December 31,	2016			2015			2014
Revenues:
Domestic	$	3,381,715		$	3,038,883		$	2,569,928
Import		3,764,255			3,330,949			1,889,579
Luxury		1,528,760			1,490,632			926,856
		8,674,730			7,860,464			5,386,363
Corporate and other		3,427			3,788			3,963
	$	8,678,157		$	7,864,252		$	5,390,326
Segment income*:
Domestic	$	106,210		$	115,145		$	96,608
Import		110,204			98,751			51,150
Luxury		31,467			36,391			25,448
		247,881			250,287			173,206
Corporate and other		114,321			74,514			71,195
Depreciation and amortization		(49,369	)		(41,600	)		(26,363	)
Other interest expense		(23,207	)		(19,491	)		(10,742	)
Other (expense) income, net		(6,103	)		(1,006	)		3,199
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	283,523		$	262,704		$	210,495

Year Ended December 31,	2016			2015			2014
Floor plan interest expense:
Domestic	$	26,445		$	21,061		$	17,895
Import		18,665			14,959			9,397
Luxury		10,999			9,096			5,098
		56,109			45,116			32,390
Corporate and other		(30,578	)		(25,582	)		(18,529	)
	$	25,531		$	19,534		$	13,861

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

December 31,	2016		2015
Total assets:
Domestic	$	1,225,387	$	993,426
Import		959,355		716,959
Luxury		511,779		475,305
Corporate and other		1,147,629		1,039,440
	$	3,844,150	$	3,225,130