Acquisitions and Dispositions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract]
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS	3. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS During the first nine months of 2011, the Company acquired one Ford dealership located in Houston, Texas and one Volkswagen dealership located in Irving, Texas, as well as one BMW/MINI dealership, one Ford dealership, and one Buick/GMC dealership, all located in El Paso, Texas. Consideration paid for these dealerships totaled $109.9 million, including amounts paid for vehicle inventory, parts inventory, equipment, and furniture and fixtures, as well as the purchase of some of the associated real estate. The vehicle inventory was subsequently financed through borrowings under the FMCC Facility and the Floorplan Line, each as defined in Note 9. Further, the Company was awarded one Fiat franchise located in Houston, Texas. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company sold one of its non-operational dealership facilities that qualified as a held-for-sale asset as of December 31, 2010 for $4.1 million with no gain or loss recognized by the Company related to this sale. The carrying value of this non-operational dealership facility was classified in Other Current Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2010. During the first nine months of 2010, the Company was awarded two Sprinter franchises located in two separate Mercedes-Benz stores in Georgia and New York, was granted a MINI franchise in Texas, and acquired a Lincoln franchise in Texas. The Company also acquired two BMW/MINI dealerships in the Southeast region of the U.K., a Toyota/Scion dealership and an Audi dealership located in South Carolina. Consideration paid for these dealerships totaled $34.4 million, including amounts paid for vehicle inventory, parts inventory, equipment, and furniture and fixtures, as well as the purchase some of the associated real estate. The vehicle inventory was subsequently financed through borrowings under either the Company’s credit facility with BMW Financial Services or the Floorplan Line. In addition, the Company disposed of real estate holdings of non-operating facilities in Texas and Massachusetts and a Ford-Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Florida during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Subsequent to September 30, 2011, the Company acquired a Cadillac/Buick/GMC dealership in Houston, Texas and was awarded a Volkswagen franchise in both San Diego, California and Beaumont, Texas.

3. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the first nine months of 2011, the Company acquired one Ford dealership located in Houston, Texas and one Volkswagen dealership located in Irving, Texas, as well as one BMW/MINI dealership, one Ford dealership, and one Buick/GMC dealership, all located in El Paso, Texas. Consideration paid for these dealerships totaled $109.9 million, including amounts paid for vehicle inventory, parts inventory, equipment, and furniture and fixtures, as well as the purchase of some of the associated real estate. The vehicle inventory was subsequently financed through borrowings under the FMCC Facility and the Floorplan Line, each as defined in Note 9. Further, the Company was awarded one Fiat franchise located in Houston, Texas. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company sold one of its non-operational dealership facilities that qualified as a held-for-sale asset as of December 31, 2010 for $4.1 million with no gain or loss recognized by the Company related to this sale. The carrying value of this non-operational dealership facility was classified in Other Current Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2010.

During the first nine months of 2010, the Company was awarded two Sprinter franchises located in two separate Mercedes-Benz stores in Georgia and New York, was granted a MINI franchise in Texas, and acquired a Lincoln franchise in Texas. The Company also acquired two BMW/MINI dealerships in the Southeast region of the U.K., a Toyota/Scion dealership and an Audi dealership located in South Carolina. Consideration paid for these dealerships totaled $34.4 million, including amounts paid for vehicle inventory, parts inventory, equipment, and furniture and fixtures, as well as the purchase some of the associated real estate. The vehicle inventory was subsequently financed through borrowings under either the Company’s credit facility with BMW Financial Services or the Floorplan Line. In addition, the Company disposed of real estate holdings of non-operating facilities in Texas and Massachusetts and a Ford-Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Florida during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Subsequent to September 30, 2011, the Company acquired a Cadillac/Buick/GMC dealership in Houston, Texas and was awarded a Volkswagen franchise in both San Diego, California and Beaumont, Texas.