2.4.0.82112100 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001031203duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">INCOME TAXES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:4px;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company is subject to U.S. federal income taxes and income taxes in numerous U.S. states. In addition, the Company is subject to income tax in the U.K. and Brazil relative to its foreign subsidiaries. The effective income tax rate of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">37.9%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of pretax income for the three months ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> differed from the federal statutory rate of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">35.0%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> due primarily to taxes provided for the taxable state and foreign jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and the dispositions of certain dealerships with non-deductible goodwill.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company's effective tax rate increased to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">40.2%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">37.9%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for the same period in 2012. The change was primarily due to the mix of pretax income from the taxable state jurisdictions in which the Company operates, the tax effect of acquisition costs, and the dispositions of certain dealerships with non-deductible goodwill.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:4px;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">December 31, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits with respect to uncertain tax positions and did not incur any interest and penalties nor did it accrue any interest for the six months ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. When applicable, consistent with prior practice, the Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:4px;text-indent:36px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Taxable years 2008 and subsequent remain open for examination by the Company’s major taxing jurisdictions.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for income taxes. 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