Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]

Accounts and notes receivable consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(In thousands)
Amounts due from manufacturers	$	94,629	$	109,599
Parts and service receivables ⁽¹⁾	53,884		39,343
Finance and insurance receivables	21,939		25,293
Other	10,818		17,514
Total accounts and notes receivable	181,270		191,749
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	2,931		3,138
Accounts and notes receivable, net ⁽¹⁾	$	178,339	$	188,611

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(In thousands)
New vehicles	$	1,169,356	$	1,194,632
Used vehicles	350,803		350,760
Rental vehicles	130,632		144,213
Parts, accessories and other ⁽¹⁾	80,392		82,755
Total inventories	1,731,183		1,772,360
Less lower of cost or net realizable value allowance	9,934		9,067
Inventories, net ⁽¹⁾	$	1,721,249	$	1,763,293

⁽¹⁾ December 31, 2017 balances have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective approach as a part of the implementation of Topic 606. See Note 1, “Interim Financial Information”, for further detail.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



	Estimated Useful Lives in Years	June 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
		(In thousands)
Land	—	$	478,589	$	482,600
Buildings	25 to 50	724,451		700,257
Leasehold improvements	varies	185,528		172,071
Machinery and equipment	7 to 20	122,734		117,781
Furniture and fixtures	3 to 10	107,528		100,881
Company vehicles	3 to 5	12,236		11,933
Construction in progress	—	48,886		41,824
Total		1,679,952		1,627,347
Less accumulated depreciation		331,431		308,388
Property and equipment, net		$	1,348,521	$	1,318,959