Discount, percent of par

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Floorplan sub-facility, reserve

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Net leverage ratio

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Reference Interest Rate Floor

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Term Loan Mandatory Prepayments, percentage of excess cash flow

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Variable Interest Rate Margin

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Including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings as of the balance sheet date before deducting unamortized discount or premiums (if any). May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Decrease for amounts repaid on the debt instrument for the period.

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- Definition

Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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- Definition

The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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- Definition

Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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-Glossary Financing Activities

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Long-Term Debt -Term Loan (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt -Term Loan (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2013 Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 29, 2013 Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Prior Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Prior Term Loan Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Prior Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Greater than 5.5 [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Less than or equal to 5.5 but greater than 4.5 [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Less than or equal to 4.5 [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum, less than or equal to 5.5 [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Minimum, greater than 4.5 [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum, less than or equal to 4.5 [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 LIBOR [Member] Minimum [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 LIBOR [Member] Maximum [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 ABR [Member] Minimum [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 ABR [Member] Maximum [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Accounts Payable, Inventory Financing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floorplan sub-facility, reserve																						$ 8,800,000
Proceeds from Issuance of long-term Debt			1,346,600,000	135,700,000	1,350,000,000
Debt, short-term and long-term						1,346,600,000		1,339,500,000			1,299,500,000
Mandatory prepayments as percentage of excess cash flow												50.00%	25.00%	0.00%
Net leverage ratio						4.5		4.9							5.5	4.5	4.5
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal						3,375,000
Term Loan Repayments									40,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount						(3,300,000)	3,400,000	0
Net loss on extinguishments of long-term debt	$ (10,300,000)	$ 0	$ (14,200,000)	$ (9,400,000)						$ (10,300,000)
Discount, percent of par							99.75%
Reference Interest Rate Floor																		1.00%
Variable Interest Rate Margin																		2.25%	2.50%	1250000.00%	1500000.00%