Equity Investment	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Equity Investment	Note J—Equity Investment Effective January 1, 2012, the Company acquired a 30% investment in the Exego Group for approximately $165.6 million. The acquisition was funded with the Company’s cash on hand. The Exego Group, which is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, is a leading aftermarket distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in Australasia, with annual revenues of approximately $1 billion and a company-owned store footprint of more than 430 locations across Australia and New Zealand. The Company has an option to acquire the remaining 70% of Exego at a later date contingent upon certain earnings thresholds Exego has yet to achieve. However, there can be no guarantee that such thresholds will be met or, if they are met, whether the Company would exercise its purchase option. The Company has accounted for the investment under the equity method of accounting.

Equity Investment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Note J—Equity Investment

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company acquired a 30% investment in the Exego Group for approximately $165.6 million. The acquisition was funded with the Company’s cash on hand. The Exego Group, which is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, is a leading aftermarket distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in Australasia, with annual revenues of approximately $1 billion and a company-owned store footprint of more than 430 locations across Australia and New Zealand. The Company has an option to acquire the remaining 70% of Exego at a later date contingent upon certain earnings thresholds Exego has yet to achieve. However, there can be no guarantee that such thresholds will be met or, if they are met, whether the Company would exercise its purchase option. The Company has accounted for the investment under the equity method of accounting.

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The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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