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Lithia Motors, Inc
(NYSE:LAD) 

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Lithia Motors, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Domestic, Import, and Luxury. It offers new and used vehicles; vehicle financing services; warranties, insurance contracts, and vehicle and theft protection services; and automot...

Founded: 1946
Full Time Employees: 14,320
CEO: Bryan B Deboer  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships

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      revenues
                                                                                                          
      new vehicle
    4,379,400,000                      1,805,800,000 1,824,800,000 1,707,400,000 1,461,100,000 1,688,322,000 1,732,950,000 1,726,803,000 1,454,725,000 1,615,717,000 1,553,511,000 1,384,055,000 1,210,304,000 1,335,833,000 1,297,511,000 1,209,037,000 1,096,055,000 1,167,893,000 1,227,080,000 1,149,512,000 1,007,816,000 1,071,543,000 732,121,000 694,484,000 579,522,000 589,535,000 604,135,000 569,487,000 493,441,000 492,140,000 496,365,000 470,424,000 404,288,000 374,636,000 391,120,000 357,638,000 312,234,000                                             
      used vehicle
    3,489,400,000                                                                                                      
      finance and insurance
    359,700,000 356,800,000 378,600,000 373,800,000 364,300,000 355,800,000 360,400,000 360,900,000  337,900,000 318,300,000 333,300,000 330,400,000 313,200,000 286,300,000 297,000,000 269,600,000 198,400,000 172,600,000 160,500,000 124,900,000 121,900,000 135,900,000 136,300,000 129,000,000 117,500,000 112,741,000 121,062,000 114,492,000 106,505,000 103,191,000 101,044,000 94,851,000 86,777,000 84,532,000 87,709,000 81,043,000 77,638,000 69,318,000 76,633,000 72,463,000 64,604,000 60,057,000 46,855,000 43,838,000 39,631,000 35,994,000 37,132,000 34,218,000 31,663,000 28,794,000 31,088,000 27,870,000 25,420,000 22,037,000 23,029,000 21,371,000 19,923,000 17,267,000 18,928,000 16,274,000 14,740,000 14,755,000 14,685,000 13,917,000 13,462,000 14,028,000 21,130,000 24,287,000 25,683,000 23,568,000 32,701,000 33,143,000 30,405,000 25,624,000 33,982,000 32,776,000 27,554,000 23,540,000 32,979,000 28,195,000 25,633,000 214,228,000 28,029,000 24,744,000 23,385,000 19,496,000 25,908,000 23,364,000 21,214,000 16,680,250 24,565,000 22,331,000 19,825,000         
      aftersales
    1,042,900,000 1,047,200,000 1,037,100,000 1,023,400,000 979,100,000 925,200,000 1,012,800,000                                                                                                
      total revenues
    9,271,400,000 9,197,800,000 9,675,800,000 9,583,000,000 9,178,300,000 9,173,500,000 9,221,000,000 9,231,800,000  8,111,500,000 6,973,800,000 7,295,700,000 7,240,100,000 6,705,300,000 6,309,500,000 6,169,800,000 6,009,400,000 4,343,000,000 3,941,800,000 3,620,200,000 2,758,600,000 2,803,800,000 3,268,900,000 3,332,400,000 3,221,700,000 2,849,700,000 2,973,232,000 3,091,952,000 3,096,537,000 2,659,679,000 2,703,031,000 2,680,342,000 2,467,036,000 2,236,101,000 2,291,990,000 2,269,967,000 2,133,339,000 1,982,861,000 1,993,282,000 2,084,845,000 1,996,947,000 1,789,178,000 1,793,307,000 1,297,111,000 1,221,802,000 1,078,106,000 1,024,874,000 1,069,290,000 1,008,505,000 903,080,000 849,000,000 888,373,000 847,123,000 758,894,000 685,877,000 737,901,000 689,068,000 602,997,000 555,591,000 582,687,000 534,101,000 463,377,000 521,682,000 458,200,000 401,828,000 397,802,000 406,593,000 563,159,000 665,144,000 699,308,000 699,693,000 859,707,000 885,109,000 800,656,000 697,856,000 880,372,000 846,481,000 748,185,000 634,010,000 869,310,000 762,437,000 670,805,000 669,778,000 755,893,000 682,267,000 637,849,000          462,050,000 100     173,542,000 
      yoy
    1.01% 0.26% 4.93% 3.80%  13.09% 32.22% 26.54%  20.97% 10.53% 18.25% 20.48% 54.39% 60.07% 70.43% 117.84% 54.90% 20.58% 8.64% -14.37% -1.61% 9.94% 7.78% 4.04% 7.14% 10.00% 15.36% 25.52% 18.94% 17.93% 18.08% 15.64% 12.77% 14.99% 8.88% 6.83% 10.83% 11.15% 60.73% 63.44% 65.96% 74.98% 21.31% 21.15% 19.38% 20.72% 20.36% 19.05% 19.00% 23.78% 20.39% 22.94% 25.85% 23.45% 26.64% 29.01% 30.13% 6.50% 27.17% 32.92% 16.48% 28.31% -18.64% -39.59% -43.11% -41.89% -34.49% -24.85% -12.66% 0.26% -2.35% 4.56% 7.01% 10.07% 1.27% 11.02% 11.54% -5.34% 15.00% 11.75% 5.17%                     
      qoq
    0.80% -4.94% 0.97% 4.41% 0.05% -0.52% -0.12%   16.31% -4.41% 0.77% 7.98% 6.27% 2.26% 2.67% 38.37% 10.18% 8.88% 31.23% -1.61% -14.23% -1.91% 3.44% 13.05% -4.15% -3.84% -0.15% 16.43% -1.60% 0.85% 8.65% 10.33% -2.44% 0.97% 6.40% 7.59% -0.52% -4.39% 4.40% 11.61% -0.23% 38.25% 6.16% 13.33% 5.19% -4.15% 6.03% 11.67% 6.37% -4.43% 4.87% 11.63% 10.65% -7.05% 7.09% 14.27% 8.53% -4.65% 9.10% 15.26% -11.18% 13.85% 14.03% 1.01% -2.16% -27.80% -15.33% -4.89% -0.06% -18.61% -2.87% 10.55% 14.73% -20.73% 4.00% 13.14% 18.01% -27.07% 14.02% 13.66% 0.15% -11.39% 10.79% 6.96%           462049900.00%       
      cost of sales
                                                                          522,723,250 715,016,000 736,797,000 660,665,000 581,641,000 733,116,000 702,256,000 617,404,000 520,189,000 726,555,000 633,130,000 551,533,000 556,581,000 631,327,000 566,328,000 531,615,000 446,497,000 611,280,000 561,572,000 492,142,000 486,931,000 583,039,000 491,436,000 440,751,000  386,840,000      146,443,000 
      new vehicle retail
    4,119,800,000 3,377,225,000 4,630,300,000 4,498,400,000 4,380,200,000 4,705,900,000 4,430,000,000 4,403,700,000  4,014,700,000 3,278,900,000 3,306,900,000 3,250,700,000 3,061,800,000 2,960,000,000 2,898,200,000 3,146,200,000 2,193,200,000 2,149,300,000 1,883,300,000 1,367,800,000 1,373,500,000                                                                                 
      used vehicle retail
    3,301,700,000 2,277,550,000 3,096,300,000 3,094,800,000 2,919,100,000 2,638,400,000 2,843,300,000 2,986,000,000  2,455,100,000 2,227,500,000 2,465,800,000 2,496,700,000 2,234,500,000 2,018,700,000 2,079,500,000 1,804,900,000 1,352,200,000 1,108,700,000 1,093,200,000 922,200,000 874,400,000 894,800,000 916,300,000 888,300,000 827,900,000 753,400,000 805,928,000 804,098,000 715,574,000 629,341,000 679,180,000 633,635,000 602,223,000 559,693,000 580,885,000 553,647,000 532,726,000 469,399,000 505,885,000 488,801,000 462,931,000 409,591,000 340,522,000 310,475,000 301,893,000 253,797,000 280,734,000 258,465,000 239,228,000 201,123,000 230,278,000 212,767,000 195,421,000 169,877,000 189,338,000 180,039,000 160,723,000                                             
      total cost of sales
    7,849,700,000 7,826,300,000 8,209,800,000 8,097,900,000 7,767,900,000 7,802,000,000 7,790,600,000 7,807,900,000  6,726,400,000 5,762,300,000 5,981,500,000 5,889,400,000 5,427,200,000 5,065,700,000 4,980,700,000 4,898,800,000 3,627,500,000 3,293,100,000 2,968,600,000 2,294,200,000 2,342,900,000 2,770,300,000 2,821,500,000 2,728,100,000 2,399,000,000 2,531,309,000 2,625,713,000 2,635,810,000 2,251,568,000 2,306,889,000 2,277,321,000 2,091,765,000 1,894,449,000 1,957,154,000 1,932,706,000 1,811,303,000 1,675,679,000 1,699,859,000 1,773,658,000 1,699,298,000 1,515,803,000 758,704,500 1,099,271,000 1,029,502,000 906,045,000 627,303,750 903,901,000 848,672,000 756,642,000 515,405,250 744,149,000 708,934,000 631,023,000 417,013,750 614,230,000 569,332,000 498,063,000 460,753,000 477,743,000 438,358,000 376,763,000 426,988,000 372,367,000 324,062,000 319,620,000 328,741,000 468,844,000 554,351,000 581,237,000                                 
      gross profit
    1,421,700,000 1,371,500,000 1,466,000,000 1,485,100,000 1,410,400,000 1,371,500,000 1,430,400,000 1,423,900,000  1,385,100,000 1,211,500,000 1,314,200,000 1,350,700,000 1,278,100,000 1,243,800,000 1,189,100,000 1,110,600,000 715,500,000 648,700,000 651,600,000 464,400,000 460,900,000 498,600,000 510,900,000 493,600,000 450,700,000 441,923,000 466,239,000 460,727,000 408,111,000 396,142,000 403,021,000 375,271,000 341,652,000 334,836,000 337,261,000 322,036,000 307,182,000 293,423,000 311,187,000 297,649,000 273,375,000 140,550,250 197,840,000 192,300,000 172,061,000 117,915,000 165,389,000 159,833,000 146,438,000 101,466,500 144,224,000 138,189,000 127,871,000 86,357,000 123,671,000 119,736,000 104,934,000 94,838,000 104,944,000 95,743,000 86,614,000 94,694,000 85,833,000 77,766,000 78,182,000 77,852,000 94,315,000 110,793,000 118,071,000 116,237,000 144,691,000 148,312,000 139,991,000 116,215,000 147,256,000 144,225,000 130,781,000 113,821,000 142,755,000 129,307,000 119,272,000 113,197,000 124,566,000 115,939,000 106,234,000 87,710,000 117,004,000 105,962,000 91,335,000 93,668,000 104,606,000 92,882,000 83,647,000  75,210,000 16.4     27,099,000 
      yoy
    0.80% 0.00% 2.49% 4.30%  -0.98% 18.07% 8.35%  8.37% -2.60% 10.52% 21.62% 78.63% 91.74% 82.49% 139.15% 55.24% 30.10% 27.54% -5.92% 2.26% 12.83% 9.58% 7.14% 10.44% 11.56% 15.69% 22.77% 19.45% 18.31% 19.50% 16.53% 11.22% 14.11% 8.38% 8.19% 12.37% 108.77% 57.29% 54.78% 58.88% 19.20% 19.62% 20.31% 17.50% 16.21% 14.68% 15.66% 14.52% 17.50% 16.62% 15.41% 21.86% -8.94% 17.84% 25.06% 21.15% 0.15% 22.27% 23.12% 10.79% 21.63% -8.99% -29.81% -33.78% -33.02% -34.82% -25.30% -15.66% 0.02% -1.74% 2.83% 7.04% 2.10% 3.15% 11.54% 9.65% 0.55% 14.60% 11.53% 12.27% 29.06% 6.46% 9.42% 16.31% -6.36% 11.85% 14.08% 9.19%  39.09% 566353558.54%          
      qoq
    3.66% -6.45% -1.29% 5.30% 2.84% -4.12% 0.46%   14.33% -7.81% -2.70% 5.68% 2.76% 4.60% 7.07% 55.22% 10.30% -0.45% 40.31% 0.76% -7.56% -2.41% 3.50% 9.52% 1.99% -5.22% 1.20% 12.89% 3.02% -1.71% 7.39% 9.84% 2.04% -0.72% 4.73% 4.84% 4.69% -5.71% 4.55% 8.88% 94.50% -28.96% 2.88% 11.76% 45.92% -28.70% 3.48% 9.15% 44.32% -29.65% 4.37% 8.07% 48.07% -30.17% 3.29% 14.11% 10.65% -9.63% 9.61% 10.54% -8.53% 10.32% 10.37% -0.53% 0.42% -17.46% -14.87% -6.16% 1.58% -19.67% -2.44% 5.94% 20.46% -21.08% 2.10% 10.28% 14.90% -20.27% 10.40% 8.41% 5.37% -9.13% 7.44% 9.14% 21.12% -25.04% 10.42% 16.01% -2.49% -10.46% 12.62% 11.04%   458597460.98%       
      gross margin %
    15.33% 14.91% 15.15% 15.50% 15.37% 14.95% 15.51% 15.42% NaN% 17.08% 17.37% 18.01% 18.66% 19.06% 19.71% 19.27% 18.48% 16.47% 16.46% 18.00% 16.83% 16.44% 15.25% 15.33% 15.32% 15.82% 14.86% 15.08% 14.88% 15.34% 14.66% 15.04% 15.21% 15.28% 14.61% 14.86% 15.10% 15.49% 14.72% 14.93% 14.91% 15.28% 7.84% 15.25% 15.74% 15.96% 11.51% 15.47% 15.85% 16.22% 11.95% 16.23% 16.31% 16.85% 12.59% 16.76% 17.38% 17.40% 17.07% 18.01% 17.93% 18.69% 18.15% 18.73% 19.35% 19.65% 19.15% 16.75% 16.66% 16.88% 16.61% 16.83% 16.76% 17.48% 16.65% 16.73% 17.04% 17.48% 17.95% 16.42% 16.96% 17.78% 16.90% 16.48% 16.99% 16.66% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% 16.28% 16.40% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 15.62% 
      finance operations income
    21,300,000 12,925,000 19,100,000 20,100,000 12,500,000 1,600,000 900,000 7,200,000                                                                                               
      selling, general and administrative
    1,037,400,000 979,400,000 998,000,000 1,014,700,000 952,700,000 902,200,000 943,600,000 975,200,000  842,200,000 764,400,000 749,200,000 781,500,000 726,100,000 704,300,000 673,300,000 634,000,000 450,400,000 388,700,000 389,100,000 304,500,000 346,000,000 352,300,000 343,200,000 356,500,000 321,800,000 313,432,000 309,024,000 333,350,000 297,494,000 267,075,000 282,241,000 257,290,000 242,772,000 236,824,000 228,134,000 215,526,000 219,106,000 200,219,000 223,728,000 195,610,000 191,618,000 94,729,750 131,627,000 125,463,000 121,829,000 79,746,000 108,570,000 109,283,000 101,131,000 70,073,000 96,380,000 96,167,000 91,590,000 62,566,000 87,595,000 84,955,000 79,741,000 77,292,000 77,468,000 74,813,000 71,881,000 81,959,000 64,492,000 61,858,000 68,059,000 69,112,000 78,152,000 95,910,000 103,451,000 103,843,000 107,387,000 112,135,000 111,027,000 88,694,000 109,622,000 107,536,000 100,717,000 83,712,000 100,594,000 95,778,000 91,681,000 85,832,000 90,362,000 88,565,000 85,187,000 63,947,000 87,730,000 83,550,000 76,964,000 74,652,000 80,209,000 73,540,000 67,736,000  58,783,000      20,195,000 
      depreciation and amortization
    69,800,000 67,800,000 65,500,000 65,200,000 63,900,000 62,000,000 63,500,000 62,300,000  48,400,000 47,300,000 41,900,000 40,900,000 39,200,000 35,800,000 34,400,000 30,300,000 26,800,000 25,000,000 22,900,000 22,300,000 22,000,000 21,500,000 20,900,000 20,200,000 19,800,000 20,076,000 19,649,000 18,821,000 16,854,000 16,124,000 14,828,000 14,031,000 12,739,000 12,997,000 12,206,000 12,503,000 11,663,000 11,056,000 10,531,000 10,287,000 9,726,000 4,349,750 6,067,000 5,825,000 5,507,000 3,679,750 5,099,000 4,899,000 4,721,000 3,194,250 4,381,000 4,261,000 4,199,000 3,148,250 4,201,000 4,303,000 4,193,000                                       0.5     804,000 
      operating income
    335,800,000    406,300,000     475,800,000 379,000,000 523,100,000 528,300,000 512,800,000 503,700,000 479,500,000 446,300,000 238,300,000 235,000,000 239,600,000 129,700,000 92,900,000 122,700,000 146,800,000 116,900,000 108,600,000 107,115,000 137,566,000 108,556,000 93,763,000 112,943,000 105,952,000 103,950,000 86,141,000 81,517,000 93,423,000 90,509,000 72,915,000 76,415,000 72,797,000 85,622,000 67,901,000 66,016,000 60,146,000 61,012,000 44,725,000 45,561,000 51,720,000 45,651,000 40,586,000 35,687,000 43,463,000 37,761,000 31,967,000 30,292,000 31,875,000 29,988,000 20,618,000 12,808,000 23,238,000 3,268,000 8,491,000 -501,000 17,418,000 11,917,000 5,816,000 4,461,000 11,805,000 -291,494,000 8,849,000 6,661,000 32,015,000                               
      yoy
    -17.35%         -7.22% -24.76% 9.09% 18.37% 115.19% 114.34% 100.13% 244.10% 156.51% 91.52% 63.22% 10.95% -14.46% 14.55% 6.71% 7.69% 15.82% -5.16% 29.84% 4.43% 8.85% 38.55% 13.41% 14.85% 18.14% 6.68% 28.33% 5.71% 7.38% 15.75% 21.03% 40.34% 51.82% 44.90% 16.29% 33.65% 10.20% 27.67% 19.00% 20.89% 26.96% 17.81% 36.35% 25.92% 55.04% 136.51% 37.17% 817.63% 142.82% -2656.49% 33.41% -72.58% 45.99% -111.23% 47.55% -104.09% -34.28% -33.03% -63.13%                                   
      qoq
             25.54% -27.55% -0.98% 3.02% 1.81% 5.05% 7.44% 87.28% 1.40% -1.92% 84.73% 39.61% -24.29% -16.42% 25.58% 7.64% 1.39% -22.14% 26.72% 15.78% -16.98% 6.60% 1.93% 20.67% 5.67% -12.74% 3.22% 24.13% -4.58% 4.97% -14.98% 26.10% 2.86% 9.76% -1.42% 36.42% -1.83% -11.91% 13.29% 12.48% 13.73% -17.89% 15.10% 18.12% 5.53% -4.97% 6.29% 45.45% 60.98% -44.88% 611.08% -61.51% -1794.81% -102.88% 46.16% 104.90% 30.37% -62.21% -104.05% -3394.09% 32.85% -79.19%                                
      operating margin %
    3.62% 0% 0% 0% 4.43% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 5.87% 5.43% 7.17% 7.30% 7.65% 7.98% 7.77% 7.43% 5.49% 5.96% 6.62% 4.70% 3.31% 3.75% 4.41% 3.63% 3.81% 3.60% 4.45% 3.51% 3.53% 4.18% 3.95% 4.21% 3.85% 3.56% 4.12% 4.24% 3.68% 3.83% 3.49% 4.29% 3.80% 3.68% 4.64% 4.99% 4.15% 4.45% 4.84% 4.53% 4.49% 4.20% 4.89% 4.46% 4.21% 4.42% 4.32% 4.35% 3.42% 2.31% 3.99% 0.61% 1.83% -0.10% 3.80% 2.97% 1.46% 1.10% 2.10% -43.82% 1.27% 0.95% 3.72% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% 
      floor plan interest expense
    -55,900,000 -58,400,000 -57,800,000 -55,000,000 -57,100,000 -64,800,000 -76,600,000 -76,600,000  -34,700,000 -27,700,000 -10,700,000 -3,800,000 -4,900,000 -5,300,000 -3,600,000 -6,400,000 -6,800,000 -6,100,000 -6,100,000 -8,100,000 -14,000,000 -17,300,000 -17,900,000 -19,400,000 -18,100,000 -17,174,000 -15,958,000 -15,634,000 -13,534,000 -11,323,000 -10,629,000 -9,332,000 -8,052,000 -7,227,000 -6,186,000 -6,209,000 -5,909,000 -5,279,000 -4,951,000 -4,655,000 -4,649,000 -2,331,500 -3,127,000 -3,215,000 -2,984,000 -2,348,500 -2,909,000 -3,036,000 -3,449,000 -2,350,500 -3,397,000 -3,119,000 -2,950,000 -2,004,500 -2,066,000                                               
      other interest expense
    -70,300,000 -75,000,000 -68,300,000 -66,700,000 -65,500,000 -68,500,000 -64,500,000 -61,200,000  -43,900,000 -39,000,000 -49,600,000 -34,400,000 -30,100,000 -28,600,000 -28,000,000 -28,100,000 -23,500,000 -22,700,000 -16,600,000 -16,800,000 -17,000,000 -15,600,000 -14,800,000 -15,000,000 -15,300,000 -15,355,000 -15,010,000 -13,829,000 -11,806,000 -11,031,000 -9,905,000 -7,169,000 -6,671,000 -6,599,000 -5,647,000 -5,502,000 -5,459,000 -4,791,000 -4,900,000 -4,972,000 -4,828,000 -1,473,500 -2,051,000 -1,869,000 -1,974,000 -1,558,750 -1,933,000 -1,941,000 -2,361,000 -1,849,500 -2,131,000 -2,549,000 -2,747,000 -2,348,750 -3,082,000 -3,020,000 -3,304,000 -3,730,000 -3,725,000 -3,529,000 -3,588,000 -4,518,000 -2,943,000 -2,991,000 -3,779,000 -4,047,000 -4,318,000 -5,894,000 -5,600,000                 -1,575,000 -1,510,000 -1,586,000 -1,410,000 -1,478,000 -1,581,000 -1,464,000 -1,592,000   0.5     -777,000 
      other income
    -67,600,000 -18,500,000 -13,300,000 48,500,000 800,000   27,000,000  9,800,000 2,000,000  -21,900,000 -8,000,000 -38,000,000 -25,700,000 7,600,000 3,400,000 50,700,000 2,200,000 3,500,000 2,300,000 4,900,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 2,600,000 3,378,000 2,389,000 1,659,000 1,374,000 838,000 1,125,000 387,000 9,845,000     25,000 -307,000 -356,000 -368,000 777,500 1,027,000 1,146,000 937,000 555,000 835,000 584,000 801,000 442,750 452,000 820,000 499,000 115,750 216,000 171,000 77,000 66,000 73,000 215,000 66,000 47,000 24,000 258,000 1,171,000 3,643,000 1,890,000 1,104,000 98,000 319,000 144,000 113,000 212,000 28,000 188,000 315,000 427,000   282,000 317,000        -172,000   -177,000 95,000        187,000 
      income before income taxes
    142,000,000 189,500,000 282,200,000 352,100,000 284,500,000 286,900,000 288,200,000 282,800,000  407,000,000 314,300,000 455,700,000 468,200,000 469,800,000 431,800,000 422,200,000 419,400,000 211,400,000 256,900,000 219,100,000 108,300,000 64,200,000 94,700,000 117,400,000 85,500,000 77,800,000 77,964,000 108,987,000 80,752,000 69,797,000 91,427,000 86,543,000 87,836,000 81,263,000 54,350,250 80,077,000 77,303,000 60,021,000                                                 10,616,750 21,398,000 14,269,000 6,800,000 11,856,000 17,577,000 12,924,000 10,409,000  8,246,000      3,630,000 
      income tax provision
    -40,000,000 -51,600,000 -63,600,000 -93,900,000 -73,300,000 -69,700,000 -65,300,000 -66,200,000  -105,900,000 -84,700,000 -125,400,000 -130,600,000 -126,200,000 -139,200,000 -113,200,000 -114,500,000 -55,200,000 -69,300,000 -60,300,000 -30,600,000 -18,000,000 -26,700,000 -32,200,000 -23,600,000 -21,400,000 -18,092,000 -15,880,000 -20,092,000 -17,736,000 -2,023,000 -34,657,000 -34,636,000 -30,536,000 -14,803,000 -26,036,000 -25,875,000 -19,751,000 -18,638,000 -19,248,000 -24,416,000 -17,403,000 -14,843,000 -21,458,000 -21,904,000 -16,010,000 -11,623,500 -16,822,000 -15,977,000 -13,695,000 -9,321,750 -15,048,000 -12,422,000 -9,973,000 -6,329,250 -10,604,000  -6,123,000                                             
      net income
    102,000,000 137,900,000 218,600,000 258,200,000 211,200,000 217,200,000 222,900,000 216,600,000  301,100,000 229,600,000 330,300,000 337,600,000 343,600,000 292,600,000 309,000,000 304,900,000 156,200,000 187,600,000 158,800,000 77,700,000 46,200,000 68,000,000 85,200,000 61,900,000 56,400,000 59,872,000 93,107,000 60,660,000 52,061,000 89,404,000 51,886,000 53,200,000 50,727,000 51,319,000 54,041,000 51,428,000 40,270,000 47,732,000 43,391,000 51,223,000 40,653,000 24,395,000 34,537,000 38,309,000 24,734,000 19,657,000 31,018,000 25,555,000 22,055,000 15,132,500 23,243,000 20,491,000 16,796,000 10,023,500 16,563,000 14,826,000 8,705,000 4,379,000 9,792,000 -1,719,000 1,267,000 -1,554,000 5,713,000 3,663,000 1,329,000 -4,278,000 -2,363,000 -243,784,000 -2,161,000 -4,706,000 11,237,000 7,943,000 7,075,000 5,529,000 10,516,000 11,667,000 9,308,000 9,503,000 17,632,000 12,675,000 9,990,000 9,882,000 14,470,000 10,840,000 7,479,000 9,982,000 12,881,000 8,519,000 4,165,000 7,261,000 10,729,000 7,935,000 6,391,000  5,071,000 0.7     2,223,000 
      yoy
    -51.70% -36.51% -1.93% 19.21%  -27.86% -2.92% -34.42%  -12.37% -21.53% 6.89% 10.72% 119.97% 55.97% 94.58% 292.41% 238.10% 175.88% 86.38% 25.53% -18.09% 13.58% -8.49% 2.04% 8.33% -33.03% 79.45% 14.02% 2.63% 74.21% -3.99% 3.45% 25.97% 7.51% 24.54% 0.40% -0.94% 95.66% 25.64% 33.71% 64.36% 24.10% 11.35% 49.91% 12.15% 29.90% 33.45% 24.71% 31.31% 50.97% 40.33% 38.21% 92.95% 128.90% 69.15% -962.48% 587.06% -381.79% 71.40% -146.93% -4.67% -63.67% -341.77% -101.50% -161.50% -9.09% -121.03% -3169.17% -130.54% -185.11% 6.86% -31.92% -23.99% -41.82% -40.36% -7.95% -6.83% -3.84% 21.85% 16.93% 33.57% -1.00% 12.34% 27.24% 79.57% 37.47% 20.06% 7.36% -34.83%  111.58% 1133571328.57%          
      qoq
    -26.03% -36.92% -15.34% 22.25% -2.76% -2.56% 2.91%   31.14% -30.49% -2.16% -1.75% 17.43% -5.31% 1.34% 95.20% -16.74% 18.14% 104.38% 68.18% -32.06% -20.19% 37.64% 9.75% -5.80% -35.70% 53.49% 16.52% -41.77% 72.31% -2.47% 4.88% -1.15% -5.04% 5.08% 27.71% -15.63% 10.00% -15.29% 26.00% 66.64% -29.37% -9.85% 54.88% 25.83% -36.63% 21.38% 15.87% 45.75% -34.89% 13.43% 22.00% 67.57% -39.48% 11.72% 70.32% 98.79% -55.28% -669.63% -235.67% -181.53% -127.20% 55.97% 175.62% -131.07% 81.04% -99.03% 11181.07% -54.08% -141.88% 41.47% 12.27% 27.96% -47.42% -9.87% 25.34% -2.05% -46.10% 39.11% 26.88% 1.09% -31.71% 33.49% 44.94% -25.08% -22.51% 51.20% 104.54% -42.64% -32.32% 35.21% 24.16%   724428471.43%       
      net income margin %
    1.10% 1.50% 2.26% 2.69% 2.30% 2.37% 2.42% 2.35% NaN% 3.71% 3.29% 4.53% 4.66% 5.12% 4.64% 5.01% 5.07% 3.60% 4.76% 4.39% 2.82% 1.65% 2.08% 2.56% 1.92% 1.98% 2.01% 3.01% 1.96% 1.96% 3.31% 1.94% 2.16% 2.27% 2.24% 2.38% 2.41% 2.03% 2.39% 2.08% 2.57% 2.27% 1.36% 2.66% 3.14% 2.29% 1.92% 2.90% 2.53% 2.44% 1.78% 2.62% 2.42% 2.21% 1.46% 2.24% 2.15% 1.44% 0.79% 1.68% -0.32% 0.27% -0.30% 1.25% 0.91% 0.33% -1.05% -0.42% -36.65% -0.31% -0.67% 1.31% 0.90% 0.88% 0.79% 1.19% 1.38% 1.24% 1.50% 2.03% 1.66% 1.49% 1.48% 1.91% 1.59% 1.17% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% NaN% 1.10% 0.70% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 1.28% 
      net income attributable to non-controlling interest
    -1,600,000 -1,325,000 -1,500,000 -2,100,000 -1,700,000 -950,000 -1,200,000 -1,000,000  -1,800,000 -700,000  -3,800,000 -500,000 -200,000 -800,000                                                                                       
      net income attributable to lithia motors, inc.
    100,400,000 136,900,000 217,100,000 256,100,000 209,500,000 216,200,000 209,100,000 214,200,000  297,200,000 228,700,000 329,600,000 331,300,000 342,200,000 291,100,000 307,900,000                                                                                       
      basic earnings per share attributable to lithia motors, inc. common stockholders
    4.29 6.618 8.63 9.89 7.96 5.393 7.82                                                                                                
      shares used in basic per share calculations
    23.4 -0.5 25.2 25.9 26.3 -0.2 26.7 27.2  27.5 27.5 27.5 28.4 29.5 0.4 30.3 28.1 26.6 0.8 22.9 22.8 23.3  23.2 23.4 23.2 -24,645.6 24,164 24,793 25,050 -25 25,008 25,053 25,180 -81 25,194 25,462 25,816 -14 26,289 26,332 26,283 6,517.75 26,118 26,119 25,973 6,444 25,866 25,782 25,626 6,432.5 25,469 25,730 25,986 6,581 26,189 26,437 26,341 51 26,120 26,014 25,895 1,037 21,165 21,081 20,750 4,976 20,125 19,873 19,687 21 19,529 19,486 19,492 -7 19,547 19,501 19,426 4,782.75 19,221 19,142 19,060 4,682.5 18,818                   
      diluted earnings per share attributable to lithia motors, inc. common stockholders
    4.28 6.605 8.61 9.87 7.94 5.385 7.8                                                                                                
      shares used in diluted per share calculations
    23.4 -0.4 25.2 25.9 26.4 -0.1 26.8 27.2  27.6 27.5 27.6 28.6 29.6 0.4 30.5 28.4 26.9 0.9 23.1 23 23.5 0.1 23.4 23.5 23.2 -24,742.5 24,258 24,882 25,158 -13 25,076 25,106 25,250 -77 25,290 25,534 25,973 -10 26,480 26,496 26,519 6,584.25 26,359 26,331 26,320 6,539.75 26,237 26,134 26,054 6,550.75 25,947 26,185 26,478 6,684.5 26,654 26,860 26,694 88 26,328 26,014 26,019 581 21,573 21,231 20,831 4,976 20,234 19,873 19,687 -20 22,058 22,109 22,131 -18 22,128 22,150 22,066 5,441.25 21,882 21,749 21,704 4,781.75 19,121                   
      cash dividends paid per share
    0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53  0.5 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.35 0.35 0.35                                                                                       
      used vehicle wholesale
     270,275,000 367,000,000 383,100,000 331,000,000 340,900,000 390,900,000 289,500,000  403,900,000 356,700,000 363,200,000 382,400,000 385,800,000 343,600,000 260,900,000 217,400,000 135,200,000 91,900,000 98,800,000 51,300,000 66,700,000 67,700,000 74,400,000 81,700,000 77,400,000 78,054,000 91,956,000 85,335,000 75,955,000 71,090,000 65,739,000 69,512,000 71,503,000 69,485,000 75,271,000 66,714,000 65,146,000 63,054,000 69,472,000 66,796,000 62,208,000 59,867,000 48,853,000 44,286,000 42,693,000 37,642,000 43,396,000 37,691,000 39,506,000 34,574,000 35,419,000 36,083,000 34,336,000 34,838,000 36,612,000 29,701,000 30,386,000                                             
      fleet and other
     145,125,000 166,500,000 209,500,000 204,600,000 207,300,000 183,600,000 241,000,000  95,500,000 56,100,000 114,300,000 97,300,000 82,200,000 93,400,000 55,900,000 50,300,000 60,000,000 35,500,000 24,900,000 16,900,000 37,400,000 32,900,000 40,100,000 79,800,000 48,400,000 26,846,000 28,729,000 54,402,000 21,223,000 12,181,000 15,185,000 38,978,000 32,720,000 14,030,000 11,443,000 20,633,000 14,621,000 30,594,000 15,979,000 36,680,000 18,144,000 19,851,000 7,988,000 14,382,000 9,750,000 7,109,000 6,109,000 14,182,000 8,802,000 7,255,000 4,597,000 11,394,000 12,981,000 3,979,000 10,133,000 17,191,000 3,146,000 3,093,000 3,122,000 4,704,000 806,000 615,000 814,000 597,000 539,000 1,655,000 867,000 1,490,000 953,000 1,041,000 2,343,000 1,306,000 689,000 1,246,000 1,836,000 939,000 1,330,000 2,784,000 8,380,000 9,001,000 2,964,000 1,986,000 3,708,000 1,367,000 1,531,000 824,000 888,000 1,867,000 2,078,000 9,778,000 12,903,000 22,811,000 3,398,000         
      operating profit
     313,325,000 421,600,000 425,300,000  289,825,000 424,200,000 393,600,000                                                                                               
      net income attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest
          -12,600,000 -1,400,000  -2,100,000 -200,000 -1,200,000 -2,500,000 -900,000 -600,000 -300,000                                                                                       
      revenues:
                                                                                                          
      cost of sales:
                                                                                                          
      other income,net
         8,850,000 5,100,000                                                                                                
      service, body and parts
           950,700,000  804,400,000 736,300,000 712,200,000 682,600,000 627,800,000 607,500,000 578,300,000 521,000,000 404,000,000 383,800,000 359,500,000 275,500,000 329,900,000 331,800,000 340,500,000 335,500,000 317,400,000 313,869,000 311,327,000 311,407,000 285,697,000 271,511,000 265,683,000 246,005,000 232,574,000 228,417,000 217,148,000 202,265,000 196,675,000 193,024,000 189,796,000 182,695,000 173,475,000 172,398,000 120,772,000 114,337,000 104,617,000 100,797,000 97,784,000 94,462,000 90,440,000 85,114,000 90,626,000 88,585,000 86,448,000 80,510,000 87,669,000 83,128,000 76,585,000 77,297,000 77,733,000 71,996,000 69,696,000 86,639,000 64,960,000 62,544,000 71,853,000 74,650,000 77,586,000 86,916,000 97,520,000 95,360,000 97,913,000 96,490,000 96,635,000 85,430,000 90,108,000 85,736,000 82,473,000 73,804,000 82,456,000 77,207,000 76,027,000 -114,422,000 74,617,000 71,753,000 69,426,000 56,049,000 71,155,000 64,361,000 59,751,000 42,499,250 62,964,000 54,995,000 52,038,000  45,511,000 10.7     16,156,000 
      basic earnings per share attributable to lithia motors, inc.
           7.88  10.79 8.32 11.97 11.67 11.59 9.69 10.18                                                                                       
      diluted earnings per share attributable to lithia motors, inc.
           7.87  10.78 8.3 11.92 11.6 11.55 9.63 10.11                                                                                       
      financing operations income
             -18,700,000 -20,800,000                                                                                            
      asset impairments
                   1,900,000     7,900,000  2,100,000   500,000         3,498,000 3,498,000 3,498,000 3,498,000 5,733,000 4,131,000 6,130,000 4,130,000         28,750   115,000                                                 
      other expense
               -7,100,000                       -1,133,500 -1,513,000 -1,495,000 -1,526,000                                         181,750 189,000       -181,000 -272,000 -280,000  -83,500 -252,000           
      (net income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest
               500,000                                                                                           
      basic net income per share
                    10.83 5.86 7.44 6.95 3.4 1.99 2.93 3.67 2.65 2.43 2.57 3.85 2.45 2.08 3.57 2.07 2.12 2.01   2.02 1.56 1.82 1.65 1.95 1.55 1.57 1.32 1.47 0.95 1.06 1.2 0.99 0.86 0.78 0.91 0.8 0.65 0.72 0.63 0.56 0.33 0.17 0.37 -0.07 0.05 -0.09 0.27 0.17 0.06 -0.14 -0.12 -12.27 -0.11 -0.25 0.58 0.41 0.36 0.28 0.54 0.6 0.48 0.49 0.92 0.66 0.52 0.52 0.77 0.58 0.4 0.54 0.7 0.47 0.23 0.4 0.6 0.44 0.43  0.38      0.24 
      diluted net income per share
                    10.75 5.81 7.35 6.86 3.38 1.97 2.88 3.64 2.63 2.42 2.55 3.84 2.44 2.07 3.56 2.07 2.12 2.01   2.01 1.55 1.81 1.64 1.93 1.53 1.55 1.31 1.45 0.94 1.04 1.18 0.98 0.85 0.76 0.9 0.78 0.63 0.71 0.62 0.55 0.33 0.16 0.37 -0.07 0.05 -0.1 0.26 0.17 0.06 -0.14 -0.12 -12.27 -0.11 -0.19 0.53 -0.38 0.34 0.27 0.5 0.55 0.44 0.46 0.83 0.6 0.48 0.42 0.76 0.57 0.39 0.53 0.69 0.46 0.23 0.4 0.59 0.43 0.42  0.37      0.24 
      cash dividends paid per class a and class b share
                    0.35 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.27                                                                         
      cash dividends declared per class a and class b share
                                  0.198 0.27 0.27 0.25                                                                     
      basic net income per class a and class b share
                                      1,430 2,150                                                                   
      diluted net income per class a and class b share
                                      1.423 2.14                                                                   
      cash dividend declared per class a and class b share
                                      0.25 0.25                                                                   
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                          66,370,000 62,639,000 75,639,000 58,056,000 56,722,000 55,995,000 57,074,000 40,704,000 41,240,000 47,713,000 41,258,000 35,577,000 30,804,000 38,387,000 32,913,000 26,769,000 24,426,000 26,943,000 23,705,000 14,828,000 6,950,000 16,501,000 -2,613,000 2,186,000 -7,842,000 11,613,000 6,768,000 345,000 -1,470,000 4,740,000 -302,074,000 -2,979,000 -5,205,000 19,023,000 17,674,000 11,645,000 11,065,000 16,472,000 20,220,000 16,499,000 18,175,000 30,001,000 21,165,000 16,410,000 15,920,000 23,486,000 17,647,000 12,398,000                 
      income from continuing operations, net of income tax
                                          47,732,000 43,391,000 51,223,000 40,653,000 23,600,250 34,537,000 35,170,000 24,694,000 19,513,500 30,891,000 25,281,000 21,882,000 15,091,500 23,339,000 20,491,000 16,796,000 9,858,000 16,339,000 14,830,000 8,705,000                                             
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                              794,750  3,139,000 40,000 143,500 127,000 274,000 173,000 41,000 -96,000   165,500 224,000 -4,000                                              
      basic income per share from continuing operations
                                          1.82 1.65 1.95 1.55 1.57 1.32 1.35 0.95 1.05 1.19 0.98 0.85 0.74 0.92 0.8 0.65 0.63 0.62 0.56 0.33 0.17 0.37 -0.06 0.05 -0.25 0.33 0.19 0.01 0.03 0.13 -10.41 -0.1 -0.17 0.58 0.55 0.36 0.37 0.54 0.6 0.55 0.58 0.92 0.67 0.53 0.53 0.76 0.57 0.41                 
      basic income per share from discontinued operations
                                                0.12  0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01  -0.01   0.09 0.01     -0.01    -0.02 0.05 -0.17 -0.25               0.003 0.01 0.01                  
      diluted income per share from continuing operations
                                          1.81 1.64 1.93 1.53 1.56 1.31 1.34 0.94 1.04 1.18 0.97 0.84 0.73 0.9 0.78 0.63 0.62 0.61 0.55 0.33 0.16 0.37 -0.06 0.05 -0.26 0.32 0.19 0.01 0.03 0.13 -10.41 -0.1 -0.12 0.53 0.5 0.34 0.34 0.5 0.55 0.5 0.53 0.83 0.61 0.49 0.41 0.75 0.56 0.4                 
      diluted income per share from discontinued operations
                                              -0.01  0.11    0.01 0.01 0.03    0.09 0.01     -0.01    -0.02 0.05 -0.17 -0.25                0.01 0.01                  
      asset impairment
                                                          218,000  490,000 382,000                                             
      floorplan interest expense
                                                            -3,434,000 -2,563,000 -2,194,000 -3,085,000 -2,567,000 -2,783,000 -2,870,000 -2,886,000 -2,416,000 -2,863,000 -5,527,000 -4,637,000 -5,790,000 -6,326,000                 -3,043,000 -3,413,000 -3,839,000 -3,702,000 -3,127,000 -2,943,000 -2,882,000 -2,337,000   1.1     -1,880,000 
      income tax benefit
                                                            -8,875,000    1,099,000 -844,000 2,790,000 -4,631,000 -2,718,000  1,051,000 -2,038,000 95,254,000 1,108,000                                 
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                                                                          
      basic loss per share from discontinued operations
                                                                  -0.005 -0.06     -1.86 -0.01                                 
      diluted loss per share from discontinued operations
                                                                  -0.005 -0.06     -1.86 -0.01                                 
      new vehicle sales
                                                              194,393,750 293,237,000 268,721,000 217,447,000 262,563,000 241,577,000 194,489,000 187,104,000 205,331,000 309,447,000 372,476,000 373,692,000 400,650,000 494,882,000 515,234,000 451,156,000 402,533,000 515,059,000 496,121,000 427,750,000 331,990,000 517,536,000 444,777,000 365,647,000 301,205,750 451,005,000 400,217,000 353,601,000 283,626,000 429,434,000 381,622,000 323,448,000 238,781,250 388,811,000 299,475,000 266,839,000        94,704,000 
      used vehicle sales
                                                              130,359,250 189,667,000 172,406,000 160,688,000 157,110,000 136,164,000 130,281,000 124,844,000 110,929,000 154,129,000 179,975,000 201,460,000 179,074,000 231,868,000 238,936,000 221,771,000 183,023,000 239,387,000 230,909,000 209,078,000 157,932,000 227,959,000 203,257,000 200,534,000 143,156,500 198,534,000 184,186,000 189,906,000 143,551,250 200,899,000 196,320,000 176,986,000 141,351,500 198,402,000 184,706,000 182,298,000  142,043,000      55,894,000 
      asset impairment charges
                                                              3,687,750  13,260,000 1,491,000                                         
      depreciation - buildings
                                                              1,180,750 1,556,000 1,586,000  1,849,000 1,189,000 1,173,000 1,228,000 1,161,000 1,245,000  1,646,000 1,007,500 1,381,000 1,341,000 1,386,000 1,245,000 1,151,000 1,114,000 1,090,000 669,000 962,000 886,000 828,000 513,250 734,000 675,000 644,000   481,000       240,000       
      depreciation and amortization - other
                                                              2,166,500 2,682,000 2,816,000  4,411,000 2,734,000 2,818,000 3,079,000 3,118,000 3,113,000  4,125,000 2,779,750 3,908,000 3,756,000 3,513,000 3,157,000 3,260,000 3,098,000 2,956,000 1,976,000 2,716,000 2,575,000 2,613,000 1,811,000 2,520,000 2,414,000 2,310,000   1,957,000              
      other income:
                                                                                                          
      total other expense
                                                              -4,722,250 -6,737,000 -5,881,000 -6,305,000    -5,471,000                                     
      income tax expense
                                                              -1,630,500 -6,709,000      -153,000                     4,225,500 8,517,000 5,750,000 2,635,000 -36,305,000 6,848,000 4,989,000 4,018,000  3,175,000 0.4     1,407,000 
      income from continuing operations, net of tax
                                                              2,430,250 9,792,000 -1,514,000 1,342,000                                         
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                              -95,250  -205,000 -75,000                                         
      depreciation—buildings
                                                                 1,581,000       1,487,000                                  
      depreciation and amortization—other
                                                                 3,170,000       3,938,000                                  
      goodwill impairment
                                                                        272,503,000                                  
      other asset impairment
                                                                      5,850,500  28,449,000                                  
      total other income
                                                                  -7,341,000 -5,805,000 -5,149,000  -5,931,000 -7,065,000 -10,580,000                                  
      income from continuing operations
                                                                  2,779,000 6,982,000 4,050,000 192,000 -419,000 2,702,000 -206,820,000 -1,871,000 -3,203,000 11,310,000 10,652,000 24,065,000 23,119,000 33,223,000   -40,969,000 38,483,000   -30,755,000 30,950,000                   
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                  -102,750 -1,269,000                                       
      discontinued operations:
                                                                                                          
      loss from operations, net of income taxes
                                                                    -26,000 -1,594,000   -2,174,000 -290,000                                 
      income from disposal activities, net of income taxes
                                                                    -361,000                                      
      discontinued operations: - sum
                                                                    -387,000  -12,394,750 -5,065,000 -36,964,000                                  
      gain from disposal activities, net of income taxes
                                                                     2,731,000                                     
      total income from discontinued operations
                                                                     1,137,000                                     
      income from operations, net of income taxes
                                                                      -3,074,000 -1,520,000                                   
      net gain from disposal activities, net of income taxes
                                                                      -10,688,750 -3,545,000                                   
      loss from disposal activities, net of income taxes
                                                                        -34,790,000                                  
      other income: - sum
                                                                         -11,828,000                   -5,705,000 -5,284,000   -4,523,000 -3,834,000         
      income taxes
                                                                                      5,219,250 9,159,000 6,882,000                  
      net gain on disposal activities, net of income taxes
                                                                           263,000                               
      income from operations
                                                                            31,080,000    32,477,000 26,018,000   30,068,000 24,150,000   24,285,000 18,093,000          14,201,000 2.8     6,100,000 
      impairment loss, net of income taxes
                                                                                                          
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense of 3 and
                                                                             6,000                             
      income before discontinued operations
                                                                              8,306,750 10,596,000 11,717,000 10,629,000 10,138,000 17,725,000 12,767,000 10,060,000 8,163,500 14,327,000 10,765,000 7,562,000                 
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 51, 341, 933 and 933
                                                                                                          
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 153, 285, 882 and 592
                                                                                                          
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income
                                                                                                          
      tax benefit of 729 and 307
                                                                                                          
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 65, 8, 170 and 164
                                                                                                          
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of
                                                                                                          
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 44 and 148
                                                                                                          
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense of 91, 26, 86 and
                                                                                      33,750 143,000                   
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense of 48,
                                                                                        75,000                  
      shares used in basic net income per share
                                                                                        18,746 18,626 4,558.5 18,338 18,228 18,133 274 17,950 17,919 14,991  13,493       
      shares used in diluted net income per share
                                                                                        19,142 19,111 4,607.5 18,708 18,379 18,272 217 18,269 18,454 15,369  13,762       
      income from discontinued operations,
                                                                                                          
      net of income tax benefit of 53 and 95
                                                                                                          
      basic income per share from discontinued
                                                                                                          
      operations
                                                                                                          
      diluted income per share from discontinued
                                                                                                          
      depreciation — buildings
                                                                                          370,750 543,000  459,000 426,500 648,000 627,000 431,000         
      depreciation and amortization — other
                                                                                          1,480,750 2,138,000               
      other income - sum
                                                                                          -4,046,000 -5,195,000   -3,283,250 -4,776,000          -2,470,000 
      depreciation — equipment and other
                                                                                             1,828,000 972,000 1,392,000 1,262,000 1,234,000         
      amortization
                                                                                              3,250 4,000 6,000 3,000  951,000       
      revenues: new vehicle sales
                                                                                                   238,651,000       
      other revenues
                                                                                                   35,845,000      6,788,000 
      depreciation - equipment and other
                                                                                                   1,035,000       
      other income floorplan interest expense
                                                                                                          
      new vehicles
                                                                                                    51.2      
      used vehicles
                                                                                                    32.6      
      other
                                                                                                    5.5      
      selling, general and administrative expenses
                                                                                                    13.1      
      income before taxes
                                                                                                    1.1      
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        assets
                                                                                                     
        current assets:
                                                                                                     
        cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents
      421,300,000 341,800,000 417,100,000 404,400,000 430,300,000 402,200,000 359,500,000 674,800,000    233,000,000 113,200,000 161,400,000 174,800,000                                                                                 
        accounts receivable
      1,261,400,000 1,134,100,000 1,212,800,000 1,235,300,000 1,399,200,000 1,237,000,000 1,209,400,000 1,242,900,000 1,123,100,000 884,600,000 843,100,000 1,004,600,000 978,400,000 923,800,000 910,000,000 812,600,000 799,700,000 740,700,000 614,000,000 511,700,000 446,400,000 298,200,000 505,000,000 459,700,000 489,200,000 491,000,000 529,400,000 470,689,000 483,995,000 479,638,000 521,938,000 446,613,000 359,010,000 341,591,000 417,714,000 317,664,000 305,293,000 286,292,000 285,730,000 287,808,000 290,638,000 181,855,000 191,228,000 182,777,000 170,519,000 143,833,000 134,109,000 133,149,000 128,602,000 117,747,000 111,040,000 99,407,000 84,247,000 88,793,000 79,659,000                                         
        inventories
      6,193,200,000 6,119,600,000 5,941,700,000 6,061,900,000 5,749,000,000 5,911,700,000 6,100,200,000 6,242,900,000 4,753,900,000 4,278,900,000 3,855,600,000 3,309,300,000 2,985,000,000 2,697,300,000 2,385,500,000 2,012,600,000 2,238,800,000 2,329,700,000 2,492,900,000 2,128,700,000 1,812,800,000 2,512,800,000 2,433,700,000 2,386,400,000 2,431,900,000 2,441,000,000 2,365,300,000 2,275,965,000 2,333,112,000 2,365,924,000 2,132,744,000 1,966,456,000 1,878,780,000 1,812,217,000 1,772,587,000 1,657,693,000 1,582,274,000 1,541,085,000 1,386,960,000 1,367,317,000 1,286,614,000 941,756,000 981,223,000 935,850,000 859,019,000 783,840,000 714,121,000 723,326,000 658,694,000 617,568,000 559,216,000 506,484,000 489,217,000 497,530,000 456,945,000 415,228,000 392,906,000 361,063,000 360,025,000 328,726,000 255,036,000 300,130,000 391,959,000 422,812,000 426,620,000 623,162,000 640,480,000 601,759,000 559,267,000 684,926,000 599,942,000 603,306,000 652,071,000 881,990,000 651,938,000 606,047,000 516,068,000 659,060,000 563,995,000 536,653,000 500,273,000 604,449,000 482,212,000 445,281,000 448,019,000 468,201,000 468,478,000 445,908,000 399,281,000 410,909,000 337,426,000 275,398,000 315,078,000 233,624,000 233,624,000 
        other current assets
      275,900,000 262,500,000 354,300,000 240,200,000 222,200,000 221,300,000 224,000,000 194,800,000 136,800,000 130,800,000 149,600,000 135,400,000 85,200,000 102,100,000 63,000,000 112,500,000 51,400,000 48,200,000 70,500,000 52,900,000 50,600,000 58,200,000 47,800,000 56,700,000 65,700,000 50,900,000 65,100,000 47,648,000 46,231,000 56,893,000 70,847,000 59,622,000 54,801,000 48,248,000 46,611,000 33,225,000 38,192,000 50,473,000 32,640,000 32,028,000 32,498,000 11,088,000 12,028,000 12,564,000 15,251,000 9,856,000 11,729,000 17,484,000 11,240,000 10,588,000 10,618,000 16,719,000 5,298,000 5,473,000 8,880,000 6,062,000                                        
        total current assets
      8,151,800,000 7,858,000,000 7,925,900,000 7,941,800,000 7,800,700,000 7,772,200,000 7,893,100,000 8,355,400,000 6,955,200,000 5,494,000,000 5,147,700,000 4,682,300,000 4,161,800,000 3,884,600,000 3,533,300,000 3,075,500,000 3,870,800,000 3,288,900,000 3,337,600,000 2,750,400,000 2,430,100,000 2,925,800,000 3,070,500,000 2,929,900,000 3,031,500,000 3,027,900,000 2,991,400,000 2,825,734,000 2,893,329,000 2,971,440,000 2,782,782,000 2,511,268,000 2,323,768,000 2,233,496,000 2,287,194,000 2,032,698,000 1,940,803,000 1,899,409,000 1,738,037,000 1,710,547,000 1,634,799,000 1,165,785,000 1,212,904,000 1,167,550,000 1,081,549,000 971,343,000 891,040,000 933,209,000 837,496,000 766,126,000 694,266,000 648,191,000 604,164,000 607,175,000 561,417,000 508,544,000 489,403,000 449,385,000 444,634,000 418,063,000 442,898,000 522,013,000 611,028,000 696,552,000 779,533,000 895,633,000 819,456,000 778,538,000 727,993,000 934,046,000 780,117,000 779,640,000 807,306,000 1,032,394,000 822,275,000 804,248,000 667,943,000 807,031,000 697,504,000 662,875,000 657,031,000 728,142,000 632,374,000          397,808,000 312,445,000 312,445,000 
        property and equipment
      4,994,500,000 4,936,000,000 4,784,000,000 4,727,700,000 4,661,500,000 4,629,900,000 4,664,000,000 4,615,200,000 3,981,400,000 3,907,500,000 3,719,700,000 3,473,000,000 3,390,900,000 3,244,500,000 3,052,600,000 2,352,900,000 2,299,300,000 2,221,000,000 2,197,500,000 1,798,300,000 1,663,000,000 1,631,500,000 1,611,700,000 1,482,600,000 1,463,000,000 1,454,400,000 1,448,000,000 1,248,692,000 1,232,054,000 1,220,882,000 1,185,169,000 1,087,920,000 1,067,104,000 1,010,496,000 1,006,130,000 991,721,000 898,239,000 882,405,000 854,077,000 836,889,000 828,707,000 536,519,000 528,254,000 493,171,000 481,212,000 443,516,000 427,935,000 425,086,000 397,754,000 387,652,000 379,351,000 373,779,000 379,515,000 366,414,000 357,303,000 362,433,000                                      42,726,000 42,726,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      708,100,000 717,200,000 629,900,000 671,100,000 657,600,000 658,700,000 722,500,000 724,100,000 478,800,000 491,000,000 473,900,000 373,200,000 385,900,000 393,100,000 395,900,000 367,300,000 255,100,000 258,700,000 264,000,000 266,500,000 234,400,000 244,600,000 251,900,000 249,500,000 255,000,000 250,000,000                                                                      
        finance receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of 149.1 and 143.7
      5,012,900,000                                                                                               
        goodwill
      2,471,800,000 2,476,700,000 2,440,100,000 2,453,300,000 2,397,200,000 2,115,500,000 2,126,200,000 2,118,100,000 1,930,600,000 1,610,200,000 1,516,200,000 1,463,100,000 1,237,600,000 1,019,300,000 977,300,000 740,300,000 617,300,000 617,500,000 593,000,000 592,200,000 592,200,000 457,700,000 454,600,000 456,800,000 457,300,000 456,800,000 434,900,000 356,968,000 280,954,000 256,283,000 256,320,000 257,185,000 259,399,000 259,399,000 259,399,000 219,021,000 214,444,000 213,934,000 210,627,000 199,129,000 199,286,000 65,745,000 65,004,000 56,787,000 49,511,000 40,313,000 32,047,000 32,047,000 25,838,000 22,608,000 18,727,000 18,958,000 18,191,000 18,288,000 6,186,000 6,186,000 6,186,000          311,954,000 311,527,000 311,467,000 309,065,000 314,877,000 307,424,000 277,717,000 276,731,000 261,442,000 260,899,000 252,325,000 251,377,000 249,905,000 244,532,000 238,611,000 233,500,000 212,829,000 207,027,000 206,442,000 199,269,000 191,799,000         
        franchise value
      2,770,200,000 2,777,400,000 2,771,800,000 2,788,500,000 2,742,400,000 2,550,300,000 2,575,300,000 2,568,100,000 2,402,200,000 2,016,200,000 1,929,000,000 1,866,800,000 1,443,800,000 956,700,000 799,100,000 608,400,000 369,700,000 368,000,000 350,200,000 355,500,000 355,500,000 306,000,000 306,700,000 309,100,000 309,100,000 308,100,000 288,700,000 256,004,000 197,111,000 186,977,000 186,977,000 186,977,000 184,763,000 184,268,000 184,268,000 163,220,000 162,296,000 161,668,000 155,187,000 150,856,000 150,856,000 77,482,000 77,728,000 73,502,000 71,199,000 66,465,000 62,429,000 62,429,000 61,972,000 59,319,000 59,095,000 59,095,000 58,400,000 59,015,000 45,193,000 45,193,000                                        
        other non-current assets
      1,640,400,000 1,586,800,000 1,422,500,000 1,269,100,000 1,173,300,000 1,526,100,000 1,514,900,000 1,200,400,000 642,000,000 1,281,400,000 1,050,100,000 2,216,100,000 2,387,700,000 2,582,600,000 2,388,700,000 3,060,200,000 2,680,300,000 1,497,500,000 1,159,800,000 632,800,000 263,800,000 448,500,000 388,500,000 309,600,000 258,700,000 194,800,000 221,000,000 487,171,000 560,714,000 451,401,000 271,818,000 328,243,000 141,461,000 114,305,000 107,159,000 156,946,000 106,288,000 110,202,000 101,901,000 107,434,000 110,737,000 46,922,000 41,613,000 38,892,000 31,394,000 28,689,000 25,548,000 22,808,000 20,472,000 18,021,000 16,752,000 16,840,000 20,169,000 13,808,000 11,212,000 9,796,000 8,817,000 8,484,000 8,584,000 7,752,000 4,597,000 4,074,000 4,174,000 4,616,000 4,981,000 4,601,000 5,675,000 5,978,000 5,943,000 4,972,000 5,343,000 6,136,000 6,310,000 7,614,000 7,705,000 4,143,000 4,417,000 4,505,000 4,467,000 5,217,000 4,315,000 4,082,000 1,891,000 1,873,000 1,841,000 1,878,000 2,429,000 2,263,000        
        total assets
      25,749,700,000 25,107,200,000 24,519,100,000 24,161,000,000 23,480,200,000 23,127,900,000 23,261,500,000 23,205,200,000 19,632,500,000 17,682,700,000 16,421,400,000 14,074,500,000 13,007,700,000 12,080,800,000 11,146,900,000 10,204,600,000 10,092,500,000 8,251,600,000 7,902,100,000 6,395,700,000 5,539,000,000 6,014,100,000 6,083,900,000 5,737,500,000 5,774,600,000 5,692,000,000 5,384,000,000 5,174,569,000 5,164,162,000 5,086,983,000 4,683,066,000 4,371,593,000 3,976,495,000 3,801,964,000 3,844,150,000 3,563,606,000 3,322,070,000 3,267,618,000 3,059,829,000 3,004,855,000 2,924,385,000 1,904,903,000 1,940,127,000 1,844,276,000 1,725,121,000 1,572,516,000 1,459,703,000 1,492,702,000 1,366,537,000 1,283,575,000 1,198,727,000 1,146,133,000 1,115,215,000 1,101,201,000 1,020,790,000 971,676,000 955,089,000 909,292,000 921,500,000 895,100,000 857,221,000 938,212,000 1,048,285,000 1,133,459,000 1,194,862,000 1,391,619,000 1,674,452,000 1,626,735,000 1,561,528,000 1,747,102,000 1,608,986,000 1,579,357,000 1,528,879,000 1,739,989,000 1,485,038,000 1,452,714,000 1,305,791,000 1,429,355,000 1,305,567,000 1,256,904,000 1,220,768,000 1,273,146,000 1,122,685,000          639,729,000 446,915,000 446,915,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                                     
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        floor plan notes payable
      1,910,400,000 1,992,600,000 1,964,100,000 2,163,300,000 2,102,100,000 2,055,100,000 2,602,900,000 2,590,100,000 1,347,000,000 1,107,900,000 999,300,000 454,800,000 410,800,000 388,200,000 354,200,000 329,400,000 285,100,000 341,500,000 234,200,000 310,300,000 292,000,000 389,900,000 425,200,000 407,500,000 414,100,000 359,000,000 324,400,000 135,626,000 142,606,000 145,128,000 116,774,000 114,833,000 99,932,000 97,031,000 94,602,000 73,762,000 56,767,000 55,836,000 46,651,000 45,464,000 42,139,000 21,362,000 20,598,000 19,978,000 18,789,000 16,912,000 15,545,000 13,454,000 14,073,000 13,743,000 109,628,000 114,760,000 90,423,000                                           
        floor plan notes payable: non-trade
      4,374,100,000 3,016,300,000 2,904,800,000 2,724,700,000 2,802,800,000 2,848,000,000 2,516,700,000 2,697,400,000 2,288,500,000 1,708,800,000 1,664,900,000 1,208,100,000 1,060,200,000 1,002,800,000 835,900,000 688,900,000 966,900,000 1,480,700,000 1,563,000,000 1,293,200,000 1,168,600,000 1,595,900,000 1,642,400,000 1,594,500,000 1,709,600,000 1,767,200,000 1,733,300,000 1,820,241,000 1,875,462,000 1,832,824,000 1,802,252,000 1,598,111,000 1,534,715,000 1,503,257,000 1,506,895,000 1,351,940,000 1,316,747,000 1,296,751,000 1,168,223,000 1,169,717,000 1,113,428,000 718,227,000 806,684,000 744,786,000 695,066,000 570,025,000 567,981,000 568,130,000 489,935,000 482,390,000 263,089,000 229,180,000 233,884,000                                           
        current maturities of long-term debt
      110,400,000 64,200,000 58,100,000 70,900,000 74,200,000 134,000,000 113,200,000 90,900,000 75,700,000 27,000,000 35,900,000 113,400,000 120,300,000 282,700,000 223,700,000 206,900,000 486,100,000 60,300,000 66,000,000 56,500,000 56,700,000 45,800,000 39,300,000 26,300,000 25,400,000 24,600,000 25,900,000 33,856,000 24,098,000 168,876,000 18,876,000 17,619,000 20,901,000 17,917,000 20,965,000 26,674,000 28,053,000 33,721,000 38,745,000 37,963,000 40,543,000 9,305,000 7,578,000 7,340,000 7,083,000 6,951,000 7,483,000 8,182,000 7,810,000 7,718,000 22,982,000 8,221,000 11,633,000 10,986,000 14,237,000 12,081,000           14,509,000 13,327,000 10,291,000 9,694,000 32,277,000 16,557,000 14,019,000 7,587,000 7,886,000 6,868,000 6,546,000 6,449,000 6,589,000 6,565,000 5,999,000 5,679,000 16,508,000 14,299,000 5,166,000 4,854,000 4,974,000 4,466,000 3,471,000 8,666,000 7,463,000 10,203,000 5,131,000 8,893,000 8,893,000 
        current maturities of non-recourse notes payable
      68,200,000 69,700,000 49,800,000 6,400,000 63,800,000 58,100,000 10,300,000 63,400,000 33,900,000 48,400,000 46,200,000                                                                                     
        trade payables
      489,300,000 339,500,000 336,700,000 371,400,000 356,300,000 333,700,000 301,300,000 380,400,000 288,000,000 297,700,000 320,000,000 241,300,000 266,500,000 260,500,000 235,400,000 248,100,000 256,000,000 199,400,000 158,200,000 150,200,000 124,800,000 108,900,000 125,300,000 127,000,000 129,400,000 119,300,000 126,300,000 113,662,000 115,061,000 116,928,000 111,362,000 103,105,000 89,795,000 80,022,000 88,423,000 78,442,000 77,979,000 78,250,000 77,723,000 78,885,000 76,517,000 59,481,000 56,384,000 54,052,000 51,159,000 44,121,000 41,339,000 41,589,000 38,973,000 40,196,000 34,934,000 31,712,000 28,575,000 29,110,000 27,043,000 23,747,000 24,957,000 26,437,000 26,345,000 18,782,000 21,996,000 23,702,000 22,251,000 21,571,000 30,542,000 34,251,000 37,578,000 38,715,000 36,835,000 44,329,000 40,366,000 39,794,000 33,202,000 33,898,000 30,446,000 30,917,000 25,590,000 29,861,000 26,987,000 26,821,000 27,623,000 26,661,000 25,107,000 24,402,000 23,785,000 24,088,000 23,007,000 19,445,000 21,263,000 21,748,000 20,283,000 16,894,000 16,444,000 11,246,000 11,246,000 
        accrued liabilities
      1,247,300,000 1,214,400,000 1,212,500,000 1,176,800,000 1,217,500,000 1,122,200,000 1,119,700,000 1,197,700,000 899,100,000 858,400,000 881,700,000 809,000,000 756,600,000 890,900,000 753,600,000 708,500,000 601,700,000 529,000,000 458,300,000 402,200,000 384,300,000 291,000,000 336,900,000 328,100,000 326,800,000 315,100,000 283,600,000 259,825,000 254,984,000 240,169,000 251,717,000 241,094,000 212,309,000 241,639,000 211,109,000 204,361,000 184,160,000 179,145,000 167,135,000 157,579,000 154,786,000 116,619,000 112,742,000 107,130,000 94,143,000 90,290,000 87,787,000 81,602,000 81,635,000 79,758,000 77,874,000 72,711,000 71,102,000 68,126,000 68,502,000 58,784,000 59,793,000 50,540,000 55,032,000 47,518,000 56,415,000 48,437,000 51,530,000 50,951,000 62,131,000 63,702,000 61,955,000 63,602,000 68,265,000 67,037,000 61,113,000 62,299,000 70,812,000 65,431,000 64,282,000 57,775,000 64,582,000 57,139,000 51,475,000 52,043,000 55,954,000 50,267,000 50,834,000 46,164,000 58,378,000 52,694,000 41,621,000 40,924,000 43,070,000 41,730,000 35,308,000 36,531,000 27,335,000 21,788,000 21,788,000 
        total current liabilities
      8,199,700,000 6,696,700,000 6,526,000,000 6,513,500,000 6,616,700,000 6,551,100,000 6,664,100,000 7,019,900,000 4,932,200,000 4,048,200,000 3,948,000,000 2,826,600,000 2,614,400,000 2,825,100,000 2,402,800,000 2,181,800,000 2,595,800,000 2,610,900,000 2,479,700,000 2,212,400,000 2,026,400,000 2,431,500,000 2,569,100,000 2,483,400,000 2,605,300,000 2,585,200,000 2,493,500,000 2,363,210,000 2,412,211,000 2,503,925,000 2,300,981,000 2,074,762,000 1,957,652,000 1,939,866,000 1,921,994,000 1,735,179,000 1,663,706,000 1,643,703,000 1,502,269,000 1,493,102,000 1,433,241,000 929,770,000 1,003,986,000 940,428,000 872,511,000 734,677,000 728,797,000 721,304,000 642,491,000 623,805,000 508,507,000 456,584,000 436,483,000 444,708,000 409,948,000 345,869,000 323,597,000 335,225,000 344,823,000 321,177,000 349,964,000 462,875,000 504,109,000 597,028,000 667,817,000 783,018,000 625,265,000 585,091,000 571,371,000 742,905,000 639,590,000 629,939,000 655,590,000 870,478,000 668,861,000 648,400,000 511,852,000 648,443,000 557,770,000 536,698,000 503,123,000 600,649,000 508,502,000           227,506,000 227,506,000 
        long-term debt, less current maturities
      6,448,800,000 7,274,900,000 6,965,800,000 6,689,300,000 5,961,900,000 6,119,300,000 6,399,800,000 6,071,500,000 5,483,700,000 5,414,000,000 5,066,000,000 5,222,300,000 4,721,700,000 3,395,200,000 3,185,700,000 2,586,100,000 2,521,900,000 2,124,000,000 2,064,700,000 1,799,000,000 1,357,900,000 1,489,800,000 1,430,600,000 1,287,800,000 1,324,100,000 1,295,700,000 1,358,200,000 1,287,052,000 1,295,077,000 1,181,230,000 1,028,476,000 991,333,000 777,814,000 666,135,000 769,916,000 727,191,000 626,543,000 595,663,000 591,231,000 599,402,000 621,890,000 263,117,000 260,835,000 269,760,000 245,471,000 294,073,000 222,249,000 286,876,000 261,419,000 224,746,000 262,934,000 278,653,000 285,954,000 275,183,000 245,864,000 268,693,000                                      72,106,000 72,106,000 
        non-recourse notes payable, less current maturities
      2,565,800,000 2,404,200,000 2,195,900,000 2,035,600,000 2,299,900,000 2,051,200,000 1,772,700,000 1,962,400,000 1,671,700,000 1,198,700,000 779,200,000                                                                                     
        deferred revenue
      466,600,000 452,700,000 543,300,000 446,900,000 425,600,000 414,200,000 400,500,000 388,700,000 264,100,000 241,300,000 234,000,000 219,900,000 210,300,000 200,200,000 191,200,000 181,700,000 172,100,000 162,200,000 155,700,000 150,700,000 145,400,000 140,600,000 137,900,000 133,800,000 129,300,000 124,400,000 121,700,000 117,850,000 112,601,000 107,355,000 103,111,000 98,265,000 92,335,000 86,840,000 81,929,000 77,577,000 73,540,000 70,066,000 63,238,000 59,893,000 56,849,000 51,913,000 48,918,000 46,238,000 44,005,000 38,557,000 35,252,000 33,589,000 31,857,000 30,110,000 26,820,000 25,146,000 23,774,000 22,441,000 21,064,000 20,158,000 19,963,000 19,043,000 19,067,000 17,981,000 16,008,000 15,867,000 16,465,000                  752,000 726,000 807,000 875,000 957,000 960,000 1,667,000 1,617,000 1,175,000 1,277,000 1,379,000 1,481,000 1,490,000 2,607,000 2,607,000 
        deferred income taxes
      531,300,000 516,300,000 530,600,000 491,200,000 460,500,000 397,100,000 455,800,000 409,700,000 349,300,000 308,000,000 290,600,000 254,500,000 207,600,000 203,700,000 191,000,000 172,900,000 178,800,000 157,400,000 146,300,000 135,700,000 123,800,000 137,500,000 131,100,000 130,000,000 98,500,000 96,400,000 91,200,000 77,684,000 58,583,000 58,965,000 56,277,000 66,474,000 57,919,000 58,658,000 59,075,000 58,721,000 54,647,000 59,134,000 3,792,000 3,494,000 3,140,000 500,000 222,000 1,316,000 1,548,000 2,824,000 3,079,000 3,832,000 4,532,000 3,976,000 4,427,000 4,730,000 4,554,000 3,641,000 2,815,000 2,937,000 790,000 45,231,000 45,474,000     2,541,000 1,724,000 1,561,000 1,967,000 1,775,000 1,517,000 71,000 610,000 1,198,000 951,000  809,000 685,000 1,945,000 363,000 1,071,000  1,734,000 994,000 818,000 585,000 3,696,000 3,228,000 1,287,000 550,000 4,000,000 3,010,000 108,000 1,286,000 322,000 3,290,000 3,290,000 
        non-current operating lease liabilities
      651,800,000 662,100,000 583,200,000 609,700,000 596,900,000 596,500,000 636,100,000 626,800,000 427,900,000 440,400,000 427,700,000 337,700,000 350,000,000 357,200,000 361,700,000 338,600,000 237,200,000 241,600,000 246,700,000 250,700,000 221,600,000 231,300,000 238,500,000                                                                         
        other long-term liabilities
      476,200,000 471,900,000 380,700,000 363,800,000 336,500,000 319,100,000 304,300,000 287,600,000 220,700,000 229,400,000 194,100,000 185,300,000 165,900,000 156,800,000 151,300,000 165,600,000 158,300,000 147,900,000 147,500,000 152,800,000 131,700,000 126,900,000 109,000,000 108,100,000 102,400,000 104,600,000 122,200,000 123,631,000 124,822,000 108,403,000 111,003,000 109,383,000 102,948,000 100,299,000 100,460,000 98,848,000 86,173,000 84,375,000 86,365,000 64,079,000 63,094,000 36,190,000 34,537,000 31,013,000 28,412,000 29,058,000 25,602,000 22,832,000 21,286,000 19,921,000 18,787,000 18,629,000 20,621,000 15,033,000 15,047,000 16,739,000 17,257,000 16,879,000 15,084,000 15,839,000 13,580,000 14,645,000 17,199,000 22,904,000 16,832,000 13,005,000 16,767,000 14,647,000 12,023,000 12,384,000 13,117,000 13,509,000 10,643,000 11,272,000 10,190,000 10,440,000 10,127,000 10,900,000 10,380,000 10,611,000 11,721,000 10,644,000 7,001,000 7,235,000 7,863,000 7,581,000 7,447,000 9,581,000 10,882,000 8,617,000 8,251,000 8,181,000 11,013,000 3,002,000 3,002,000 
        total liabilities
      19,340,200,000 18,478,800,000 17,725,500,000 17,150,000,000 16,698,000,000 16,448,500,000 16,633,300,000 16,766,600,000 13,349,600,000 11,880,000,000 10,939,600,000 9,046,300,000 8,269,900,000 7,138,200,000 6,483,700,000 5,626,700,000 5,864,100,000 5,444,000,000 5,240,600,000 4,701,300,000 4,006,800,000 4,557,600,000 4,616,200,000 4,378,300,000 4,499,900,000 4,441,500,000 4,186,800,000 3,969,427,000 4,003,294,000 3,959,878,000 3,599,848,000 3,340,217,000 2,988,668,000 2,851,798,000 2,933,374,000 2,697,516,000 2,504,609,000 2,452,941,000 2,272,116,000 2,252,553,000 2,216,548,000 1,280,990,000 1,348,276,000 1,287,439,000 1,190,399,000 1,096,365,000 1,011,900,000 1,064,601,000 957,053,000 898,582,000 817,048,000 779,012,000 766,832,000 757,365,000 691,923,000 651,459,000 640,606,000 603,819,000 613,022,000 588,062,000 593,466,000 680,589,000 796,695,000 885,116,000 938,875,000 1,133,265,000 1,171,403,000 1,118,523,000 1,046,519,000 1,240,281,000 1,111,207,000 1,085,964,000 1,038,060,000 1,257,338,000 1,014,714,000 993,081,000 855,867,000 998,020,000 886,179,000 850,958,000 825,880,000 891,048,000 755,990,000          450,326,000 317,089,000 317,089,000 
        equity:
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock - no par value; authorized 15.0 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                                     
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 22.8 and 23.5
                                                                                                     
        additional paid-in capital
       18,100,000 122,600,000 110,200,000 95,800,000 107,200,000 94,300,000 79,500,000 79,900,000 62,500,000 54,200,000 69,000,000 62,200,000 51,800,000 58,300,000 50,800,000 44,000,000 36,000,000 41,400,000 36,400,000 30,100,000 26,000,000 46,000,000 3,400,000  28,000,000 35,000,000 45,897,000 43,470,000 14,558,000 11,309,000 42,373,000 34,280,000 37,714,000 41,225,000 39,359,000 37,230,000 34,866,000 35,917,000 33,584,000 31,364,000 27,657,000 26,045,000 24,392,000 22,598,000 18,577,000 15,096,000 12,399,000 11,789,000 10,949,000 10,483,000 10,918,000 11,171,000 10,632,000 10,183,000 10,972,000 10,644,000 10,358,000 9,955,000 10,501,000 10,143,000 9,783,000 9,434,000 9,275,000 8,839,000 8,774,000 8,394,000 8,112,000 7,688,000 7,076,000 6,318,000 5,574,000 4,863,000 4,226,000 3,520,000 2,559,000 2,349,000 2,190,000 2,114,000 1,811,000 1,588,000 1,547,000 1,497,000 1,231,000 1,052,000 1,010,000 969,000 929,000 884,000 578,000 539,000 507,000 416,000 189,000 189,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      42,100,000 67,300,000 86,600,000 116,600,000 33,500,000 -3,600,000 75,400,000 2,600,000 20,100,000 11,200,000   -5,100,000 4,900,000                                                        905,000    4,223,000 3,958,000 3,316,000 2,932,000 1,690,000 2,833,000 789,000  1,542,000         -1,666,000 -2,091,000    
        retained earnings
      6,342,100,000 6,517,800,000 6,394,100,000 6,190,900,000 5,949,100,000 5,758,800,000 5,556,700,000 5,361,800,000 5,013,300,000 4,565,800,000 4,282,500,000 3,829,100,000 3,510,800,000 3,191,400,000 2,859,500,000 2,579,100,000 2,281,800,000 1,986,200,000 1,838,200,000 1,658,800,000 1,507,100,000 1,436,200,000 1,401,800,000 1,340,700,000 1,262,500,000 1,212,700,000 1,162,100,000 1,109,017,000 1,022,888,000 969,406,000 922,662,000 839,999,000 794,863,000 748,423,000 703,820,000 658,916,000 611,062,000 566,007,000 488,407,000 450,273,000 404,316,000 330,937,000 300,574,000 266,444,000 245,088,000 193,427,000 171,228,000 149,173,000 134,463,000 113,766,000 95,859,000 80,877,000 63,927,000 49,203,000 36,228,000 28,839,000 25,772,000 17,287,000 20,306,000 19,039,000 20,593,000 14,880,000 11,217,000 9,888,000 14,166,000 17,586,000 266,981,000 271,918,000 279,386,000 270,910,000 265,717,000 260,681,000 257,890,000 245,937,000 236,619,000 229,647,000 222,466,000 207,146,000 196,007,000 187,545,000 179,175,000 166,210,000 156,683,000 150,508,000 141,818,000 130,220,000 121,701,000 117,536,000 110,275,000 99,546,000 91,611,000 85,220,000 71,392,000 27,585,000 27,585,000 
        total stockholders’ equity - lithia motors, inc.
      6,384,200,000 6,603,200,000 6,768,700,000 6,986,500,000 6,757,800,000 6,655,500,000 6,604,700,000 6,367,900,000 6,213,900,000 5,755,600,000 5,437,300,000 4,983,700,000 4,691,900,000 4,904,400,000 4,626,400,000 4,542,700,000                                                                                
        non-controlling interest
      25,300,000 25,200,000 24,900,000 24,500,000 24,400,000 23,900,000 23,500,000 24,500,000 25,000,000 4,100,000 3,600,000 4,000,000 6,100,000 3,300,000 2,800,000 1,900,000                                                                                
        total equity
      6,409,500,000 6,628,400,000 6,793,600,000 7,011,000,000 6,782,200,000 6,679,400,000 6,628,200,000 6,392,400,000 6,238,900,000 5,759,700,000 5,440,900,000 4,987,700,000 4,698,000,000 4,907,700,000 4,629,200,000 4,544,600,000                                                                                
        total liabilities and equity
      25,749,700,000                                                                                               
        finance receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of 143.7 and 123.4
       4,755,100,000                                                                                              
        redeemable non-controlling interest
             46,200,000 44,000,000 43,000,000 40,900,000 40,500,000 39,800,000 34,900,000 34,000,000 33,300,000                                                                                
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 23.5 and 26.4
                                                                                                     
        total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and equity
       25,107,200,000    23,127,900,000   19,632,500,000 17,682,700,000 16,421,400,000 14,074,500,000 13,007,700,000 12,080,800,000 11,146,900,000 10,204,600,000                                                                                
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 139.8 and 123.4
        4,544,900,000                                                                                             
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 24.4 and 26.4
        165,400,000                                                                                             
        total liabilities, non-controlling interest, and equity
        24,519,100,000 24,161,000,000 23,480,200,000                                                                                           
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 135.1 and 123.4
         4,309,500,000                                                                                            
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 25.7 and 26.4
         568,800,000                                                                                            
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 127.5 and 123.4
          4,047,500,000                                                                                           
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 26.1 and 26.4
          679,400,000                                                                                           
        finance receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of 123.4 and 106.4
           3,875,200,000                                                                                          
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 26.4 and 27.4
           793,100,000                                                                                          
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 120.5 and 106.4
            3,765,500,000                                                                                         
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 26.6 and 27.4
            878,300,000                                                                                         
        total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest, and equity
            23,261,500,000 23,205,200,000                                                                                        
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 115.8 and 106.4
             3,623,900,000                                                                                        
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 26.8 and 27.4
             924,000,000                                                                                        
        cash and restricted cash
              941,400,000 199,700,000 299,400,000                                                                                     
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 106.4 and 69.3
              3,242,300,000                                                                                       
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 27.4 and 27.3
              1,100,600,000                                                                                       
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 97.1 and 69.3
               2,882,400,000                                                                                      
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 27.5 and 27.3
               1,116,100,000 1,105,500,000                                                                                     
        finance receivables, net of allowance for estimated losses of 82.2 and 69.3
                2,584,800,000                                                                                     
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                -4,900,000 -21,500,000   -3,000,000 -3,600,000 -4,300,000 -4,500,000 -6,300,000 -6,800,000 -7,200,000 -5,800,000 -700,000 -1,900,000 -900,000             -114,000 -461,000 -622,000 -787,000 -1,075,000 -1,259,000 -1,389,000 -1,538,000 -1,771,000 -2,109,000 -2,615,000 -3,234,000 -3,718,000 -4,082,000 -4,508,000 -4,986,000 -4,363,000 -4,307,000 -4,869,000 -5,676,000 -5,404,000 -4,328,000 -3,850,000 -4,437,000 -3,819,000 -4,979,000 -5,810,000 -981,000 -634,000 -3,450,000 -1,437,000                -1,468,000 -1,970,000 -2,990,000 -2,617,000 -2,517,000 -2,714,000 -2,165,000      
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 27.5 and 29.5
                 1,107,100,000 1,124,000,000                                                                                   
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 29.4 and 29.5
                   1,656,300,000                                                                                  
        common stock - no par value; authorized 125.0 shares; issued and outstanding 29.5 and 26.3
                    1,711,600,000                                                                                 
        class b common stock
                         100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 124,000 157,000 157,000 219,000 219,000 219,000 219,000 319,000 319,000 319,000 319,000 319,000 319,000 319,000 319,000 335,000 343,000 362,000 437,000 449,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 468,000 487,000 487,000 502,000 508,000 511,000 511,000 
        cash and cash equivalents
                     137,800,000 780,900,000 170,300,000 160,200,000 57,100,000 120,300,000 56,600,000 84,000,000 27,100,000 44,700,000 45,000,000 31,600,000 31,432,000 29,991,000 68,985,000 57,253,000 38,577,000 31,177,000 31,440,000 50,282,000 24,116,000 15,044,000 21,559,000 32,707,000 23,394,000 21,023,000 21,666,000 28,203,000 22,340,000 23,686,000 20,257,000 15,006,000 42,839,000 19,757,000 16,247,000 8,965,000 20,851,000 15,936,000 11,738,000 13,118,000 9,306,000 15,301,000 15,379,000 11,421,000 12,776,000 4,382,000 17,009,000 9,104,000 10,874,000 17,621,000 21,352,000 27,855,000 21,665,000 15,749,000 32,903,000 21,023,000 26,600,000 41,329,000 23,435,000 33,425,000 48,566,000 41,687,000 29,842,000 19,562,000 29,264,000 39,129,000 9,971,000 39,813,000 74,408,000 50,231,000 55,010,000 29,593,000 15,932,000 63,518,000 64,339,000 50,877,000 59,855,000  42,001,000 42,001,000 
        common stock1 - no par value; authorized 100.0 shares; issued and outstanding 30.3 and 26.3
                     1,916,400,000                                                                                
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        common stock1 - no par value; authorized 100.0 shares; issued and outstanding 30.2 and 26.3
                      1,906,900,000                                                                               
        total stockholders’ equity
                      4,228,400,000 2,807,600,000 2,661,500,000 1,694,400,000 1,532,200,000 1,456,500,000 1,467,700,000 1,359,200,000                              343,836,000 328,867,000 320,217,000 314,483,000 305,473,000  307,038,000 263,755,000 257,623,000 251,590,000 248,343,000 255,987,000 258,354,000 503,049,000 508,212,000 515,009,000 506,821,000 497,779,000 493,393,000 490,819,000 482,651,000 470,324,000 459,633,000 449,924,000 431,335,000 419,388,000 405,946,000  382,098,000 366,695,000    324,923,000         
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                      10,092,500,000 8,251,600,000 7,902,100,000 6,395,700,000 5,539,000,000 6,014,100,000 6,083,900,000 5,737,500,000                              1,101,201,000 1,020,790,000 971,676,000 955,089,000 909,292,000  895,100,000 857,221,000 938,212,000 1,048,285,000 1,133,459,000 1,194,862,000 1,391,619,000 1,674,452,000 1,626,735,000 1,561,528,000 1,747,102,000 1,608,986,000 1,579,357,000 1,528,879,000 1,739,989,000 1,485,038,000 1,452,714,000 1,305,791,000 1,429,355,000 1,305,567,000 1,256,904,000  1,273,146,000 1,122,685,000    992,521,000         
        class a common stock
                       789,900,000 788,200,000 5,900,000 2,100,000  20,500,000 16,900,000 13,000,000 9,700,000  50,104,000 94,386,000 143,017,000 149,123,000 148,880,000 158,527,000 163,872,000 165,512,000 167,596,000 168,950,000 213,699,000 263,531,000 268,748,000 272,625,000 266,075,000 266,172,000 267,071,000 268,255,000 265,599,000 263,253,000 268,801,000 266,104,000 263,559,000 278,970,000 279,366,000 277,803,000 287,896,000 286,295,000 284,807,000 283,275,000 282,764,000 282,077,000 280,880,000 236,988,000 236,311,000 235,450,000 234,522,000 233,495,000 232,160,000 230,656,000 229,151,000 227,486,000 227,462,000 225,320,000 226,670,000 227,598,000 227,797,000 225,759,000 224,775,000 222,962,000 221,187,000 219,545,000 215,333,000 213,765,000 212,331,000 210,806,000 208,187,000 206,840,000 205,516,000 204,402,000 203,577,000 202,390,000 201,411,000 195,147,000 113,553,000 112,607,000 95,325,000 95,325,000 
        noncurrent operating lease liabilities
                             235,200,000 240,300,000 235,200,000                                                                      
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                                     
        total stockholders' equity
                              1,274,700,000 1,250,500,000 1,197,200,000 1,205,142,000 1,160,868,000 1,127,105,000 1,083,218,000 1,031,376,000 987,827,000 950,166,000 910,776,000 866,090,000 817,461,000 814,677,000 787,713,000 752,302,000 707,837,000 623,913,000 591,851,000 556,837,000 534,722,000 476,151,000 447,803,000 428,101,000 409,484,000 384,993,000 381,679,000 367,121,000 348,383,000      308,478,000                      394,888,000               
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                              5,774,600,000 5,692,000,000 5,384,000,000 5,174,569,000 5,164,162,000 5,086,983,000 4,683,066,000 4,371,593,000 3,976,495,000 3,801,964,000 3,844,150,000 3,563,606,000 3,322,070,000 3,267,618,000 3,059,829,000 3,004,855,000 2,924,385,000 1,904,903,000 1,940,127,000 1,844,276,000 1,725,121,000 1,572,516,000 1,459,703,000 1,492,702,000 1,366,537,000 1,283,575,000 1,198,727,000 1,146,133,000 1,115,215,000      921,500,000                      1,220,768,000               
        preferred stock - no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                                     
        revenues:
                                                                                                     
        new vehicle
                                          1,209,037,000 1,096,055,000 1,227,080,000 1,149,512,000 1,007,816,000 732,121,000 694,484,000 579,522,000                                                    
        used vehicle retail
                                          553,647,000 532,726,000 505,885,000 488,801,000 462,931,000 340,522,000 310,475,000 301,893,000                                                    
        used vehicle wholesale
                                          66,714,000 65,146,000 69,472,000 66,796,000 62,208,000 48,853,000 44,286,000 42,693,000                                                    
        finance and insurance
                                          81,043,000 77,638,000 76,633,000 72,463,000 64,604,000 46,855,000 43,838,000 39,631,000                                                    
        service, body and parts
                                          202,265,000 196,675,000 189,796,000 182,695,000 173,475,000 120,772,000 114,337,000 104,617,000                                                    
        fleet and other
                                          20,633,000 14,621,000 15,979,000 36,680,000 18,144,000 7,988,000 14,382,000 9,750,000                                                    
        total revenues
                                          2,133,339,000 1,982,861,000 2,084,845,000 1,996,947,000 1,789,178,000 1,297,111,000 1,221,802,000 1,078,106,000                                                    
        cost of sales:
                                                                                                     
        total cost of sales
                                          1,811,303,000 1,675,679,000 1,773,658,000 1,699,298,000 1,515,803,000 1,099,271,000 1,029,502,000 906,045,000                                                    
        gross profit
                                          322,036,000 307,182,000 311,187,000 297,649,000 273,375,000 197,840,000 192,300,000 172,061,000                                                    
        asset impairments
                                          3,498,000 3,498,000 4,131,000 6,130,000 4,130,000                                                       
        selling, general and administrative
                                          215,526,000 219,106,000 223,728,000 195,610,000 191,618,000 131,627,000 125,463,000 121,829,000                                                    
        depreciation and amortization
                                          12,503,000 11,663,000 10,531,000 10,287,000 9,726,000 6,067,000 5,825,000 5,507,000                                                    
        operating income
                                          90,509,000 72,915,000 72,797,000 85,622,000 67,901,000 60,146,000 61,012,000 44,725,000                                                    
        floor plan interest expense
                                          -6,209,000 -5,909,000 -4,951,000 -4,655,000 -4,649,000 -3,127,000 -3,215,000 -2,984,000                                                    
        other interest expense
                                          -5,502,000 -5,459,000 -4,900,000 -4,972,000 -4,828,000 -2,051,000 -1,869,000 -1,974,000                                                    
        other income
                                          -1,495,000 -1,526,000 -307,000 -356,000 -368,000 1,027,000 1,146,000 937,000                                                    
        income before income taxes
                                          77,303,000 60,021,000                                                          
        income tax provision
                                          -25,875,000 -19,751,000 -19,248,000 -24,416,000 -17,403,000 -21,458,000 -21,904,000 -16,010,000                                                    
        net income
                                          51,428,000 40,270,000 43,391,000 51,223,000 40,653,000 34,537,000 38,309,000 24,734,000                                                    
        basic net income per share
                                          2,020 1,560 1,650 1,950 1,550 1,320 1,470 950                                                    
        shares used in basic per share calculations
                                          25,462,000 25,816,000 26,289,000 26,332,000 26,283,000 26,118,000 26,119,000 25,973,000                                                    
        diluted net income per share
                                          2,010 1,550 1,640 1,930 1,530 1,310 1,450 940                                                    
        shares used in diluted per share calculations
                                          25,534,000 25,973,000 26,480,000 26,496,000 26,519,000 26,359,000 26,331,000 26,320,000                                                    
        assets held for sale
                                              4,026,000 8,920,000  12,703,000 11,526,000 10,733,000 12,996,000 12,579,000 14,671,000    4,912,000      2,202,000 11,693,000 124,845,000 140,021,000 139,603,000 161,423,000 230,319,000 133,070,000 22,887,000 23,807,000 23,825,000 68,859,000 13,324,000 15,485,000   19,165,000 27,411,000   15,260,000 135,000 12,163,000 16,537,000 15,673,000 20,408,000            
        liabilities related to assets held for sale
                                              2,688,000 4,776,000  7,142,000 6,271,000 6,378,000 8,662,000 8,347,000 10,065,000    866,000      2,140,000 5,050,000 74,723,000 81,917,000 89,162,000                                 
        income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                            62,639,000 75,639,000 58,056,000 55,995,000 57,074,000 40,704,000                                                    
        income from continuing operations, net of income tax
                                            43,391,000 51,223,000 40,653,000 34,537,000 35,170,000 24,694,000                                                    
        income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                3,139,000 40,000                                                    
        basic income per share from continuing operations
                                            1,650 1,950 1,550 1,320 1,350 950                                                    
        basic income per share from discontinued operations
                                                120                                                     
        diluted income per share from continuing operations
                                            1,640 1,930 1,530 1,310 1,340 940                                                    
        diluted income per share from discontinued operations
                                                110                                                     
        floorplan notes payable
                                                           104,215,000 94,422,000 84,775,000 67,750,000 68,632,000 71,839,000 68,907,000 75,062,000 151,689,000 174,062,000 234,181,000 226,077,000 342,722,000 334,213,000 311,824,000 287,300,000 403,121,000 341,607,000 422,411,000 487,207,000 695,937,000 489,674,000 476,322,000                  185,426,000 185,426,000 
        floorplan notes payable: non-trade
                                                           232,271,000 205,744,000 166,482,000 156,199,000 166,246,000 165,084,000 141,581,000 104,358,000 64,298,000 90,839,000 103,519,000 109,362,000 137,064,000 159,767,000 139,766,000 150,307,000 170,211,000 154,347,000 77,268,000 50,350,000 67,144,000 59,793,000 54,130,000                    
        preferred stock—no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock - no par value; authorized
                                                                                                     
        15,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                                     
        accounts receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 190 and 218
                                                             75,011,000                                        
        contracts in transit
                                                              28,649,000 25,373,000 26,046,000 21,940,000 18,899,000 22,786,000 23,589,000 27,799,000 30,288,000 38,058,000 42,567,000 48,474,000 48,593,000 60,281,000 62,334,000 56,211,000 49,181,000 52,599,000 51,659,000 52,453,000 45,285,000 54,658,000 42,683,000 42,913,000 52,014,000 40,698,000 42,541,000 44,709,000 42,632,000 48,284,000 45,155,000 41,493,000        
        trade receivables, net of allowance
                                                              41,235,000 36,187,000 34,635,000 30,157,000 30,788,000 33,189,000 36,442,000 41,816,000 49,491,000 55,598,000 59,807,000 60,913,000 63,915,000 70,997,000 67,785,000 62,317,000 50,754,000 61,313,000 52,109,000 53,990,000 47,801,000 51,612,000 41,932,000 41,576,000 41,099,000 43,568,000  42,199,000 42,908,000 43,159,000 38,340,000 40,680,000 38,389,000 40,336,000 36,705,000 33,196,000 32,218,000   
        vehicles leased to others
                                                              8,253,000                                     5,718,000 5,718,000 
        prepaid expenses and other
                                                              2,269,000 3,443,000 2,667,000 5,387,000 2,340,000 2,025,000 2,919,000 20,979,000 14,787,000 13,939,000 14,555,000 10,647,000 5,842,000 6,262,000 6,310,000 6,825,000 6,044,000 6,029,000 6,523,000 8,800,000 9,678,000 6,004,000 8,832,000 6,840,000 5,457,000 6,871,000 3,688,000 3,392,000 3,657,000 4,280,000 5,136,000 5,707,000 3,019,000 3,282,000 2,578,000 3,759,000 2,561,000 1,353,000 1,353,000 
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 29,420 and 25,495
                                                              313,290,000                                       
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 62,250 and 57,979
                                                              49,700,000                                       
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 110 and 93
                                                              45,299,000                                       
        current maturities of line of credit
                                                                 24,000,000  68,000,000                                  
        current maturities of other long-term debt
                                                              14,898,000 23,248,000 23,837,000 14,303,000 16,447,000 23,027,000 34,745,000 36,134,000 30,009,000 40,992,000                              
        real estate debt, less current maturities
                                                              237,056,000 229,947,000 231,285,000 230,265,000 181,718,000 174,976,000 171,239,000 163,708,000 154,726,000 172,948,000 197,732,000 179,160,000 171,789,000 161,629,000 149,112,000 155,890,000 161,195,000 168,508,000 167,171,000 154,046,000 144,568,000 143,050,000 147,677,000 139,702,000 124,775,000 112,364,000 88,999,000 80,159,000 79,706,000 82,961,000 84,186,000 73,798,000 65,372,000 51,542,000 44,284,000 40,693,000 28,211,000   
        other long-term debt, less current maturities
                                                              42,733,000 2,725,000 2,763,000 2,800,000 32,196,000 12,226,000 87,683,000 101,476,000 99,500,000 42,615,000 147,584,000 153,785,000 120,022,000 152,324,000 156,806,000 140,879,000 92,473,000 142,609,000 123,480,000 136,505,000 136,612,000 136,717,000 131,820,000 127,608,000 136,522,000 136,607,000 66,005,000 98,308,000 59,704,000 53,857,000 30,652,000 30,914,000 31,457,000 31,743,000 32,863,000 55,137,000 44,101,000   
        vehicles leased to others, current portion
                                                               7,940,000 7,638,000 7,384,000 6,608,000 6,853,000 7,412,000 8,308,000 8,683,000 8,893,000 9,338,000 9,498,000 9,285,000 9,747,000 8,789,000 7,698,000 6,976,000 7,028,000 6,647,000 6,296,000 5,479,000 5,492,000 5,240,000 5,494,000 5,092,000 4,968,000 4,926,000 5,747,000 5,507,000 6,266,000 5,503,000 5,341,000 5,365,000 6,973,000 6,280,000 5,554,000 5,626,000 1,677,000 1,677,000 
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 28,880 and 25,495
                                                               308,389,000                                      
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 62,223 and 57,979
                                                               54,868,000                                      
        intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 100 and 93
                                                               42,935,000                                      
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 27,334 and 25,495
                                                                323,194,000                                     
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 60,729 and 57,979
                                                                56,975,000                                     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 100 and 93
                                                                42,639,000                                     
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 25,495 and 20,604
                                                                 326,625,000                                    
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 57,979 and 47,414
                                                                 59,429,000                                    
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 93 and 68
                                                                 42,496,000                                    
        current maturities of senior subordinated convertible notes
                                                                    39,300,000 42,500,000 69,000,000 85,000,000                              
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 22,124 and 20,604
                                                                  274,435,000                                   
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 49,930 and 47,414
                                                                  48,836,000                                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 87 and 68
                                                                  40,811,000                                   
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 21,444 and 20,604
                                                                   276,449,000                                  
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 47,573 and 47,414
                                                                   49,956,000                                  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 80 and 68
                                                                   40,817,000                                  
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 20,604 and 20,628
                                                                    284,875,000 284,088,000                                
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 48,587 and 47,414
                                                                    59,238,000                                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 75 and 68
                                                                    41,986,000                                 
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 47,414 and 46,126
                                                                     62,188,000                                
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 68 and 52
                                                                     42,008,000                                
        liabilities held for sale
                                                                     108,172,000 140,696,000 79,287,000 17,243,000 17,857,000 18,373,000 48,513,000 9,880,000 11,610,000   16,780,000 22,388,000   3,719,000  3,431,000 3,292,000 8,874,000 13,045,000            
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 18,932 and 20,628
                                                                      263,815,000                               
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 44,834 and 46,126
                                                                      58,180,000                               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 71 and 52
                                                                      41,563,000                               
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 21,367 and 20,628
                                                                       305,347,000                              
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 49,461 and 46,126
                                                                       92,834,000                              
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 70 and 52
                                                                       45,532,000                              
        used vehicle credit facility
                                                                       121,679,000 117,811,000 122,550,000 109,160,000 111,843,000 95,789,000                         
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 22,188 and 20,628
                                                                        367,595,000                             
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 49,424 and 46,126
                                                                        100,665,000                             
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 61 and 52
                                                                        69,107,000                             
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 20,628 and 15,953
                                                                         363,391,000                            
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 46,126 and 38,866
                                                                         98,355,000                            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 52 and 21
                                                                         68,946,000                            
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 19,048 and 15,953
                                                                          348,413,000                           
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 42,972 and 38,866
                                                                          96,709,000                           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 44 and 21
                                                                          71,003,000                           
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 17,667 and 15,953
                                                                           333,540,000                          
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 40,505 and 38,866
                                                                           95,513,000                          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 36 and 21
                                                                           69,966,000                          
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 17,213 and 15,953
                                                                            339,924,000                         
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 40,185 and 38,866
                                                                            96,689,000                         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 28 and 21
                                                                            72,036,000                         
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 15,953 and 11,358
                                                                             327,890,000                        
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 38,866 and 31,622
                                                                             89,213,000                        
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 129 and 89
                                                                             69,054,000                        
        used vehicle flooring
                                                                             95,614,000             58,149,000 60,028,000 62,000,000         
        unearned compensation
                                                                                                     
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 14,708 and 11,358
                                                                              293,904,000                       
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 38,374 and 31,622
                                                                              86,135,000                       
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 118 and 89
                                                                              57,507,000                       
        used vehicle flooring facility
                                                                              71,000,000 18,000,000   11,000,000 20,000,000   17,000,000  58,950,000 56,267,000    63,000,000 75,000,000 70,000,000 24,000,000 69,000,000 56,000,000   
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 13,562 and 11,358
                                                                               282,032,000                      
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 35,815 and 31,622
                                                                               84,008,000                      
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 107 and 89
                                                                               57,210,000                      
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 12,448 and 11,358
                                                                                264,064,000                     
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 33,810 and 31,622
                                                                                79,314,000                     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 98 and 89
                                                                                50,238,000                     
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 11,358 and 8,110
                                                                                 255,372,000                    
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 31,622 and 25,922
                                                                                 77,805,000                    
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 89 and 63
                                                                                 50,247,000                    
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 10,674 and 8,110
                                                                                  257,221,000                   
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 31,242 and 25,922
                                                                                  76,470,000                   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 81 and 63
                                                                                  47,415,000                   
        flooring notes payable
                                                                                  370,028,000 554,994,000 467,929,000 450,859,000 410,116,000 514,750,000 407,179,000 378,961,000 376,337,000 409,792,000 396,128,000 364,635,000 312,854,000 333,454,000 266,942,000 211,947,000    
        flooring notes payable: non-trade
                                                                                  45,106,000                   
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 9,703 and 8,110
                                                                                   242,998,000                  
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 29,419 and 25,922
                                                                                   76,405,000                  
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 75 and 63
                                                                                   47,039,000                  
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 8,819 and 8,110
                                                                                    233,113,000                 
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 27,620 and 25,922
                                                                                    75,095,000                 
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 69 and 63
                                                                                    45,483,000                 
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 8,110 and 5,683
                                                                                     226,356,000                
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 25,922 and 18,315
                                                                                     73,275,000                
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 63 and 39
                                                                                     44,649,000                
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 41 and 49
                                                                                      70,000               
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 7,315 and 5,683
                                                                                      208,246,000               
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 23,943 and 18,315
                                                                                      70,382,000               
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 57 and 39
                                                                                      42,183,000               
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 42 and 49
                                                                                       86,000              
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 6,598 and 5,683
                                                                                       195,389,000              
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 22,427 and 18,315
                                                                                       71,476,000              
        notes receivable, less current portion
                                                                                       645,000 664,000 676,000 706,000 768,000 779,000 881,000 691,000 219,000 276,000 244,000 720,000 5,722,000 5,722,000 
        vehicles leased to others, less current portion
                                                                                       8,000 7,000 10,000 19,000 13,000 106,000 19,000 108,000 246,000 125,000 122,000 2,935,000   
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 51 and 39
                                                                                       39,904,000              
        accounts of 401 and 413
                                                                                        42,587,000             
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance
                                                                                                     
        for doubtful accounts of 42 and 49
                                                                                        116,000             
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 6,328 and 5,683
                                                                                        179,527,000             
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 20,370 and 18,315
                                                                                        64,173,000             
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 45 and 39
                                                                                        31,220,000             
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 49 and 247
                                                                                         208,000            
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 5,683 and 3,618
                                                                                         164,676,000            
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 18,315 and 14,602
                                                                                         62,637,000            
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 351 and 330
                                                                                         28,946,000            
        preferred stock — no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; none outstanding
                                                                                                     
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 138 and 247
                                                                                          124,000           
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 5,051 and 3,618
                                                                                          141,358,000           
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 18,955 and 14,602
                                                                                          64,659,000           
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 345 and 330
                                                                                          27,837,000           
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 94 and 247
                                                                                           172,000          
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 4,560 and 3,618
                                                                                           128,881,000          
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 17,539 and 14,602
                                                                                           63,455,000          
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 340 and 330
                                                                                           25,970,000          
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 147 and 247
                                                                                            188,000         
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 4,079 and 3,618
                                                                                            119,896,000         
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 15,985 and 14,602
                                                                                            60,545,000         
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 335 and 330
                                                                                            23,287,000         
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 247 and 601
                                                                                             167,000        
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 3,618 and 2,098
                                                                                             118,696,000        
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 14,602 and 9,695
                                                                                             58,215,000        
        goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of 9,407 and 9,407
                                                                                             185,212,000 182,152,000 176,428,000 157,672,000     
        other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of 330 and 312
                                                                                             20,985,000        
        preferred stock - no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; 15 shares designated series m preferred; issued and outstanding 0 and 9.7
                                                                                                     
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 506 and 700
                                                                                              341,000       
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 3,179 and 2,098
                                                                                              112,677,000       
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 13,265 and 9,695
                                                                                              55,818,000       
        other intangible assets
                                                                                              20,519,000 18,389,000 13,252,000 7,107,000    
        other non-current assets, net of accumulated amortization of 325 and 312
                                                                                              3,873,000       
        preferred stock — no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; 15 shares designated series m preferred; issued and outstanding 0 and 9.7
                                                                                                     
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 634 and 700
                                                                                               533,000      
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 2,783 and 2,098
                                                                                               104,036,000      
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 11,629 and 9,695
                                                                                               48,297,000      
        other non-current assets, net of accumulated amortization of 320 and 312
                                                                                               3,763,000      
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 673 and 700
                                                                                                909,000     
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 2,401 and 2,098
                                                                                                91,827,000     
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 10,606 and 9,695
                                                                                                39,219,000     
        other non-current assets, net of accumulated amortization of 315 and 312
                                                                                                3,558,000     
        preferred stock — no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; 15 shares designated series m preferred; issued and outstanding 4.5 and 9.7
                                                                                                2,699,000     
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 700 and 988
                                                                                                 1,361,000    
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 2,098 and 1,261
                                                                                                 84,739,000    
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 9,695 and 7,173
                                                                                                 37,238,000    
        goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of 9,407 and 6,219
                                                                                                 149,742,000    
        other non-current assets, net of accumulated amortization of 312 and 182
                                                                                                 3,343,000    
        preferred stock — no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; 15 shares designated series m preferred; issued and outstanding 9.7 and 14.9
                                                                                                 5,806,000    
        assets current assets: cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                  40,646,000   
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 1,013 and 988
                                                                                                  1,679,000   
        land and buildings, net of accumulated depreciation of 1,708 and 1,261
                                                                                                  66,484,000   
        equipment and other, net of accumulated depreciation of 8,405 and 7,173
                                                                                                  30,620,000   
        goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of 8,047 and 6,219
                                                                                                  137,776,000   
        other non-current assets, net of accumulated amortization of 229 and 182
                                                                                                  3,386,000   
        liabilities and shareholders' equity current liabilities: flooring notes payable
                                                                                                  251,830,000   
        current portion of capital leases
                                                                                                  56,000 153,000 153,000 
        accrued total current liabilities
                                                                                                  301,118,000   
        long-term capital lease obligation, less current maturities
                                                                                                  24,000   
        shareholders' equity: preferred stock - no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; 15 shares designated series m preferred; issued and outstanding 9.7 and 14.9
                                                                                                  5,806,000   
        total shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  189,403,000 129,826,000 129,826,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  639,729,000 446,915,000 446,915,000 
        trade receivables
                                                                                                   25,603,000 25,603,000 
        notes receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 533 and 714
                                                                                                   4,897,000 4,897,000 
        goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of 1,892 and 1,180
                                                                                                   78,633,000 78,633,000 
        other non-current assets, net of accumulated amortization of 123 and 103
                                                                                                   1,671,000 1,671,000 
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        long-term capital lease obligation, less current portion
                                                                                                   2,651,000 2,651,000 
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — no par value; authorized 15,000 shares; issued and outstanding; none
                                                                                                     
        convertible, redeemable series m preferred stock; authorized 15 shares; issued and outstanding 10.4
                                                                                                   6,216,000 6,216,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 2002-12-31 2002-09-30 2002-06-30 2002-03-31 
                                                                                                   
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          net income
        102,000,000 137,900,000 218,600,000 258,200,000 211,200,000 217,200,000 222,900,000 301,100,000 229,600,000 330,500,000 337,700,000 343,600,000 292,600,000 309,000,000 304,900,000 156,200,000 187,600,000 158,800,000 77,700,000 46,200,000 68,000,000 85,200,000 61,900,000 56,400,000 59,872,000 93,107,000 60,660,000 52,061,000 89,404,000 51,886,000 53,200,000 50,727,000 51,319,000 54,041,000 51,428,000 40,270,000 47,732,000 43,391,000 51,223,000 40,653,000 41,140,000 34,537,000 38,309,000 24,734,000 27,372,000 31,018,000 25,555,000 22,055,000 23,243,000 20,491,000 16,796,000 18,766,000 16,563,000 14,826,000 8,705,000 4,379,000 9,792,000 -1,719,000 1,267,000 -1,554,000 5,713,000 3,663,000 1,329,000 -4,278,000 -2,363,000 -243,784,000 -2,161,000 -4,706,000 11,237,000 7,943,000 7,075,000 5,529,000 10,800,000 11,667,000 9,308,000 9,503,000 17,632,000 12,675,000 9,990,000 9,882,000 14,470,000 10,840,000 7,479,000 9,982,000 12,881,000 8,519,000 4,165,000 7,261,000 10,729,000 7,935,000 6,391,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          depreciation and amortization
        86,300,000 84,100,000 81,400,000 80,400,000 77,700,000 75,600,000 54,300,000 50,400,000 49,600,000 41,900,000 41,000,000 39,200,000 35,800,000 34,400,000 30,300,000 26,800,000 25,100,000 23,000,000 22,300,000 22,000,000 21,500,000 20,900,000 20,200,000 19,800,000 20,076,000 19,649,000 18,821,000 16,854,000 16,124,000 14,828,000 14,031,000 12,739,000 12,997,000 12,206,000 12,503,000 11,663,000 11,056,000 10,531,000 10,287,000 9,726,000 8,964,000 6,067,000 5,825,000 5,507,000 5,316,000 5,099,000 4,899,000 4,721,000 4,317,000 4,261,000 4,199,000 4,033,000 4,108,000 4,292,000 4,193,000 4,188,000 4,238,000 4,400,000 4,751,000 6,260,000 3,923,000 3,758,000 4,307,000 4,279,000 2,666,000 5,016,000 5,771,000 5,733,000 5,289,000 4,961,000 4,899,000 4,402,000 4,411,000 4,212,000 4,046,000 3,654,000 3,678,000 3,461,000 3,441,000 3,846,000 3,254,000 3,089,000 2,954,000         
          stock-based compensation
        12,100,000  14,000,000 16,100,000 15,000,000  16,300,000 10,200,000 9,100,000 8,600,000 12,600,000 10,500,000 9,100,000 8,400,000 9,200,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 7,200,000 4,900,000 5,100,000 4,400,000 4,400,000 3,900,000 3,500,000 3,524,000 2,939,000 3,263,000 3,574,000 2,876,000 2,964,000 2,813,000 2,619,000 2,382,000 2,647,000 2,869,000 3,149,000 3,292,000 2,757,000 3,095,000 2,727,000 2,382,000 1,795,000 1,721,000 1,538,000 2,404,000 1,558,000 1,463,000 1,140,000 817,000 936,000 576,000 315,000 652,000 543,000 491,000 969,000 502,000 507,000 441,000 470,000 462,000 558,000 564,000 248,000 311,000 621,000 545,000 676,000 816,000 1,144,000 748,000 956,000 886,000 1,043,000 649,000                 
          net loss on disposal of other assets
        3,300,000 5,400,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000                                                                                       
          net gain on disposal of stores
         -2,600,000 -15,400,000                                                                                         
          unrealized investment loss
        70,000,000    6,000,000   -1,300,000 500,000 -400,000 18,100,000 14,900,000 44,100,000   300,000                                                                            
          deferred income taxes
        16,200,000 -7,900,000 40,100,000 28,700,000 33,800,000 -48,700,000 44,900,000 17,600,000 14,500,000 46,900,000 5,300,000 11,300,000 17,500,000 -6,200,000 21,400,000 10,400,000 10,400,000 11,700,000 -13,100,000 8,200,000 600,000 31,900,000 2,400,000 5,200,000 13,554,000 19,101,000 -2,343,000 2,688,000 -10,196,000 8,554,000 -739,000 -417,000 356,000 4,078,000 -4,557,000 10,261,000 20,296,000 -6,810,000 -5,008,000 3,863,000 8,630,000 1,885,000 974,000 1,866,000 5,973,000 7,679,000 1,031,000 -206,000 6,549,000 1,172,000 -870,000 4,768,000 1,265,000 2,454,000 -394,000 479,000 2,174,000 480,000 -5,264,000 4,621,000 -1,202,000 983,000 1,225,000 5,277,000 923,000 -115,230,000 3,997,000 1,746,000 2,153,000 2,404,000 8,147,000 2,105,000 436,000 2,638,000 1,133,000 3,312,000 447,000 -300,000 1,827,000 6,110,000 2,244,000 1,414,000 2,371,000         
          amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets
        24,300,000 24,100,000 21,100,000 23,600,000 22,500,000 23,900,000 24,200,000 16,100,000 15,700,000 18,300,000 15,700,000 3,600,000 12,000,000 10,500,000 8,300,000 8,200,000                                                                            
          decrease
                                                                                                   
          accounts receivable
        -135,800,000  19,500,000 189,500,000 -153,500,000  47,600,000 -26,700,000 23,900,000 22,400,000 4,000,000 -80,400,000  100,000,000 -58,300,000 -126,700,000  -65,100,000 -148,300,000 202,100,000  29,600,000 -9,800,000 49,900,000  15,504,000                                                                  
          inventories
        -97,200,000 -11,500,000 64,500,000 -206,100,000 186,400,000 63,400,000 219,800,000 -293,300,000 -56,900,000 -345,400,000 -262,100,000 -244,900,000 -328,600,000 340,100,000 418,500,000 244,600,000 -228,200,000 -167,700,000 694,500,000 -69,800,000 -15,600,000 58,900,000 18,400,000 -81,400,000 -94,434,000 21,064,000 63,332,000 -98,862,000 -177,001,000 19,980,000 6,220,000 -42,298,000 -83,283,000 28,488,000 -40,308,000 -73,744,000 -64,672,000 -9,747,000 -83,200,000 -39,460,000 -31,653,000 32,951,000 -20,552,000 -56,748,000 -88,709,000 30,712,000 -56,789,000 7,890,000 -48,594,000 -47,479,000 -62,113,000 -24,813,000 7,109,000 -18,729,000 -41,769,000 -12,946,000 -26,363,000 -4,666,000 -24,330,000 -47,852,000 53,461,000 81,067,000 33,017,000 12,526,000 140,049,000 -33,071,000 -40,331,000 -46,041,000   16,385,000                     
          finance receivables
        -261,200,000 -207,000,000 -239,200,000 -253,000,000 -179,100,000 -102,900,000 -139,600,000 -287,600,000 -397,000,000                                                                                   
          other assets
        -51,200,000 38,800,000 -164,200,000 -63,400,000 -36,200,000 -48,700,000 -52,700,000 -5,500,000 14,100,000 -404,200,000 -371,700,000 -256,600,000 -228,700,000 -248,100,000 -40,900,000 -62,100,000 -111,400,000 18,400,000 -3,800,000 -6,800,000 -10,300,000 15,900,000 -2,600,000 9,000,000 -28,007,000 -8,581,000 5,937,000 14,651,000 -18,327,000 14,728,000 4,255,000 -3,776,000 -17,932,000 -1,061,000 10,393,000 -4,705,000 -26,281,000 -1,524,000 -1,737,000 -2,078,000 -17,482,000                                                   
          increase
                                                                                                   
          floor plan notes payable
        -65,500,000 -35,100,000 -177,400,000 3,100,000 23,300,000 -130,500,000 -59,400,000 19,500,000 38,900,000 44,200,000 23,200,000 33,700,000 24,800,000 44,300,000 -60,300,000 107,300,000 -76,100,000 2,700,000 -98,000,000 -32,700,000 17,600,000 -6,600,000 55,100,000 34,600,000 188,827,000 -6,983,000 -2,636,000 17,692,000 8,147,000 10,796,000 -1,099,000 2,429,000 -1,737,000 9,437,000 932,000 7,753,000 1,431,000 1,187,000 3,325,000 1,092,000 -1,779,000 764,000 -1,307,000 1,675,000 -421,000 2,337,000 1,127,000 2,257,000 330,000 -90,981,000 -3,324,000 24,147,000                                        
          trade payables
        152,800,000 -100,000 -33,300,000 4,200,000 21,700,000 35,700,000 -81,100,000 -26,800,000 -10,000,000 -23,300,000 6,600,000 26,000,000 -18,800,000 -200,000 49,600,000 47,800,000 3,200,000 24,700,000 14,900,000 -14,600,000 -1,900,000 -3,400,000 9,900,000 -6,400,000 11,455,000 716,000 -4,004,000 6,933,000 7,611,000 11,983,000 8,031,000 -7,617,000 10,296,000 -525,000 5,758,000 920,000 -7,094,000 -1,086,000 2,055,000 6,799,000 -7,351,000 2,835,000 -363,000 1,774,000 3,632,000 2,770,000 2,488,000 -410,000 -1,908,000 5,740,000 1,549,000 2,239,000 -920,000 1,383,000 3,296,000 -1,207,000 -1,488,000 92,000 7,563,000 -2,358,000 -1,389,000 351,000 607,000 -8,683,000 -4,430,000 -3,741,000 -2,061,000   3,963,000 572,000 6,592,000 -696,000     2,874,000 166,000 -814,000 824,000 1,554,000 702,000         
          accrued liabilities
        28,300,000 -38,000,000 41,300,000 -92,200,000 103,700,000 37,000,000 -75,300,000 -42,700,000 31,700,000 35,900,000 -128,400,000 111,600,000 -3,900,000 92,600,000 67,600,000 76,700,000 89,500,000 -27,500,000 100,500,000 -49,400,000 -1,500,000 -27,700,000 5,700,000 -14,500,000 20,263,000 3,174,000 19,037,000 -13,574,000 11,320,000 29,591,000 -34,800,000 31,116,000 9,978,000 15,279,000 4,170,000 13,425,000 -676,000 9,232,000 3,273,000 4,444,000 -35,385,000 4,319,000 5,073,000 12,521,000 -795,000 4,287,000 2,624,000 6,188,000 2,493,000 2,566,000 5,105,000 1,715,000 2,133,000 -1,926,000 9,683,000 -1,152,000 9,075,000 -5,128,000 7,234,000 -8,998,000 7,037,000 -3,145,000 788,000 -10,678,000 769,000 -322,000 -2,422,000 -5,042,000 1,407,000   -8,279,000 5,346,000 1,063,000 6,285,000 -6,892,000 7,552,000   -3,356,000 5,698,000 2,431,000 2,526,000         
          other long-term liabilities and deferred revenue
        7,200,000 -4,400,000 10,000,000 49,200,000 -2,300,000 5,400,000 -6,800,000 20,300,000 -5,600,000 6,500,000 13,200,000 22,900,000 19,400,000 8,100,000 13,700,000 -2,100,000 -31,400,000 24,600,000 10,500,000 11,400,000 7,100,000 9,400,000 1,900,000 500,000 2,116,000 -946,000 19,777,000 4,253,000 7,543,000 1,562,000 5,207,000 4,750,000 8,946,000 7,559,000 5,272,000 5,396,000 -885,000 23,490,000 4,323,000 6,838,000 21,498,000 4,976,000 6,538,000 5,121,000 4,845,000 418,000 7,184,000 4,705,000 3,227,000 4,420,000 2,280,000 -835,000 6,600,000 1,286,000 132,000 532,000 573,000 210,000 -160,000 5,698,000 -1,657,000 -1,225,000 11,898,000 8,415,000 -1,515,000 -1,716,000 273,000     3,291,000 -629,000       -1,754,000 1,101,000           
          net cash from operating activities
        -108,400,000 123,700,000 -98,400,000 9,300,000 322,100,000 61,800,000 219,300,000 -249,700,000 -49,000,000 -254,400,000 -289,400,000 26,300,000 -192,000,000 725,700,000 767,100,000 496,400,000 -258,400,000 10,600,000 668,300,000 121,700,000 46,000,000 209,100,000 167,200,000 77,200,000 140,414,000 142,955,000 187,458,000 48,873,000 -111,680,000 81,981,000 51,881,000 126,674,000 -103,275,000 123,381,000 31,817,000 34,593,000 -32,713,000 77,592,000 -8,899,000 38,229,000 -57,383,000 91,896,000 18,193,000 -22,387,000 -80,615,000 88,225,000 -25,308,000 49,757,000 -24,293,000 -111,055,000 -40,987,000 -4,193,000 20,663,000 -5,996,000 -11,240,000 -4,570,000 -10,002,000 3,691,000 -10,449,000 -63,549,000 -833,000 58,590,000 15,726,000 3,120,000 66,709,000 24,648,000 -9,312,000     -2,907,000      -2,427,000 8,603,000 30,474,000 23,887,000 7,903,000 13,283,000         
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                   
          capital expenditures
        -97,100,000 -93,200,000 -108,900,000 -80,100,000 -68,700,000 -79,500,000 -62,200,000 -58,200,000 -38,900,000 -73,200,000 -75,900,000 -60,700,000 -66,300,000 -81,100,000 -63,000,000 -50,000,000 -42,200,000 -47,300,000 -36,700,000 -41,600,000 -33,000,000 -34,100,000 -28,700,000 -29,100,000 -44,614,000 -41,013,000 -30,369,000 -42,004,000 -33,204,000 -39,908,000 -16,227,000 -16,039,000 -19,398,000 -38,116,000 -27,347,000 -15,900,000 -21,085,000 -14,151,000 -23,091,000 -24,917,000 -31,834,000 -18,919,000 -22,600,000 -12,630,000 -16,222,000 -11,696,000 -15,522,000 -6,585,000 -12,273,000 -14,234,000 -8,459,000 -8,677,000 -15,141,000 -5,522,000 -2,333,000                  
          free cash flows
        -205,500,000 30,500,000 -207,300,000 -70,800,000 253,400,000 -17,700,000 157,100,000 -307,900,000 -87,900,000 -327,600,000 -365,300,000 -34,400,000 -258,300,000 644,600,000 704,100,000 446,400,000 -300,600,000 -36,700,000 631,600,000 80,100,000 13,000,000 175,000,000 138,500,000 48,100,000 95,800,000 101,942,000 157,089,000 6,869,000 -144,884,000 42,073,000 35,654,000 110,635,000 -122,673,000 85,265,000 4,470,000 18,693,000 -53,798,000 63,441,000 -31,990,000 13,312,000 -89,217,000 72,977,000 -4,407,000 -35,017,000 -96,837,000 76,529,000 -40,830,000 43,172,000 -36,566,000 -125,289,000 -49,446,000 -12,870,000 5,522,000 -11,518,000 -13,573,000 -4,570,000 -10,002,000 3,691,000 -10,449,000 -63,549,000 -833,000 58,590,000 15,726,000 3,120,000 66,709,000 24,648,000 -9,312,000     -2,907,000      -2,427,000 8,603,000 30,474,000 23,887,000 7,903,000 13,283,000         
          proceeds from sales of assets
        11,300,000 200,000 12,600,000 12,500,000 5,400,000 9,200,000 1,300,000 800,000 -100,000 9,700,000 6,800,000 -1,300,000    1,400,000 3,500,000 1,400,000 200,000 700,000 400,000 400,000 1,056,000 241,000 1,698,000 105,000 2,874,000 9,457,000 2,471,000 399,000 455,000 1,559,000 105,000 92,000 41,000 84,000 42,000 103,000 1,653,000 3,140,000 76,000 27,000 4,158,000 54,000 -20,000 440,000 1,085,000 3,931,000 1,009,000 18,460,000 -141,000 8,274,000 3,084,000                                     
          net cash from other investments
        -9,400,000 -2,600,000 -2,300,000 2,100,000 -12,500,000                                                                                       
          cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -145,300,000 -468,800,000 -139,000,000 -194,100,000 -84,500,000 -1,500,000 -77,500,000 -591,100,000 -387,400,000 -256,600,000 -379,500,000 -326,500,000 -289,800,000 -667,600,000 -1,358,400,000 -383,500,000 -893,800,000 -517,200,000 -20,000,000 -72,300,000 -223,800,000 -67,800,000   226,000 638,000 -50,297,000 -324,367,000 -59,836,000 -312,483,000   -35,265,000 -180,628,000 -5,008,000 -13,799,000 -36,695,000 -34,833,000           -18,594,000   -2,065,000 -5,118,000   -23,200,000       -6,000 -599,000                 -15,543,000 -18,976,000 -18,854,000 -10,426,000 -6,612,000 -15,161,000 -35,265,000 -24,660,000 
          proceeds from sales of stores
         15,900,000 73,700,000 61,200,000 43,200,000 63,800,000 15,000,000 63,000,000 22,700,000 95,300,000 19,800,000 32,900,000 30,600,000 2,000,000 43,400,000 300,000 45,900,000 6,900,000 4,700,000 5,800,000 12,000,000   1,407,000 32,054,000 476,000 363,000 17,526,000    15,000 11,822,000 9,286,000 3,680,000        2,901,000 17,321,000 6,105,000                                       
          net cash from investing activities
        -240,500,000 -548,500,000 -163,900,000 -198,400,000 -117,100,000 -33,600,000 -305,700,000 -586,300,000 -413,900,000 -234,600,000 -425,400,000 -357,300,000 -327,300,000 -742,000,000 -1,378,300,000 -442,800,000 -877,500,000 -561,200,000 -48,800,000 -118,300,000 -238,300,000 -89,900,000 -74,500,000 -35,300,000 -42,499,000 -63,140,000 -77,959,000 -373,502,000 -73,281,000 -339,698,000 -102,716,000 -22,503,000 -62,209,000 -222,774,000 -37,476,000 -29,234,000 -65,156,000 -54,371,000 -19,268,000 -30,938,000 -613,982,000 -14,904,000 -59,624,000 -47,822,000 -62,787,000 -11,557,000 -47,511,000 -8,467,000 -29,727,000 -23,026,000 -6,492,000 25,063,000 -14,169,000 -50,055,000 -261,000 -3,468,000 -17,666,000 -608,000 1,776,000 4,871,000 3,422,000 4,649,000 8,148,000 18,265,000 17,351,000 -19,723,000 -11,607,000                         
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                   
          borrowings (repayments) on floor plan notes payable, net: non-trade
        1,378,300,000         186,100,000                 37,922,000 47,841,000                                                                
          borrowings on lines of credit
        3,436,500,000 4,510,100,000 4,301,100,000 3,707,500,000 3,698,500,000 3,341,100,000 3,098,800,000 3,586,300,000 3,462,900,000 3,130,600,000 3,752,800,000 2,295,000,000 1,188,100,000 187,600,000 1,375,600,000 79,300,000 84,900,000 815,100,000 495,400,000 430,000,000 1,020,000,000 736,000,000 841,000,000 570,000,000 726,910,000 611,200,000 459,324,000 893,966,000 448,450,000 532,500,000 542,500,000 231,000,000 402,720,000 354,000,000 274,500,000 213,123,000 383,257,000 320,946,000 286,371,000 271,023,000 598,988,000 258,156,000 345,000,000 233,000,000 301,000,000 141,000,000 240,000,000 118,000,000 188,000,000 172,623,000 5,000,000        4,000,000 18,000,000 11,000,000 15,000,000 48,000,000 84,000,000 129,000,000 141,000,000 184,000,000                        
          repayments on lines of credit
        -4,216,200,000 -4,233,500,000 -4,756,700,000 -2,971,500,000 -3,846,900,000 -3,692,700,000 -2,859,100,000 -3,285,800,000 -3,503,300,000 -2,886,100,000 -2,514,100,000 -2,029,800,000 -873,600,000 -112,100,000 -1,501,200,000 -18,300,000 -450,400,000 -450,600,000 -659,400,000 -375,000,000 -1,272,000,000 -759,600,000 -825,000,000 -625,000,000 -639,378,000 -606,095,000 -667,399,000 -586,728,000 -403,314,000 -624,007,000 -457,413,000 -351,433,000 -378,588,000 -275,539,000 -239,644,000 -229,311,000 -358,303,000 -336,999,000 -308,858,000 -293,960,000 -360,375,000 -324,000,000 -357,275,000 -209,725,000 -271,909,000 -215,128,000 -171,015,000 -156,303,000 -144,168,000 -200,623,000 -12,000,000 -9,000,000 -24,000,000 -66,000,000 -18,000,000 -26,000,000 -46,000,000 -138,000,000 -164,000,000 -152,000,000                         
          principal payments on long-term debt and finance lease liabilities, scheduled
        -12,600,000 -11,000,000 -9,600,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -35,900,000 -10,100,000 -8,800,000 -8,700,000 -85,100,000 -33,100,000 -62,900,000 -34,600,000 -12,100,000 -4,300,000 -8,300,000                                                                            
          principal payments on long-term debt and finance lease liabilities, other
        -6,500,000 -300,000 -14,100,000 -1,300,000 -26,100,000 -33,100,000 -3,400,000 -9,700,000 -47,800,000 -12,500,000 -2,900,000 -418,600,000                                                                              
          principal payments on non-recourse notes payable
        -372,100,000 -355,000,000 -327,600,000 -321,800,000 -309,600,000 -288,600,000 -242,800,000 -135,000,000 -76,500,000                                                                                   
          proceeds from issuance of non-recourse notes payable
        532,100,000 583,200,000 531,300,000 564,000,000 614,900,000 556,700,000 479,700,000                                                                                   
          payment of debt issuance costs
        -2,000,000 -4,300,000 -9,100,000 -100,000 -2,500,000 -3,100,000 -2,600,000 -4,100,000 -3,700,000 -3,200,000   -3,800,000 -300,000 -10,500,000 -100,000                                                                            
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
        5,800,000 6,500,000 7,400,000 8,000,000 5,600,000 6,100,000 7,400,000 8,800,000 6,100,000 9,400,000 10,900,000 7,800,000 8,300,000 7,900,000 1,115,800,000 4,200,000 781,200,000 3,100,000 3,500,000 2,600,000 3,000,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,300,000 2,684,000 2,902,000 2,673,000 1,841,000 1,932,000 2,058,000 1,996,000 1,523,000 1,741,000 1,862,000 1,865,000 1,464,000 1,752,000 1,724,000 1,550,000 1,039,000 1,179,000 1,158,000 1,085,000 1,168,000 1,006,000 1,124,000 1,877,000 966,000 1,929,000 1,802,000 869,000 2,806,000 1,015,000 1,243,000 590,000 2,037,000 1,017,000 584,000 554,000 43,780,000 575,000 622,000 599,000 846,000 1,096,000 1,257,000 1,242,000 1,428,000 1,627,000 1,708,000 1,737,000 1,532,000 1,544,000 1,653,000 2,115,000 1,875,000 1,797,000 1,723,000 2,599,000 1,560,000 1,448,000   1,345,000 1,324,000   1,198,000 961,000   
          repurchase of common stock
        -297,000,000 -298,600,000 -399,000,000 -119,900,000 -143,400,000 -92,700,000 -56,000,000 -100,000 -14,400,000 -21,000,000 -562,500,000 -60,900,000 -214,800,000 -15,900,000 -100,000 -2,300,000 -48,200,000 -100,000 -3,100,000 -67,278,000 -47,695,000 -25,654,000 -8,273,000 -2,232,000 -6,608,000 -15,725,000 -9,188,000 -4,342,000 -3,739,000 -47,122,000 -57,736,000 -7,350,000 -7,425,000 -6,430,000 -10,343,000 -11,223,000 -1,539,000 -2,265,000 -7,941,000 -7,903,000 1,000 -17,954,000 -2,653,000 -2,132,000 -11,294,000 -1,000 -141,000 -807,000 -803,000 -16,000                       -215,000     
          dividends paid
        -12,800,000 -13,200,000 -13,900,000 -14,300,000 -13,900,000 -14,100,000 -14,200,000 -13,900,000 -11,500,000 -11,600,000 -11,900,000 -10,300,000 -10,600,000 -10,700,000 -9,300,000 -8,200,000 -8,200,000 -7,100,000 -6,800,000 -7,000,000 -6,900,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,700,000 -6,785,000 -6,977,000 -7,179,000 -6,759,000 -6,741,000 -6,751,000 -6,760,000 -6,292,000 -6,308,000 -6,299,000 -6,373,000 -5,151,000 -5,246,000 -5,257,000 -5,266,000 -4,216,000 -4,198,000 -4,174,000 -4,179,000 -3,378,000 -3,366,000 -3,363,000   -2,545,000 -2,584,000 -1,814,000 -1,816,000 -1,838,000 -1,852,000 -1,316,000 -1,312,000 -1,307,000       -1,025,000 -2,836,000 -2,807,000 -2,776,000                 -1,292,000        
          payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions
          -100,000 100,000 -9,400,000  -100,000 -14,000,000 -3,500,000 -3,700,000  -1,400,000                                                                            
          other financing activity
        -1,500,000  -1,000,000 -7,200,000 -60,100,000  -60,900,000 -1,400,000 -1,300,000 -1,600,000           38,900,000                                                                      
          net cash from financing activities
        432,000,000 347,600,000 278,000,000 159,500,000 -173,000,000 27,400,000 -237,400,000 738,600,000 509,900,000 615,400,000 668,600,000 316,000,000 556,000,000 -627,600,000 1,221,800,000 -43,500,000 1,238,900,000 487,400,000 -555,800,000 -30,800,000 249,200,000 -136,800,000 -93,000,000 -28,500,000 -97,794,000 -78,374,000 -148,493,000 336,361,000 203,637,000 265,117,000 50,572,000 -123,013,000 191,650,000   -28,808,000 110,170,000 -13,908,000 30,538,000 -16,166,000 679,597,000 -83,529,000 47,294,000 68,863,000 150,995,000 -80,832,000 78,070,000 -69,123,000 57,530,000 141,363,000 35,593,000 -15,955,000 -2,296,000 54,671,000 15,313,000 2,043,000 27,590,000 875,000 7,318,000 67,072,000 -15,216,000 -55,334,000 -25,644,000 -28,132,000 -87,791,000 -11,428,000 27,109,000 45,328,000 -56,765,000 47,648,000 88,697,000 87,460,000 -18,220,000 38,759,000 6,873,000   26,859,000 13,281,000 -14,577,000            
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents
        -1,700,000  -2,700,000 7,100,000 300,000  7,000,000                                                                                     
          increase in cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents
        81,400,000  13,000,000 -22,500,000 32,300,000     123,500,000 -48,300,000 -13,300,000                                                                                
          cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        391,300,000  445,800,000    -100,000 178,500,000                                                                                
          cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents at end of period
        472,700,000  13,000,000 -22,500,000 478,100,000  -316,800,000   123,400,000 -48,300,000 165,200,000                                                                                
          asset impairments
                         2,100,000 500,000         3,498,000 3,498,000 3,498,000 3,498,000 5,733,000 4,131,000 6,130,000 4,130,000         115,000 504,000 490,000 382,000 550,000 13,260,000 1,491,000                                 
          share-based compensation
                                                                                                   
          investment loss
                                                                                                   
          trade receivables
                                   42,628,000 -44,015,000 -84,253,000 -5,215,000 76,123,000 -100,050,000 -12,475,000 -19,000,000 25,564,000 -22,732,000 2,115,000 1,000 7,569,000 -48,138,000 9,373,000 -8,450,000 -12,259,000 -30,433,000 3,747,000 -9,724,000 -960,000 -10,855,000 -6,672,000 -11,633,000   -1,931,000 -4,648,000 -11,836,000 -5,048,000 -1,519,000 -4,478,000                                 
          borrowings on floor plan notes payable: non-trade
                                                409,966,000 -82,535,000 61,127,000 51,783,000 125,951,000 -3,304,000 5,036,000 953,000 20,916,000 212,443,000 39,401,000                                         
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
         45,800,000    128,700,000 99,700,000 10,400,000 311,100,000 10,500,000 16,200,000 344,300,000   550,000,000 39,300,000 17,200,000     -40,000   321,840,000 46,187,000 27,878,000 43,650,000 10,736,000 12,080,000 16,250,000 9,075,000 50,350,000 48,372,000 71,138,000   -1,000   6,100,000 8,069,000 3,000,000 16,010,000   -601,000 21,079,000 848,000 25,893,000 8,646,000 8,338,000 11,350,000 23,216,000 15,145,000 868,000 50,373,000 22,744,000 13,008,000 13,537,000 6,856,000 11,516,000 582,000 1,261,000 3,714,000 16,009,000 11,694,000 3,205,000 3,658,000 9,676,000 13,210,000 14,752,000 101,691,000 12,626,000 15,157,000 2,445,000 1,000 5,242,000 10,029,000 12,441,000 8,880,000 1,705,000 
          payments of contingent consideration related to acquisitions
                                -28,000                                                                  
          other financing activities
                                                                                                   
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash
               1,900,000 6,200,000                                                                                   
          increase in cash and restricted cash
                53,200,000                                                                                   
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of year
               271,500,000                                                                                   
          cash and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                                                   
          unrealized investment gain
          19,300,000    2,100,000                                                                                     
          borrowings on floor plan notes payable, net: non-trade
              -164,400,000 35,900,000 187,600,000               43,500,000          35,195,000 19,996,000 38,626,000  519,000                                                      
          (repayments) borrowings on floor plan notes payable, net: non-trade
           -97,200,000 -44,000,000               -43,500,000  -102,900,000         -30,014,000 -2,110,000                                                            
          net loss on disposal of stores
            -9,400,000                                                                                       
          gain on disposal of other assets
                        -200,000                              -19,000 208,000   -6,361,000 56,000          -444,000                             
          net disposal gain on disposal of stores
                                                                                                   
          cash paid for other investments
             -25,600,000 -182,300,000 -11,100,000 500,000 -9,800,000 -500,000 100,000 -300,000 -9,600,000 -1,300,000 -200,000 -400,000 -9,300,000 -500,000 -100,000 -6,600,000 -574,000 -55,060,000 533,000 -7,599,000 -641,000 -181,000 -885,000 -6,863,000 -8,001,000 -5,589,000 -5,241,000 -11,449,000 -7,417,000 -5,471,000 -5,418,000 -9,804,000                                                    
          net income on disposal of other assets
              2,300,000                                                                                     
          net gain on sale of stores
                                                                                                   
          decrease in cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents
                                                                                                   
          loss on redemption of senior notes
                                                                                                  
          net disposal gain on sale of stores
                                                                                                   
          borrowings (repayments) on floor plan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                                                   
          loss on disposal of other assets
               100,000  -1,500,000 900,000   -200,000 300,000    100,000       -34,000 -44,000   -23,000 279,000 -44,000 213,000 -1,121,000 -3,391,000 176,000 -17,000 36,000 8,000 -36,000 245,000 42,000 20,000  74,000     -988,000    105,000  142,000 99,000 -300,000 148,000 416,000                               
          gain on disposal of franchise
               -1,000,000 -7,200,000       700,000        100,000          -15,000 -1,087,000  -2,570,000 -3,349,000                                                    
          decrease in cash and restricted cash
                                                                                                   
          cash and restricted cash at end of period
               -95,500,000 324,700,000                                                                                   
          (gain) loss on disposal of franchise
                   -10,000,000                                                                                
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                 -2,900,000 -2,100,000 1,700,000                                                                                
          loss on disposal of franchise
                         -1,300,000 -100,000       361,000 19,000                                                                
          repayments on floor plan notes payable, net: non-trade
                   177,100,000  -269,300,000 -496,800,000 -74,800,000  139,000,000                                                                          
          gain from disposal activities
                                                                                                   
          notes receivable issued
                                                                                           -48,000 3,000 -41,000 -20,000 -19,000 -57,000 -61,000 -41,000 
          principal payments received on notes receivable
                                                   3,000 27,000 -258,000 319,000 29,000 25,000 25,000 24,000 25,000 36,000 36,000 23,000 24,000                       -190,000 622,000 49,000 104,000 -6,000 131,000 91,000 149,000 3,000 362,000 494,000 551,000 
          repayments on floor plan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                                                   
          cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                   
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                            56,900,000     1,441,000    7,400,000 -263,000 -18,842,000   -6,515,000 -23,449,000    -8,875,000  -6,537,000 5,863,000 -1,346,000  -4,164,000 5,251,000 -27,833,000           -1,355,000     -6,747,000                           -8,978,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                     -100,000 160,200,000  84,000,000  31,600,000  57,253,000  50,282,000  45,008,000  29,898,000  23,686,000    20,851,000  9,306,000        10,874,000    21,665,000                         
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                     -643,100,000 610,600,000 170,300,000  -63,200,000 63,700,000 56,600,000  -17,600,000 -300,000 45,000,000  1,441,000 -38,994,000 68,985,000  7,400,000 -263,000 31,440,000  9,072,000 -6,515,000 21,559,000  9,313,000 2,371,000 21,023,000  -6,537,000 5,863,000 22,340,000  -4,164,000   3,510,000 7,282,000 8,965,000  4,198,000 -1,380,000 13,118,000        9,104,000    27,855,000                         
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                                   
          cash paid during the period for interest
                     32,300,000 27,200,000 30,000,000 25,000,000 21,400,000 29,800,000 31,500,000 28,200,000 38,100,000 31,600,000 37,900,000 28,162,000 34,263,000 24,412,000 30,263,000 17,690,000 17,684,000 16,215,000 17,261,000 13,089,000 11,681,000 11,970,000 12,990,000 9,958,000 8,878,000 9,768,000 12,494,000 9,082,000 5,338,000 5,116,000 5,102,000 5,014,000 4,999,000 5,152,000 5,837,000 5,626,000 5,896,000 5,794,000 6,476,000 6,209,000 6,259,000 6,017,000 6,349,000 6,469,000 18,931,000 -6,392,000 5,954,000 6,305,000 8,693,000 8,789,000 12,321,000 11,830,000 13,718,000 12,629,000 13,666,000 15,062,000 15,414,000 12,937,000 13,483,000 14,215,000 12,790,000 9,291,000    7,322,000    5,357,000         
          cash paid during the period for income taxes
                     108,000,000 126,800,000 2,500,000 60,900,000 69,700,000 3,100,000 1,300,000 24,600,000 6,600,000 7,000,000 200,000 29,993,000 611,000 1,140,000 1,156,000 38,052,000 26,932,000 62,266,000 8,000 27,758,000 19,794,000 9,187,000 497,000 35,616,000 22,218,000 22,157,000 6,542,000 18,909,000 21,474,000 19,738,000 3,706,000 16,802,000 9,769,000   11,597,000 12,095,000 2,122,000  10,422,000              4,000 3,318,000 2,071,000 241,000 37,000 4,828,000 5,840,000 7,014,000 15,000    72,000    2,223,000         
          floor plan debt paid in connection with store disposals
                     7,300,000 1,400,000 16,400,000   6,300,000 7,500,000 4,800,000 -39,000 27,981,000 1,326,000 3,832,000     5,284,000 2,192,000 2,208,000                                                   
          supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:
                                                                                                   
          debt issued in connection with acquisitions
                     129,800,000         45,000              3,161,000           2,430,000                711,000                 
          contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions
                        4,600,000                                                                           
          debt assumed in connection with acquisitions
                               31,000 3,000 105,000 10,661,000 -2,569,000 75,065,000   28,424,000                                                           
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
                     123,100,000 4,700,000 3,400,000                                                                            
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                      610,600,000 10,100,000   63,700,000 -27,400,000   -300,000 13,400,000    11,732,000     26,166,000    12,301,000 9,313,000           3,510,000 7,282,000 -11,886,000 4,915,000 4,198,000 -1,380,000 3,812,000 -5,995,000 -78,000     7,905,000 -1,770,000   -6,503,000 6,190,000          11,845,000       24,177,000 -4,779,000 25,417,000 13,661,000 -6,545,000 -821,000   
          acquisition of finance leases in connection with acquisitions
                        124,400,000                                                                           
          unrealized investment gains
                                                                                                   
          principal payments on long-term debt, scheduled
                                       -4,648,000 -4,500,000 -4,155,000 -4,083,000 -3,979,000 -4,026,000 -3,724,000 -3,705,000 -3,619,000 -3,138,000 -1,835,000 -1,803,000 -1,890,000 -1,725,000 -1,708,000 -1,664,000 -2,003,000 -1,889,000 -1,972,000 -2,028,000   -2,172,000 -2,233,000 -2,129,000 -1,994,000 -2,087,000 -2,038,000 -2,544,000 -1,776,000 -9,853,000 -2,794,000 -1,904,000 -2,126,000                           
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                       42,839,000                                            
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                       15,006,000                                            
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities1
                                                                                                   
          principal payments on long-term debt and capital leases, scheduled
                         -7,400,000 -6,800,000 -6,500,000  -6,000,000 -5,800,000 -6,200,000  -7,379,000 -4,850,000 -4,715,000  -4,872,000                      -4,734,000                                        
          principal payments on long-term debt and capital leases, other
                         -1,400,000    -7,700,000 -3,300,000 -20,795,000   -3,817,000 -10,706,000 -26,022,000 -9,743,000 -21,800,000 -3,600,000 -2,303,000 -9,189,000     -25,770,000 -5,317,000   -26,987,000 -6,814,000 -9,995,000 -11,870,000 -5,603,000 -20,444,000 -738,000 -13,361,000 -10,843,000 -7,240,000 -41,093,000 -19,476,000 -38,543,000 -17,072,000                           
          payments of debt issuance costs
                         -3,200,000 -500,000 -400,000  -200,000    -272,000 -165,000 -40,000                                                                
          rou assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities 1
                         39,900,000 2,400,000 1,800,000  3,300,000 257,000,000                                                                    
          acquisition of financing leases
                                                                                                   
          (repayments) borrowings on floor plan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                                                   
          issuance of class a common stock in connection with acquisition
                                                                                                   
          rou assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities1
                                                                                                   
          non-cash assets transferred in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                  
          acquisition of assets with capital leases
                                                        139,000       15,000    1,000    91,000                            
          issuance of class a common stock in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                  
          acquisition contingent consideration
                                   -772,000                                                                
          debt forgiven in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements
                                        -1,000 -4,000 -5,000 -4,379,000 -89,000 -58,000 -132,000 -4,733,000 -26,000 -102,000 -212,000 -5,846,000 -38,000 -548,000 -2,471,000 -2,937,000 -603,000 -277,000 -749,000  -82,000 -257,000 -21,000                                     
          acquisition of capital leases in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          net cash from (provided by) financing activities
                                                                                                   
          non-cash consideration given in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          debt issued or acquired in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          floor plan debt acquired in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          borrowings (repayments), net on floor plan notes payable: non-trade
                                               -21,984,000                                                    
          depreciation and amortization within discontinued operations
                                                           162,000 139,000   1,000 6,000 2,000 109,000 80,000 363,000 21,000 -3,000 2,293,000                           
          loss from disposal activities within discontinued operations
                                                           -4,280,000 -169,000     17,000 -8,720,000 2,765,000   2,934,000 10,303,000                           
          decrease in restricted cash
                                                                                                  
          gain from disposal activities within discontinued operations
                                                                      -4,503,000                             
          payments for life insurance policies
                                                 69,000 76,000 -3,530,000 -1,407,000 58,000 75,000 -2,641,000 26,000 34,000 -1,968,000   47,000 -1,048,000                                     
          cash paid for acquisitions
                                                 -2,076,000 -47,793,000 -31,689,000                                               
          floorplan debt paid in connection with dealership disposals
                                                                              14,694,000                    
          gain on sale of franchise
                                                                                                   
          other current assets
                                                  -300,000 1,660,000 -6,365,000 -516,000 223,000 5,757,000 -1,511,000 -612,000 5,292,000 -12,033,000 -617,000 427,000 -888,000                                     
          other non-current assets
                                                  -3,361,000 -3,950,000 -950,000 -410,000 -2,970,000 -424,000 -2,499,000 -4,625,000 2,778,000 2,971,000 -3,195,000 -472,000 -412,000 -905,000 -356,000 64,000 -832,000 -3,016,000 -516,000 89,000 434,000 -198,000 -1,048,000 96,000 240,000   1,236,000 740,000   67,000 256,000    767,000             
          cash from dispositions
                                                                                                   
          change in restricted cash
                                                                                                   
          cash paid (refunded) during the period for income taxes
                                                       -964,000       927,000 4,785,000 337,000                                   
          amortization of debt discount
                                                                   48,000 48,000 48,000 50,000 51,000 52,000 51,000 53,000 54,000                     
          gain on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                   -231,000 -1,086,000 -3,605,000                            
          excess tax deficit (benefit) from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                                                   
          decrease, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          accounts receivables
                                                                                                   
          increase, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          payments for life insurance proceeds, net of proceeds received
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings on floor plan notes payable: non-trade
                                                           -4,257,000                                        
          excess tax (deficit) benefit from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                                                   
          increase in restricted cash
                                                                                                  
          (increase) decrease, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          increase (decrease), net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          payments for life insurance policies, net of proceeds received
                                                                                                   
          borrowings on line of credit
                                                            4,000,000                                       
          decrease, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          increase, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          floorplan notes payable
                                                             -8,161,000 9,905,000 8,212,000 -432,000 -1,393,000 4,163,000 -9,095,000 -76,280,000 -34,019,000 -60,504,000 1,676,000 -86,968,000 43,812,000 24,592,000               74,173,000 15,732,000         
          net borrowings on floorplan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                                                   
          decrease:
                                                                                                   
          increase:
                                                                                                   
          borrowings on floorplan notes payable: non-trade
                                                              39,262,000                                     
          supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                                   
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                                 
          decrease, net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                                                                   
          increase, net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                                                                   
          borrowings (repayments) on floorplan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                     -9,391,000 -16,111,000                             
          floorplan debt acquired in connection with acquisitions
                                                               1,799,000       566,000   13,232,000                     
          floorplan debt paid in connection with store disposals
                                                                   702,000    10,353,000                            
          common stock received for the exercise price of stock options
                                                                         87,000                     
          excess tax (benefit) deficits from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                                                   
          contracts in transit
                                                                -3,276,000 673,000 -4,106,000 -3,041,000 3,887,000 803,000 4,210,000 2,489,000 7,770,000 4,509,000 5,907,000 119,000       794,000    230,000   1,843,000 2,168,000         
          vehicles leased to others
                                                                -660,000 -641,000 -569,000 -942,000 -41,000 289,000 448,000 129,000 -377,000 -53,000 -207,000            10,000             
          prepaid expenses and other
                                                                1,214,000 -982,000 2,332,000 -3,144,000 108,000 1,112,000 17,916,000 -6,455,000 -948,000 691,000 -4,477,000 -5,074,000 211,000 1,625,000 693,000 -658,000 2,289,000   1,423,000 -1,655,000 781,000 1,206,000             
          capital expenditures:
                                                                                                   
          non-financeable
                                                                -1,149,000 -787,000 -583,000 -736,000 -128,000 -2,404,000 -1,914,000 -3,311,000 -971,000 -7,799,000 -3,485,000                         
          financeable
                                                                -658,000 -306,000 -206,000 -1,029,000 -4,382,000 -3,407,000 -7,131,000 -8,696,000 -12,334,000 -12,186,000 -8,641,000                         
          proceeds from sale of other assets
                                                                7,317,000 418,000 2,144,000  3,376,000 51,000 5,551,000                             
          proceeds from sale of stores
                                                                520,000 421,000  4,556,000 10,409,000 11,642,000 30,364,000    -132,000                        
          flooring notes payable: non-trade
                                                                -10,047,000          20,001,000    67,932,000    5,663,000                 
          excess tax benefit (deficits) from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents:
                                                                                                   
          beginning of period
                                                                12,776,000        26,600,000  48,566,000  29,264,000  74,408,000  15,932,000  59,855,000 
          end of period
                                                                -78,000 3,958,000 11,421,000  -12,627,000    -3,731,000    -17,154,000 11,880,000 21,023,000  17,894,000 -9,990,000 33,425,000  11,845,000 10,280,000 19,562,000  29,158,000 -29,842,000 39,813,000  -4,779,000 25,417,000 29,593,000  -821,000 13,462,000 50,877,000 
          flooring debt paid in connection with store disposals
                                                                                                  
          excess tax deficits from share-based payment arrangements decrease, net of effect of divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          increase, net of effect of divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          excess tax deficits from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                  329,000                                 
          decrease, net of effect of divestitures:
                                                                                                   
          borrowings (repayments) under floorplan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                  20,615,000                                 
          cash refunded during the period for income taxes
                                                                  1,180,000  -1,742,000                               
          assets acquired through store exchange
                                                                                                   
          dividends accrued and not yet paid
                                                                        -1,779,000                           
          other asset impairments
                                                                       -5,047,000                           
          excess tax deficits (benefits) from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                    -1,000                               
          trade and installment contract receivables
                                                                    2,401,000 3,257,000 5,374,000 7,672,000 6,109,000 4,209,000 1,106,000        1,883,000     -216,000            
          borrowings under floorplan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                                                   
          excess tax (deficits) benefits from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                    1,000                               
          repurchases of common stock
                                                                     -1,000                             
          floorplan debt retired in connection with store disposals
                                                                     12,834,000 13,061,000                             
          acquisition of assets with capital lease
                                                                         2,988,000 62,000                         
          excess tax deficit (benefits) from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                      77,000                             
          excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements
                                                                      -77,000 -366,000 8,000 -9,000 -1,000 -568,000 71,000 48,000 166,000 198,000 -195,000 51,000 315,000                 
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                                                   
          cash paid (refund) during the period for income taxes
                                                                      -17,891,000                             
          supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                                   
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                       -8,307,000 -201,000                           
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                       -92,000 16,935,000 268,000 1,118,000 263,000 1,010,000 3,108,000 3,748,000 145,000 65,000 23,000 279,000 11,464,000 -70,000 71,000 187,000 1,254,000 550,000 93,000 227,000 226,000 44,000 171,000 37,000 457,000 190,000 988,000 
          floorplan notes payable: non-trade
                                                                        -13,713,000   -10,541,000 -20,749,000                       
          depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations
                                                                                      47,000             
          loss on sale of assets
                                                                          -134,000   78,000 73,000 75,000 33,000   98,000 203,000 98,000 126,000 -95,000 794,000 88,000 102,000         
          principal payments on long-term debt and capital leases
                                                                          -3,103,000                         
          asset impairment
                                                                                                   
          loss on disposal activities
                                                                                                   
          assets acquired through franchise exchange
                                                                                                   
          floorplan debt paid by purchaser in connection with store disposals
                                                                                                   
          acquisition of property and equipment with capital lease
                                                                                                   
          debt paid by purchaser in connection with store disposals
                                                                                                   
          depreciation and amortization of discontinued operations
                                                                            1,000                      
          (gain) loss on sale of assets
                                                                                                   
          net loss on disposal activities
                                                                                                   
          (increase) decrease, net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                                                                   
          increase (decrease), net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                                                                   
          acquisition of property and equipment with capital leases
                                                                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          impairment loss on discontinued operations
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of dealerships
                                                                               -11,000 1,700,000 2,226,000                
          net borrowings (repayments) on lines of credit
                                                                             11,919,000 16,081,000     -11,000,000 -9,000,000 25,000,000 4,314,000     32,475,000 229,000 20,313,000 5,300,000     
          increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                   
          flooring debt acquired in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          flooring debt paid by purchaser in connection with dealership disposals
                                                                                 4,713,000                 
          floorplan debt paid by purchaser in connection with dealership disposals
                                                                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          loss on sale of franchise
                                                                                                   
          debt issuance costs
                                                                                                   
          floorplan debt assumed in connection with acquisitions
                                                                               20,896,000                    
          acquisition of capital lease
                                                                                                   
          assets acquired with debt
                                                                                                   
          debt paid by purchaser in connection with dealership disposals
                                                                                                  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings on lines of credit
                                                                                                   
          flooring debt assumed in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                   16,190,000 10,993,000 12,359,000 10,834,000            
          flooring notes payable
                                                                                  14,656,000    9,913,000             
          compensation expense related to stock option issuances
                                                                                   101,000     42,000           
          equity in loss of affiliate
                                                                                                   
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                                   20,912,000                
          distribution from affiliate
                                                                                                  
          net cash provided by financing activities
                                                                                   7,267,000                
          assets acquired through real estate exchange
                                                                                                   
          debt extinguished through refinancing
                                                                                                   
          flooring debt paid in connection with dealership disposals
                                                                                   22,388,000                
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          other noncurrent assets
                                                                                    88,000    -170,000           
          net cash used in investing activities
                                                                                                   
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                                                   
          cash paid for income taxes
                                                                                    11,401,000    7,393,000           
          cash paid for interest
                                                                                    8,837,000    6,487,000           
          supplemental schedule of non-cash transactions:
                                                                                                   
          compensation expense related to stock issuances
                                                                                     203,000 75,000             
          proceeds from sales of franchises
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of franchises
                                                                                          649,000         
          loss on sale of vehicles leased to others
                                                                                       16,000 5,000 19,000 85,000         
          proceeds from sale of vehicles leased to others
                                                                                       127,000 144,000 777,000 504,000 88,000 446,000 317,000 69,000 945,000 374,000 732,000 168,000 
          expenditures for vehicles leased to others
                                                                                           -2,024,000 -1,114,000 -2,192,000 -1,320,000 -1,810,000 -627,000 -2,636,000 -2,299,000 
          redemption of series m preferred stock
                                                                                               -11,000   
          stock issued in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          cash from sale of franchises
                                                                                           3,290,000      606,000 
          compensation related to stock option issuances
                                                                                          41,000         
          other liabilities
                                                                                                   
          principal payments on all other long-term debt and capital leases
                                                                                              -909,000    -4,443,000 
          net proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                                          2,619,000    1,039,000    77,989,000 
          beginning of year
                                                                                                   
          end of year
                                                                                                   
          debt assumed/issued in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          termination of capital lease
                                                                                                   
          prinicpal payments on long-term debt and capital leases
                                                                                                   
          cash from sales of franchises
                                                                                                   
          payments on capital lease obligations
                                                                                               -2,000    
          principal payments on long-term debt
                                                                                               -1,149,000    
          net borrowing on lines of credit
                                                                                                   
          net repayments on lines of credit
                                                                                                  -67,000,000 
          equity in income of affiliate
                                                                                                   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                                                                   
          gain on sale of vehicles leased to others