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Penske Automotive Group, Inc
(NYSE:PAG) 

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Penske Automotive Group, Inc., a diversified transportation services company, operates automotive and commercial truck dealerships. The company operates through four segments: Retail Automotive, Retail Commercial Truck, Other, and Non-Automotive Investments. It operates dealerships under franchise a...

Founded: 1990
Full Time Employees: 22,350
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships

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      revenue:
                                                                                                 
      retail automotive dealership
    6,967,100,000 7,817,700,000 6,570,100,000 6,517,500,000 6,569,300,000 6,722,100,000 6,340,700,000 6,615,400,000 6,478,000,000 6,177,900,000 6,325,400,000 6,406,000,000 6,299,800,000 5,910,400,000 5,757,800,000 5,997,300,000 6,029,200,000 5,473,900,000 5,634,900,000 6,197,600,000 5,206,900,000 5,100,700,000 5,258,000,000 3,153,500,000 4,416,600,000 5,172,900,000 5,155,400,000 5,196,300,000 5,091,200,000 4,949,200,000 5,148,500,000 5,455,500,000 5,296,000,000 4,941,800,000 5,085,400,000 5,040,700,000 4,756,400,000 4,551,400,000 4,772,100,000 4,836,800,000 4,512,900,000 4,568,800,000 4,585,800,000 4,538,600,000 4,175,000,000                                                 
      retail commercial truck dealership
    694,600,000 725,400,000 918,600,000 943,600,000 823,700,000 773,700,000 1,063,300,000 892,300,000 791,800,000 904,800,000 964,700,000 919,200,000 895,600,000 960,800,000 1,019,500,000 768,700,000 792,300,000 688,400,000 717,300,000 625,300,000 434,700,000 579,400,000 590,900,000 399,200,000 491,400,000 599,100,000 692,300,000 426,800,000 332,300,000 358,000,000 385,300,000 338,800,000 292,400,000 308,200,000 299,600,000 228,500,000 211,700,000 218,400,000 266,100,000 309,500,000 206,700,000 241,000,000 268,500,000 241,900,000 192,700,000                                                 
      commercial vehicle distribution and other
    201,900,000 303,300,000 206,600,000 201,200,000 211,500,000 224,100,000 186,800,000 189,000,000 178,000,000 189,400,000 157,700,000 143,300,000 143,600,000 140,600,000 143,400,000 140,900,000 153,900,000     132,000,000 122,700,000 98,400,000 101,100,000 119,600,000 119,900,000 132,700,000 140,900,000 132,100,000 124,800,000 146,000,000 158,500,000 148,000,000 139,400,000 114,200,000 113,000,000 118,000,000 113,800,000 107,800,000 105,000,000 111,500,000 105,800,000 123,900,000 103,400,000                                                 
      total revenues
    7,863,600,000 8,846,400,000 7,695,300,000 7,662,300,000 7,604,500,000 7,719,900,000 7,590,800,000 7,696,700,000 7,447,800,000 7,272,100,000 7,447,800,000 7,468,500,000 7,339,000,000 7,011,800,000 6,920,700,000 6,906,900,000 6,975,400,000 6,296,100,000 6,497,300,000 6,987,500,000 5,773,800,000 5,812,100,000 5,971,600,000 3,651,100,000 5,009,100,000 5,891,600,000 5,967,600,000 5,755,800,000 5,564,400,000 5,439,300,000 5,658,600,000 5,940,300,000 5,746,900,000 5,398,000,000 5,524,400,000 5,383,400,000 5,081,100,000 4,887,800,000 5,152,000,000 5,254,100,000 4,824,600,000 4,921,300,000 4,960,100,000 4,904,400,000 4,471,100,000 4,417,900,000 4,406,700,000 4,048,000,000 3,824,143,000 3,699,175,000 3,399,867,000 3,156,886,000 3,401,409,000 3,372,479,000 3,242,288,000 2,932,490,000 2,951,046,000 2,888,420,000 2,857,202,000 2,768,096,000 2,756,122,000 2,703,688,000 2,492,374,000 2,460,427,000 2,587,922,000 2,319,417,000 2,157,876,000 2,094,165,000 2,996,443,000 3,362,664,000 3,204,470,000 3,083,792,000 3,405,987,000 3,381,638,000 3,103,170,000 2,580,824,000 3,080,604,000    2,743,813,000 2,556,870,000   2,458,627,000 2,356,312,000 1,627,316,500 2,363,095,000 2,247,555,000 1,976,811,000 489,851,750 1,959,407,000 1,633,108,000 
      yoy
    3.41% 14.59% 1.38% -0.45% 2.10% 6.16% 1.92% 3.06% 1.48% 3.71% 7.62% 8.13% 5.21% 11.37% 6.52% -1.15% 20.81% 8.33% 8.80% 91.38% 15.27% -1.35% 0.07% -36.57% -9.98% 8.32% 5.46% -3.11% -3.18% 0.77% 2.43% 10.34% 13.10% 10.44% 7.23% 2.46% 5.32% -0.68% 3.87% 7.13% 7.91% 11.39% 12.56% 21.16% 16.92% 19.43% 29.61% 28.23% 12.43% 9.69% 4.86% 7.65% 15.26% 16.76% 13.48% 5.94% 7.07% 6.83% 14.64% 12.50% 6.50% 16.57% 15.50% 17.49% -13.63% -31.02% -32.66% -32.09% -12.02% -0.56% 3.26% 19.49% 10.56%    12.27%    11.60% 8.51%   9.39% 19.20% 232.21% 20.60% 37.62%     
      qoq
    -11.11% 14.96% 0.43% 0.76% -1.49% 1.70% -1.38% 3.34% 2.42% -2.36% -0.28% 1.76% 4.67% 1.32% 0.20% -0.98% 10.79% -3.10% -7.02% 21.02% -0.66% -2.67% 63.56% -27.11% -14.98% -1.27% 3.68% 3.44% 2.30% -3.88% -4.74% 3.37% 6.46% -2.29% 2.62% 5.95% 3.95% -5.13% -1.94% 8.90% -1.96% -0.78% 1.14% 9.69% 1.20% 0.25% 8.86% 5.85% 3.38% 8.80% 7.70% -7.19% 0.86% 4.02% 10.56% -0.63% 2.17% 1.09% 3.22% 0.43% 1.94% 8.48% 1.30% -4.93% 11.58% 7.49% 3.04% -30.11% -10.89% 4.94% 3.91% -9.46% 0.72% 8.97% 20.24% -16.22%     7.31%    4.34% 44.80% -31.14% 5.14% 13.70% 303.55% -75.00% 19.98%  
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      total cost of sales
    6,564,200,000 7,444,100,000 6,446,200,000 6,365,700,000 6,335,500,000 6,459,100,000 6,347,600,000 6,432,600,000 6,202,600,000 6,084,000,000 6,227,400,000 6,195,500,000 6,086,700,000 5,828,600,000 5,733,800,000 5,669,900,000 5,743,700,000 5,116,900,000 5,331,600,000 5,804,800,000 4,860,600,000 4,913,700,000 5,015,100,000 3,098,200,000 4,232,400,000 5,025,100,000 5,097,900,000 4,888,000,000 4,712,900,000 4,631,200,000 4,806,000,000 5,050,500,000 4,882,500,000 4,589,700,000 4,701,800,000 4,566,100,000 4,306,800,000 4,160,500,000 4,407,800,000 4,482,800,000 4,100,800,000 4,204,200,000 4,230,900,000 4,174,800,000 3,782,400,000 3,759,200,000 3,739,800,000 3,424,000,000 3,244,235,000 3,130,152,000 2,866,880,000 2,673,512,000 2,890,413,000 2,859,075,000 2,735,695,000 1,812,409,500 2,483,939,000 2,424,780,000 2,402,923,000 2,336,773,000 2,326,269,000 2,273,344,000 2,081,144,000 2,063,120,000 2,164,967,000 1,925,087,000 1,789,585,000 1,756,490,000 2,535,330,000 2,861,127,000 2,710,412,000 2,622,342,000 2,902,491,000 2,885,653,000 2,636,213,000 2,190,118,000 2,622,184,000                 
      gross profit
    1,299,400,000 1,402,300,000 1,249,100,000 1,296,600,000 1,269,000,000 1,260,800,000 1,243,200,000 1,264,100,000 1,245,200,000 1,188,100,000 1,220,400,000 1,273,000,000 1,252,300,000 1,183,200,000 1,186,900,000 1,237,000,000 1,231,700,000 1,179,200,000 1,165,700,000 1,182,700,000 913,200,000 898,400,000 956,500,000 552,900,000 776,700,000 866,500,000 869,700,000 867,800,000 851,500,000 808,100,000 852,600,000 889,800,000 864,400,000 808,300,000 822,600,000 817,300,000 774,300,000 727,300,000 744,200,000 771,300,000 723,800,000 717,100,000 729,200,000 729,600,000 688,700,000 658,700,000 666,900,000 624,000,000 579,908,000 569,023,000 532,987,000 483,374,000 510,996,000 513,404,000 506,593,000 451,328,000 467,107,000 463,640,000 454,279,000 431,323,000 429,853,000 430,344,000 411,230,000 397,307,000 422,955,000 394,330,000 368,291,000 337,675,000 461,113,000 501,537,000 494,058,000 461,450,000 503,496,000 495,985,000 466,957,000 390,706,000 458,420,000 416,077,000   405,725,000 387,976,000 269,135,250 379,716,000 352,577,000 344,248,000 232,985,250 335,995,000 319,579,000 287,152,000 69,821,250 279,285,000 237,007,000 
      yoy
    2.40% 11.22% 0.47% 2.57% 1.91% 6.12% 1.87% -0.70% -0.57% 0.41% 2.82% 2.91% 1.67% 0.34% 1.82% 4.59% 34.88% 31.26% 21.87% 113.91% 17.57% 3.68% 9.98% -36.29% -8.78% 7.23% 2.01% -2.47% -1.49% -0.02% 3.65% 8.87% 11.64% 11.14% 10.53% 5.96% 6.98% 1.42% 2.06% 5.72% 5.10% 8.87% 9.34% 16.92% 18.76% 15.76% 25.13% 29.09% 13.49% 10.83% 5.21% 7.10% 9.40% 10.73% 11.52% 4.64% 8.67% 7.74% 10.47% 8.56% 1.63% 9.13% 11.66% 17.66% -8.28% -21.38% -25.46% -26.82% -8.42% 1.12% 5.80% 18.11% 9.83% 19.21%   12.99% 7.24%   15.07% 12.70% 15.52% 13.01% 10.33% 19.88% 233.69% 20.31% 34.84%     
      qoq
    -7.34% 12.26% -3.66% 2.17% 0.65% 1.42% -1.65% 1.52% 4.81% -2.65% -4.13% 1.65% 5.84% -0.31% -4.05% 0.43% 4.45% 1.16% -1.44% 29.51% 1.65% -6.07% 73.00% -28.81% -10.36% -0.37% 0.22% 1.91% 5.37% -5.22% -4.18% 2.94% 6.94% -1.74% 0.65% 5.55% 6.46% -2.27% -3.51% 6.56% 0.93% -1.66% -0.05% 5.94% 4.55% -1.23% 6.88% 7.60% 1.91% 6.76% 10.26% -5.41% -0.47% 1.34% 12.24% -3.38% 0.75% 2.06% 5.32% 0.34% -0.11% 4.65% 3.50% -6.06% 7.26% 7.07% 9.07% -26.77% -8.06% 1.51% 7.07% -8.35% 1.51% 6.22% 19.52% -14.77% 10.18%    4.57% 44.16% -29.12% 7.70% 2.42% 47.76% -30.66% 5.14% 11.29% 311.27% -75.00% 17.84%  
      gross margin %
    16.52% 15.85% 16.23% 16.92% 16.69% 16.33% 16.38% 16.42% 16.72% 16.34% 16.39% 17.04% 17.06% 16.87% 17.15% 17.91% 17.66% 18.73% 17.94% 16.93% 15.82% 15.46% 16.02% 15.14% 15.51% 14.71% 14.57% 15.08% 15.30% 14.86% 15.07% 14.98% 15.04% 14.97% 14.89% 15.18% 15.24% 14.88% 14.44% 14.68% 15.00% 14.57% 14.70% 14.88% 15.40% 14.91% 15.13% 15.42% 15.16% 15.38% 15.68% 15.31% 15.02% 15.22% 15.62% 15.39% 15.83% 16.05% 15.90% 15.58% 15.60% 15.92% 16.50% 16.15% 16.34% 17.00% 17.07% 16.12% 15.39% 14.91% 15.42% 14.96% 14.78% 14.67% 15.05% 15.14% 14.88% Infinity% NaN% NaN% 14.79% 15.17% Infinity% Infinity% 14.34% 14.61% 14.32% 14.22% 14.22% 14.53% 14.25% 14.25% 14.51% 
      selling, general, and administrative expenses
    965,600,000 1,036,600,000 907,500,000 906,300,000 913,600,000 886,000,000 885,200,000 887,500,000 879,800,000 639,125,000 853,500,000 858,100,000 844,900,000                                                                                 
      depreciation
    44,800,000 47,400,000 42,900,000 42,100,000 39,900,000 41,000,000 40,600,000 38,600,000 37,800,000 37,600,000 35,400,000 34,100,000 33,900,000 32,200,000 31,500,000 31,700,000 31,900,000 31,800,000 30,200,000 30,200,000 29,300,000 30,100,000 29,000,000 27,900,000 28,500,000 28,600,000 27,500,000 27,100,000 26,400,000 26,500,000 25,900,000 25,700,000 25,600,000 25,100,000 24,300,000 23,300,000 22,400,000 22,900,000 21,500,000 24,500,000 20,800,000 20,300,000 19,800,000 19,200,000 18,600,000 17,800,000 17,500,000 16,500,000 15,784,000 14,985,000 14,449,000 12,982,000 14,037,000 13,651,000 13,349,000 9,144,500 12,590,000 12,093,000 12,265,000 9,207,750 12,403,000 12,054,000                                
      operating income
    289,000,000 318,300,000 298,700,000 348,200,000 315,500,000 333,800,000 317,400,000 338,000,000 327,600,000 265,700,000 331,500,000 380,800,000 373,500,000 335,500,000 362,700,000 387,600,000 402,000,000 356,300,000 377,800,000 402,700,000 219,600,000 242,500,000 284,200,000 71,400,000 106,400,000 152,800,000 169,400,000 171,800,000 158,700,000 136,600,000 163,900,000 188,700,000 175,700,000 137,000,000 152,200,000 172,000,000 150,200,000 125,200,000 141,500,000 164,100,000 144,100,000 126,100,000 146,000,000 159,100,000 135,600,000 128,000,000 136,200,000 119,700,000 109,936,000 113,707,000 105,226,000 92,528,000 87,527,000 90,301,000 94,607,000 56,420,500 79,085,000 71,197,000 72,495,000 59,067,000 61,530,000 63,113,000 57,212,000 53,269,000 60,976,000 52,506,000 42,417,000 -632,968,000 62,447,000 89,427,000 81,384,000 74,822,000 95,874,000 93,372,000 79,183,000 62,081,000 85,401,000 68,814,000   77,262,000 62,368,000 68,205,000 68,435,000 68,546,000 58,519,000 56,724,000 65,047,000 62,205,000 47,842,000 121,844,000 58,136,000 43,187,000 
      yoy
    -8.40% -4.64% -5.89% 3.02% -3.69% 25.63% -4.25% -11.24% -12.29% -20.80% -8.60% -1.75% -7.09% -5.84% -4.00% -3.75% 83.06% 46.93% 32.93% 464.01% 106.39% 58.70% 67.77% -58.44% -32.96% 11.86% 3.36% -8.96% -9.68% -0.29% 7.69% 9.71% 16.98% 9.42% 7.56% 4.81% 4.23% -0.71% -3.08% 3.14% 6.27% -1.48% 7.20% 32.92% 23.34% 12.57% 29.44% 29.37% 25.60% 25.92% 11.22% 64.00% 10.67% 26.83% 30.50% -4.48% 28.53% 12.81% 26.71% 10.88% 0.91% 20.20% 34.88% -108.42% -2.36% -41.29% -47.88% -945.97% -34.87% -4.23% 2.78% 20.52% 12.26% 35.69%   10.53% 10.34%   12.72% 6.58% 20.24% 5.21% 10.19% 22.32% -53.45% 11.89% 44.04%     
      qoq
    -9.21% 6.56% -14.22% 10.36% -5.48% 5.17% -6.09% 3.17% 23.30% -19.85% -12.95% 1.95% 11.33% -7.50% -6.42% -3.58% 12.83% -5.69% -6.18% 83.38% -9.44% -14.67% 298.04% -32.89% -30.37% -9.80% -1.40% 8.25% 16.18% -16.66% -13.14% 7.40% 28.25% -9.99% -11.51% 14.51% 19.97% -11.52% -13.77% 13.88% 14.27% -13.63% -8.23% 17.33% 5.94% -6.02% 13.78% 8.88% -3.32% 8.06% 13.72% 5.71% -3.07% -4.55% 67.68% -28.66% 11.08% -1.79% 22.73% -4.00% -2.51% 10.31% 7.40% -12.64% 16.13% 23.79% -106.70% -1113.61% -30.17% 9.88% 8.77% -21.96% 2.68% 17.92% 27.55% -27.31% 24.10%    23.88% -8.56% -0.34% -0.16% 17.13% 3.16% -12.80% 4.57% 30.02% -60.74% 109.58% 34.61%  
      operating margin %
    3.68% 3.60% 3.88% 4.54% 4.15% 4.32% 4.18% 4.39% 4.40% 3.65% 4.45% 5.10% 5.09% 4.78% 5.24% 5.61% 5.76% 5.66% 5.81% 5.76% 3.80% 4.17% 4.76% 1.96% 2.12% 2.59% 2.84% 2.98% 2.85% 2.51% 2.90% 3.18% 3.06% 2.54% 2.76% 3.20% 2.96% 2.56% 2.75% 3.12% 2.99% 2.56% 2.94% 3.24% 3.03% 2.90% 3.09% 2.96% 2.87% 3.07% 3.10% 2.93% 2.57% 2.68% 2.92% 1.92% 2.68% 2.46% 2.54% 2.13% 2.23% 2.33% 2.30% 2.17% 2.36% 2.26% 1.97% -30.23% 2.08% 2.66% 2.54% 2.43% 2.81% 2.76% 2.55% 2.41% 2.77% Infinity% NaN% NaN% 2.82% 2.44% Infinity% Infinity% 2.79% 2.48% 3.49% 2.75% 2.77% 2.42% 24.87% 2.97% 2.64% 
      floor plan interest expense
    -38,100,000 -42,900,000 -42,900,000 -43,300,000 -41,500,000 -47,600,000 -50,800,000 -46,600,000 -44,800,000 -38,900,000 -35,500,000 -30,800,000 -27,900,000 -22,100,000 -13,800,000 -9,000,000 -7,500,000 -2,800,000 -6,000,000 -7,900,000 -9,500,000 -8,900,000 -8,000,000 -11,700,000 -17,700,000 -20,300,000 -21,400,000 -21,000,000 -21,800,000 -21,900,000 -20,200,000 -19,900,000 -18,900,000 -17,800,000 -16,400,000 -15,500,000 -13,700,000 -13,100,000 -11,900,000 -13,100,000 -12,800,000             -9,971,000 -9,725,000 -5,282,750 -7,020,000 -7,113,000 -7,163,000 -9,091,000 -9,048,000 -8,321,000 -8,570,000 -8,091,000 -9,080,000 -9,009,000 -9,515,000 -15,117,000 -15,557,000 -16,589,000 -17,312,000 -19,694,000 -19,536,000 -19,546,000 -16,112,000 -12,468,000 -16,716,000 -14,965,000 -10,572,000 -12,869,000 -14,201,000 -13,853,000 -12,957,000 -12,261,000 -11,182,000 -13,323,000 -11,916,000 -11,172,000 -11,657,000 -9,088,000 -26,733,000 -8,919,000 8,614,000 
      other interest expense
    -28,400,000 -25,500,000 -22,000,000 -21,600,000 -22,500,000 -23,700,000 -22,900,000 -19,900,000 -21,300,000 -23,100,000 -24,500,000 -24,200,000 -20,800,000 -19,000,000 -17,900,000 -17,000,000 -16,500,000 -14,800,000 -16,200,000 -19,700,000 -17,900,000 -28,700,000 -30,800,000 -28,400,000 -31,700,000 -31,000,000 -32,900,000 -30,400,000 -29,900,000 -28,000,000 -28,300,000 -28,600,000 -29,800,000 -28,200,000 -27,800,000 -26,400,000 -25,000,000 -23,600,000 -25,100,000 -19,500,000 -17,200,000             -11,575,000 -12,210,000 -8,316,000 -11,288,000 -10,575,000 -11,401,000 -11,776,000 -12,229,000 -12,542,000 -12,720,000 -13,591,000 -13,468,000 -13,663,000 -14,494,000 -13,908,000 -16,358,000 -12,616,000 -12,043,000 -12,015,000 -12,454,000 -12,917,000 -18,859,000 -14,614,000 -11,111,000 -12,072,000 -13,402,000 -12,349,000 -12,308,000 -11,481,000 -11,686,000 -10,470,000 -10,052,000 -10,765,000 -10,632,000 -11,117,000 -10,908,000 -10,350,000 -28,556,000 -9,976,000 7,872,000 
      gain on sale of dealership
    60,400,000    52,300,000                                                                                         
      equity in earnings of affiliates
    40,800,000 47,600,000 58,400,000 53,600,000 33,300,000 52,700,000 60,700,000 54,000,000 33,300,000 52,100,000 85,000,000 74,500,000 82,100,000 100,400,000 136,200,000 138,000,000 119,600,000 93,000,000 120,500,000 105,600,000 55,400,000 58,400,000 66,200,000 29,900,000 14,500,000 37,900,000 43,300,000 39,500,000 26,800,000 39,800,000 41,700,000 36,000,000 17,300,000 36,700,000 30,900,000 26,800,000 13,200,000 26,400,000 25,600,000 12,000,000 5,500,000 9,600,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 6,700,000 12,700,000 10,900,000 5,100,000 11,240,000 8,901,000 2,348,000 6,180,000 8,814,000 8,168,000 4,410,000 4,381,750 9,623,000 7,882,000 22,000 8,844,000 7,370,000 4,784,000 -429,000 2,092,000 7,536,000 3,466,000 714,000 3,191,000 8,995,000 3,011,000  901,000 1,475,000 2,529,000                    
      income before income taxes
    323,700,000 297,500,000 292,200,000 336,900,000 337,100,000 315,200,000 304,400,000 325,500,000 294,800,000 290,925,000 356,500,000 400,300,000 406,900,000                                                                                 
      income taxes
    -88,800,000 -69,000,000 -78,700,000 -86,000,000 -92,100,000 -77,900,000 -77,400,000 -82,600,000 -78,600,000 -63,800,000 -92,100,000 -97,700,000 -107,300,000 -95,500,000 -125,700,000 -123,700,000 -128,100,000 -108,300,000 -120,100,000 -123,400,000 -64,500,000 -62,000,000 -64,100,000 -16,500,000 -20,100,000 -38,100,000 -42,400,000 -41,500,000 -34,700,000 -29,600,000 -27,100,000 -41,000,000 -36,600,000 200,800,000 -44,700,000 -50,200,000 -41,100,000 -32,300,000 -41,700,000 -47,300,000 -39,400,000             -26,854,000 -26,902,000 -12,823,250 -13,355,000 -20,996,000 -15,728,000 -14,573,000 -15,279,000 -15,625,000 -12,444,000 -10,327,000 -15,033,000 -10,316,000 -9,717,000 -13,908,000 -14,190,000 -22,258,000 -19,147,000 -13,200,000 -22,418,000 -23,473,000 -8,412,000 -10,591,000 -20,727,000 -15,192,000 -17,795,000 -19,258,000 -18,725,000 -13,668,000 -16,206,000 -17,393,000 -20,923,000 -13,358,000 -13,500,000 -16,889,000 -15,660,000 -11,220,000 -3,973,250 -15,893,000 -10,574,000 
      net income
    234,900,000 228,500,000 213,500,000 250,900,000 245,000,000 237,300,000 227,000,000 242,900,000 216,200,000 192,000,000 264,400,000 302,600,000 299,600,000 299,300,000 341,500,000 375,900,000 369,500,000 312,900,000 356,300,000 340,400,000 183,100,000 201,400,000 247,600,000 44,800,000 51,500,000 101,300,000 116,100,000 118,500,000 99,200,000 97,200,000 130,100,000 135,200,000 107,800,000 328,600,000 94,300,000 106,900,000 83,000,000 82,700,000 88,500,000 95,000,000 80,200,000 71,300,000 87,500,000 95,700,000 75,900,000 75,100,000 73,900,000 67,900,000 65,532,000 62,495,000 58,019,000 49,236,000 41,313,000 49,612,000 47,006,000 32,525,250 56,045,000 40,059,000 33,997,000 29,071,000 30,260,000 29,684,000 20,332,000 18,889,000 27,662,000 14,167,000 16,202,000 -509,910,000 24,216,000 39,864,000 33,930,000 29,402,000 43,400,000 40,355,000 14,582,000 29,899,000 33,873,000 24,091,000 30,121,000 32,764,000 33,196,000 22,892,000 26,115,000 32,365,000 33,003,000 20,204,000 20,077,000 25,255,000 23,864,000 13,733,000 38,352,000 23,889,000 15,711,000 
      yoy
    -4.12% -3.71% -5.95% 3.29% 13.32% 23.59% -14.15% -19.73% -27.84% -35.85% -22.58% -19.50% -18.92% -4.35% -4.15% 10.43% 101.80% 55.36% 43.90% 659.82% 255.53% 98.82% 113.26% -62.19% -48.08% 4.22% -10.76% -12.35% -7.98% -70.42% 37.96% 26.47% 29.88% 297.34% 6.55% 12.53% 3.49% 15.99% 1.14% -0.73% 5.67% -5.06% 18.40% 40.94% 15.82% 20.17% 27.37% 37.91% 58.62% 25.97% 23.43% 51.38% -26.29% 23.85% 38.27% 11.88% 85.21% 34.95% 67.21% 53.90% 9.39% 109.53% 25.49% -103.70% 14.23% -64.46% -52.25% -1834.27% -44.20% -1.22% 132.68% -1.66% 28.13% 67.51% -51.59% -8.74% 2.04% 5.24% 15.34% 1.23% 0.58% 13.30% 30.07% 28.15% 38.30% 47.12% -47.65% 5.72% 51.89%     
      qoq
    2.80% 7.03% -14.91% 2.41% 3.24% 4.54% -6.55% 12.35% 12.60% -27.38% -12.62% 1.00% 0.10% -12.36% -9.15% 1.73% 18.09% -12.18% 4.67% 85.91% -9.09% -18.66% 452.68% -13.01% -49.16% -12.75% -2.03% 19.46% 2.06% -25.29% -3.77% 25.42% -67.19% 248.46% -11.79% 28.80% 0.36% -6.55% -6.84% 18.45% 12.48% -18.51% -8.57% 26.09% 1.07% 1.62% 8.84% 3.61% 4.86% 7.71% 17.84% 19.18% -16.73% 5.54% 44.52% -41.97% 39.91% 17.83% 16.94% -3.93% 1.94% 46.00% 7.64% -31.71% 95.26% -12.56% -103.18% -2205.67% -39.25% 17.49% 15.40% -32.25% 7.55% 176.75% -51.23% -11.73% 40.60% -20.02% -8.07% -1.30% 45.01% -12.34% -19.31% -1.93% 63.35% 0.63% -20.50% 5.83% 73.77% -64.19% 60.54% 52.05%  
      net income margin %
    2.99% 2.58% 2.77% 3.27% 3.22% 3.07% 2.99% 3.16% 2.90% 2.64% 3.55% 4.05% 4.08% 4.27% 4.93% 5.44% 5.30% 4.97% 5.48% 4.87% 3.17% 3.47% 4.15% 1.23% 1.03% 1.72% 1.95% 2.06% 1.78% 1.79% 2.30% 2.28% 1.88% 6.09% 1.71% 1.99% 1.63% 1.69% 1.72% 1.81% 1.66% 1.45% 1.76% 1.95% 1.70% 1.70% 1.68% 1.68% 1.71% 1.69% 1.71% 1.56% 1.21% 1.47% 1.45% 1.11% 1.90% 1.39% 1.19% 1.05% 1.10% 1.10% 0.82% 0.77% 1.07% 0.61% 0.75% -24.35% 0.81% 1.19% 1.06% 0.95% 1.27% 1.19% 0.47% 1.16% 1.10% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 1.21% 0.90% Infinity% Infinity% 1.34% 0.86% 1.23% 1.07% 1.06% 0.69% 7.83% 1.22% 0.96% 
      less: income attributable to non-controlling interests
    400,000 400,000 500,000 900,000 700,000 900,000 900,000 1,700,000 1,000,000 1,300,000 1,000,000 1,800,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,900,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 1,500,000 600,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 -300,000  -100,000 -100,000 700,000  -900,000 -100,000 600,000 -300,000 -1,500,000 -100,000 700,000 400,000 100,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 900,000 1,000,000 900,000 1,700,000 700,000 600,000 1,000,000 400,000 257,000 453,000 355,000 637,000 282,000 520,000 188,000 226,750 338,000 499,000 70,000 562,000 283,000 243,000  212,000 239,000 88,000 -80,000                           
      net income attributable to penske automotive group common stockholders
    234,500,000 228,100,000 213,000,000 250,000,000 244,300,000 236,400,000 226,100,000 241,200,000 215,200,000 190,700,000 263,400,000 300,800,000 298,300,000 298,000,000 340,100,000 374,000,000 367,900,000 311,300,000 355,100,000 338,900,000 182,500,000 200,200,000 246,600,000 45,100,000 51,700,000 101,600,000 116,200,000 117,800,000 100,200,000 98,100,000 130,200,000 134,600,000 108,100,000 330,100,000 94,400,000 106,200,000 82,600,000 82,600,000 87,500,000 93,500,000 79,300,000 70,300,000 86,600,000 94,000,000 75,200,000 74,500,000 72,900,000 67,500,000 65,275,000 62,042,000 57,664,000 48,599,000 41,031,000 49,092,000 46,818,000 47,706,000 55,707,000 39,560,000 33,927,000 28,509,000 29,977,000 29,441,000 20,354,000 18,677,000 27,423,000 14,079,000 16,282,000                           
      basic earnings per share attributable to penske automotive group common stockholders:
                                                                                                 
      shares used in determining basic earnings per share
    65.8 66,198,975.7 66 66.2 66.8 66,882,664.1 66.8 66.9 67.1 67,963,887.8 67.3 68.2 69.2 74,394,723.4 73.7 75.8 77.2 79,746,025.7 79.5 80.7 80.6 80,594,775.6 80.3 80.4 81.1 82,494,962 81.6 82.9 84.4 85,165,281.8 84.9 84.9 86 85,877,141.1 85.9 86.1 85.6 86,000,667.8 85.2 85.3 88.3 89,759,535.8 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.3 90.4 90.4 90,201 90,269 90,421 -12 90,264 90,305 90,306 23,026.5 91,390 92,514 92,472 -79 92,081 92,142 91,890 53 91,528 91,531 91,481 -733 92,995 94,506 94,335 67 94,244 94,033 93,808 136 93,754 46,512 26 46,540 46,412 46,230 406 46,016          
      diluted earnings per share attributable to penske automotive group common stockholders:
                                                                                                 
      shares used in determining diluted earnings per share
    65.8 66,198,975.7 66 66.2 66.8 66,882,664.1 66.8 66.9 67.1 67,963,887.8 67.3 68.2 69.2 74,394,723.4 73.8 75.8 77.2 79,746,025.7 79.5 80.7 80.6 80,594,775.6 80.4 80.5 81.1 82,494,962 81.7 82.9 84.4 85,165,281.7 84.9 85 86 85,877,141.1 86 86.1 85.6 86,000,667.7 85.2 85.3 88.3 89,759,535.8 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.3 90.4 90.5 90,237 90,305 90,457 -20 90,296 90,337 90,338 23,042.25 91,431 92,570 92,554 -80 92,141 92,206 91,961 90 91,625 91,592 91,501 -1,005 93,134 94,895 94,657 46 94,614 94,532 94,412 93 94,288 47,136 -39 47,124 47,041 46,875 415 46,567          
      amounts attributable to penske automotive group common stockholders:
                                                                                                 
      cash dividends per share
    1.4 1.38 1.32 1.26 1.22 1.19 1.07 0.96 0.87 0.79 0.72 0.66 0.61 0.57 0.53 0.5 0.47 0.46 0.45 0.44 0.43 0.42   0.42 0.41 0.4 0.39 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.3 0.29 0.28 0.27 0.26               0.09 0.08 0.07          0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.12                
      selling, general and administrative expenses
                 815,500,000 792,700,000 817,700,000 797,800,000 791,100,000 757,700,000 749,800,000 664,300,000 625,800,000 643,300,000 453,600,000 641,800,000 685,100,000 672,800,000 668,900,000 666,400,000 645,000,000 662,800,000 675,400,000 663,100,000 646,200,000 646,100,000 622,000,000 601,700,000 579,200,000 581,200,000 582,700,000 558,900,000 570,700,000 563,400,000 551,300,000 534,500,000 512,900,000 513,200,000 487,800,000 454,188,000 440,331,000 413,312,000 377,864,000 409,432,000 409,452,000 398,637,000 277,953,000 375,432,000 380,350,000 369,519,000 360,203,000 355,920,000 355,177,000 341,644,000 330,458,000 347,968,000 328,035,000 313,002,000 314,487,000 384,533,000 398,516,000 399,173,000 374,826,000 394,565,000 389,276,000 374,971,000 317,135,000 361,297,000 336,631,000 266,534,000 323,021,000 318,059,000 315,048,000 295,775,000 296,595,000 274,922,000 276,915,000 246,135,000 262,746,000 249,620,000 239,310,000 661,081,000 221,149,000 193,820,000 
      debt redemption costs
                       -17,000,000                                                                          
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                 394,800,000 467,200,000 499,600,000 497,600,000 420,300,000 476,100,000 463,700,000 247,600,000 263,300,000 311,600,000 61,200,000 71,500,000 139,400,000 158,400,000 159,900,000 133,800,000 126,500,000 157,100,000 176,200,000 144,300,000 127,700,000 138,900,000 156,900,000 124,700,000 114,900,000 130,100,000 143,500,000 119,600,000 103,500,000 129,300,000 143,700,000 115,900,000 116,200,000 122,400,000 100,600,000 97,966,000 99,642,000 85,587,000 78,168,000 56,844,000 76,923,000 77,082,000 46,774,000 70,400,000 61,391,000 52,235,000 45,397,000 46,583,000 45,028,000 33,183,000 30,544,000 42,829,000 30,165,000 25,913,000                           
      income from continuing operations
                 299,300,000 341,500,000 375,900,000 369,500,000 312,000,000 356,000,000 340,300,000 183,100,000 201,300,000 247,500,000 44,700,000 51,400,000 101,300,000 116,000,000 118,400,000 99,100,000 96,900,000 130,000,000 135,200,000 107,700,000 328,500,000 94,200,000 106,700,000 83,600,000 82,600,000 88,400,000 96,200,000 80,200,000 73,700,000 87,600,000 96,100,000 77,100,000 77,000,000 81,300,000 66,500,000 66,274,000 64,478,000 57,206,000 52,890,000 41,536,000 50,069,000 50,180,000 33,950,750 57,045,000 40,395,000 36,507,000 30,824,000 31,304,000 29,403,000 20,739,000 20,217,000 27,796,000 19,849,000 16,196,000 -503,231,000 25,148,000 40,547,000 33,839,000 30,369,000 42,410,000 39,263,000 16,051,000 31,973,000 36,369,000 26,163,000   31,407,000 23,223,000    20,763,000 20,077,000 25,214,000 23,322,000 16,791,000 38,372,000 22,839,000  
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                     900,000 300,000 100,000  100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000  100,000 100,000 100,000 300,000 100,000  100,000 -75,000 100,000 200,000  -275,000 100,000         1,400,000   813,000   -457,000 -3,174,000 -1,425,500 -1,000,000  -2,510,000 -1,753,000 -1,044,000  -407,000 -1,328,000 -134,000 -5,682,000 6,000 -6,679,000 -932,000 -683,000 91,000 -967,000 990,000 1,092,000 -1,469,000 -2,074,000 -2,496,000 -2,072,000 -2,157,000 -448,000 1,789,000 -331,000 -698,000 -128,000 521,000 -559,000 74,000 41,000 542,000  262,500 1,050,000  
      continuing operations
                 4.23 4.61 4.93 4.76 3.97 4.46 4.2 2.26 2.47 3.07 0.56 0.64 1.26 1.42 1.42 1.19 1.15 1.53 1.59 1.26 3.84 1.1 1.23 0.97 0.97 1.03 1.11 0.9 0.82 0.96 1.05 0.85 0.85 0.89 0.73 0.73 0.71 0.63 0.58 0.46 0.55 0.56 0.365 0.62 0.43 0.39 0.33 0.34 0.32 0.23 0.22 0.3 0.22 0.18 -5.39 0.27 0.43 0.36 0.32 0.45 0.42 0.17 0.34 0.39 0.56 0.69 0.71 0.68 0.5 0.58 0.71 710 500 490 620 570 410    
      discontinued operations
                                        -0.01   -0.01  -0.03   -0.01   0.02   0.01   -0.01 -0.04 -0.015 -0.01  -0.03 -0.02 -0.01   -0.02  -0.06  -0.07 -0.01 -0.01  0.003 0.01 0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.04 -0.05 -0.01 0.04 -0.01   10 -10   10     
      income from continuing operations, net of tax
                 298 340.1 374 367.9 310.4 354.8 338.8 182.5 200.1 246.5 45 51.6 101.6 116.1 117.7 100.1 97.8 130.1 134.6 108 330 94.3 106 83.2 82.5 87.4 94.7 79.3 72.7 86.7 94.4 76.4 76.4 80.3 66.1 66,017 64,025 56,851 52,253 41,254 49,549 49,992 33,724 56,707 39,896 36,437 30,262 31,021 29,160 20,761 20,005 27,557 19,761 16,276                           
      commercial vehicle distribution
                     133,800,000 145,100,000 164,600,000 132,200,000                                                                         
      less: loss attributable to non-controlling interests
                            -200,000    -1,000,000                                  -22,000                               
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                        -600,000   -1,200,000                  -336,000                                    
      new vehicle
                                                 2,231,100,000 2,238,100,000 2,026,300,000 1,995,836,000 1,930,040,000 1,742,833,000 1,715,972,000 1,763,050,000 1,729,167,000 1,578,319,000 1,072,186,500 1,471,606,000 1,422,267,000 1,435,133,000 1,451,352,000 1,416,314,000 1,355,813,000 1,234,705,000 1,260,940,000 1,339,016,000 1,091,374,000 972,127,000 1,025,091,000 1,556,198,000 1,734,440,000 1,635,602,000 1,646,422,000 1,896,455,000 1,831,369,000 1,645,014,000 1,424,125,000 1,732,275,000 1,494,644,000 1,266,910,000 1,641,443,000              
      used vehicle
                                                 1,301,900,000 1,273,300,000 1,201,600,000 1,098,484,000 1,082,310,000 1,004,964,000 820,713,000 995,376,000 964,511,000 969,732,000 645,065,250 890,251,000 879,907,000 823,924,000 728,404,000 765,555,000 749,669,000 698,771,000 656,593,000 672,764,000 657,464,000 614,630,000 507,004,000 721,075,000 819,184,000 803,456,000 743,385,000 792,793,000 829,057,000 786,910,000 610,270,000 704,254,000 587,897,000 438,575,000 577,209,000              
      finance and insurance
                                                 114,700,000 112,300,000 104,900,000 99,758,000 95,849,000 86,685,000 74,661,000 85,420,000 82,682,000 79,894,000 52,191,250 73,289,000 69,202,000 68,008,000 61,813,000 67,149,000 63,558,000 59,592,000 59,008,000 60,761,000 54,572,000 48,409,000 41,004,000 68,135,000 75,995,000 75,068,000 67,257,000 78,989,000 75,698,000 68,894,000 53,945,000 68,799,000 59,822,000 55,375,000 65,129,000 61,038,000 57,799,000 65,869,000 59,596,000 53,322,000 53,043,000 47,932,000 58,075,000 54,056,000 48,830,000 131,362,000 46,574,000 39,068,000 
      service and parts
                                                 435,500,000 435,700,000 417,500,000 381,485,000 391,554,000 383,483,000 337,607,000 372,032,000 368,797,000 369,727,000 262,366,750 354,616,000 348,018,000 356,591,000 342,841,000 335,250,000 332,160,000 335,207,000 326,124,000 336,313,000 332,108,000 327,554,000 315,508,000 363,067,000 364,139,000 363,385,000 345,399,000 359,628,000 357,377,000 352,570,000 294,404,000 329,322,000 308,937,000 259,630,000 287,357,000 280,749,000 278,519,000 257,782,000 265,883,000 263,524,000 259,483,000 240,218,000 242,829,000 229,801,000 214,681,000 573,510,000 199,306,000 169,419,000 
      fleet and wholesale
                                                 215,900,000 216,800,000 187,900,000 182,629,000   164,165,750 185,531,000 225,515,000 241,562,000 122,542,500 160,229,000 166,963,000 170,531,000 174,832,000 155,990,000 180,280,000 156,163,000 159,860,000 138,592,000 126,823,000 115,043,000                           
      commercial vehicles, car rental and other
                                                 118,800,000 130,500,000 109,800,000                                              
      commercial vehicle and car rental
                                                    65,951,000                                             
      other
                                                     199,422,000 181,902,000                                           
      debt discount amortization
                                                           -429,500   -1,718,000 -1,647,000 -1,647,000 -2,428,000 -2,915,000 -3,135,000 -3,135,000 -3,135,000 -3,638,000                           
      fleet and wholesale vehicle
                                                         227,322,000 244,616,000 124,117,750 161,284,000 169,026,000 173,546,000 175,460,000 156,548,000 182,555,000  97,066,500 142,617,000 130,747,000  183,757,000 202,401,000 270,485,000 263,189,000 203,766,000 278,122,000 288,137,000 249,782,000 181,609,750 245,954,000 221,644,000 166,649,250 226,031,000              
      net income attributable to
                                                          0.52                                       
      penske automotive group common stockholders
                                                                                                 
      gain on debt repurchase
                                                                607,000 422,000 605,000    10,429,000                           
      distribution
                                                               8,226,000 15,306,000 19,933,000 7,936,000 9,443,000 36,451,000 53,152,000 80,113,000 101,051,000 85,567,000 98,421,000 63,770,000                       
      gain from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                 281,000                                
      depreciation and amortization
                                                                  12,374,000 13,580,000 14,011,000 13,789,000 12,872,000 12,697,000 14,133,000 13,594,000 13,501,000 11,802,000 13,057,000 13,337,000 12,803,000 11,490,000 11,722,000 10,632,000 8,155,000 10,556,000 10,404,000 10,560,000 9,537,000 14,686,000 9,109,000 8,814,000 8,620,000 8,202,000 7,754,000     
      loss on debt redemption
                                                                              -18,634,000                   
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests
                                                                       -658,802,000 39,527,000 63,233,000 53,421,000 44,014,000 65,359,000 63,438,000 24,757,000 43,200,000 57,574,000 41,777,000                
      minority interests
                                                                       -81,000 -189,000 -428,000 -435,000 -445,000 -531,000 -702,000 -294,000 -636,000 -478,000 -422,000 -564,000 -486,000 -621,000 -143,000 -543,000 -676,000 -518,000 -310,000 -599,000 -655,000 -658,000 -393,000 -1,459,000 -509,000 -416,000 
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                                 
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                 
      equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates
                                                                          1,392,000                       
      equity in (losses) earnings of affiliates
                                                                              -821,000                   
      revenues
                                                                                                 
      cost of sales
                                                                                    2,338,088,000 2,168,894,000 2,047,919,000 2,308,273,000 2,106,050,000 2,012,064,000 1,850,740,000 2,027,100,000 1,927,976,000 1,689,659,000 4,692,534,000 1,680,122,000 1,396,101,000 
      service & parts
                                                                                  95,936,250 131,646,000              
      other income
                                                                                       4,858,000 6,611,000         
      new vehicle sales
                                                                                    1,589,160,000 1,433,248,000 1,398,700,000 1,567,701,000 1,400,597,000 1,316,370,000 1,265,731,000 1,400,635,000 1,309,351,000 1,116,662,000 3,265,467,000 1,150,085,000 977,771,000 
      used vehicle sales
                                                                                    582,894,000 566,894,000 504,361,000 566,394,000 531,789,000 524,953,000 441,516,000 494,250,000 487,460,000 445,666,000 1,087,239,000 403,868,000 312,039,000 
      fleet sales
                                                                                    26,288,000 31,915,000 21,986,000 39,102,000 34,382,000 32,523,000 21,271,000 27,290,000 39,168,000 29,404,000 81,528,000 29,427,000 34,325,000 
      wholesale vehicle sales
                                                                                    203,684,000 188,495,000 172,738,000 189,313,000 175,013,000 169,940,000 145,551,000 140,016,000 127,719,000 121,568,000 336,353,000 130,147,000 100,486,000 
      income from continuing operations before minority interests and income taxes
                                                                                    50,753,000 37,034,000         9,810,250 39,241,000  
      income from continuing operations before minority interests, income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                      43,562,000 50,562,000 53,923,000 34,431,000 34,176,000 42,758,000 39,640,000 28,404,000    
      income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                      26,813,000 32,493,000 32,482,000         
      income before cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                      26,115,000 32,365,000 33,003,000 20,204,000 20,077,000 25,255,000 23,864,000 16,791,000    
      cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax
                                                                                             -3,058,000    
      cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                             -70    
      basic earnings per common share:
                                                                                                 
      shares
                                                                                        45,897,000 41,737,000 144,000 40,818,000 40,705,000 40,598,000    
      diluted earnings per common share:
                                                                                                 
      preferred dividends
                                                                                                 
      income available to common stockholders
                                                                                          20,077,000 25,255,000 23,864,000 13,733,000    
      shares used in computing basic per share data
                                                                                              -1,122 38,367 27,542 
      shares used in computing diluted per share data
                                                                                              -1,680 42,841 39,196 
      income from continuing operations available to common stockholders
                                                                                              4,532 18,128  
      net income available to common stockholders
                                                                                              4,794.5 19,178  
      basic income from continuing operations per common share
                                                                                              0.47  
      basic net income per common share
                                                                                              0.5 520 
      income from continuing operations per diluted common share
                                                                                              0.96 0.53  
      net income per diluted common share
                                                                                              0.95 0.56 400 
      income before minority interests and income taxes
                                                                                                26,701,000 
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        assets
                                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      83,700,000 64,700,000 80,300,000 155,300,000 118,400,000 72,400,000 91,900,000 115,100,000 116,900,000 96,400,000 104,400,000 119,600,000 100,600,000 106,500,000 92,300,000 154,900,000 170,300,000 100,700,000 119,200,000 165,200,000 94,600,000 49,500,000 92,700,000 159,300,000 431,900,000 28,100,000 77,500,000 43,800,000 43,500,000 39,400,000 37,600,000 45,800,000 52,800,000 45,700,000 37,200,000 20,700,000 72,200,000 24,000,000 89,400,000 97,500,000 45,600,000 62,400,000 49,700,000 36,700,000 66,800,000 150,500,000 61,400,000 54,900,000 71,101,000 26,254,000 31,627,000 43,753,000 25,935,000   29,116,000 7,735,000 3,346,000 16,621,000 6,027,000 17,664,000 23,543,000 13,769,000 29,540,000 21,871,000 11,458,000 20,109,000 27,772,000 17,734,000 20,394,000 10,895,000 24,830,000 18,256,000 25,202,000 13,147,000 19,065,000  9,424,000 11,064,000 18,148,000 11,061,000 13,845,000 10,803,000 15,473,000 11,468,000 8,069,000 13,699,000 2,620,000 
        accounts receivable
      1,084,000,000 1,070,300,000 993,300,000 1,043,100,000 1,201,600,000 1,002,100,000 1,021,700,000 1,040,500,000 1,062,800,000 1,114,600,000 958,800,000 890,600,000 920,200,000 906,700,000 831,300,000 774,300,000 835,200,000 734,000,000 737,700,000 913,300,000 861,500,000 806,900,000 848,200,000 756,600,000 616,300,000 960,300,000 967,300,000 944,400,000 1,034,100,000 929,100,000 953,400,000 919,600,000 1,035,400,000 954,900,000 938,800,000 827,700,000 852,200,000 879,000,000 853,900,000 827,800,000 835,600,000 782,300,000 775,500,000 738,800,000 746,400,000 643,800,000 641,200,000 677,700,000 588,311,000 530,647,000 527,663,000 552,868,000 505,770,000 17,025,000 16,976,000 444,673,000 385,137,000 365,794,000 397,255,000 367,888,000 351,013,000 378,395,000 322,598,000 322,539,000 321,654,000 312,039,000 294,567,000 371,557,000 432,811,000 503,463,000 449,278,000 495,062,000 474,674,000 509,348,000 469,516,000 464,287,000  412,861,000 408,433,000 392,425,000 382,098,000 347,802,000 346,142,000 358,194,000 324,791,000 319,625,000 310,309,000 289,795,000 
        inventories
      4,891,500,000 4,814,700,000 4,705,100,000 4,849,600,000 4,500,300,000 4,640,200,000 4,822,400,000 4,705,900,000 4,424,100,000 4,293,100,000 3,700,200,000 3,881,300,000 3,630,400,000 3,509,100,000 3,146,900,000 3,055,200,000 3,120,000,000 3,129,000,000 2,598,400,000 2,936,900,000 3,277,800,000 3,425,600,000 3,209,700,000 3,425,900,000 4,262,700,000 4,260,700,000 4,043,900,000 3,978,000,000 4,104,100,000 4,040,100,000 3,783,400,000 3,895,100,000 3,972,200,000 3,944,100,000 3,770,300,000 3,711,900,000 3,565,800,000 3,408,200,000 3,279,700,000 3,351,800,000 3,513,400,000 3,463,500,000 3,188,400,000 3,055,400,000 2,885,700,000 2,479,000,000 2,615,900,000 2,547,300,000 2,293,390,000 2,125,771,000 2,023,529,000 1,991,167,000 1,864,773,000   1,605,280,000 1,481,629,000 1,456,409,000 1,524,226,000 1,437,939,000 1,364,718,000 1,384,231,000 1,306,532,000 1,174,393,000 1,264,758,000 1,360,239,000 1,593,267,000 1,721,833,000 1,790,464,000 1,818,846,000 1,688,286,000 1,557,335,000 1,635,690,000 1,602,193,000 1,519,506,000 1,455,910,000  1,224,443,000 1,271,904,000 1,381,527,000 1,326,553,000 1,183,868,000 1,001,107,000 1,095,073,000 1,087,397,000 973,185,000 890,378,000 832,526,000 
        other current assets
      259,400,000 242,900,000 233,600,000 242,700,000 233,300,000 213,100,000 242,800,000 217,700,000 206,800,000 175,600,000 215,200,000 194,900,000 171,700,000 141,900,000 139,800,000 147,900,000 140,400,000 111,700,000 121,400,000 126,900,000 125,000,000 126,800,000 198,800,000 76,600,000 85,200,000 85,000,000 98,800,000 109,100,000 101,500,000 86,600,000 91,800,000 97,500,000 105,000,000 81,800,000 96,500,000 104,200,000 99,300,000 102,000,000 105,300,000 101,700,000 101,500,000 86,800,000 109,000,000 107,000,000 106,700,000 100,400,000 111,400,000 101,800,000 83,508,000 90,352,000 89,488,000 90,854,000 91,204,000   80,307,000 88,676,000 91,772,000 70,341,000 109,106,000 106,479,000 103,821,000 95,560,000 102,805,000 99,924,000 91,193,000 88,828,000 80,689,000 91,321,000 89,092,000 66,312,000 97,205,000 99,653,000 85,078,000 71,490,000 91,197,000  51,142,000 60,169,000 56,658,000 44,424,000 43,150,000 41,047,000 42,195,000 40,260,000 27,869,000 31,280,000 27,956,000 
        total current assets
      6,318,600,000 6,192,600,000 6,012,300,000 6,290,700,000 6,053,600,000 5,927,800,000 6,178,800,000 6,079,200,000 5,810,600,000 5,679,700,000 4,978,600,000 5,086,400,000 4,822,900,000 4,664,200,000 4,210,300,000 4,132,300,000 4,265,900,000 4,075,400,000 3,576,700,000 4,142,300,000 4,358,900,000 4,408,800,000 4,349,400,000 4,418,400,000 5,396,100,000 5,334,100,000 5,187,500,000 5,075,300,000 5,283,200,000 5,095,200,000 4,866,200,000 4,958,000,000 5,165,400,000 5,026,500,000 4,842,800,000 4,664,500,000 4,589,500,000 4,421,500,000 4,335,800,000 4,385,600,000 4,505,900,000 4,408,100,000 4,137,900,000 3,983,600,000 3,867,800,000 3,419,300,000 3,482,300,000 3,437,300,000 3,037,375,000 2,806,873,000 2,780,775,000 2,773,083,000 2,525,687,000   2,192,600,000 2,017,345,000 1,974,147,000 2,008,443,000 1,921,544,000 1,840,446,000 1,896,292,000 1,743,464,000 1,636,057,000 1,713,757,000 1,783,340,000 2,006,510,000 2,209,347,000 2,340,241,000 2,542,102,000 2,301,609,000 2,329,750,000 2,368,180,000 2,403,419,000 2,286,689,000 2,167,901,000  1,879,645,000 1,751,570,000 1,848,758,000 1,764,136,000 1,588,665,000 1,399,099,000 1,510,935,000 1,463,916,000 1,328,748,000 1,245,666,000 1,152,897,000 
        property and equipment
      3,289,500,000 3,224,600,000 3,165,800,000 3,173,700,000 3,075,900,000 3,006,200,000 3,019,300,000 2,914,300,000 2,827,800,000 2,765,200,000 2,661,000,000 2,624,500,000 2,566,800,000 2,496,500,000 2,415,500,000 2,402,300,000 2,415,300,000 2,442,200,000 2,378,600,000 2,410,000,000 2,372,700,000 2,404,400,000 2,337,900,000 2,293,700,000 2,297,900,000 2,366,400,000 2,309,300,000 2,308,900,000 2,276,100,000 2,250,000,000 2,178,200,000 2,144,900,000 2,173,500,000 2,108,600,000 2,091,400,000 1,990,300,000 1,874,700,000 1,806,500,000 1,587,800,000 1,576,700,000 1,545,800,000 1,520,100,000 1,476,900,000 1,378,300,000 1,326,600,000 1,375,100,000 1,367,800,000 1,301,200,000 1,211,020,000 1,148,495,000 1,078,627,000 1,023,781,000 961,488,000 32,599,000 32,593,000 858,975,000 821,421,000 776,386,000 739,847,000 731,813,000 707,832,000 720,575,000 726,835,000 711,766,000 710,853,000 666,602,000 662,493,000 701,480,000 692,817,000 650,360,000 618,491,000 566,057,000 563,548,000 584,710,000 582,646,000 562,011,000  424,429,000 430,418,000 415,056,000 414,718,000 371,326,000 429,406,000 381,937,000 346,837,000 313,496,000 2,627,913,429,188,410,400,000,000,000 215,986,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      2,529,200,000 2,543,800,000 2,473,400,000 2,486,200,000 2,443,300,000 2,467,200,000 2,505,900,000 2,466,100,000 2,476,100,000 2,405,500,000 2,372,200,000 2,389,100,000 2,375,600,000 2,416,100,000 2,386,900,000 2,435,400,000 2,481,400,000 2,451,400,000 2,410,900,000 2,444,900,000 2,419,000,000 2,416,500,000 2,378,700,000 2,311,100,000 2,292,100,000 2,360,500,000 2,384,400,000 2,380,900,000 2,416,400,000                                                            
        goodwill
      2,820,100,000 2,435,700,000 2,425,500,000 2,431,900,000 2,383,300,000 2,371,300,000 2,405,700,000 2,356,400,000 2,316,600,000 2,234,900,000 2,246,100,000 2,208,900,000 2,162,500,000 2,154,700,000 2,112,900,000 2,139,700,000 2,156,500,000 2,124,100,000 2,050,900,000 2,071,000,000 1,928,500,000 1,928,400,000 1,901,100,000 1,878,100,000 1,868,800,000 1,911,000,000 1,876,500,000 1,749,300,000 1,760,700,000 1,752,000,000 1,692,600,000 1,700,700,000 1,731,800,000 1,660,500,000 1,660,400,000 1,641,300,000 1,538,400,000 1,291,300,000 1,313,800,000 1,313,400,000 1,325,600,000 1,322,800,000 1,297,700,000 1,292,100,000 1,271,100,000 1,187,700,000 1,217,900,000 1,205,600,000 1,118,369,000 956,180,000 950,636,000 974,720,000 952,848,000 33,884,000 31,566,000 906,592,000 915,433,000 826,969,000 814,915,000 813,626,000 795,366,000 802,833,000 810,323,000 808,491,000 817,794,000 774,349,000 777,811,000 1,444,061,000 1,466,005,000 1,424,773,000 1,424,853,000 1,321,600,000 1,328,707,000 1,264,908,000 1,244,171,000 1,265,486,000  1,012,182,000 1,040,242,000 1,061,780,000 1,064,126,000 993,332,000    945,303,000   
        other indefinite-lived intangible assets
      1,295,400,000 1,164,200,000 1,042,100,000 1,028,600,000 1,006,300,000 1,011,600,000 1,013,200,000 931,900,000 836,000,000 748,200,000 737,400,000 718,600,000 692,300,000 690,900,000 681,100,000 677,900,000 661,000,000 641,500,000 600,700,000 605,500,000 561,600,000 563,400,000 554,400,000 545,600,000 541,000,000 552,200,000 547,400,000 485,700,000 487,200,000 486,200,000 471,900,000 474,100,000 481,400,000 474,000,000 473,300,000 467,700,000 447,000,000 420,100,000 411,400,000 408,800,000 409,200,000 408,000,000 392,700,000 391,900,000 386,600,000                                            
        equity method investments
      1,962,900,000 1,923,700,000 1,890,200,000 1,859,400,000 1,857,300,000 1,827,000,000 1,849,600,000 1,814,100,000 1,805,500,000 1,774,900,000 1,753,300,000 1,709,100,000 1,719,500,000 1,636,900,000 1,733,800,000 1,672,900,000 1,645,100,000 1,688,100,000 1,668,200,000 1,604,100,000 1,554,300,000 1,500,300,000 1,465,700,000 1,409,500,000 1,400,700,000 1,399,000,000 1,362,800,000 1,342,200,000 1,332,400,000 1,305,200,000 1,299,700,000 1,279,200,000 1,276,200,000 1,256,600,000 1,184,900,000 921,500,000 906,800,000 893,400,000 891,300,000 371,100,000 366,600,000 336,400,000 340,100,000 359,000,000 350,900,000 386,500,000 354,700,000 352,000,000 333,081,000 332,503,000 311,251,000 303,160,000 304,101,000   298,640,000 293,819,000 288,028,000 288,406,000 290,735,000 280,847,000 276,055,000 295,473,000 297,249,000 287,106,000 285,338,000 296,487,000                      
        other long-term assets
      102,500,000 113,100,000 109,500,000 122,900,000 112,200,000 109,800,000 92,900,000 71,500,000 73,900,000 63,100,000 61,400,000 60,300,000 56,200,000 55,300,000 47,600,000 43,600,000 40,700,000 41,900,000 33,300,000 29,000,000 27,000,000 25,400,000 22,500,000 19,700,000 20,200,000 19,500,000 21,600,000 18,800,000 18,900,000 15,900,000 18,300,000 13,600,000 14,700,000 14,400,000 29,500,000 26,600,000 39,000,000 28,300,000 19,300,000 19,600,000 19,800,000 27,300,000 29,600,000 29,000,000 24,600,000 18,700,000 19,100,000 19,800,000 27,831,000 18,595,000 18,738,000 20,954,000 21,945,000   13,498,000 14,637,000 15,404,000 14,820,000 14,372,000 14,591,000 18,886,000 18,156,000 17,926,000 18,337,000 19,154,000                       
        total assets
      18,318,200,000 17,597,700,000 17,118,800,000 17,393,400,000 16,931,900,000 16,720,900,000 17,065,400,000 16,633,500,000 16,146,500,000 15,671,500,000 14,810,000,000 14,796,900,000 14,395,800,000 14,114,600,000 13,588,100,000 13,504,100,000 13,665,900,000 13,464,600,000 12,719,300,000 13,306,800,000 13,222,000,000 13,247,200,000 13,009,700,000 12,876,100,000 13,816,800,000 13,942,700,000 13,689,500,000 13,361,100,000 13,574,900,000 10,904,500,000 10,526,900,000 10,570,500,000 10,843,000,000 10,540,600,000 10,282,300,000 9,711,900,000 9,395,400,000 8,861,100,000 8,559,400,000 8,075,200,000 8,172,900,000 8,022,700,000 7,674,900,000 7,433,900,000 7,227,600,000 6,682,300,000 6,742,300,000 6,612,200,000 6,010,804,000 5,537,632,000 5,414,982,000 5,378,990,000 5,024,180,000   4,502,299,000 4,295,469,000 4,086,879,000 4,069,832,000 3,975,597,000 3,838,663,000 3,916,175,000 3,796,007,000 3,672,900,000 3,751,526,000 3,725,115,000 3,963,161,000 4,929,682,000 5,056,092,000 4,941,171,000 4,668,553,000 4,618,601,000 4,651,081,000 4,594,144,000 4,469,802,000 4,338,928,000  3,594,173,000 3,572,247,000 3,666,463,000 3,532,801,000 3,137,181,000 2,965,924,000 3,022,566,000 2,875,953,000 2,690,314,000 2,476,903,000 2,333,937,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                              
        floor plan notes payable
      2,513,600,000 2,532,800,000 2,453,800,000 2,625,500,000 2,481,600,000 2,535,800,000 2,660,600,000 2,578,200,000 2,376,700,000 2,255,600,000 1,748,100,000 1,706,700,000 1,584,200,000 1,565,700,000 1,383,300,000 1,205,600,000 1,131,900,000 1,144,800,000 962,200,000 1,383,700,000 1,686,900,000 1,780,500,000 1,484,000,000 1,957,400,000 2,283,400,000 2,412,500,000 2,444,100,000 2,350,300,000 2,419,200,000 2,362,200,000 2,169,500,000 2,278,000,000 2,355,600,000 2,343,200,000 2,222,300,000 2,151,100,000 2,104,800,000 2,084,500,000 2,073,200,000 2,061,800,000 2,262,500,000 2,247,200,000 2,096,000,000 2,004,900,000 1,915,800,000 1,606,100,000 1,717,300,000 1,721,600,000 1,537,185,000 1,474,440,000 1,425,199,000 1,408,363,000 1,254,895,000   988,650,000 902,163,000 854,224,000 973,285,000 907,315,000 818,339,000 868,226,000 772,926,000 708,014,000 777,803,000 847,711,000 968,873,000 1,077,639,000 1,098,103,000 1,198,824,000 1,074,820,000 1,058,995,000 1,108,688,000 1,072,369,000 874,326,000 896,113,000  845,251,000 1,168,460,000 1,279,413,000 1,266,656,000 1,138,476,000 879,589,000 1,027,446,000 1,000,466,000 907,903,000  758,172,000 
        floor plan notes payable — non-trade
      1,633,700,000 1,561,500,000 1,514,800,000 1,603,700,000 1,482,300,000 1,488,200,000 1,513,700,000 1,562,700,000 1,479,200,000 1,515,900,000 1,295,000,000 1,465,100,000 1,311,900,000 1,430,600,000 1,212,900,000 1,236,500,000 1,416,400,000 1,409,900,000 1,074,900,000 1,182,000,000 1,334,700,000 1,363,800,000 1,046,400,000 1,284,100,000 1,605,700,000 1,594,000,000 1,410,600,000 1,435,500,000 1,488,700,000 1,428,600,000 1,359,000,000 1,325,700,000 1,413,800,000 1,418,600,000 1,388,500,000 1,364,700,000 1,296,400,000 1,233,300,000 1,145,100,000 969,400,000 1,187,300,000 1,132,400,000 1,072,600,000 1,042,800,000 1,021,500,000 893,600,000 934,000,000 908,700,000 802,051,000 753,130,000 744,223,000 716,621,000 704,280,000   713,635,000 597,982,000 562,906,000 505,430,000 474,805,000 499,410,000 488,362,000 423,316,000 380,453,000 427,731,000 389,491,000 511,357,000 537,095,000 549,150,000 502,620,000 478,077,000 440,483,000 452,850,000 476,224,000 297,985,000   331,953,000           
        accounts payable
      937,000,000 899,800,000 960,500,000 882,500,000 976,100,000 851,700,000 926,700,000 943,400,000 962,900,000 866,900,000 922,100,000 943,500,000 922,200,000 853,500,000 828,000,000 841,100,000 889,000,000 767,100,000 808,800,000 838,000,000 690,500,000 675,400,000 717,200,000 679,400,000 589,800,000 638,800,000 672,300,000 638,500,000 668,500,000 598,200,000 633,800,000 680,000,000 720,500,000 641,600,000 609,000,000 559,900,000 555,900,000 497,400,000 506,100,000 554,800,000 541,500,000 493,800,000 482,400,000 502,100,000 454,100,000 382,700,000 435,100,000 411,700,000 380,000,000 314,050,000 287,744,000 263,349,000 275,032,000   223,313,000 226,709,000 215,923,000 261,986,000 210,999,000 209,535,000 213,541,000 190,325,000 183,143,000 215,643,000 201,798,000 178,811,000 233,496,000 256,062,000 291,725,000 268,214,000 264,545,000 290,911,000 272,727,000 300,804,000 400,414,000  211,943,000 254,667,000 255,637,000 221,206,000 164,259,000 181,318,000 160,007,000 151,619,000 131,303,000 134,111,300,963,867,240,000,000,000 115,250,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      1,046,200,000 930,000,000 967,700,000 1,004,900,000 983,600,000 889,000,000 907,500,000 916,900,000 876,000,000 809,800,000 813,900,000 823,100,000 861,100,000 788,100,000 813,200,000 853,100,000 896,500,000 870,300,000 922,400,000 916,800,000 788,100,000 767,200,000 774,800,000 684,800,000 645,300,000 701,900,000 722,200,000 651,800,000 704,700,000                                                            
        current portion of long-term debt
      423,100,000 355,000,000 305,400,000 876,000,000 778,500,000 721,200,000 745,800,000 171,700,000 215,300,000 209,700,000 170,000,000 130,100,000 81,500,000 75,200,000 76,000,000 78,500,000 79,400,000 82,000,000 67,900,000 81,500,000 88,000,000 87,500,000 85,600,000 83,300,000 104,600,000 103,300,000 96,800,000 93,300,000 94,500,000 92,000,000 92,700,000 92,300,000 84,300,000 72,800,000 67,600,000 70,100,000 48,400,000 48,300,000 44,100,000 47,700,000 54,500,000 29,200,000 29,700,000 31,200,000 34,500,000 71,800,000 81,600,000 65,100,000 46,894,000 44,896,000 33,053,000 19,493,000 14,929,000   3,414,000 9,642,000 10,285,000 10,593,000 15,409,000 16,551,000 16,611,000 12,442,000 15,122,000 12,623,000 11,132,000 11,305,000 13,444,000 14,255,000 14,437,000 14,522,000 14,969,000 14,725,000 14,513,000 13,385,000 3,743,000  3,551,000 3,561,000 3,577,000 11,367,000 8,574,000 4,452,000 4,853,000 5,115,000 14,979,000 12,204,000 12,528,000 
        total current liabilities
      6,553,600,000 6,279,100,000 6,202,200,000 6,992,600,000 6,702,100,000 6,485,900,000 6,754,300,000 6,172,900,000 5,910,100,000 5,657,900,000 4,949,100,000 5,068,500,000 4,760,900,000 4,713,100,000 4,313,400,000 4,214,800,000 4,413,200,000 4,274,600,000 3,836,700,000 4,402,500,000 4,588,700,000 4,674,900,000 4,108,500,000 4,689,500,000 5,229,300,000 5,451,000,000 5,346,500,000 5,169,900,000 5,376,100,000 5,048,300,000 4,825,900,000 4,906,400,000 5,138,800,000 5,000,400,000 4,676,600,000 4,559,700,000 4,420,200,000 4,229,600,000 4,162,800,000 4,041,600,000 4,438,900,000 4,286,900,000 4,047,300,000 3,940,200,000 3,812,100,000 3,305,200,000 3,523,500,000 3,463,100,000 3,044,205,000 2,837,031,000 2,797,751,000 2,693,556,000 2,542,406,000   2,149,672,000 2,018,145,000 1,928,249,000 1,958,792,000 1,840,313,000 1,763,052,000 1,826,470,000 1,629,817,000 1,545,526,000 1,645,320,000 1,659,809,000 1,880,112,000 2,112,756,000 2,188,776,000 2,333,816,000 2,096,039,000 2,141,956,000 2,194,259,000 2,153,830,000 1,752,957,000 1,983,035,000  1,664,750,000 1,633,381,000 1,730,859,000 1,691,708,000 1,497,304,000 1,260,883,000 1,368,176,000 1,299,827,000 1,199,475,000 1,107,185,000 1,007,848,000 
        long-term debt
      2,213,800,000 1,810,500,000 1,265,600,000 906,700,000 993,000,000 1,130,800,000 1,132,200,000 1,594,600,000 1,461,900,000 1,419,500,000 1,537,300,000 1,613,600,000 1,619,800,000 1,546,900,000 1,561,900,000 1,407,500,000 1,383,900,000 1,392,000,000 1,356,700,000 1,436,300,000 1,492,500,000 1,602,100,000 2,216,100,000 2,054,100,000 2,516,100,000 2,257,000,000 2,282,500,000 2,134,200,000 2,118,300,000 2,124,700,000 1,993,300,000 2,059,600,000 2,136,900,000 2,090,400,000 2,170,500,000 1,955,800,000 1,989,000,000 1,828,800,000 1,833,500,000 1,613,100,000 1,330,100,000 1,255,100,000 1,155,200,000 1,130,800,000 1,174,100,000 1,161,600,000 1,006,800,000 1,010,300,000 1,014,070,000 875,307,000 858,676,000 918,024,000 815,918,000   846,777,000 841,927,000 706,522,000 769,285,000 837,976,000 844,292,000 862,785,000 933,966,000 955,469,000 949,043,000 1,008,093,000 1,087,932,000 1,073,878,000 1,054,555,000 829,982,000 830,106,000 792,674,000 831,771,000 864,510,000 1,168,666,000 862,535,000  576,690,000 604,576,000 603,793,000 574,970,000 643,343,000 782,845,000 753,134,000 715,110,000 651,256,000 586,170,000 572,693,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      2,430,000,000 2,461,500,000 2,389,600,000 2,402,000,000 2,363,700,000 2,392,600,000 2,436,600,000 2,397,400,000 2,407,400,000 2,336,000,000 2,301,400,000 2,308,600,000 2,302,500,000 2,335,700,000 2,310,100,000 2,356,000,000 2,408,500,000 2,373,600,000 2,341,100,000 2,375,500,000 2,349,300,000 2,350,300,000 2,319,300,000 2,252,600,000 2,234,100,000 2,301,200,000 2,334,700,000 2,330,300,000 2,378,200,000                                                            
        deferred tax liabilities
      1,198,700,000 1,200,400,000 1,277,700,000 1,202,600,000 1,212,800,000 1,231,000,000 1,243,600,000 1,229,000,000 1,245,200,000 1,231,700,000 1,211,500,000 1,156,600,000 1,138,000,000 1,121,000,000 1,114,700,000 1,083,900,000 1,056,900,000 1,060,400,000 1,003,400,000 978,000,000 918,200,000 873,100,000 853,300,000 689,200,000 702,200,000 677,900,000 620,700,000 604,100,000 591,400,000 577,800,000 547,900,000 530,800,000 505,500,000 481,500,000 771,600,000 655,200,000 608,600,000 592,700,000 525,600,000 449,400,000 437,800,000 433,400,000 395,600,000 391,400,000 385,000,000 374,300,000 372,800,000 364,800,000 338,430,000 313,756,000 297,851,000 287,818,000 231,999,000   217,902,000 183,708,000 169,993,000 178,406,000 161,424,000 159,872,000                            
        other long-term liabilities
      239,900,000 265,300,000 258,400,000 258,100,000 247,600,000 253,300,000 264,700,000 253,300,000 275,800,000 270,800,000 259,600,000 239,900,000 223,200,000 223,100,000 200,000,000 222,500,000 239,000,000 269,000,000 315,000,000 351,800,000 388,600,000 420,700,000 429,000,000 413,100,000 427,600,000 444,000,000 446,000,000 461,600,000 450,000,000 519,000,000 547,800,000 547,900,000 567,400,000 540,300,000 551,600,000 524,500,000 480,700,000 430,500,000 248,800,000 238,200,000 242,100,000 212,400,000 255,700,000 192,500,000 185,000,000 185,800,000 192,500,000 190,800,000 156,708,000 155,273,000 155,128,000 163,271,000 165,466,000   147,535,000 139,271,000 161,884,000 117,496,000 113,103,000 109,713,000 127,713,000 128,685,000 252,936,000 259,167,000 228,743,000 211,391,000 351,392,000 324,562,000 328,893,000 320,949,000 280,211,000 277,135,000 272,805,000 252,526,000 234,646,000  207,001,000 182,363,000 180,160,000 179,116,000 168,122,000 139,499,000 152,907,000 148,689,000 135,141,000 97,444,000 94,208,000 
        total liabilities
      12,636,000,000 12,016,800,000 11,393,500,000 11,762,000,000 11,519,200,000 11,493,600,000 11,831,400,000 11,647,200,000 11,300,400,000 10,915,900,000 10,258,900,000 10,387,200,000 10,044,400,000 9,939,800,000 9,500,100,000 9,284,700,000 9,501,500,000 9,369,600,000 8,852,900,000 9,544,100,000 9,737,300,000 9,921,100,000 9,926,200,000 10,098,500,000 11,109,300,000 11,131,100,000 11,030,400,000 10,700,100,000 10,914,000,000 8,269,800,000 7,914,900,000 8,044,700,000 8,348,600,000 8,112,600,000 8,170,300,000 7,695,200,000 7,498,500,000 7,081,600,000 6,770,700,000 6,342,300,000 6,448,900,000 6,187,800,000 5,853,800,000 5,654,900,000 5,556,200,000 5,026,900,000 5,095,600,000 5,029,000,000 4,553,413,000 4,181,367,000 4,109,406,000 4,062,669,000 3,755,789,000   3,361,886,000 3,183,051,000 2,966,648,000 3,023,979,000 2,952,816,000 2,876,929,000 2,973,146,000 2,849,968,000 2,753,931,000 2,853,530,000 2,896,645,000 3,179,435,000 3,538,026,000 3,567,893,000 3,492,691,000 3,247,094,000 3,214,841,000 3,303,165,000 3,291,145,000 3,174,149,000 3,080,216,000  2,448,441,000 2,473,779,000 2,577,008,000 2,457,766,000 2,308,769,000 2,183,227,000 2,281,812,000 2,163,626,000 1,985,872,000 1,790,799,000 1,674,749,000 
        commitments and contingent liabilities
                                                                                              
        equity
                                                                                              
        penske automotive group stockholders' equity:
                                                                                              
        preferred stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                              
        common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                      9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000   9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 10,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 5,000   5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 4,000    4,000   
        non-voting common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                              
        class c common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                              
        additional paid-in capital
           9,100,000 7,000,000           42,200,000 110,800,000 284,000,000 318,400,000 311,800,000 301,200,000 296,300,000 295,900,000 320,400,000 317,200,000 356,500,000 428,100,000 477,800,000 487,900,000 483,900,000 485,200,000 532,300,000               691,886,000                                        
        retained earnings
      5,873,200,000 5,750,100,000 5,910,900,000 5,786,100,000 5,704,300,000 5,565,200,000 5,408,700,000 5,254,300,000 5,113,100,000 4,990,300,000 4,865,000,000 4,657,900,000 4,635,800,000 4,483,300,000 4,504,500,000 4,506,700,000 4,336,900,000 4,196,600,000 3,921,500,000 3,602,500,000 3,299,200,000 3,151,300,000 2,985,000,000 2,738,400,000 2,693,300,000 2,675,800,000 2,607,700,000 2,524,300,000 2,438,800,000 2,365,800,000 2,299,200,000 2,199,700,000 2,094,900,000 2,009,400,000 1,707,600,000 1,640,900,000 1,561,500,000 1,504,500,000 1,446,700,000 1,383,100,000 1,312,700,000 1,256,700,000 1,208,900,000 1,143,900,000 1,070,700,000 962,600,000 906,100,000 850,500,000 755,344,000 704,516,000 656,034,000 611,026,000 566,556,000   459,375,000 419,814,000 371,480,000 304,486,000 275,977,000 246,000,000 216,559,000 196,205,000 177,529,000 150,106,000 136,027,000 141,763,000 659,942,000 644,225,000 612,946,000 587,566,000 566,713,000 529,959,000 496,290,000 492,704,000 480,186,000  404,010,000 351,812,000 323,697,000 305,881,000 212,605,000    133,794,000  91,742,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -209,500,000 -187,700,000 -203,600,000 -172,400,000 -309,600,000 -364,500,000                                                   -12,455,000         -43,619,000                      -4,679,000 
        total penske automotive group stockholders' equity
      5,663,700,000 5,562,400,000 5,707,300,000 5,613,700,000 5,394,700,000 5,209,800,000 5,203,300,000 4,954,600,000 4,815,800,000 4,726,200,000 4,523,400,000 4,382,100,000 4,323,300,000 4,148,000,000                                                                           
        non-controlling interest
      18,500,000 18,500,000 18,000,000 17,700,000 18,000,000 17,500,000 30,700,000 31,700,000 30,300,000 29,400,000 27,700,000 27,600,000 28,100,000 26,800,000 24,500,000 24,600,000 25,600,000 25,000,000 24,300,000 24,000,000 22,500,000 23,600,000 19,200,000 17,700,000 17,800,000 18,200,000 20,200,000 20,500,000 19,700,000 25,600,000 28,700,000 28,600,000 29,000,000 32,800,000 33,000,000 32,400,000 29,200,000 28,600,000 36,400,000 37,100,000 42,400,000 44,700,000 44,700,000 27,900,000 28,200,000 17,500,000 17,900,000 17,800,000 13,206,000 4,225,000 4,496,000 12,106,000 11,537,000   4,428,000 4,101,000 3,973,000 4,303,000 3,843,000 3,681,000 3,485,000 3,578,000 3,732,000 3,562,000 3,476,000                       
        total equity
      5,682,200,000 5,580,900,000 5,725,300,000 5,631,400,000 5,412,700,000 5,227,300,000 5,234,000,000 4,986,300,000 4,846,100,000 4,755,600,000 4,551,100,000 4,409,700,000 4,351,400,000 4,174,800,000 4,088,000,000 4,219,400,000 4,164,400,000 4,095,000,000 3,866,400,000 3,762,700,000 3,484,700,000 3,326,100,000 3,083,500,000 2,777,600,000 2,707,500,000 2,811,600,000 2,659,100,000 2,661,000,000 2,660,900,000 2,634,700,000 2,612,000,000 2,525,800,000 2,494,400,000 2,428,000,000 2,112,000,000 2,016,700,000 1,896,900,000 1,779,500,000 1,788,700,000 1,732,900,000 1,724,000,000 1,834,900,000 1,821,100,000 1,779,000,000 1,671,400,000 1,655,400,000 1,646,700,000 1,583,200,000 1,457,391,000 1,356,265,000 1,305,576,000 1,316,321,000 1,268,391,000   1,140,413,000 1,112,418,000 1,120,231,000 1,045,853,000 1,022,781,000 961,734,000 943,029,000 946,039,000 918,969,000 897,996,000 828,470,000                       
        total liabilities and equity
      18,318,200,000 17,597,700,000 17,118,800,000 17,393,400,000 16,931,900,000 16,720,900,000 17,065,400,000 16,633,500,000 16,146,500,000 15,671,500,000 14,810,000,000 14,796,900,000 14,395,800,000 14,114,600,000 13,588,100,000 13,504,100,000 13,665,900,000 13,464,600,000 12,719,300,000 13,306,800,000 13,222,000,000 13,247,200,000 13,009,700,000 12,876,100,000 13,816,800,000 13,942,700,000 13,689,500,000 13,361,100,000 13,574,900,000 10,904,500,000 10,526,900,000 10,570,500,000 10,843,000,000 10,540,600,000 10,282,300,000 9,711,900,000 9,395,400,000 8,861,100,000 8,559,400,000 8,075,200,000 8,172,900,000 8,022,700,000 7,674,900,000 7,433,900,000 7,227,600,000 6,682,300,000 6,742,300,000 6,612,200,000 6,010,804,000 5,537,632,000 5,414,982,000 5,378,990,000 5,024,180,000   4,502,299,000 4,295,469,000 4,086,879,000 4,069,832,000 3,975,597,000 3,838,663,000 3,916,175,000 3,796,007,000 3,672,900,000 3,751,526,000 3,725,115,000                       
        accumulated other comprehensive income
            -212,400,000 -299,700,000 -297,300,000 -264,100,000 -341,600,000 -275,800,000 -312,500,000 -335,300,000 -441,000,000 -311,900,000 -198,100,000 -168,800,000 -190,200,000 -147,800,000 -155,400,000 -160,600,000 -221,900,000 -274,800,000 -299,500,000 -202,800,000 -286,000,000 -240,300,000 -225,700,000 -234,500,000 -203,800,000 -186,400,000 -114,700,000 -146,500,000 -151,600,000 -186,200,000 -225,000,000 -250,700,000 -188,700,000 -177,600,000 -122,700,000 -122,500,000     36,900,000 18,000,000        -25,734,000  13,372,000 -1,673,000 5,238,000 -26,567,000 -15,473,000 9,049,000 2,327,000 10,210,000  -45,990,000 40,994,000 104,833,000 98,776,000 99,988,000 106,828,000 90,055,000 81,656,000 79,379,000 57,014,000  21,830,000 31,022,000 52,794,000 57,463,000 36,315,000    6,035,000   
        liabilities held for sale
                       500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 800,000 6,100,000 5,100,000 4,600,000 5,100,000 6,200,000 8,300,000 29,900,000 43,300,000 33,700,000 41,100,000 36,900,000 2,592,000 23,547,000 81,452,000 62,156,000 34,124,000   17,899,000 34,464,000 52,480,000  548,000 501,000 4,616,000 3,083,000 7,718,000 8,213,000 10,592,000 13,492,000 11,419,000 10,762,000 68,898,000 47,805,000 72,961,000 69,959,000 103,115,000 52,150,000 68,624,000  97,256,000           
        penske automotive group stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                              
        total penske automotive group stockholders’ equity
                    4,063,500,000 4,194,800,000 4,138,800,000 4,070,000,000 3,842,100,000 3,738,700,000 3,462,200,000 3,302,500,000 3,064,300,000 2,759,900,000 2,689,700,000 2,793,400,000 2,638,900,000 2,640,500,000 2,641,200,000 2,609,100,000 2,583,300,000 2,497,200,000 2,465,400,000 2,395,200,000 2,079,000,000 1,984,300,000 1,867,700,000 1,750,900,000 1,752,300,000 1,695,800,000 1,681,600,000 1,790,200,000 1,776,400,000 1,751,100,000 1,643,200,000 1,637,900,000 1,628,800,000 1,565,400,000 1,444,185,000 1,352,040,000 1,301,080,000 1,304,215,000 1,256,854,000   1,135,985,000 1,108,317,000 1,116,258,000 1,041,550,000 1,018,938,000 958,053,000 939,544,000 942,461,000 915,237,000 894,434,000 824,994,000                       
        accrued expenses
                                   566,600,000 570,200,000 529,700,000 563,900,000 523,500,000 388,500,000 413,200,000 413,900,000 360,000,000 389,200,000 403,300,000 388,000,000 378,100,000 358,300,000 329,300,000 342,900,000 317,300,000 314,400,000 319,100,000 275,483,000 226,968,000 226,080,000 223,574,000 259,146,000   202,761,000 247,185,000 232,431,000 207,498,000 231,237,000 218,716,000 235,114,000 227,725,000 251,076,000 203,307,000 199,085,000 196,274,000 239,663,000 260,444,000 257,312,000 212,601,000 290,003,000 257,126,000 214,882,000 214,307,000 253,593,000  174,796,000 206,693,000 192,232,000 192,479,000 185,995,000 195,524,000 175,870,000 142,627,000 145,290,000 143,725,000 121,898,000 
        assets held for sale
                                           8,300,000 7,500,000 6,800,000 9,800,000 13,100,000 15,300,000 45,700,000 62,200,000 45,600,000 52,400,000 55,600,000 1,065,000 33,849,000 108,468,000 94,441,000 38,005,000   33,224,000 54,168,000 56,826,000  584,000 572,000 6,302,000 5,005,000 6,780,000 5,550,000 8,411,000 9,739,000 7,496,000 7,911,000 110,307,000 86,838,000 155,318,000 139,907,000 181,598,000 213,030,000 137,442,000  181,775,000           
        additional paid-in-capital
                                        523,000,000 529,600,000 531,200,000 497,100,000 494,300,000 490,300,000 491,600,000 656,000,000 679,900,000 676,500,000 680,300,000 688,700,000 685,800,000 696,900,000  689,020,000 689,523,000 700,013,000 698,489,000   702,335,000 700,949,000 731,397,000 738,728,000 737,714,000 738,611,000 738,449,000 737,198,000 735,372,000 734,109,000 732,577,000 687,944,000 690,711,000 739,131,000 736,748,000 733,896,000 730,210,000 727,893,000 770,277,000 768,798,000 766,740,000  746,165,000 719,134,000 717,143,000 716,273,000 582,104,000    564,609,000  572,122,000 
        franchise value
                                                   295,000,000 300,500,000 296,300,000 283,128,000 274,986,000 274,955,000 283,292,000 258,111,000 23,426,000 23,426,000 231,994,000 232,814,000 205,945,000 203,401,000 203,507,000 199,581,000 201,534,000 201,756,000 201,411,000 203,679,000 196,332,000 196,838,000 246,941,000 247,498,000 236,470,000 238,706,000 299,183,000 297,552,000 246,789,000 246,596,000 227,120,000  194,289,000 184,736,000 186,619,000 183,084,000 93,720,000    36,025,000   
        inventory
                                                           80,766,000 79,650,000                                  
        other assets
                                                                        23,022,000 327,853,000 309,531,000 87,466,000 84,894,000 102,011,000 93,094,000 94,318,000 109,700,000 116,410,000  83,628,000 70,312,000 55,418,000 87,117,000 90,138,000 76,512,000 70,475,000 77,873,000 66,742,000 56,942,000 59,509,000 
        current liabilities
                                                           -49,362,000 -49,290,000                                  
        non-current liabilities
                                                           -26,816,000 -26,815,000                                  
        total consideration
                                                           111,522,000 108,106,000                                  
        seller financed/assumed debt
                                                                                              
        cash from dealership acquisitions
                                                           111,522,000 108,106,000                                  
        revenues
                                                           3,373,000 3,258,179,000                      2,698,101,000            
        income from continuing operations
                                                           50,000 49,878,000                      26,225,000            
        net income
                                                           49,000 46,704,000                      24,153,000            
        income from continuing operations per diluted common share
                                                           550 550                      560            
        net income per diluted common share
                                                           540 520                      510            
        deferred tax liability
                                                                   156,178,000 157,500,000                          
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                              
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                                        783,726,000 1,391,656,000 1,488,199,000 1,448,480,000 1,421,459,000 1,403,760,000 1,347,916,000 1,302,999,000 1,295,653,000   1,145,732,000 1,098,468,000 1,089,455,000 1,075,035,000 828,412,000 782,697,000 740,754,000 712,327,000 704,442,000 686,104,000 659,188,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                        3,963,161,000 4,929,682,000 5,056,092,000 4,941,171,000 4,668,553,000 4,618,601,000 4,651,081,000 4,594,144,000 4,469,802,000   3,594,173,000 3,572,247,000 3,666,463,000 3,532,801,000 3,137,181,000 2,965,924,000 3,022,566,000 2,875,953,000 2,690,314,000 2,476,903,000 2,333,937,000 
        treasury stock
                                                                               -45,233,000 -45,233,000 -45,233,000  -26,278,000           
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                              
        floor plan notes payable - non-trade
                                                                                 360,548,000             
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                              
        none issued and outstanding
                                                                                              
        94,457 shares issued at september 30, 2006; 93,767 shares issued at december 31, 2005
                                                                                 5,000             
        total stockholders' equity
                                                                                 1,258,712,000             
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                                 4,338,928,000             
        unearned compensation
                                                                                    -3,505,000 -4,184,000 -4,587,000 -2,616,000       
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                    94,969,000 98,832,000 19,620,000   10,813,000     
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                    53,459,000 62,196,000 11,972,000   7,595,000     
        intangible assets
                                                                                        1,060,907,000 1,048,406,000 987,327,000  911,504,000 905,545,000 
        series a preferred stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                              
        series b preferred stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                              
        net assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                              
        floorplan notes payable
                                                                                            817,145,000  
        liabilities
                                                                                              
        preferred stock
                                                                                              
        common stock
                                                                                             3,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
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          operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          net income
        234,900,000 228,500,000 213,500,000 250,900,000 245,000,000 237,300,000 227,000,000 242,900,000 216,200,000 192,000,000 264,400,000 302,600,000 299,600,000 299,300,000 341,500,000 375,900,000 369,500,000 312,900,000 356,300,000 340,400,000 183,100,000 201,400,000 247,600,000 44,800,000 51,500,000 101,300,000 116,100,000 118,500,000 99,200,000 97,200,000 130,100,000 135,200,000 107,800,000 328,600,000 94,300,000 106,900,000 83,000,000 82,700,000 88,500,000 95,000,000 80,200,000 71,300,000 87,500,000 95,700,000 75,900,000 75,100,000 73,900,000 67,900,000 65,532,000 62,495,000 58,019,000 49,236,000 41,313,000 49,612,000 47,006,000 48,157,000 56,045,000 40,059,000 33,997,000 29,071,000 30,260,000 29,684,000 20,332,000 18,889,000 27,662,000 14,167,000 16,202,000 -509,910,000 24,216,000 39,863,000 33,930,000 29,402,000 43,400,000 40,355,000 14,582,000 29,899,000 24,091,000 30,121,000 32,764,000 33,196,000 22,892,000 26,115,000 32,365,000 33,003,000 20,204,000   23,864,000 13,733,000 23,889,000 15,711,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          depreciation
        44,800,000 47,400,000 42,900,000 42,100,000 39,900,000 41,000,000 40,600,000 38,600,000 37,800,000 37,600,000 35,400,000 34,100,000 33,900,000 32,200,000 31,500,000 31,700,000 31,900,000 31,800,000 30,200,000 30,200,000 29,300,000 30,100,000 29,000,000 27,900,000 28,500,000 28,600,000 27,500,000 27,100,000 26,400,000 26,500,000 25,900,000 25,700,000 25,600,000 25,100,000 24,300,000 23,300,000 22,400,000 22,900,000 21,500,000 24,500,000 20,800,000 20,300,000 19,900,000 19,200,000 18,600,000 17,800,000 17,500,000 16,500,000 15,784,000 15,067,000 14,449,000 12,982,000 14,037,000 13,627,000 13,349,000 12,325,000 12,547,000 11,766,000 12,265,000 12,053,000 12,403,000                               
          earnings of equity method investments
        -40,800,000    -33,300,000    -33,300,000  -48,400,000 -34,100,000 -82,100,000 83,000,000 -67,900,000 -78,800,000 -119,600,000 -31,500,000 -69,200,000 -78,800,000 -55,400,000 -26,100,000 -51,300,000 -23,100,000 -14,500,000 -16,800,000 -24,400,000 -26,600,000 -26,800,000 -19,500,000 -24,200,000 -28,000,000 -17,300,000 -15,800,000 -19,000,000 -20,900,000 -13,200,000 -12,700,000 -21,600,000 -10,200,000 -5,500,000             -8,168,000 -4,410,000 -7,924,000 -9,623,000 -7,882,000 -22,000 -8,844,000                                
          deferred income taxes
        -700,000 31,600,000 78,500,000 -20,700,000 -23,200,000 -18,600,000 7,600,000 -16,600,000 14,600,000 13,500,000 62,200,000 12,400,000 13,700,000 10,500,000 38,900,000 33,400,000 41,400,000 58,500,000 26,200,000 58,300,000 41,800,000 16,700,000 156,800,000 -7,600,000 28,400,000 43,800,000 18,500,000 17,900,000 11,800,000 41,600,000 15,800,000 24,800,000 23,700,000 -313,600,000 115,700,000 46,700,000 42,500,000 65,800,000 77,400,000 15,100,000 3,900,000     3,300,000   21,306,000 14,209,000 11,630,000 68,971,000 7,074,000 2,913,000 4,880,000 32,386,000 1,913,000 6,530,000 6,358,000 12,972,000 3,198,000 3,073,000 8,325,000 11,779,000 12,883,000 8,846,000 12,191,000 -115,497,000 7,405,000 3,896,000 3,163,000 18,421,000 2,009,000 6,142,000 3,172,000 13,171,000 3,961,000               
          stock-based compensation
        8,100,000 5,900,000 7,400,000 8,900,000 8,000,000                                                                                       
          gain on sale of dealership
        -60,400,000 -52,300,000                                                                                       
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                   
          accounts receivable
        -10,600,000 -41,000,000 46,000,000 185,500,000 -188,900,000 -17,900,000 42,100,000 25,300,000 75,900,000 -139,500,000 -81,700,000 36,700,000 -10,200,000 -55,200,000 -79,600,000 43,000,000 -101,100,000 6,200,000 175,600,000 -51,700,000 -54,500,000 40,500,000 -91,700,000 -140,000,000 343,900,000 7,100,000 -22,800,000 89,700,000 -104,900,000 24,300,000 -33,700,000 116,500,000 -76,700,000 -24,400,000 -106,900,000 24,700,000 33,500,000 -25,400,000 -25,900,000 12,000,000 -53,200,000         -2,480,000 6,885,000   26,471,000 -35,364,000 -63,295,000 -19,599,000 48,919,000 -28,629,000 -28,771,000 -16,482,000 26,336,000 -52,050,000 516,000 -572,000 -9,643,000 -17,402,000 75,001,000 51,074,000 73,268,000 -54,056,000 50,537,000 -41,572,000 50,466,000 -35,763,000 -19,713,000 29,078,000 -47,390,000 28,511,000 -25,858,000 -14,398,000  -34,461,000 13,071,000 -15,326,000   -36,518,000 -6,522,000 -12,067,000 9,081,000 
          inventories
        -74,700,000 -54,700,000 113,200,000 -198,100,000 191,700,000 40,200,000 68,700,000 -228,400,000 -77,200,000 -504,000,000 112,000,000 -179,000,000 -95,200,000 -247,500,000 -181,800,000 -45,900,000 30,800,000 -461,000,000 338,500,000 377,900,000 147,200,000 -238,100,000 216,200,000 836,600,000 -9,300,000 -237,700,000 84,400,000 126,000,000 -90,500,000 -217,800,000 111,900,000 84,100,000 9,200,000 -193,200,000 -48,900,000 -125,300,000 -52,500,000 -116,200,000 90,100,000 206,200,000 -49,700,000             -69,270,000 -108,999,000 -129,524,000 23,715,000 44,346,000 -39,286,000 -81,103,000 -73,221,000 15,476,000 -49,332,000 -134,330,000 90,365,000 91,427,000 250,341,000 117,595,000 98,043,000 64,857,000 -136,110,000 -117,929,000 44,290,000 13,808,000 -80,782,000 -140,167,000 -62,489,000 -133,902,000 127,795,000 86,688,000 -57,285,000  135,256,000 18,442,000 -109,439,000   15,156,000 -121,673,000 -46,335,000 -46,050,000 
          other current assets
        -16,100,000 -7,000,000 7,000,000 1,300,000 -16,100,000                                                                                       
          floor plan notes payable
        -4,200,000 59,100,000 -154,500,000 78,700,000 -73,000,000 -53,700,000 35,400,000 199,600,000 134,800,000 479,900,000 67,100,000 104,600,000 8,100,000 149,200,000 216,900,000 133,900,000 -12,900,000 189,700,000 -421,400,000 -303,300,000 -93,600,000 314,900,000 -473,300,000 -325,800,000 -126,800,000 -24,800,000 93,700,000 -68,900,000 83,900,000 192,600,000 -108,500,000 -77,600,000 20,900,000 138,500,000 71,100,000 46,300,000 20,400,000 11,300,000 11,300,000 -200,700,000 15,300,000 151,300,000 17,200,000 89,100,000 103,200,000  -4,300,000 36,500,000 44,978,000 49,246,000 32,119,000 162,971,000 77,686,000 44,129,000 136,522,000 93,566,000 51,607,000 -100,933,000 32,862,000 65,970,000 88,976,000 -46,618,000 73,675,000 67,702,000 -69,789,000 -65,818,000 -121,202,000 -103,466,000 -19,292,000 -6,392,000 127,941,000 17,244,000 -42,050,000 36,318,000 198,044,000 85,978,000 38,371,000 215,599,000 -105,838,000 -89,656,000 17,942,000  -133,588,000 -12,861,000 71,631,000   9,084,000 96,341,000 41,143,000 23,489,000 
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
        147,800,000 -139,400,000 41,600,000 -142,600,000 187,400,000 -10,000,000 -80,500,000 2,900,000 130,500,000 -115,700,000 8,300,000 -37,200,000 131,600,000 -64,100,000 16,100,000 -4,900,000 134,600,000 -151,500,000 -24,800,000 276,200,000 39,100,000 -47,100,000 136,600,000 120,400,000 -84,900,000 -57,200,000 73,300,000 -79,200,000 134,500,000 -43,300,000 -2,500,000 -80,100,000 108,800,000 173,600,000 12,300,000 100,000 86,000,000 -33,300,000 -65,100,000 24,300,000 56,300,000 5,700,000 -41,900,000 34,300,000 67,900,000 -46,200,000 21,600,000 87,400,000 10,137,000 28,632,000 33,500,000 -32,178,000 -50,270,000 13,096,000 83,160,000 -47,214,000 26,271,000 -8,992,000 -1,699,000 29,254,000 15,262,000 -18,190,000 30,226,000 -19,095,000 23,704,000 9,472,000 23,090,000 -96,906,000 -44,747,000 -43,641,000 59,838,000 -85,194,000 33,787,000 48,330,000 -26,144,000 -112,619,000 90,749,000 -45,604,000 -21,670,000 24,269,000 29,454,000  45,165,000 12,147,000 31,394,000   38,495,000 15,773,000 41,409,000 -4,241,000 
          other
        -13,100,000 11,100,000 15,600,000 20,600,000 -2,500,000 36,400,000 -35,700,000 8,600,000 -43,300,000 76,900,000 -1,600,000 53,200,000 11,800,000 43,400,000 13,400,000 10,300,000 6,000,000 -4,000,000 2,600,000 11,300,000 2,300,000 59,800,000 -104,700,000 39,400,000 -4,800,000 13,200,000 -10,000,000 8,800,000 -42,100,000 -23,000,000 4,200,000 41,600,000 -27,100,000 37,500,000 3,500,000 20,300,000 -24,100,000 -86,700,000 16,600,000 14,500,000 14,500,000 -27,400,000 -10,600,000 5,200,000 20,900,000 -21,000,000 16,200,000 8,700,000 5,492,000 3,101,000 2,725,000 5,282,000 11,478,000 6,032,000 -14,014,000 15,845,000 -12,305,000 -800,000 -11,050,000 41,556,000 -387,000 1,029,000 3,126,000 25,262,000 -21,004,000 355,000 7,588,000 19,589,000 59,018,000 -5,366,000 -9,116,000 41,857,000 11,875,000 -20,678,000 -11,390,000 12,638,000 -23,349,000 9,004,000 10,784,000 -10,180,000 16,301,000  -225,000 -11,554,000 -1,154,000   6,012,000 618,000 -2,270,000 2,639,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        215,000,000 123,200,000 379,500,000 189,700,000 282,700,000 217,700,000 271,000,000 235,100,000 456,000,000  417,700,000 293,300,000 311,200,000                                                                   28,607,000 26,209,000  58,075,000 54,827,000 6,481,000  9,855,000 75,633,000 -1,457,000   
          capital expenditures
        -62,600,000 -98,100,000 -79,100,000 -70,800,000 -76,600,000 -86,100,000 -80,900,000 -99,200,000 -102,500,000  -86,600,000 -83,100,000 -102,400,000                                                                       
          free cash flows
        152,400,000 25,100,000 300,400,000 118,900,000 206,100,000 131,600,000 190,100,000 135,900,000 353,500,000  331,100,000 210,200,000 208,800,000                                                                   28,607,000 26,209,000  58,075,000 54,827,000 6,481,000  9,855,000 75,633,000 -1,457,000   
          investing activities:
                                                                                                   
          purchases of property, equipment, and improvements
        -62,600,000 -98,100,000 -79,100,000 -70,800,000 -76,600,000 -86,100,000 -80,900,000 -99,200,000 -102,500,000 -103,200,000 -86,600,000 -83,100,000 -102,400,000 -86,800,000 -57,600,000 -81,900,000 -56,200,000                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of dealerships
        77,000,000 39,800,000 900,000 1,400,000 77,800,000 53,900,000            4,300,000 30,300,000 10,300,000 15,500,000 100,000 7,200,000 26,100,000 58,400,000                                                           
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
        20,500,000 1,700,000 5,300,000 16,500,000 4,000,000 7,000,000    20,800,000   20,000,000 900,000 9,600,000 1,800,000                                                                           
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 15.0 and 0.0, respectively
        -669,700,000                                                                                           
          net cash from investing activities
        -634,400,000 -58,700,000 -81,400,000 -38,400,000 3,500,000 -153,500,000 -232,200,000 -298,900,000 -352,400,000  -200,300,000 -155,900,000 -105,500,000                                                                   -52,346,000 -43,960,000  -186,826,000 -25,543,000 -48,058,000   -112,148,000 -44,830,000 -54,186,000 -135,852,000 
          financing activities:
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings under revolving u.s. credit agreement and mortgage facilities
        1,701,800,000 1,463,700,000 1,964,600,000 1,255,900,000 1,098,600,000 1,123,000,000 1,349,200,000 1,160,500,000 668,700,000 928,500,000                                                                                  
          repayments under revolving u.s. credit agreement and mortgage facilities
        -1,273,900,000 -1,115,200,000 -1,601,300,000 -1,307,000,000 -1,143,100,000 -1,196,600,000 -1,225,500,000 -1,060,400,000 -700,200,000 -1,030,900,000                                                                                  
          net cash borrowings (repayments) of other debt
        58,200,000                                                                                           
          repayments of related party promissory note
        -13,000,000                                                                                           
          net borrowings (repayments) of floor plan notes payable — non-trade
        85,600,000                6,500,000           -53,300,000 60,100,000                  25,300,000 7,100,000 43,047,000 1,000 33,477,000         30,625,000 -24,605,000 11,048,000 65,046,000              20,511,000               
          repurchases of common stock
        -26,300,000 -40,100,000 -7,800,000 -71,300,000 -39,900,000 -600,000 -25,200,000 -32,900,000 -17,500,000 -13,100,000 -217,900,000 -110,200,000 -284,500,000 -309,400,000 -156,200,000 -119,200,000 -73,700,000 -178,800,000   -29,400,000 4,900,000 -43,500,000 -76,300,000 -54,300,000 -13,100,000 -5,800,000 -50,000,000 -10,000,000 -5,800,000 -2,700,000 -5,700,000 -167,900,000               -31,850,000                                  
          payments of tax withholding for stock-based compensation
        -100,000 -300,000 -500,000 -22,000,000 -100,000 -400,000 -100,000   -100,000 -1,000,000                                                                                 
          dividends
        -92,600,000 -91,100,000 -87,300,000 -83,600,000 -81,800,000 -79,700,000 -71,700,000 -64,400,000 -58,600,000 -53,300,000 -48,600,000 -44,900,000 -42,300,000 -40,500,000 -39,200,000 -38,000,000 -36,400,000 -36,200,000 -36,100,000 -35,600,000 -34,600,000 -33,900,000 -34,200,000 -33,500,000 -32,800,000 -32,300,000 -32,200,000 -31,500,000 -30,700,000 -29,800,000 -29,200,000 -28,300,000 -27,700,000 -26,800,000 -25,600,000 -24,800,000 -23,900,000 -23,100,000 -23,300,000             -9,945,000 -8,973,000 -8,126,000 -7,373,000           -8,269,000 -8,499,000 -8,584,000 -8,550,000 -8,549,000 -6,646,000 -6,686,000 -6,566,000 -6,589,000 -5,522,000 -5,575,000 -5,112,000 -5,081,000 -5,076,000 -5,073,000 -4,604,000 -4,585,000 -4,149,000       
          pmg distributions to partners
                                                                                                   
          payment of debt issuance costs
        -900,000 100,000 -300,000 -300,000 -300,000 -200,000 -500,000 -100,000 -2,000,000 -200,000 -100,000 -200,000 -6,000,000 -100,000                -100,000                                                     
          net cash from financing activities
        438,600,000 -91,100,000 -373,200,000 -119,500,000 -241,700,000 -81,000,000 -63,600,000 62,000,000 -82,100,000  -231,300,000 -117,800,000 -211,800,000                                                                   -1,108,000 22,526,000  125,853,000 -30,224,000 41,781,000  37,629,000 30,300,000 49,686,000 17,424,000 127,458,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -200,000 -200,000 100,000 5,100,000 1,500,000 -2,700,000 1,600,000 -1,000,000 1,400,000 -1,300,000 -600,000 200,000 3,500,000 -8,000,000 -6,900,000 -2,100,000 -4,100,000 2,400,000 -1,800,000 2,200,000 8,100,000 1,700,000 -2,000,000 700,000 -400,000 100,000 -200,000 -1,000,000 -300,000 -900,000 700,000 -100,000 700,000 100,000 1,400,000 10,200,000 -12,600,000 -7,400,000 700,000                                                   
          net change in cash and cash equivalents
        19,000,000 -26,800,000 -75,000,000 36,900,000 46,000,000 -19,500,000 -23,200,000 -1,800,000 20,500,000 -8,000,000 -15,200,000 19,000,000 -5,900,000 14,200,000 -62,600,000 -15,400,000 69,600,000 -18,500,000 -46,000,000 70,600,000 45,100,000 -43,200,000 -66,600,000 -272,600,000 403,800,000 -49,400,000 33,700,000 300,000 4,100,000 1,800,000 -8,200,000 -7,000,000 7,100,000 8,500,000 16,500,000 -51,500,000 48,200,000 -65,400,000 -8,100,000 51,900,000 -16,800,000 12,700,000 13,000,000 -30,100,000 30,500,000 89,100,000 6,500,000 5,100,000      5,265,000 3,278,000 19,501,000 4,449,000 -32,207,000 17,685,000 10,594,000 -11,637,000 -6,109,000 9,774,000 -12,771,000 7,669,000 10,414,000 -8,651,000 -9,194,000 8,461,000 -2,660,000 8,704,000 -13,935,000 6,574,000 -6,946,000 12,055,000 -5,918,000 6,708,000               
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        64,700,000 11,200,000 72,400,000 96,400,000 106,500,000 100,700,000 49,500,000 28,100,000 39,400,000 45,700,000 24,000,000 62,400,000 36,300,000 49,800,000 -306,000 43,753,000 -1,475,000 186,000 28,490,000 1,880,000 -60,000 324,000 17,544,000 230,000 13,769,000 -3,000,000 -1,000 20,109,000 1,531,000 1,577,000 11,690,000 13,147,000 9,424,000 8,360,000 2,203,000 12,984,000  13,439,000  1,732,000 840,000 8,069,000 -2,717,000 5,416,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        83,700,000 -15,600,000 -75,000,000 36,900,000 118,400,000 -19,500,000 -23,200,000 -1,800,000 116,900,000 -8,000,000 -15,200,000 19,000,000 100,600,000 14,200,000 -62,600,000 -15,400,000 170,300,000 -18,500,000 -46,000,000 70,600,000 94,600,000 -43,200,000 -66,600,000 -272,600,000 431,900,000 -49,400,000 33,700,000 300,000 43,500,000 1,800,000 -8,200,000 -7,000,000 52,800,000 8,500,000 16,500,000 -51,500,000 72,200,000 -65,400,000 -8,100,000 51,900,000 45,600,000 12,700,000 13,000,000 -30,100,000 66,800,000 89,100,000 6,500,000 54,900,000 44,847,000 -5,373,000 31,627,000 17,818,000 -11,284,000 5,451,000 31,768,000 21,381,000 4,389,000 -31,883,000 35,229,000 10,594,000 -11,637,000 -5,879,000 23,543,000 -15,771,000 7,669,000 10,413,000 11,458,000 -7,663,000 10,038,000 -2,660,000 20,394,000 -13,935,000 6,574,000 -6,946,000 25,202,000 -5,918,000 16,132,000 6,730,000 -8,370,000 -7,084,000 18,148,000  -2,116,000 3,678,000 16,119,000  -4,670,000 4,005,000 11,468,000 11,079,000 2,620,000 
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                                                   
          cash paid for:
                                                                                                   
          interest
        64,000,000 76,400,000 66,200,000 62,400,000 69,200,000 70,500,000 73,700,000 58,800,000 68,600,000 57,500,000 42,500,000 66,600,000 47,700,000 36,000,000 27,600,000 24,500,000 24,700,000 15,500,000 21,500,000 31,100,000 27,200,000 61,800,000 24,800,000 45,600,000 36,300,000 65,300,000 37,000,000 66,800,000 35,800,000 62,800,000 31,500,000 63,500,000 32,400,000 61,000,000 23,300,000 58,600,000 20,300,000 53,600,000 15,700,000 42,100,000 18,400,000 42,300,000 15,700,000 38,500,000 13,600,000 17,200,000 32,900,000 17,600,000 14,967,000 33,541,000 13,478,000 11,946,000 15,356,000 34,923,000 14,061,000 -1,899,000 9,252,000 26,673,000 11,079,000 29,717,000 12,580,000 30,468,000 13,408,000 30,787,000 12,649,000 32,952,000 16,416,000 40,099,000 18,789,000 46,236,000 20,060,000 41,713,000 20,810,000 42,826,000 33,592,000 23,714,000 34,659,000 16,107,000 31,970,000 17,448,000 33,290,000  29,358,000         
          income taxes
        17,300,000 53,900,000 36,300,000 157,800,000 23,500,000 60,800,000 95,300,000 138,800,000 22,500,000 25,600,000 50,100,000 188,500,000 23,900,000 89,600,000 94,900,000 139,600,000 19,300,000 115,600,000 58,600,000 -25,600,000 11,500,000 -14,200,000 27,000,000 8,400,000 -3,300,000 22,600,000 22,600,000 38,400,000 8,800,000 3,100,000 12,400,000 17,700,000 6,400,000 -51,000,000 13,000,000 16,700,000 -8,400,000 11,400,000 10,300,000 13,800,000 13,100,000 14,600,000 35,600,000 51,400,000 13,300,000 37,300,000 39,100,000 9,200,000 11,823,000 8,118,000 3,259,000 6,653,000 16,052,000 11,440,000 7,740,000 14,411,000 15,222,000 14,349,000 9,093,000 8,113,000 8,718,000 6,680,000 7,441,000 8,023,000 5,573,000 4,122,000 533,000 4,288,000 2,286,000 1,628,000 660,000 18,273,000 4,183,000 7,175,000 5,423,000 8,407,000 2,815,000 10,574,000 14,356,000 8,429,000 4,102,000  6,066,000         
          earnings of equity method investments, net of distributions
         -18,300,000 -31,700,000   -22,600,000 -34,200,000                                                                                     
          goodwill impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of equity method investment
                                                                                                 
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 0.0, 212.5, and 24.3, respectively
                                                                                                   
          repayment of 3.50% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                  
          net cash borrowings of other debt
             70,800,000                                                                                      
          net (repayments) borrowings of floor plan notes payable — non-trade
                    -133,100,000        -29,100,000          33,300,000 -88,100,000 -4,800,000                                  -121,866,000  -11,229,000                       
          pmg common control transaction
                                                                                                   
          purchase of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest
                                                                                                   
          non-cash activities:
                                                                                                   
          receivable from sale of investment
                                                                                                   
          note payable from purchase of common control entity
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 0.0 and 179.9, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net cash (repayments) borrowings of other debt
          -17,000,000 32,500,000 -47,500,000                                                                                       
          net repayments of floor plan notes payable — non-trade
            -27,600,000    -30,700,000  -140,000,000    30,100,000    -107,000,000                                              -47,278,000                           
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 0.0 and 101.9, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings of floor plan notes payable — non-trade
                                11,700,000         30,100,000   63,000,000 88,200,000   54,900,000 59,600,000 -27,700,000 21,300,000 101,000,000        -3,118,000 32,128,000 671,000  35,781,000 40,629,000 29,682,000            25,767,000  154,000 -25,008,000 179,155,000                 
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 0.0 and 83.1, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 212.5, 24.3, and 51.3, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 179.9 and 24.3, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 101.9 and 21.3, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings of other debt
                  14,100,000                                                                                 
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 83.1 and 0.0, respectively
                -243,600,000                                                                                   
          net borrowings (repayments) of other debt
                80,200,000                                                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from continuing operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          loss on investment
                                                                                                   
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                         -900,000 -300,000   -100,000 -100,000    -100,000 -100,000 -100,000                 1,900,000       223,000 440,000 3,174,000  1,239,000 1,953,000 2,510,000 1,753,000 1,044,000 -295,000 407,000  134,000 5,666,000 -6,000  969,000     -1,179,000 1,469,000  2,072,000               
          debt redemption costs
                                                                                                
          impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          net cash from continuing operating activities
                     250,800,000 329,000,000 498,600,000 380,600,000 -38,400,000 413,700,000 677,400,000 239,300,000 352,000,000 65,100,000 572,500,000 211,900,000 -142,500,000 356,200,000 213,200,000 91,400,000 78,300,000 118,900,000 242,200,000 174,800,000 156,200,000 146,300,000 121,900,000 198,600,000 -91,700,000 192,700,000 181,900,000 82,600,000   76,500,000 193,600,000 65,900,000 78,900,000 132,500,000 122,354,000 72,568,000 103,075,000 63,319,000 60,426,000 78,882,000 125,304,000 -53,183,000 131,810,000 34,966,000 9,024,000 75,558,000 54,723,000 19,771,000 49,822,000 -13,326,000 72,993,000 67,912,000 175,865,000 48,823,000 182,013,000 138,188,000 38,043,000 -33,349,000 62,605,000 185,079,000 95,740,000 -119,061,000 113,283,000 55,596,000              
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 24.3, 51.3, and 43.0, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net cash from continuing investing activities
                     -57,400,000 -227,300,000 -207,200,000 -149,800,000 -247,000,000 -44,500,000 -313,300,000 -18,300,000 -47,900,000 -40,800,000 -31,700,000 -16,100,000 -29,300,000 -381,400,000 -72,100,000 -49,900,000 -233,700,000 -65,300,000 -57,100,000 -169,100,000 -73,100,000 -325,300,000 -188,200,000 -342,100,000 -51,000,000 -558,600,000 -154,200,000 -72,900,000             -37,695,000 -134,572,000 -52,846,000 -246,580,000 -31,298,000 -31,632,000 -17,212,000 -25,079,000 -18,325,000 -31,574,000 -12,973,000 -25,251,000 -16,909,000 -26,326,000 -32,957,000 -121,246,000 -340,033,000 -46,905,000 -86,078,000 -7,338,000 -129,102,000 -5,846,000 -30,769,000 -211,194,000 -71,684,000              
          issuance of 3.75% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                
          repayment of 5.50% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                 
          net cash from continuing financing activities
                     -182,700,000 -156,300,000 -299,900,000 -159,100,000 266,000,000 -411,400,000   -349,600,000 -99,100,000 -815,100,000 209,900,000 121,600,000 59,100,000 -141,000,000 -37,100,000 158,000,000 -61,600,000 -191,300,000 600,000 -74,500,000 194,600,000 14,700,000 187,800,000 67,000,000 370,300,000 30,900,000 -29,400,000             -33,095,000 -7,058,000  133,967,000 -56,721,000 38,918,000 -46,035,000 -40,272,000 -10,493,000 -8,303,000 13,905,000 -38,320,000 -31,526,000 -156,624,000 -20,941,000 -51,938,000 164,117,000 16,991,000 75,240,000 -45,320,000 -65,580,000 -145,265,000 203,972,000 98,419,000 8,609,000              
          discontinued operations:
                                                                                                   
          net cash from discontinued operating activities
                         900,000 300,000   100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000   -100,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 7,400,000 -7,000,000 300,000 800,000 500,000    13,600,000    -3,863,000     -2,112,000 -3,638,000  -14,547,000 -21,671,000 1,205,000 -1,717,000 -1,009,000 -6,339,000 -150,000 1,992,000 -3,689,000 -5,810,000 1,911,000 -3,651,000 -2,689,000 10,357,000 -8,252,000 6,879,000 -10,158,000 -10,406,000 24,272,000 -47,003,000 -9,585,000 -41,721,000              
          net cash from discontinued operations
                         900,000 300,000   100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000   -100,000 200,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 200,000 2,500,000 100,000 100,000 700,000 2,200,000   3,100,000 33,400,000 -2,400,000 -100,000 30,200,000 8,795,000 4,590,000 6,081,000 -1,122,000 807,000 -2,827,000 19,604,000 23,901,000 -14,748,000 20,846,000 1,375,000 -1,717,000 -1,009,000 2,938,000 -171,000 -377,000 -1,753,000 -9,063,000 -1,566,000 -4,119,000 -368,000 35,068,000 575,000 30,252,000 -3,373,000 2,657,000 67,426,000 -60,060,000 6,200,000 5,849,000 7,070,000 15,560,000 389,000  782,000 4,618,000 2,476,000  12,941,000     
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 24.3 and 51.3, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 21.3 and 51.3, respectively
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings under revolving u.s. credit agreement and mortgage facility
                   744,000,000 611,700,000                                                                               
          repayments under revolving u.s. credit agreement and mortgage facility
                   -776,000,000 -512,000,000                                                                               
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 0.0 and 16.5, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net repayments of other debt
                    -23,900,000                                                                               
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers' floor plan notes payable of 51.3, 43.0, and 0.0, respectively
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings under u.s. credit agreement revolving credit line
                     587,000,000 540,000,000 565,000,000 409,000,000 369,000,000 400,000,000 786,000,000 301,000,000 841,000,000 376,000,000 65,000,000 515,000,000 350,000,000 637,000,000 415,000,000 406,000,000 479,000,000 366,000,000 401,000,000 396,000,000 419,000,000 609,000,000 489,000,000 523,000,000 304,000,000 543,000,000 257,000,000 372,500,000 360,000,000 280,000,000 381,500,000 398,900,000 378,500,000 249,600,000 323,000,000 317,000,000 244,000,000 247,700,000 235,500,000 129,000,000 202,500,000 194,300,000 168,900,000 338,500,000 139,500,000 16,500,000 120,500,000 190,900,000 156,600,000 164,000,000 18,600,000 114,500,000 129,800,000 147,000,000                         
          repayments under u.s. credit agreement revolving credit line
                     -587,000,000 -540,000,000 -565,000,000 -409,000,000 -369,000,000 -400,000,000 -786,000,000 -409,000,000 -733,000,000 -376,000,000 -415,000,000 -210,000,000 -410,000,000 -532,000,000 -470,000,000 -381,000,000 -449,000,000 -465,000,000 -430,000,000 -440,000,000 -463,000,000 -716,000,000 -453,000,000 -476,000,000 -269,000,000 -338,000,000 -494,000,000 -295,500,000             -195,500,000 -219,300,000 -156,900,000 -218,500,000 -139,500,000 -16,500,000 -157,000,000 -182,400,000 -128,600,000 -164,000,000 -18,600,000 -114,500,000 -199,800,000 -77,000,000                         
          issuance of 3.50% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                  
          repayment of 3.75% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                  
          repayment of 5.375% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                   
          repayment of 5.75% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings (repayments) of other long-term debt
                     -25,900,000 162,200,000                       -31,400,000 13,400,000 26,400,000 34,500,000               -6,066,000 17,089,000 7,781,000 7,591,000              -39,818,000   -13,257,000                
          payments for contingent consideration
                             -10,500,000 -21,100,000                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 51.3 and 24.3, respectively
                      -167,500,000                                                                             
          cash paid (received) for:
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 16.5 and 0.0, respectively
                        -93,600,000                                                                           
          net repayments of other long-term debt
                        -9,900,000  -89,400,000 -60,800,000 -2,300,000    -22,100,000                                     -7,681,000 -1,816,000    -43,333,000    -226,000    -3,748,000  -2,784,000               
          purchase of equipment and improvements
                         -91,400,000 -66,700,000 -48,400,000 -42,400,000 -71,600,000 -37,500,000 -51,100,000 -25,700,000 -56,500,000 -54,300,000 -71,400,000 -63,100,000 -117,100,000 -69,700,000 -54,100,000 -64,700,000 -66,900,000 -66,700,000 -76,500,000 -36,900,000 -31,400,000 -35,000,000 -89,900,000 -46,800,000             -30,626,000 -26,466,000 -52,846,000 -28,485,000 -30,673,000 -21,111,000 -18,148,000 -25,095,000 -18,325,000 -19,297,000 -19,238,000 -26,639,000 -16,909,000 -27,529,000 -45,604,000 -48,297,000 -67,992,000 -49,081,000 -80,394,000 -41,367,000 -36,356,000 -36,837,000  -42,884,000 -53,325,000 -63,580,000 -51,559,000 -49,821,000 -82,203,000 -59,039,000 -41,689,000 -49,274,000   -42,114,000 -42,039,000 -51,535,000 -36,367,000 
          proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions
                                 11,600,000 7,300,000 4,900,000                                   17,682,000 16,064,000 3,676,000 26,063,000 29,221,000 52,909,000 23,600,000 43,389,000 19,739,000 47,282,000 17,913,000 12,567,000 40,708,000 105,135,000 30,567,000 9,624,000 3,750,000     50,000,000 
          proceeds from sale of equipment and improvements
                         23,200,000 11,300,000 20,400,000                                                                     
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 43.0, 0.0, and 138.5, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net (repayments) borrowings of other long-term debt
                             109,300,000 -92,900,000      -35,600,000                                                               
          non cash activities:
                                                                                                   
          contingent consideration
                                        20,000,000                                                       
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 24.3 and 0, respectively
                                                                                                  
          net cash from discontinued investing activities
                                         100,000 -7,400,000 9,700,000 1,700,000   24,800,000 105,400,000 100,000 54,000,000 27,037,000 1,831,000 989,000 -2,025,000 -106,000 -43,000 34,769,000  -2,000 45,322,000 2,593,000   -324,000 2,383,000 767,000 -761,000 -390,000 3,466,000   29,884,000 27,000 20,883,000 19,175,000 25,137,000 19,013,000 47,585,000              
          net cash from discontinued financing activities
                                         -200,000              7,858,000   -672,000 -11,527,000  -199,000 -2,805,000 -2,423,000 -186,000 -21,000 -2,045,000 -447,000 -4,020,000 -2,716,000 -78,000 -1,145,000 -36,501,000 8,827,000 -6,511,000 6,758,000 -7,820,000 23,979,000 -38,194,000 -3,228,000 -15,000              
          net (used in) cash from continuing financing activities
                            -174,100,000                                                                       
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 0.0, 138.5, and 58.2, respectively
                                                                                                   
          deferred consideration
                                     -5,200,000 12,000,000                                                           
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 0 and 138.5, respectively
                                                                                                   
          payment of deferred financing fees
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 0 and 0, respectively
                                                                                                   
          ​
                                                                                                   
          (income) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                -100,000                                              -91,000                     
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                     -300,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -100,000 -200,000 600,000 -100,000 -100,000   2,400,000   1,200,000    742,000                                           
          acquisition of additional ownership interest in penske truck leasing
                                                                                                 
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 138.5, 58.2, and 101.6, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings of other long-term debt
                                 20,100,000 55,500,000   104,500,000 34,900,000 -32,500,000 128,600,000  19,400,000 -51,200,000 106,100,000                 -23,193,000 34,766,000                                     
          seller financed/assumed debt
                                         -3,000,000 3,800,000                   4,865,000                                 
          consideration transferred through common stock issuance
                                         32,400,000                                                       
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 138.5 and 25.8, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 0 and 25.8, respectively
                                   -1,100,000                                                               
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 58.2, 101.6 and 62.2, respectively
                                                                                                   
          issuance of 5.50% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                 
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 25.8 and 101.6, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 25.8 and 99.0, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 25.8 and 81.2, respectively
                                        -156,500,000                                                           
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 101.6, 62.2 and 60.3, respectively
                                                                                                   
          repayments under u.s. credit agreement term loan
                                                                   -5,000,000    -10,000,000 -40,000,000 -10,000,000                         
          repayment of u.s. commercial truck capital loan
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 101.6 and 59.1, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 99.0 and 44.7, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 81.2 and 0.0, respectively
                                            -314,200,000                                                       
          gain on investment
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 62.2, 60.3 and 117.8, respectively
                                                                                                   
          issuance of 5.375% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 59.1 and 41.2, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 44.7 and 41.2, respectively
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 0.0 and 41.2, respectively
                                                -400,000                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 60.3, 117.8 and 29.6, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net cash provided by continuing operating activities
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 41.2 and 23.0, respectively
                                                                                                   
          repayment of u.s. credit agreement term loan
                                                                                                   
          net cash (used in) provided by continuing financing activities
                                                                                                   
          net cash provided by discontinued investing activities
                                                                                                   
          net cash (used in) provided by discontinued financing activities
                                                                                                   
          net cash provided by discontinued operations
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 41.2 and 22.4, respectively
                                                                                                   
          purchase of car rental vehicles
                                                                                                   
          disposal of car rental vehicles
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 23.0 and 1.0, respectively
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings under car rental revolver
                                                     22,200,000 45,500,000 28,000,000                                            
          repayments of car rental revolver
                                                                                                   
          net cash (used in)/provided by discontinued operating activities
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 23.0 and 1.8, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 22.4 and 0, respectively
                                                                                                   
          purchase of penske car rental vehicles
                                                                                                   
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 1,045 and 49,467, respectively
                                                                                                   
          repurchase of 3.5% senior subordinated convertible notes
                                                                 -43,000,000                               
          issuance of 5.75% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                  
          repurchase of 7.75% senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings (repayments) of car rental revolver
                                                        -8,230,000 32,336,000 49,779,000                                         
          acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 1,758 and 37,779, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 0 and 36,906, respectively
                                                                                                   
          debt discount amortization
                                                               1,718,000 1,647,000 1,647,000 2,428,000 2,915,000 3,135,000 3,135,000 3,135,000 3,638,000                         
          gain on debt repurchase
                                                                   -607,000 -422,000 -605,000 -10,733,000                         
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 74,867, 54,453 and 9,883, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net cash (used in) continuing investing activities
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings of car rental revolver
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from exercises of options, including excess tax benefit
                                                               352,000 320,000 1,053,000 1,645,000 137,000 192,000 211,000 273,000    5,000    990,000 1,194,000 333,000                 
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 49,467 and 54,453, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 37,779 and 5,862, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 36,906 and 5,862, respectively
                                                              -108,106,000                                     
          repurchase of common stock
                                                              -8,522,000                     -18,955,000               
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 54,453, 9,883 and 2,884, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net cash from (used in) continuing financing activities
                                                                                                   
          net cash from (used in) discontinued operating activities
                                                                                                   
          net cash from (used in) discontinued investing activities
                                                                                                   
          net cash from (used in) discontinued financing activities
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions, net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 54,453 and 5,683, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions, net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 5,862 and 5,683, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 5,862 and 5,683, respectively
                                                                  -14,011,000                                 
          intangible impairment
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 11,431, 2,884 and 30,711, respectively
                                                                                                   
          purchase of penske truck leasing co., l.p. partnership interest
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from u.s. credit agreement term loan
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from mortgage facility
                                                                           9,525,000                        
          payment of deferred financing costs
                                                                                  -4,580,000 -11,513,000               
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 7,231 and 5,784, respectively
                                                                      -12,277,000                             
          undistributed earnings of equity method investments
                                                                     -4,784,000 429,000 -2,092,000 -7,536,000 -3,466,000 -714,000 -499,000 -8,919,000 -3,011,000 -1,392,000 -901,000 -1,475,000   -2,448,000 -1,107,000 -1,464,000 -1,394,000             
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 7,231 and 2,940, respectively
                                                                                                   
          depreciation and amortization
                                                                      12,374,000 13,580,000 14,011,000 13,771,000 12,872,000 12,697,000 14,057,000 13,567,000 13,501,000 11,802,000 13,008,000 13,344,000 12,803,000 11,490,000 10,632,000 8,155,000 10,556,000 10,117,000 10,560,000  14,686,000 9,109,000 8,814,000   7,676,000 7,361,000 5,953,000 4,553,000 
          repurchase 3.5% senior subordinated convertible notes
                                                                      -71,744,000 1,000 -51,425,000                         
          intangible impairments
                                                                                                   
          loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                   
          loss on debt redemption
                                                                                                 
          dealership acquisitions, net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 5,784, 30,711 and 51,904, respectively
                                                                                                   
          redemption 9 5/8% senior subordinated debt
                                                                                -314,439,000                 
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 5,784 and 30,711, respectively
                                                                                                   
          seller financed debt
                                                                                     5,300,000           
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 5,784 and 0, respectively
                                                                         -11,476,000                         
          minority interests
                                                                           81,000 189,000 428,000 435,000 445,000 531,000 702,000 294,000 636,000 422,000 564,000 486,000 621,000 143,000         509,000 416,000 
          dealership acquisitions, net, including repayment of sellers floor plan notes payable of 30,711, 51,904 and 111,347, respectively
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings under u.s. credit agreement
                                                                              138,200,000 85,500,000 99,900,000 170,500,000 71,000,000 114,500,000 132,000,000 24,000,000              
          repayments under u.s. credit agreement
                                                                              -138,200,000 -85,500,000 -99,900,000 -170,500,000 -71,000,000 -160,500,000 -396,000,000 -67,000,000              
          issuance of subordinated debt
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floor plan notes payable of 30,711 and 48,518, respectively
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings under u.s. revolving credit line
                                                                            191,900,000                       
          repayments under u.s. revolving credit line
                                                                            -191,900,000                       
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floorplan notes payable of 4,928 and 48,518, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floorplan notes payable of 0 and 5,559, respectively
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions, net, including repayment of sellers floor plan notes payable of 51,904, 113,386 and 44,745, respectively
                                                                                                   
          redemption 95/8% senior subordinated debt
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from exercises of common stock including excess tax benefit
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floorplan notes payable of 42,959 and 114,255, respectively
                                                                                                   
          issuance of convertible subordinated debt
                                                                                    375,000,000               
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floorplan notes payable of 42,959 and 86,886, respectively
                                                                                                   
          undistributed losses (earnings) of equity method investments
                                                                                  821,000                 
          debt redemption premium
                                                                                  18,634,000                 
          dealership acquisitions net, including repayment of sellers’ floorplan notes payable of 0 and 66,449, respectively
                                                                                  -1,373,000                 
          gain on sale of investment
                                                                                          -4,858,000         
          dealership acquisitions, net, including repayment of sellers floor plan notes payable of 113,229, 46,045 and 40,751, respectively
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                                                                         5,863,000         
          proceeds from the issuance of common stock
                                                                                                   
          purchase of property and equipment
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions, net, including repayment of sellers floorplan notes payable of 114,255 and 35,853, respectively
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings (repayments) of floor plan notes payable - non-trade
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from exercises of options including excess tax benefit
                                                                                                   
          seller financed debt / debt assumed in acquisitions
                                                                                                   
          amortization of unearned compensation
                                                                                    852,000 975,000 975,000 661,000 600,000  1,012,000 354,000 412,000       
          dealership acquisitions net of cash received, including repayment of sellers’ floorplan notes payable of 78,259 and 32,091 in 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                    -188,049,000               
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                                    5,682,000 471,000 826,000 1,610,000 571,000 -2,536,000 626,000 1,985,000 125,358,000  4,931,000   4,271,000 126,812,000 
          cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                                               3,058,000   
          dealership acquisitions
                                                                                     -65,641,000 -13,037,000 -13,354,000 -34,847,000 -252,000 -164,217,000 -1,181,000 -2,534,000   -70,034,000 -2,791,000 -2,651,000 -149,485,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                      -8,370,000 -9,287,000 5,164,000  -2,116,000 3,678,000 2,680,000  -6,402,000 3,165,000 3,399,000   
          assumed/seller financed debt
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings (repayments) of long-term debt
                                                                                       2,363,000 27,031,000 -97,076,000 129,831,000 -27,624,000 -79,428,000       
          deferred financing costs
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                                   
          minority interests and other
                                                                                          2,723,000         
          acquisition costs financed with assumed debt
                                                                                                   
          minority interest and other
                                                                                            -55,000       
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                                                                   
          dealership acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings of long-term debt
                                                                                              32,698,000 29,036,000 49,686,000   
          distributions to (from) parent
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt
                                                                                                 61,000,000 478,000,000 
          payments of long-term debt and capital leases
                                                                                                 -47,847,000 -477,354,000 
          net cash distributed by (invested in) discontinued operations