Note 9 - Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Revenues:
Domestic	$	899,759		$	771,902
Import		971,472			862,743
Luxury		363,803			346,813
		2,235,034			1,981,458
Corporate and other		1,067			1,403
	$	2,236,101		$	1,982,861
Segment income*:
Domestic	$	25,442		$	23,132
Import		22,172			24,263
Luxury		4,713			4,583
		52,327			51,978
Corporate and other		38,501			26,691
Depreciation and amortization		(12,739	)		(11,663	)
Other interest expense		(6,671	)		(5,459	)
Other income (expense), net		9,845			(1,526	)
Income before income taxes	$	81,263		$	60,021

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Floor plan interest expense:
Domestic	$	7,954		$	6,496
Import		5,873			4,234
Luxury		3,076			2,657
		16,903			13,387
Corporate and other		(8,851	)		(7,478	)
	$	8,052		$	5,909

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Total assets:
Domestic	$	1,206,623	$	1,225,387
Import		979,834		959,355
Luxury		480,275		511,779
Corporate and other		1,135,232		1,147,629
	$	3,801,964	$	3,844,150