Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Balance Sheet Accounts [Abstract]

Accounts and notes receivable

Accounts and notes receivable consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
Amounts due from manufacturers	$	63,522	$	64,039
Parts and service receivables	32,617		17,879
Finance and insurance receivables	16,388		16,060
Other	21,560		14,895
Total accounts and notes receivable	134,087		112,873
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	2,425		1,645
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	131,662	$	111,228

Summary of inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
New vehicles	$	1,005,259		$	895,484
Used vehicles	219,047			184,775
Rental vehicles	75,885			68,014
Parts, accessories and other	58,255			50,370
Lower of cost or market reserves	(5,326		)	(4,355		)
Inventories, net	$	1,353,120		$	1,194,288

Property and equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	Estimated Useful Lives in Years	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
		(Dollars in thousands)
Land	—	$	235,845	$	232,944
Buildings	30 to 40	345,909		331,526
Leasehold improvements	varies	114,812		97,651
Machinery and equipment	7 to 20	75,107		69,630
Furniture and fixtures	3 to 10	71,133		61,627
Company vehicles	3 to 5	8,971		9,239
Construction in progress	—	26,324		28,188
Total		878,101		830,805
Less accumulated depreciation		178,161		163,037
Property and equipment, net		$	699,940	$	667,768