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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Balance Sheet Accounts [Abstract]

Accounts and notes receivable

Accounts and notes receivable consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
Amounts due from manufacturers	$	66,518		$	64,039
Parts and service receivables	32,649			17,879
Finance and insurance receivables	15,863			16,060
Other	19,887			14,895
Total accounts and notes receivable	134,917			112,873
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,404		)	(1,645		)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	132,513		$	111,228

Summary of inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
New vehicles	$	1,001,360		$	895,484
Used vehicles	225,897			184,775
Rental vehicles	77,511			68,014
Parts, accessories and other	59,131			50,370
Total inventories	1,363,899			1,198,643
Less lower of cost or market reserves	(5,605		)	(4,355		)
Inventories, net	$	1,358,294		$	1,194,288

Property and equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

	Estimated Useful Lives in Years	June 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(unaudited)
		(Dollars in thousands)
Land	—	$	238,087		$	232,944
Buildings	30 to 40	352,682			331,526
Leasehold improvements	varies	111,397			97,651
Machinery and equipment	7 to 20	73,371			69,630
Furniture and fixtures	3 to 10	67,449			61,627
Company vehicles	3 to 5	8,478			9,239
Construction in progress	—	20,592			28,188
Total		872,056			830,805
Less accumulated depreciation		(165,763		)	(163,037		)
Property and equipment, net		$	706,293		$	667,768