Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Total assets		$ 4,292,050	$ 4,141,492
Total current assets		2,044,790	2,035,219
Cash and cash equivalents		21,968	40,975
Contracts-in-transit and vehicle receivables, net		205,636	237,448
Accounts and notes receivable, net		147,110	151,330
Inventories, net		1,634,421	1,556,705
Deferred income taxes		13,099	11,062
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		22,556	37,699
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net		978,892	950,388
GOODWILL		912,639	830,377
INTANGIBLE FRANCHISE RIGHTS		339,763	303,947
OTHER ASSETS		15,966	21,561
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Total current liabilities		1,981,847	1,922,199
Floorplan notes payable - credit facility and other		1,177,513	1,143,246
Offset account related to floorplan notes payable - credit facility		(28,073)	(39,616)
Floorplan notes payable - manufacturer affiliates		347,657	307,656
Offset account related to floorplan notes payable - manufacturer affiliates		(20,001)	(22,500)
Current maturities of long-term debt		55,959	72,630
Accounts payable		290,509	288,320
Accrued expenses		158,283	172,463
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities		1,084,161	1,008,837
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		147,296	141,239
LIABILITIES FROM INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES		39,724	25,311
OTHER LIABILITIES		69,694	65,896
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000 shares authorized; 25,720 and 25,724 issued, respectively		257	257
Additional paid-in capital		288,754	286,854
Retained earnings		964,703	852,057
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(145,805)	(81,984)
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,018 and 1,385 shares, respectively		(138,581)	(79,174)
Total stockholders’ equity		969,328	978,010
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		4,292,050	4,141,492
U.S. [Member]
ASSETS
Total assets		3,736,130	3,529,643
GOODWILL	[1]	814,758	700,642
U.K. [Member]
ASSETS
Total assets		378,978	327,644
GOODWILL	[1]	35,982	35,138
Brazil [Member]
ASSETS
Total assets		176,942	284,205
GOODWILL	[1]	$ 61,899	$ 94,597

[1] 1) Net of accumulated impairment of $42.4 million.