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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Accounts and notes receivable consisted of the following:



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
Amounts due from manufacturers	$	107,521	$	109,599
Parts and service receivables ⁽¹⁾	52,013		39,343
Finance and insurance receivables ⁽¹⁾	31,180		25,293
Other	12,666		17,514
Total accounts and notes receivable	203,380		191,749
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	3,221		3,138
Accounts and notes receivable, net ⁽¹⁾	$	200,159	$	188,611

Inventories consisted of the following:



	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
New vehicles	$	1,237,012	$	1,194,632
Used vehicles	359,725		350,760
Rental vehicles	136,809		144,213
Parts, accessories and other ⁽¹⁾	80,632		82,755
Total inventories	1,814,178		1,772,360
Less lower of cost or net realizable value allowance	10,002		9,067
Inventories, net ⁽¹⁾	$	1,804,176	$	1,763,293

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



	Estimated Useful Lives in Years	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(unaudited)
		(in thousands)
Land	—	$	485,938	$	482,600
Buildings	25 to 50	721,033		700,257
Leasehold improvements	varies	177,869		172,071
Machinery and equipment	7 to 20	120,626		117,781
Furniture and fixtures	3 to 10	105,632		100,881
Company vehicles	3 to 5	12,157		11,933
Construction in progress	—	55,837		41,824
Total		1,679,092		1,627,347
Less accumulated depreciation		321,222		308,388
Property and equipment, net		$	1,357,870	$	1,318,959