Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Shares Repurchased Under Share Repurchase Program

A summary of shares repurchased under our share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors follows:



	2013		2012		2011
Shares repurchased	1.1		16.6		17.1
Aggregate purchase price	$	53.5	$	580.6	$	583.4
Average purchase price per share	$	47.37	$	34.89	$	34.14

Common Stock Issued With The Exercise Of Stock Options

A summary of shares of common stock issued in connection with the exercise of stock options follows:



	2013		2012		2011
Shares issued	1.1		1.7		4.4
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	$	22.7	$	32.0	$	78.7
Average exercise price per share	$	20.31	$	19.33	$	17.74

Restricted Stock Grants And Shares Surrendered to Satisfy Tax Withholdings

The following table presents a summary of shares of common stock issued in connection with grants of restricted stock and shares surrendered to AutoNation to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock or to pay for an option exercise (in actual number of shares):



	2013	2012	2011
Shares issued	137,144	160,740	163,892
Shares surrendered to AutoNation to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock or to pay for an option exercise	44,738	81,717	59,452

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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