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Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 |  | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
Loss on cash flow hedges |  | $ | (166 | ) |  | $ | (472 | ) | Floor plan interest expense
Taxes |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 181 |  | Income tax provision
Loss on cash flow hedges, net |  | $ | (102 | ) |  | $ | (291 | ) |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28358780&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
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