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Note 2 - Accounts Receivable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

		June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Contracts in transit		$	72,315			$	65,597
Trade receivables			28,839				25,885
Vehicle receivables			21,895				21,298
Manufacturer receivables			26,411				25,658
			149,460				138,438
Less: Allowance			(152	)			(336	)
Less: Long-term portion of accounts receivable, net			(5,475	)			(4,953	)
Total accounts receivable, net		$	143,833			$	133,149

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Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3, 4

-Article 5

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