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Note 6 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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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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

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