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Note 6 - Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 Subject to Lender Approval [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 New Vehicle Floor Plan [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Mortgages [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Other [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 New Vehicle Floor Plan [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 New Vehicle Floor Plan [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Dec. 16, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Used Vehicle Inventory Financing [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Mortgages [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Other [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Mortgages [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] Other [Member]
Note 6 - Credit Facilities and Long-Term Debt (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 700,000,000 | $ 575,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities of Assets Held-for-sale (in Dollars) | 6,271,000 |  | 8,347,000 |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  | 4,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Financial Institutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Manufacturer Affiliated Finance Companies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Portion Subject to Reallocation (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Reallocation Limit as Percentage of Aggregate Commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Reallocation Limit, Amount (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal Reduction Accounts, Maximum Deposit, Amount (in Dollars) | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal Reduction Accounts, Outstanding Amount (in Dollars) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve Commitment, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve Amount (in Dollars) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  | 2.50% |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.40% |  |  |  |  | 1.40% | 1.70% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Covenant, Current Ratio | 1.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Ratio | 1.41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | 1.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio | 3.94 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Covenant, Leverage Ratio | 5.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage Ratio | 1.38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Covenant, Funded Debt Restriction (in Dollars) | 375,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities (in Dollars) | 167,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floor Plan Notes Payable (in Dollars) | 18,789,000 | [1] | 13,454,000 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.70% | 2.00% |  | 4.40% | 9.40%
Total Debt, Fixed Rate, Percent |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt (in Dollars) | $ 252,554,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | At December 31, 2013, an additional $4.8 million of floor plan notes payable outstanding on our new vehicle floor plan commitment and $1.5 million of floor plan notes payable on vehicles designated as service loaners are recorded as liabilities related to assets held for sale.

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