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Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Oct. 01, 2014 Common Class A [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] DCH Auto Group (USA) Inc. [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Vehicle Floor Plan Debt Financing [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] DCH Auto Group (USA) Inc. [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Non-Floor Plan Debt [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] DCH Auto Group (USA) Inc. [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member] Mortgages [Member] DCH Auto Group (USA) Inc. [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Scenario, Subject to Lender Approval [Member] Syndicated Credit Facility [Member] | Oct. 31, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] The LLC [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] New Vehicle Floor Plan [Member] Syndicated Credit Facility [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Used Vehicle Floor Plan [Member] Syndicated Credit Facility [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Working Capital Financing [Member] Syndicated Credit Facility [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Syndicated Credit Facility [Member] DCH Auto Group (USA) Inc. [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Syndicated Credit Facility [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] DCH Auto Group (USA) Inc. [Member] | Oct. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] DCH Auto Group (USA) Inc. [Member] | Oct. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Harris Nissan [Member] | Oct. 27, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]
Note 14 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Stores |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 84,719,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 669,500,000 |  | $ 7,800,000 |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364,000,000 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares) |  | 268,770 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable |  | 22,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Financial Liabilities |  |  | 230,000,000 | 53,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Capacity, Increase (Decrease), Net |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 1,850,000,000 |  | 1,250,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 300,000,000 |  | 1,700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of Financial Institutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |
Number of Manufacturer-Affiliated Finance Companies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |
Consolidated Ownership, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligation, Term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared (in Dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.16
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,200,000

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