Note 4 - Goodwill and Franchise Value

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 4. Goodwill and Franchise Value

The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):

	Domestic		Import			Luxury		Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2013 (1)	$	22,548	$	16,797		$	10,166	$	49,511
Additions through acquisitions		68,463		62,804			18,597		149,864
Balance as of December 31, 2014 (1)		91,011		79,601			28,763		199,375
Additions through acquisitions		5,825		3,870			1,803		11,498
Reduction related to divestiture		-		(246	)		-		(246	)
Balance as of September 30 , 2015 (1)	$	96,836	$	83,225		$	30,566	$	210,627

(1)	Net of accumulated impairment losses of $299.3 million recorded during the year ended December 31, 2008.

The changes in the carrying amounts of franchise value are as follows (in thousands):

	Franchise Value
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	71,199
Additions through acquisitions		80,233
Transfers to assets held for sale		(540	)
Balance as of December 31, 2014		150,892
Additions through acquisitions		4,331
Reduction related to divestiture		(36	)
Balance as of September 30 , 2015	$	155,187

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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