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Note 6 - Credit Facilities and Long-term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] |
December 31, |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
New vehicle floor plan commitment |  | $ | 1,265,872 |  |  | $ | 1,137,632 |
Floor plan notes payable (1) |  |  | 48,083 |  |  |  | 41,047 |
Total floor plan debt |  |  | 1,313,955 |  |  |  | 1,178,679 |
Used vehicle inventory financing facility |  |  | 171,000 |  |  |  | 134,000 |
Revolving lines of credit |  |  | 61,246 |  |  |  | 134,769 |
Real estate mortgages |  |  | 387,861 |  |  |  | 334,443 |
Other debt |  |  | 25,247 |  |  |  | 37,766 |
Total debt |  | $ | 1,959,309 |  |  | $ | 1,819,657 |
Debt Covenant Terms [Table Text Block] |
Debt Covenant Ratio |  |  | Requirement |  |  | As of December 31, 2015
Current ratio |  |  | Not less than 1.10 | to | 1 |  |  | 1.26 | to | 1
Fixed charge coverage ratio |  |  | Not less than 1.20 | to | 1 |  |  | 3.36 | to | 1
Leverage ratio |  |  | Not more than 5.00 | to | 1 |  |  | 1.79 | to | 1
Funded debt restriction |  |  | Not to exceed $600 million |  |  | $413.4 million
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
Year Ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2016 |  | $ | 38,823 |
2017 |  |  | 39,164 |
2018 |  |  | 39,547 |
2019 |  |  | 41,775 |
2020 |  |  | 32,923 |
Thereafter |  |  | 220,876 |
Total principal payments |  | $ | 413,108 |

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