XML 57 R39.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.6.0.2

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Stock Repurchased and Retired [Table Text Block] |
|  | Repurchases Occurring in 2016 |  |  | Cumulative Repurchases as of December 31, 2016 |
|  | Shares |  |  | Average Price |  |  | Shares |  |  | Average Price |
2011 Share Repurchase Authorization |  |  | 599,123 |  |  | $ | 79.21 |  |  |  | 2,327,636 |  |  | $ | 51.09 |
2016 Share Repurchase Authorization |  |  | 713,725 |  |  | $ | 79.74 |  |  |  | 713,725 |  |  | $ | 79.74 |
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Shares repurchased pursuant to repurchase authorizations |  |  | 1,312,848 |  |  |  | 228,737 |  |  |  | 226,729 |
Total purchase price (in thousands) |  | $ | 104,370 |  |  | $ | 24,676 |  |  | $ | 15,990 |
Average purchase price per share |  | $ | 79.50 |  |  | $ | 107.88 |  |  | $ | 70.52 |
Shares repurchased in association with tax withholdings on the vesting of RSUs |  |  | 94,826 |  |  |  | 77,649 |  |  |  | 106,772 |
Dividends Declared [Table Text Block] |
Quarter declared |  | Dividend amount per Class A and Class B share |  |  | Total amount of dividend (in thousands) |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First quarter |  | $ | 0.13 |  |  | $ | 3,378 |
Second quarter |  |  | 0.16 |  |  |  | 4,179 |
Third quarter |  |  | 0.16 |  |  |  | 4,174 |
Fourth quarter |  |  | 0.16 |  |  |  | 4,198 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First quarter |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 4,216 |
Second quarter |  |  | 0.20 |  |  |  | 5,266 |
Third quarter |  |  | 0.20 |  |  |  | 5,257 |
Fourth quarter |  |  | 0.20 |  |  |  | 5,246 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First quarter |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 5,151 |
Second quarter |  |  | 0.25 |  |  |  | 6,373 |
Third quarter |  |  | 0.25 |  |  |  | 6,299 |
Fourth quarter |  |  | 0.25 |  |  |  | 6,308 |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] |
Year Ended December 31, |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Loss on cash flow hedges |  | $ | (219 | ) |  | $ | (449 | ) |  | $ | (488 | ) | Floor plan interest expense
Income tax benefits |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 187 |  | Income tax provision
Loss on cash flow hedges, net |  | $ | (134 | ) |  | $ | (275 | ) |  | $ | (301 | ) |

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of stock repurchased and retired during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | lad_ScheduleOfStockRepurchasedAndRetiredTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | lad_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of information related to dividends declared, including paid and unpaid dividends. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DividendsDeclaredTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of information about items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration