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Note 6 - Credit Facilities and Long-term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] |
December 31, |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
New vehicle floor plan commitment |  | $ | 1,506,895 |  |  | $ | 1,265,872 |
Floor plan notes payable |  |  | 94,602 |  |  |  | 48,083 |
Total floor plan debt |  |  | 1,601,497 |  |  |  | 1,313,955 |
Used vehicle inventory financing facility |  |  | 211,000 |  |  |  | 171,000 |
Revolving lines of credit |  |  | 142,507 |  |  |  | 61,246 |
Real estate mortgages |  |  | 428,367 |  |  |  | 387,861 |
Other debt |  |  | 11,191 |  |  |  | 25,248 |
Debt issuance costs |  |  | (2,184 | ) |  |  | (2,169 | )
Total debt |  | $ | 2,392,378 |  |  | $ | 1,957,141 |
Debt Covenant Terms [Table Text Block] |
Debt Covenant Ratio |  | Requirement |  | As of December 31, 2016 |
Current ratio |  | Not less than 1.10 to 1 |  | 1.26 | to | 1 |
Fixed charge coverage ratio |  | Not less than 1.20 to 1 |  | 2.63 | to | 1 |
Leverage ratio |  | Not more than 5.00 to 1 |  | 2.18 | to | 1 |
Funded debt restriction |  | Not to exceed $900 million |  |  | $485.2 million |  |
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
Year Ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2017 |  | $ | 20,608 |
2018 |  |  | 38,150 |
2019 |  |  | 45,189 |
2020 |  |  | 37,504 |
2021 |  |  | 34,897 |
Thereafter |  |  | 263,210 |
Total principal payments |  | $ | 439,558 |

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