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Segments (Schedule of Certain Financial Information on a Segment Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 2,803.8	$ 2,849.7
Income before income taxes	64.2	77.8
Depreciation and amortization	(22.0)	(19.8)
Other interest expense	(17.0)	(15.3)
Other income, net	2.3	2.6
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	2,794.4	2,843.2
Income before income taxes	54.1	57.8
Operating segments | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,000.4	996.7
Income before income taxes	27.8	19.8
Operating segments | Import
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,175.9	1,191.6
Income before income taxes	24.7	30.0
Operating segments | Luxury
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	618.1	654.9
Income before income taxes	1.6	8.0
Corporate and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	9.4	6.5
Income before income taxes	46.8	52.5
Segment reconciling items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	(22.0)	(19.8)
Other interest expense	(17.0)	(15.3)
Other income, net	2.3	2.6
New vehicle retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	1,373.5	1,461.1
New vehicle retail | Operating segments | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	470.6	492.4
New vehicle retail | Operating segments | Import
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	600.3	632.6
New vehicle retail | Operating segments | Luxury
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	301.0	339.4
Used vehicle retail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	874.4	827.9
Used vehicle retail | Operating segments | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	327.7	300.4
Used vehicle retail | Operating segments | Import
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	354.8	341.3
Used vehicle retail | Operating segments | Luxury
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	191.1	186.3
Used vehicle wholesale
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	66.7	77.4
Used vehicle wholesale | Operating segments | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	26.1	29.6
Used vehicle wholesale | Operating segments | Import
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	26.1	27.9
Used vehicle wholesale | Operating segments | Luxury
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	14.2	19.9
Finance and insurance
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	121.9	117.5
Finance and insurance | Operating segments | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	45.1	41.8
Finance and insurance | Operating segments | Import
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	58.1	54.8
Finance and insurance | Operating segments | Luxury
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	16.9	16.5
Service, body and parts
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	329.9	317.4
Service, body and parts | Operating segments | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	117.2	115.4
Service, body and parts | Operating segments | Import
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	124.8	117.7
Service, body and parts | Operating segments | Luxury
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	83.4	79.1
Fleet and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	37.4	48.4
Fleet and other | Operating segments | Domestic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	13.7	17.1
Fleet and other | Operating segments | Import
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	11.8	17.3
Fleet and other | Operating segments | Luxury
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 11.5	$ 13.7

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