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Interim Financial Statements (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 franchises brand stores
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Owned and operated new vehicle franchises | 282 an_OwnedAndOperatedNewVehicleFranchises
Number of stores | 232 us-gaap_NumberOfStores
Number of brands | 34 an_NumberOfBrands
Percentage of new vehicle sales from core brands | 95.00%an_PercentageOfNewVehicleSalesCoreBrands

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- Definition The number of new vehicle brands sold by the company's stores. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the number of owned and operated new vehicle franchises. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The percentage of new vehicles sold that represent the core brands of new vehicles sold by the company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the number of stores. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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