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Inventory And Vehicle Floorplan Payable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Inventory And Vehicle Floorplan Payable [Abstract]

Components Of Inventory

The components of inventory are as follows:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
New vehicles	$	2,291.8			$	2,294.3
Used vehicles	470.6				437.6
Parts, accessories, and other	166.0				167.1
Inventory	$	2,928.4			$	2,899.0

Components Of Vehicle Floorplan Payable

The components of vehicle floorplan payable are as follows:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Vehicle floorplan payable - trade	$	2,041.3			$	2,090.7
Vehicle floorplan payable - non-trade	961.1				1,006.5
Vehicle floorplan payable	$	3,002.4			$	3,097.2

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Tabular disclosure of the components of vehicle floorplan payable.

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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