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Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) segments | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segments | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segments |  | 3 |  | 3 |  | 3
Revenues |  | $ 21,335.7 |  | $ 21,412.8 |  | $ 21,534.6
Floorplan interest expense |  | 138.4 |  | 130.4 |  | 97.0
Depreciation and amortization |  | 180.5 |  | 166.2 |  | 158.6
Capital expenditures |  | 257.4 |  | 393.6 |  | 332.9
Segment assets |  | 10,543.3 |  | 10,665.1 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss) | [1] | 685.2 |  | 647.5 |  | 746.4
Other interest expense |  | (106.7) |  | (119.4) |  | (120.2)
Interest income |  | 0.5 |  | 1.1 |  | 1.0
Other income, net |  | 33.6 |  | 0.2 |  | 9.3
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |  | 612.6 |  | 529.4 |  | 636.5
AN Reportable Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 20,574.9 |  | 20,931.8 |  | 21,158.9
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss) | [1] | 957.3 |  | 894.9 |  | 909.0
AN Reportable Segment, Domestic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 6,671.4 |  | 7,134.5 |  | 7,452.8
Floorplan interest expense |  | 51.8 |  | 51.3 |  | 40.9
Depreciation and amortization |  | 37.2 |  | 37.3 |  | 38.2
Capital expenditures |  | 38.6 |  | 77.7 |  | 36.2
Segment assets |  | 2,483.6 |  | 2,684.5 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss) | [1] | 257.6 |  | 249.3 |  | 257.1
AN Reportable Segment, Import [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 6,468.7 |  | 6,786.4 |  | 6,873.4
Floorplan interest expense |  | 30.7 |  | 31.0 |  | 23.2
Depreciation and amortization |  | 33.4 |  | 33.2 |  | 34.3
Capital expenditures |  | 23.2 |  | 56.2 |  | 32.8
Segment assets |  | 1,842.1 |  | 1,934.3 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss) | [1] | 318.6 |  | 304.7 |  | 303.1
AN Reportable Segment, Premium Luxury [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 7,434.8 |  | 7,010.9 |  | 6,832.7
Floorplan interest expense |  | 47.3 |  | 41.7 |  | 28.4
Depreciation and amortization |  | 53.5 |  | 47.6 |  | 44.5
Capital expenditures |  | 145.3 |  | 144.2 |  | 101.7
Segment assets |  | 3,150.5 |  | 3,046.4 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss) | [1] | 381.1 |  | 340.9 |  | 348.8
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 760.8 | [2] | 481.0 | [2] | 375.7
Floorplan interest expense |  | 8.6 |  | 6.4 |  | 4.5
Depreciation and amortization |  | 56.4 |  | 48.1 |  | 41.6
Capital expenditures |  | 50.3 |  | 115.5 |  | 162.2
Segment assets |  | 3,067.1 |  | 2,999.9 |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Income (Loss) before Income Taxes [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss) | [1] | $ (272.1) |  | $ (247.4) |  | $ (162.6)
[1] | Segment income is defined as operating income less floorplan interest expense.
[2] | “Corporate and other” is comprised of our other businesses, including collision centers, auction operations, AutoNation USA stand-alone used vehicle sales and service centers, and aftermarket collision parts businesses.

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