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Inventory and Vehicle Floorplan Payable (Components Of Vehicle Floorplan Payable) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Floorplan Payable [Line Items]
Vehicle floorplan payable	$ 3,558.9	$ 3,709.7
Trade
Floorplan Payable [Line Items]
Vehicle floorplan payable	2,029.6	2,216.2
Non-Trade
Floorplan Payable [Line Items]
Vehicle floorplan payable	$ 1,529.3	$ 1,493.5

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Floorplan Payable [Line Items]

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Amounts borrowed to finance the purchase of specific new vehicle inventories with the corresponding manufacturers' captive finance subsidiaries ("trade lenders") and specific new and, to a lesser extent, used vehicle inventories with non-trade lenders (lenders that are not captive finance subsidiaries of the manufacturer).

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