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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |
Schedule Of Inventory | Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Aftermarket and refurbished products | $ | 649,768 |  |  | $ | 523,677 |
Salvage and remanufactured products | 368,401 |  |  | 377,126 |
| $ | 1,018,169 |  |  | $ | 900,803 |
| Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Aftermarket and refurbished products | $ | 523,677 |  |  | $ | 445,787 |
Salvage and remanufactured products | 377,126 |  |  | 291,059 |
| $ | 900,803 |  |  | $ | 736,846 |
Schedule Of Estimated Useful Lives |  | Our estimated useful lives are as follows:
Land improvements | 10-20 years
Buildings and improvements | 20-40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 3-20 years
Computer equipment and software | 3-10 years
Vehicles and trailers | 3-10 years
Schedule Of Property And Equipment |  | Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Land and improvements | $ | 87,720 |  |  | $ | 81,170 |
Buildings and improvements | 133,368 |  |  | 119,414 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 243,565 |  |  | 192,514 |
Computer equipment and software | 91,588 |  |  | 79,195 |
Vehicles and trailers | 51,187 |  |  | 40,825 |
Leasehold improvements | 91,280 |  |  | 69,079 |
| 698,708 |  |  | 582,197 |
Less—Accumulated depreciation | (231,130 | ) |  | (179,950 | )
Construction in progress | 26,801 |  |  | 21,851 |
| $ | 494,379 |  |  | $ | 424,098 |
Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill | The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):
| North America |  | Europe |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2013 | $ | 1,339,831 |  |  | $ | 350,453 |  |  | $ | 1,690,284 |
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 17,623 |  |  | 209,638 |  |  | 227,261 |
Exchange rate effects | (4,407 | ) |  | 7,778 |  |  | 3,371 |
Balance as of September 30, 2013 | $ | 1,353,047 |  |  | $ | 567,869 |  |  | $ | 1,920,916 |
| The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment are as follows (in thousands):
| North America |  | Europe |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2010 | $ | 938,783 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 938,783 |
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 91,757 |  |  | — |  |  | 91,757 |
Exchange rate effects | 2,433 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,433 |
Balance as of December 31, 2010 | $ | 1,032,973 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,032,973 |
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 105,177 |  |  | 337,031 |  |  | 442,208 |
Exchange rate effects | (1,520 | ) |  | 2,402 |  |  | 882 |
Balance as of December 31, 2011 | $ | 1,136,630 |  |  | $ | 339,433 |  |  | $ | 1,476,063 |
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 201,742 |  |  | (4,140 | ) |  | 197,602 |
Exchange rate effects | 1,459 |  |  | 15,160 |  |  | 16,619 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 | $ | 1,339,831 |  |  | $ | 350,453 |  |  | $ | 1,690,284 |
Components Of Other Intangibles | The components of other intangibles are as follows (in thousands):
| September 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Trade names and trademarks | $ | 144,254 |  |  | $ | (26,167 | ) |  | $ | 118,087 |  |  | $ | 118,422 |  |  | $ | (21,599 | ) |  | $ | 96,823 |
Customer relationships | 45,252 |  |  | (10,616 | ) |  | 34,636 |  |  | 14,426 |  |  | (6,642 | ) |  | 7,784 |
Covenants not to compete | 3,822 |  |  | (2,116 | ) |  | 1,706 |  |  | 3,654 |  |  | (1,546 | ) |  | 2,108 |
| $ | 193,328 |  |  | $ | (38,899 | ) |  | $ | 154,429 |  |  | $ | 136,502 |  |  | $ | (29,787 | ) |  | $ | 106,715 |
| The components of other intangibles are as follows (in thousands):
| December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Trade names and trademarks | $ | 118,422 |  |  | $ | (21,599 | ) |  | $ | 96,823 |  |  | $ | 115,954 |  |  | $ | (16,305 | ) |  | $ | 99,649 |
Customer relationships | 14,426 |  |  | (6,642 | ) |  | 7,784 |  |  | 10,050 |  |  | (3,065 | ) |  | 6,985 |
Covenants not to compete | 3,654 |  |  | (1,546 | ) |  | 2,108 |  |  | 3,194 |  |  | (918 | ) |  | 2,276 |
| $ | 136,502 |  |  | $ | (29,787 | ) |  | $ | 106,715 |  |  | $ | 129,198 |  |  | $ | (20,288 | ) |  | $ | 108,910 |
Changes In Warranty Reserve | The changes in the warranty reserve during the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of January 1, 2013 | $ | 10,574 |
Warranty expense | 22,652 |
Warranty claims | (21,109 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2013 | $ | 12,117 |
| The changes in the warranty reserve are as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of January 1, 2011 | $ | 2,063 |
Warranty expense | 22,364 |
Warranty claims | (20,802 | )
Business acquisitions | 3,722 |
Balance as of December 31, 2011 | $ | 7,347 |
Warranty expense | 29,628 |
Warranty claims | (27,514 | )
Business acquisitions | 1,113 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 | $ | 10,574 |

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