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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Inventory | Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
Aftermarket and refurbished products | $ | 1,146,162 |  |  | $ | 1,022,549 |
Salvage and remanufactured products | 410,390 |  |  | 411,298 |
| $ | 1,556,552 |  |  | $ | 1,433,847 |
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,
| 2015 |  | 2014
Land and improvements | $ | 118,420 |  |  | $ | 112,582 |
Buildings and improvements | 183,480 |  |  | 173,366 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment | 379,645 |  |  | 337,125 |
Computer equipment and software | 130,363 |  |  | 125,888 |
Vehicles and trailers | 101,201 |  |  | 87,944 |
Leasehold improvements | 140,732 |  |  | 129,309 |
| 1,053,841 |  |  | 966,214 |
Less—Accumulated depreciation | (437,946 | ) |  | (374,291 | )
Construction in progress | 80,672 |  |  | 38,064 |
| $ | 696,567 |  |  | $ | 629,987 |
Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment are as follows (in thousands):
| North America |  | Europe |  | Specialty |  | Total
Balance as of January 1, 2013 | $ | 1,339,831 |  |  | $ | 350,453 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,690,284 |
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 27,035 |  |  | 208,412 |  |  | — |  |  | 235,447 |
Exchange rate effects | (7,929 | ) |  | 19,642 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,713 |
Balance as of December 31, 2013 | $ | 1,358,937 |  |  | $ | 578,507 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,937,444 |
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 43,752 |  |  | 91,916 |  |  | 280,035 |  |  | 415,703 |
Exchange rate effects | (10,657 | ) |  | (53,604 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | (64,252 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 1,392,032 |  |  | $ | 616,819 |  |  | $ | 280,044 |  |  | $ | 2,288,895 |
Business acquisitions and adjustments to previously recorded goodwill | 72,355 |  |  | 21,217 |  |  | (1,397 | ) |  | 92,175 |
Exchange rate effects | (18,537 | ) |  | (43,554 | ) |  | 267 |  |  | (61,824 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 1,445,850 |  |  | $ | 594,482 |  |  | $ | 278,914 |  |  | $ | 2,319,246 |
Components Of Other Intangibles | The components of other intangibles are as follows (in thousands):
| December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Trade names and trademarks | $ | 172,219 |  |  | $ | (43,458 | ) |  | $ | 128,761 |  |  | $ | 173,340 |  |  | $ | (35,538 | ) |  | $ | 137,802 |
Customer and supplier relationships | 95,508 |  |  | (41,007 | ) |  | 54,501 |  |  | 92,972 |  |  | (26,751 | ) |  | 66,221 |
Software and other technology related assets | 44,500 |  |  | (17,844 | ) |  | 26,656 |  |  | 44,640 |  |  | (10,387 | ) |  | 34,253 |
Covenants not to compete | 10,774 |  |  | (5,575 | ) |  | 5,199 |  |  | 11,074 |  |  | (3,825 | ) |  | 7,249 |
| $ | 323,001 |  |  | $ | (107,884 | ) |  | $ | 215,117 |  |  | $ | 322,026 |  |  | $ | (76,501 | ) |  | $ | 245,525 |
Changes In Warranty Reserve | The changes in the warranty reserve are as follows (in thousands):
Balance as of January 1, 2014 | $ | 12,447 |
Warranty expense | 30,370 |
Warranty claims | (27,936 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 | $ | 14,881 |
Warranty expense | 33,727 |
Warranty claims | (31,245 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2015 | $ | 17,363 |
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption | The reclassification adjustments made to our December 31, 2014 balances to conform with our presentation as of December 31, 2015 for the adoption of ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-17 have been presented below (in thousands):
| December 31, 2014
| Deferred Income Taxes(1) |  | Other Assets |  | Other Current Liabilities |  | Current Portion of Long-Term Obligations |  | Long-Term Obligations, Excluding Current Portion |  | Deferred Income Taxes
As reported | $ | 81,744 |  |  | $ | 91,668 |  |  | $ | 36,815 |  |  | $ | 63,515 |  |  | $ | 1,801,047 |  |  | $ | 181,662 |
Adjustment - adoption of ASU 2015-03 | — |  |  | (18,414 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,577 | ) |  | (16,837 | ) |  | — |
Adjustment - adoption of ASU 2015-17 | (81,744 | ) |  | 2,405 |  |  | (4,615 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (74,724 | )
As adjusted | $ | — |  |  | $ | 75,659 |  |  | $ | 32,200 |  |  | $ | 61,938 |  |  | $ | 1,784,210 |  |  | $ | 106,938 |
(1)As of December 31, 2014, the current portion of deferred tax assets was included as a separate line item within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. With the adoption of ASU 2015-17 in the fourth quarter of 2015, we no longer present the current portion of deferred taxes; all deferred taxes are presented as non-current.

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