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Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Balance Sheet Accounts [Abstract] |
Accounts and notes receivable | Accounts and notes receivable consisted of the following:
|  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
|  | (unaudited) |  |
|  | (In thousands)
Amounts due from manufacturers |  | $ | 77,374 |  |  | $ | 78,131 |
Parts and service receivables |  | 34,769 |  |  | 31,950 |
Finance and insurance receivables |  | 18,208 |  |  | 19,283 |
Other |  | 11,183 |  |  | 8,099 |
Total accounts and notes receivable |  | 141,534 |  |  | 137,463 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts |  | 2,799 |  |  | 2,405 |
Accounts and notes receivable, net |  | $ | 138,735 |  |  | $ | 135,058 |
Summary of inventories | Inventories consisted of the following:
|  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
|  | (unaudited) |  |
|  | (In thousands)
New vehicles |  | $ | 1,085,469 |  |  | $ | 1,165,335 |
Used vehicles |  | 250,338 |  |  | 231,960 |
Rental vehicles |  | 97,602 |  |  | 88,523 |
Parts, accessories and other |  | 64,136 |  |  | 64,156 |
Total inventories |  | 1,497,545 |  |  | 1,549,974 |
Less lower of cost or market reserves |  | 7,025 |  |  | 7,656 |
Inventories, net |  | $ | 1,490,520 |  |  | $ | 1,542,318 |
Property and equipment | Property and equipment consisted of the following:
|  | Estimated Useful Lives in Years |  | September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
|  | (unaudited)
|  |  |  | (dollars in thousands)
Land |  | — |  | $ | 294,475 |  |  | $ | 269,778 |
Buildings |  | 30 to 40 |  | 428,784 |  |  | 405,918 |
Leasehold improvements |  | varies |  | 128,887 |  |  | 120,531 |
Machinery and equipment |  | 7 to 20 |  | 85,420 |  |  | 79,209 |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 3 to 10 |  | 76,162 |  |  | 70,918 |
Company vehicles |  | 3 to 5 |  | 10,517 |  |  | 8,508 |
Construction in progress |  | — |  | 31,803 |  |  | 19,224 |
Total |  |  |  | 1,056,048 |  |  | 974,086 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  |  | 196,709 |  |  | 177,730 |
Property and equipment, net |  |  |  | $ | 859,339 |  |  | $ | 796,356 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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