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Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)

9 Months Ended

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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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.

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