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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounts and notes receivable consisted of the following:



	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
Amounts due from manufacturers	$	88,153	$	86,062
Parts and service receivables	31,305		35,034
Finance and insurance receivables	20,555		20,898
Other	11,040		12,977
Total accounts and notes receivable	151,053		154,971
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	3,943		3,641
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	147,110	$	151,330

Inventories consisted of the following:



	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
	(In thousands)
New vehicles	$	1,142,441	$	1,137,478
Used vehicles	295,281		254,939
Rental vehicles	133,344		103,184
Parts, accessories and other	70,203		67,466
Total inventories	1,641,269		1,563,067
Less lower of cost or market reserves	6,848		6,362
Inventories, net	$	1,634,421	$	1,556,705

Property and equipment consisted of the following:



	Estimated Useful Lives in Years	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
		(dollars in thousands)
Land	—	$	352,932	$	328,474
Buildings	30 to 40	489,187		482,496
Leasehold improvements	varies	141,288		134,658
Machinery and equipment	7 to 20	90,521		87,728
Furniture and fixtures	3 to 10	81,092		77,581
Company vehicles	3 to 5	11,596		10,706
Construction in progress	—	40,749		32,115
Total		1,207,365		1,153,758
Less accumulated depreciation		228,473		203,370
Property and equipment, net		$	978,892	$	950,388