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Condensed Consolidated Financial Information Condensed Consolidated Financial Information | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information [Abstract] |
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Text Block] | 22. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following tables include condensed consolidating financial information as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, for Group 1 Automotive, Inc.’s (as issuer of the 5.00% Notes), guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries (representing foreign entities). The condensed consolidating financial information includes certain allocations of balance sheet, statement of operations and cash flows items that are not necessarily indicative of the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of these entities had they operated on a stand-alone basis. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET December 31, 2014
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Elimination |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25,379 |  |  | $ | 15,596 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40,975 |
Contracts-in-transit and vehicle receivables, net | — |  |  | 218,361 |  |  | 19,087 |  |  | — |  |  | 237,448 |
Accounts and notes receivable, net | — |  |  | 117,427 |  |  | 33,903 |  |  | — |  |  | 151,330 |
Intercompany accounts receivable | — |  |  | 276,217 |  |  | — |  |  | (276,217 | ) |  | — |
Inventories, net | — |  |  | 1,342,022 |  |  | 214,683 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,556,705 |
Deferred income taxes | 196 |  |  | 10,866 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,062 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 590 |  |  | 22,039 |  |  | 15,070 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,699 |
Total current assets | 786 |  |  | 2,012,311 |  |  | 298,339 |  |  | (276,217 | ) |  | 2,035,219 |
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | — |  |  | 839,063 |  |  | 111,325 |  |  | — |  |  | 950,388 |
GOODWILL | — |  |  | 700,642 |  |  | 129,735 |  |  | — |  |  | 830,377 |
INTANGIBLE FRANCHISE RIGHTS | — |  |  | 257,502 |  |  | 46,445 |  |  | — |  |  | 303,947 |
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES | 1,964,442 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,964,442 | ) |  | — |
OTHER ASSETS | — |  |  | 10,120 |  |  | 11,441 |  |  | — |  |  | 21,561 |
Total assets | $ | 1,965,228 |  |  | $ | 3,819,638 |  |  | $ | 597,285 |  |  | $ | (2,240,659 | ) |  | $ | 4,141,492 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floorplan notes payable — credit facility and other | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,137,743 |  |  | $ | 5,503 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,143,246 |
Offset account related to floorplan notes payable - credit facility | — |  |  | (39,616 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (39,616 | )
Floorplan notes payable — manufacturer affiliates | — |  |  | 207,329 |  |  | 100,327 |  |  | — |  |  | 307,656 |
Offset account related to floorplan notes payable - manufacturer affiliates | — |  |  | (22,500 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (22,500 | )
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term financing | — |  |  | 61,185 |  |  | 11,445 |  |  | — |  |  | 72,630 |
Accounts payable | — |  |  | 176,143 |  |  | 112,177 |  |  | — |  |  | 288,320 |
Intercompany accounts payable | 295,421 |  |  | — |  |  | 276,217 |  |  | (571,638 | ) |  | — |
Accrued expenses | — |  |  | 149,700 |  |  | 22,763 |  |  | — |  |  | 172,463 |
Total current liabilities | 295,421 |  |  | 1,669,984 |  |  | 528,432 |  |  | (571,638 | ) |  | 1,922,199 |
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities | 609,812 |  |  | 347,202 |  |  | 51,823 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,008,837 |
LIABILITIES FROM INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES | — |  |  | 25,311 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25,311 |
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES | — |  |  | 193,077 |  |  | 14,058 |  |  | — |  |  | 207,135 |
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Group 1 stockholders’ equity | 1,059,995 |  |  | 1,879,485 |  |  | 2,972 |  |  | (1,964,442 | ) |  | 978,010 |
Intercompany note receivable | — |  |  | (295,421 | ) |  | — |  |  | 295,421 |  |  | — |
Total stockholders’ equity | 1,059,995 |  |  | 1,584,064 |  |  | 2,972 |  |  | (1,669,021 | ) |  | 978,010 |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,965,228 |  |  | $ | 3,819,638 |  |  | $ | 597,285 |  |  | $ | (2,240,659 | ) |  | $ | 4,141,492 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET December 31, 2013
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Elimination |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,306 |  |  | $ | 15,909 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20,215 |
Contracts-in-transit and vehicle receivables, net | — |  |  | 217,462 |  |  | 7,694 |  |  | — |  |  | 225,156 |
Accounts and notes receivable, net | — |  |  | 104,732 |  |  | 30,326 |  |  | — |  |  | 135,058 |
Intercompany accounts receivable | — |  |  | 212,592 |  |  | — |  |  | (212,592 | ) |  | — |
Inventories, net | — |  |  | 1,339,062 |  |  | 203,256 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,542,318 |
Deferred income taxes | 2,279 |  |  | 18,871 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21,150 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 619 |  |  | 9,974 |  |  | 13,448 |  |  | — |  |  | 24,041 |
Total current assets | 2,898 |  |  | 1,906,999 |  |  | 270,633 |  |  | (212,592 | ) |  | 1,967,938 |
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | — |  |  | 715,586 |  |  | 80,770 |  |  | — |  |  | 796,356 |
GOODWILL | — |  |  | 612,469 |  |  | 124,834 |  |  | — |  |  | 737,303 |
INTANGIBLE FRANCHISE RIGHTS | — |  |  | 216,412 |  |  | 85,093 |  |  | — |  |  | 301,505 |
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES | 1,710,185 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,710,185 | ) |  | — |
OTHER ASSETS | — |  |  | 14,891 |  |  | 1,485 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,376 |
Total assets | $ | 1,713,083 |  |  | $ | 3,466,357 |  |  | $ | 562,815 |  |  | $ | (1,922,777 | ) |  | $ | 3,819,478 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floorplan notes payable — credit facility and other | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,125,030 |  |  | $ | 18,074 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,143,104 |
Offset account related to floorplan notes payable - credit facility | — |  |  | (56,198 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (56,198 | )
Floorplan notes payable — manufacturer affiliates | — |  |  | 248,584 |  |  | 97,988 |  |  | — |  |  | 346,572 |
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term financing | — |  |  | 24,428 |  |  | 11,797 |  |  | — |  |  | 36,225 |
Accounts payable | — |  |  | 158,124 |  |  | 96,806 |  |  | — |  |  | 254,930 |
Intercompany accounts payable | 292,498 |  |  | — |  |  | 212,592 |  |  | (505,090 | ) |  | — |
Accrued expenses | — |  |  | 118,529 |  |  | 22,014 |  |  | — |  |  | 140,543 |
Total current liabilities | 292,498 |  |  | 1,618,497 |  |  | 459,271 |  |  | (505,090 | ) |  | 1,865,176 |
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities | 304,637 |  |  | 328,090 |  |  | 30,962 |  |  | — |  |  | 663,689 |
LIABILITIES FROM INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES | — |  |  | 26,078 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26,078 |
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES AND OTHER LIABILITIES | — |  |  | 171,141 |  |  | 29,125 |  |  | — |  |  | 200,266 |
TEMPORARY EQUITY - Redeemable equity portion of the 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes | 29,094 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 29,094 |
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Group 1 stockholders’ equity | 1,086,854 |  |  | 1,615,049 |  |  | 43,457 |  |  | (1,710,185 | ) |  | 1,035,175 |
Intercompany note receivable | — |  |  | (292,498 | ) |  | — |  |  | 292,498 |  |  | — |
Total stockholders’ equity | 1,086,854 |  |  | 1,322,551 |  |  | 43,457 |  |  | (1,417,687 | ) |  | 1,035,175 |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,713,083 |  |  | $ | 3,466,357 |  |  | $ | 562,815 |  |  | $ | (1,922,777 | ) |  | $ | 3,819,478 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME Year Ended December 31, 2014
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Elimination |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
REVENUES: | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,175,242 |  |  | $ | 1,762,647 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,937,889 |
COST OF SALES: | — |  |  | 6,929,334 |  |  | 1,560,617 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,489,951 |
GROSS PROFIT | — |  |  | 1,245,908 |  |  | 202,030 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,447,938 |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | 2,796 |  |  | 883,442 |  |  | 175,726 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,061,964 |
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE | — |  |  | 36,701 |  |  | 5,643 |  |  | — |  |  | 42,344 |
ASSET IMPAIRMENTS | — |  |  | 15,571 |  |  | 25,949 |  |  | — |  |  | 41,520 |
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (2,796 | ) |  | 310,194 |  |  | (5,288 | ) |  | — |  |  | 302,110 |
OTHER EXPENSE: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floorplan interest expense | — |  |  | (34,061 | ) |  | (7,553 | ) |  | — |  |  | (41,614 | )
Other interest expense, net | 2,272 |  |  | (46,517 | ) |  | (5,448 | ) |  | — |  |  | (49,693 | )
Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt | — |  |  | (46,403 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (46,403 | )
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES | (524 | ) |  | 183,213 |  |  | (18,289 | ) |  | — |  |  | 164,400 |
(PROVISION) BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES | 196 |  |  | (77,911 | ) |  | 6,319 |  |  | — |  |  | (71,396 | )
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES | 93,332 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (93,332 | ) |  | — |
NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 93,004 |  |  | $ | 105,302 |  |  | $ | (11,970 | ) |  | $ | (93,332 | ) |  | $ | 93,004 |
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | — |  |  | (4,059 | ) |  | (26,248 | ) |  | — |  |  | (30,307 | )
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT | $ | 93,004 |  |  | $ | 101,243 |  |  | $ | (38,218 | ) |  | $ | (93,332 | ) |  | $ | 62,697 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME Year Ended December 31, 2013
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Elimination |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
REVENUES: | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,353,340 |  |  | $ | 1,565,241 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,918,581 |
COST OF SALES: | — |  |  | 6,236,925 |  |  | 1,389,110 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,626,035 |
GROSS PROFIT | — |  |  | 1,116,415 |  |  | 176,131 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,292,546 |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | 7,922 |  |  | 817,907 |  |  | 151,027 |  |  | — |  |  | 976,856 |
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE | — |  |  | 31,670 |  |  | 4,156 |  |  | — |  |  | 35,826 |
ASSET IMPAIRMENTS | — |  |  | 6,542 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,542 |
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (7,922 | ) |  | 260,296 |  |  | 20,948 |  |  | — |  |  | 273,322 |
OTHER EXPENSE: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floorplan interest expense | — |  |  | (33,789 | ) |  | (7,878 | ) |  | — |  |  | (41,667 | )
Other interest expense, net | 1,846 |  |  | (37,982 | ) |  | (2,835 | ) |  | — |  |  | (38,971 | )
Other expense, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | (789 | ) |  | — |  |  | (789 | )
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES | (6,076 | ) |  | 188,525 |  |  | 9,446 |  |  | — |  |  | 191,895 |
(PROVISION) BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES | 2,277 |  |  | (73,092 | ) |  | (7,088 | ) |  | — |  |  | (77,903 | )
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES | 117,791 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (117,791 | ) |  | — |
NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 113,992 |  |  | $ | 115,433 |  |  | $ | 2,358 |  |  | $ | (117,791 | ) |  | $ | 113,992 |
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | — |  |  | 13,081 |  |  | (31,701 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18,620 | )
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT | $ | 113,992 |  |  | $ | 128,514 |  |  | $ | (29,343 | ) |  | $ | (117,791 | ) |  | $ | 95,372 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME Year Ended December 31, 2012
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Elimination |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
REVENUES: | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,953,859 |  |  | $ | 522,241 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,476,100 |
COST OF SALES: | — |  |  | 5,899,739 |  |  | 459,109 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,358,848 |
GROSS PROFIT | — |  |  | 1,054,120 |  |  | 63,132 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,117,252 |
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | 4,561 |  |  | 790,904 |  |  | 52,981 |  |  | — |  |  | 848,446 |
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE | — |  |  | 29,137 |  |  | 2,397 |  |  | — |  |  | 31,534 |
ASSET IMPAIRMENTS | — |  |  | 7,276 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,276 |
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | (4,561 | ) |  | 226,803 |  |  | 7,754 |  |  | — |  |  | 229,996 |
OTHER EXPENSE: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floorplan interest expense | — |  |  | (30,736 | ) |  | (1,060 | ) |  | — |  |  | (31,796 | )
Other interest expense, net | — |  |  | (36,831 | ) |  | (634 | ) |  | — |  |  | (37,465 | )
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES | (4,561 | ) |  | 159,236 |  |  | 6,060 |  |  | — |  |  | 160,735 |
(PROVISION) BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES | 1,709 |  |  | (60,503 | ) |  | (1,732 | ) |  | — |  |  | (60,526 | )
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF SUBSIDIARIES | 103,061 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (103,061 | ) |  | — |
NET INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 100,209 |  |  | $ | 98,733 |  |  | $ | 4,328 |  |  | $ | (103,061 | ) |  | $ | 100,209 |
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | — |  |  | (5,664 | ) |  | 1,843 |  |  | — |  |  | (3,821 | )
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARENT | $ | 100,209 |  |  | $ | 93,069 |  |  | $ | 6,171 |  |  | $ | (103,061 | ) |  | $ | 96,388 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Year Ended December 31, 2014
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (327 | ) |  | $ | 235,236 |  |  | $ | (36,621 | ) |  | $ | 198,288 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid in acquisitions, net of cash received |  |  |  | (306,364 | ) |  | (30,187 | ) |  | (336,551 | )
Proceeds from disposition of franchises, property and equipment | — |  |  | 141,147 |  |  | 3,450 |  |  | 144,597 |
Purchases of property and equipment, including real estate | — |  |  | (140,407 | ) |  | (9,985 | ) |  | (150,392 | )
Other | — |  |  | (4,705 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4,705 | )
Net cash used in investing activities | — |  |  | (310,329 | ) |  | (36,722 | ) |  | (347,051 | )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings on credit facility - floorplan line and other | — |  |  | 7,832,014 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,832,014 |
Repayments on credit facility - floorplan line and other | — |  |  | (7,802,719 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7,802,719 | )
Borrowings on credit facility - acquisition line | 389,368 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 389,368 |
Repayment on credit facility - acquisition line | (379,681 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (379,681 | )
Borrowings on real estate credit facility | — |  |  | 200 |  |  | — |  |  | 200 |
Principal payments on real estate credit facility | — |  |  | (9,917 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9,917 | )
Net borrowings on 5.00% Senior Unsecured Notes | 539,600 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 539,600 |
Debt issue costs | (1,881 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,881 | )
Repurchase of 3.00% Convertible Notes | (260,074 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (260,074 | )
Proceeds from Call/Warrant Unwind related to 3.00% Convertible Notes | 32,697 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32,697 |
Conversion and redemption of 2.25% Convertible Notes | (182,756 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (182,756 | )
Borrowings on other debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 91,137 |  |  | 91,137 |
Principal payments on other debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | (85,905 | ) |  | (85,905 | )
Borrowings on debt related to real estate | — |  |  | 86,522 |  |  | 25,457 |  |  | 111,979 |
Principal payments on debt related to real estate loans | — |  |  | (33,143 | ) |  | (16,890 | ) |  | (50,033 | )
Employee stock purchase plan purchases, net of employee tax withholdings | (321 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (321 | )
Repurchases of common stock, amounts based on settlement date | (36,802 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (36,802 | )
Tax effect from stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 1,841 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,841 |
Dividends paid | (17,097 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17,097 | )
Borrowings (repayments) with subsidiaries | 78,199 |  |  | (141,824 | ) |  | 63,625 |  |  | — |
Investment in subsidiaries | (160,925 | ) |  | 161,073 |  |  | (148 | ) |  | — |
Distributions to parent | — |  |  | 2,119 |  |  | (2,119 | ) |  | — |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 327 |  |  | 96,166 |  |  | 75,157 |  |  | 171,650 |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,127 | ) |  | (2,127 | )
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | — |  |  | 21,073 |  |  | (313 | ) |  | 20,760 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | — |  |  | 4,306 |  |  | 15,909 |  |  | 20,215 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 25,379 |  |  | $ | 15,596 |  |  | $ | 40,975 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Year Ended December 31, 2013
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (3,797 | ) |  | $ | 47,525 |  |  | $ | 8,644 |  |  | $ | 52,372 |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid in acquisitions, net of cash received | — |  |  | (131,654 | ) |  | (138,206 | ) |  | (269,860 | )
Proceeds from disposition of franchises, property and equipment | — |  |  | 102,069 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 102,186 |
Purchases of property and equipment, including real estate | — |  |  | (73,615 | ) |  | (29,243 | ) |  | (102,858 | )
Other | — |  |  | 1,878 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,878 |
Net cash used in investing activities | — |  |  | (101,322 | ) |  | (167,332 | ) |  | (268,654 | )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings on credit facility - floorplan line and other | — |  |  | 6,379,328 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,379,328 |
Repayments on credit facility - floorplan line and other | — |  |  | (6,153,677 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,153,677 | )
Borrowings on credit facility - acquisition line | 60,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 60,000 |
Borrowings on real estate credit facility | — |  |  | 19,640 |  |  | — |  |  | 19,640 |
Principal payments on real estate credit facility | — |  |  | (8,597 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8,597 | )
Borrowings of other debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,289 |  |  | 10,289 |
Principal payments of other debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | (71,170 | ) |  | (71,170 | )
Principal payments of long-term debt related to real estate loans | — |  |  | (21,038 | ) |  | (15,940 | ) |  | (36,978 | )
Borrowings of debt related to real estate | — |  |  | 27,925 |  |  | 27,420 |  |  | 55,345 |
Employee stock purchase plan purchases, net of employee tax withholdings | (1,822 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,822 | )
Repurchases of common stock, amounts based on settlement date | (3,553 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,553 | )
Tax effect from stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 2,993 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,993 |
Dividends paid | (15,805 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (15,805 | )
Borrowings (repayments) with subsidiaries | 50,651 |  |  | (278,850 | ) |  | 228,199 |  |  | — |
Investment in subsidiaries | (85,674 | ) |  | 86,038 |  |  | (364 | ) |  | — |
Distributions to parent | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 3,797 |  |  | 53,762 |  |  | 178,434 |  |  | 235,993 |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4,146 | ) |  | (4,146 | )
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | — |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 15,600 |  |  | 15,565 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | — |  |  | 4,341 |  |  | 309 |  |  | 4,650 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,306 |  |  | $ | 15,909 |  |  | $ | 20,215 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Year Ended December 31, 2012
| Group 1 Automotive, Inc. |  | Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |  | Total Company
| (In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (2,851 | ) |  | $ | (78,501 | ) |  | $ | 6,030 |  |  | $ | (75,322 | )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid in acquisitions, net of cash received | — |  |  | (155,299 | ) |  | (22,657 | ) |  | (177,956 | )
Proceeds from disposition of franchises, property and equipment | — |  |  | 39,122 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 39,197 |
Purchases of property and equipment, including real estate | — |  |  | (84,933 | ) |  | (3,558 | ) |  | (88,491 | )
Other | — |  |  | 2,792 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,792 |
Net cash used in investing activities | — |  |  | (198,318 | ) |  | (26,140 | ) |  | (224,458 | )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings on credit facility - floorplan line and other | — |  |  | 5,700,108 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,700,108 |
Repayments on credit facility - floorplan line and other | — |  |  | (5,453,148 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,453,148 | )
Borrowings on credit facility - acquisition line | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Repayment on credit facility - acquisition line | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Borrowings on real estate credit facility | — |  |  | 18,080 |  |  | — |  |  | 18,080 |
Principal payments on real estate credit facility | — |  |  | (2,406 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,406 | )
Principal payments of long-term debt related to real estate loans | — |  |  | (13,098 | ) |  | (2,099 | ) |  | (15,197 | )
Borrowings of long-term debt related to real estate loans | — |  |  | 62,895 |  |  | 7,790 |  |  | 70,685 |
Principal payments of other debt | — |  |  | (3,846 | ) |  | (938 | ) |  | (4,784 | )
Borrowings of other debt | — |  |  | 275 |  |  | — |  |  | 275 |
Employee stock purchase plan purchases, net of employee tax withholdings | (915 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (915 | )
Repurchases of common stock, amounts based on settlement date | (11,317 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11,317 | )
Tax effect from stock-based compensation | — |  |  | 2,875 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,875 |
Dividends paid | (13,433 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13,433 | )
Borrowings (repayments) with subsidiaries | 145,184 |  |  | (146,525 | ) |  | 1,341 |  |  | — |
Investment in subsidiaries | (116,668 | ) |  | 108,039 |  |  | 8,629 |  |  | — |
Distributions to parent | — |  |  | 1,049 |  |  | (1,049 | ) |  | — |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 2,851 |  |  | 274,298 |  |  | 13,674 |  |  | 290,823 |
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,288 | ) |  | (1,288 | )
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | — |  |  | (2,521 | ) |  | (7,724 | ) |  | (10,245 | )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | — |  |  | 6,862 |  |  | 8,033 |  |  | 14,895 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,341 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 4,650 |

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