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Annual Financial Information (Details Textual) | Dec. 31, 2016
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Business and Organization [Line Items] |
Number of domestic regions | 2
Number of international regions | 2
East [Member] |
Business and Organization [Line Items] |
Number of dealerships | 36
West [Member] |
Business and Organization [Line Items] |
Number of dealerships | 75
U.S. |
Business and Organization [Line Items] |
Number of States in which Entity Operates | 14
U.K. |
Business and Organization [Line Items] |
Number of Towns in which Entity Operates | 20
Number of dealerships | 30
Brazil |
Business and Organization [Line Items] |
Number of States in which Entity Operates | 4
Number of dealerships | 18

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