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Segment Information Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | Reportable segment revenue, gross profit, SG&A, depreciation and amortization expense, asset impairment, floorplan interest expense, other interest expense, benefit (provision) for income taxes, net income (loss) and capital expenditures were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
| Year Ended December 31, 2017 |
| U.S. |  | U.K. |  | Brazil |  | Total |
| (In thousands) |
New vehicle retail sales | $ | 4,768,864 |  |  | $ | 1,092,612 |  |  | $ | 296,055 |  |  | $ | 6,157,531 |  |
Used vehicle retail sales | 2,160,699 |  |  | 546,266 |  |  | 92,021 |  |  | 2,798,986 |  |
Used vehicle wholesale sales | 250,668 |  |  | 136,847 |  |  | 12,655 |  |  | 400,170 |  |
Parts and service | 1,124,380 |  |  | 165,755 |  |  | 47,897 |  |  | 1,338,032 |  |
Finance, insurance and other, net | 375,954 |  |  | 44,523 |  |  | 8,525 |  |  | 429,002 |  |
Total revenues | 8,680,565 |  | (1) | 1,986,003 |  |  | 457,153 |  |  | 11,123,721 |  |
Gross profit | 1,365,314 |  |  | 225,253 |  |  | 54,942 |  |  | 1,645,509 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense | 983,974 |  | (2) | 191,570 |  |  | 50,651 |  |  | 1,226,195 |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 48,285 |  |  | 8,198 |  |  | 1,453 |  |  | 57,936 |  |
Asset impairment | 12,762 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,744 |  |  | 19,506 |  |
Floorplan interest expense | (47,221 | ) |  | (4,727 | ) |  | (424 | ) |  | (52,372 | ) |
Other interest expense, net | (66,493 | ) |  | (3,664 | ) |  | (340 | ) |  | (70,497 | ) |
Income (loss) before income taxes | 206,579 |  |  | 17,094 |  |  | (4,670 | ) |  | 219,003 |  |
(Provision) benefit for income taxes | (5,679 | ) | (3) | (2,142 | ) |  | 2,260 |  |  | (5,561 | ) |
Net income (loss) | 200,900 |  | (4) | 14,952 |  |  | (2,410 | ) | (5) | 213,442 |  |
Capital expenditures | $ | 77,477 |  |  | $ | 19,944 |  |  | $ | 880 |  |  | $ | 98,301 |  |
(1) Includes the impact of chargeback reserves for finance and insurance revenues associated with catastrophic events of $6.6 million. (2) Includes the following, pre-tax: gain on OEM settlement of $1.8 million and loss due to catastrophic events of $8.8 million. (3) Includes a tax benefit of $73.0 million associated with a reduction in the corporate income tax rate enacted in the Tax Act. (4) Includes the after-tax impact of the items noted above and the after-tax non-cash asset impairment charges of $8.0 million. (5) Includes after-tax non-cash asset impairment charges of $4.4 million.
| Year Ended December 31, 2016 |
| U.S. |  | U.K. |  | Brazil |  | Total |
| (In thousands) |
New vehicle retail sales | $ | 4,766,047 |  |  | $ | 987,538 |  |  | $ | 292,490 |  |  | $ | 6,046,075 |  |
Used vehicle retail sales | 2,242,508 |  |  | 434,203 |  |  | 81,002 |  |  | 2,757,713 |  |
Used vehicle wholesale sales | 276,710 |  |  | 121,747 |  |  | 3,406 |  |  | 401,863 |  |
Parts and service | 1,071,651 |  |  | 143,362 |  |  | 46,294 |  |  | 1,261,307 |  |
Finance, insurance and other, net | 377,756 |  |  | 36,305 |  |  | 6,593 |  |  | 420,654 |  |
Total revenues | 8,734,672 |  |  | 1,723,155 |  |  | 429,785 |  |  | 10,887,612 |  |
Gross profit | 1,355,349 |  |  | 192,982 |  |  | 46,738 |  |  | 1,595,069 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense | 965,139 |  | (1) | 158,636 |  |  | 46,988 |  | (3) | 1,170,763 |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 43,472 |  |  | 6,594 |  |  | 1,168 |  |  | 51,234 |  |
Asset impairment | 21,794 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 10,843 |  |  | 32,838 |  |
Floorplan interest expense | (40,444 | ) |  | (4,222 | ) |  | (261 | ) |  | (44,927 | ) |
Other interest expense, net | (62,320 | ) |  | (5,197 | ) |  | (419 | ) |  | (67,936 | ) |
Income (loss) before income taxes | 222,180 |  |  | 18,132 |  |  | (12,941 | ) |  | 227,371 |  |
(Provision) benefit for income taxes | (82,541 | ) |  | (3,697 | ) |  | 5,932 |  |  | (80,306 | ) |
Net income (loss) | 139,639 |  | (2) | 14,435 |  |  | (7,009 | ) | (4) | 147,065 |  |
Capital expenditures | $ | 86,692 |  |  | $ | 12,602 |  |  | $ | 1,312 |  |  | $ | 100,606 |  |
(1) Includes the following, pre-tax: gain on OEM settlement of $11.7 million, loss due to catastrophic events of $5.9 million, a net gain on real estate and dealership transactions of $2.7 million, and severance costs of $1.8 million. (2) Includes the following, after tax: non-cash asset impairment charges of $13.5 million, gain on OEM settlement of $7.3 million, loss due to catastrophic events of $3.7 million, net gain on real estate and dealership transactions of $1.7 million, and severance costs of $1.2 million. (3) Includes pre-tax loss on real estate and dealership transactions of $0.8 million. (4) Includes after-tax non-cash asset impairment charges of $6.9 million and a foreign deferred income tax benefit of $1.7 million.
| Year Ended December 31, 2015 |
| U.S. |  | U.K. |  | Brazil |  | Total |
| (In thousands) |
New vehicle retail sales | $ | 4,989,290 |  |  | $ | 641,888 |  |  | $ | 370,128 |  |  | $ | 6,001,306 |  |
Used vehicle retail sales | 2,204,728 |  |  | 351,311 |  |  | 82,930 |  |  | 2,638,969 |  |
Used vehicle wholesale sales | 289,580 |  |  | 100,706 |  |  | 6,965 |  |  | 397,251 |  |
Parts and service | 1,032,960 |  |  | 102,183 |  |  | 51,050 |  |  | 1,186,193 |  |
Finance, insurance and other, net | 377,432 |  |  | 24,117 |  |  | 7,237 |  |  | 408,786 |  |
Total revenues | 8,893,990 |  |  | 1,220,205 |  |  | 518,310 |  |  | 10,632,505 |  |
Gross profit | 1,338,947 |  |  | 137,646 |  |  | 57,379 |  |  | 1,533,972 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense | 958,608 |  | (1) | 108,719 |  |  | 53,506 |  |  | 1,120,833 |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 41,220 |  |  | 4,307 |  |  | 1,712 |  |  | 47,239 |  |
Asset impairment | 18,983 |  |  | 330 |  |  | 68,249 |  |  | 87,562 |  |
Floorplan interest expense | (36,062 | ) |  | (2,276 | ) |  | (926 | ) |  | (39,264 | ) |
Other interest expense, net | (52,277 | ) |  | (3,135 | ) |  | (1,491 | ) |  | (56,903 | ) |
Income before income taxes | 231,797 |  |  | 18,879 |  |  | (68,505 | ) |  | 182,171 |  |
(Provision) benefit for income taxes | (89,433 | ) |  | (3,655 | ) |  | 4,916 |  |  | (88,172 | ) |
Net income (loss) | 142,364 |  | (2) | 15,224 |  |  | (63,589 | ) | (3) | 93,999 |  |
Capital expenditures | $ | 97,504 |  |  | $ | 9,395 |  |  | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 107,232 |  |
(1) Includes the following, pre-tax: loss due to catastrophic events of $1.6 million, a net gain on real estate and dealership transactions of $8.9 million, and legal items of $1.0 million. (2) Includes the following, after tax: loss due to catastrophic events of $1.0 million, net gain on real estate and dealership transactions of $5.5 million, and non-cash asset impairment charges of $12.0 million. (3) Includes after-tax non-cash asset impairment charges of $62.4 million.
Schedule of Segment Reporting, by Segment, Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | oodwill and intangible franchise rights and total assets by reportable segment were as follows:
|  | As of December 31, 2017
|  | U.S. |  | U.K. |  | Brazil |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Goodwill and intangible franchise rights |  | $ | 1,091,248 |  |  | $ | 94,517 |  |  | $ | 12,901 |  |  | $ | 1,198,666 |
Total assets |  | $ | 4,087,039 |  |  | $ | 654,154 |  |  | $ | 129,872 |  |  | $ | 4,871,065 |
|  | As of December 31, 2016
|  | U.S. |  | U.K. |  | Brazil |  | Total
|  | (In thousands)
Goodwill and intangible franchise rights |  | $ | 1,066,469 |  |  | $ | 74,391 |  |  | $ | 20,779 |  |  | $ | 1,161,639 |
Total assets |  | $ | 3,855,701 |  |  | $ | 482,937 |  |  | $ | 123,265 |  |  | $ | 4,461,903 |

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