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Credit Facilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract] |
CREDIT FACILITIES | CREDIT FACILITIES In the U.S., the Company has a $1.8 billion revolving syndicated credit arrangement that matures on June 17, 2021 and is comprised of 24 financial institutions, including six manufacturer-affiliated finance companies (“Revolving Credit Facility”), consisting of two tranches. The Company also has a $300.0 million floorplan financing arrangement (“FMCC Facility”) with Ford Motor Credit Company (“FMCC”) for financing of new Ford vehicles in the U.S. and other floorplan financing arrangements with several other automobile manufacturers for financing of a portion of its U.S. rental vehicle inventory. In the U.K., the Company has financing arrangements with BMW Financial Services NA, LLC (“BMWFS”), Volkswagen Finance, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (“TMCC”), FMCC and a third-party financial institution for financing of its new, used, and rental vehicles. In Brazil, the Company has financing arrangements for new, used, and rental vehicles with several financial institutions, most of which are manufacturer affiliated. Within the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, Floorplan notes payable - credit facility and other primarily reflects amounts payable for the purchase of specific new, used and rental vehicle inventory (with the exception of new and rental vehicle purchases financed through lenders affiliated with the respective manufacturer) whereby financing is provided by the Revolving Credit Facility. Floorplan notes payable - manufacturer affiliates reflects amounts related to the purchase of vehicles whereby financing is provided by the FMCC Facility, the financing of a portion of the Company’s rental vehicles in the U.S. (through lenders affiliated with the respective manufacturer), as well as the financing of new, used, and rental vehicles with manufacturer affiliates in both the U.K. and Brazil. Payments on the floorplan notes payable are generally due as the vehicles are sold. As a result, these obligations are reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as current liabilities. The outstanding balances under these financing arrangements were as follows (in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
Floorplan notes payable — credit facility and other |  |  |  |
New vehicles |  | $ | 1,063,710 |  |  | $ | 1,019,511 |
Used vehicles |  | 167,578 |  |  | 176,802 |
Rental vehicles |  | 20,114 |  |  | 23,530 |
Floorplan offset |  | (33,637 | ) |  | (86,547 | )
Total floorplan notes payable - credit facility |  | 1,217,765 |  |  | 1,133,296 |
Other floorplan notes payable |  | 41,050 |  |  | 20,852 |
Total floorplan notes payable - credit facility and other |  | $ | 1,258,815 |  |  | $ | 1,154,148 |
Floorplan notes payable — manufacturer affiliates |  |  |  |
FMCC Facility |  | $ | 160,786 |  |  | $ | 152,984 |
Floorplan offset |  | (100 | ) |  | (22,500 | )
Total FMCC Facility |  | 160,686 |  |  | 130,484 |
Foreign and rental vehicles |  | 257,138 |  |  | 244,199 |
Total floorplan notes payable — manufacturer affiliates |  | $ | 417,824 |  |  | $ | 374,683 |
Revolving Credit Facility The Revolving Credit Facility consists of two tranches, providing a maximum of $1.75 billion for U.S. vehicle inventory floorplan financing (“Floorplan Line”), as well as a maximum of $360.0 million and a minimum of $50.0 million for working capital and general corporate purposes, including acquisitions (“Acquisition Line”). The Acquisition Line is not due until maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility and is therefore, classified as long-term debt in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. See further discussion of the Acquisition Line in Note 13, “Long-Term Debt”. The capacity under these two tranches can be re-designated within the overall $1.8 billion commitment, subject to the aforementioned limits. Up to $125.0 million of the Acquisition Line can be borrowed in either euros or British pound sterling. The Revolving Credit Facility can be expanded to a maximum commitment of $2.1 billion, subject to participating lender approval. The Floorplan Line bears interest at rates equal to the LIBOR plus 125 basis points for new vehicle inventory and the LIBOR plus 150 basis points for used vehicle inventory. The Acquisition Line bears interest at the LIBOR plus 150 basis points plus a margin that ranges from zero to 100 basis points, depending on the Company’s total adjusted leverage ratio, for borrowings in U.S. dollars and a LIBOR equivalent plus 125 to 250 basis points, depending on the Company’s total adjusted leverage ratio, on borrowings in euros or British pound sterling. The Floorplan Line requires a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion. Amounts borrowed by the Company under the Floorplan Line for specific vehicle inventory are to be repaid upon the sale of the vehicle financed, and in no case is a borrowing for a vehicle to remain outstanding for greater than one year. The Acquisition Line also requires a commitment fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.45% per annum, depending on the Company’s total adjusted leverage ratio, based on a minimum commitment of $50.0 million less outstanding borrowings. In conjunction with the Revolving Credit Facility, the Company has $3.0 million of related unamortized costs as of December 31, 2018, which are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized over the term of the facility. After considering the outstanding balance of $1.2 billion at December 31, 2018, the Company had $247.6 million of available floorplan borrowing capacity under the Floorplan Line. Included in the $247.6 million available borrowings under the Floorplan Line was $33.6 million of immediately available funds. The weighted average interest rate on the Floorplan Line was 3.7% and 2.7% as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, excluding the impact of the Company’s interest rate derivative instruments. With regards to the Acquisition Line, there was $31.8 million borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and $27.0 million borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2017. The interest rate on the Acquisition Line was 2.47% and 2.25% as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. After considering $25.3 million of outstanding letters of credit and other factors included in the Company’s available borrowing base calculation, there was $277.6 million of available borrowing capacity under the Acquisition Line as of December 31, 2018. The amount of available borrowing capacity under the Acquisition Line is limited from time to time based upon certain debt covenants. All of the U.S. dealership-owning subsidiaries are co-borrowers under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility are secured by essentially all of the Company’s U.S. personal property (other than equity interests in dealership-owning subsidiaries), including all motor vehicle inventory and proceeds from the disposition of dealership-owning subsidiaries, excluding inventory financed directly with manufacturer-affiliates and other third-party financing institutions. The Revolving Credit Facility contains a number of significant covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to make disbursements outside of the ordinary course of business, dispose of assets, incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, make investments and engage in mergers or consolidations. The Company is also required to comply with specified financial tests and ratios defined in the Revolving Credit Facility, such as the fixed charge coverage and total adjusted leverage ratios. Further, the Revolving Credit Facility restricts the Company’s ability to make certain payments, such as dividends or other distributions of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or securities (“Restricted Payments”). The Restricted Payments cannot exceed the sum of $208.5 million plus (or minus if negative) (a) one-half of the aggregate consolidated net income for the period beginning on April 1, 2014 and ending on the date of determination and (b) the amount of net cash proceeds received from the sale of capital stock after June 2, 2014 and ending on the date of determination less (c) cash dividends and share repurchases after June 2, 2014 (“Credit Facility Restricted Payment Basket”). For purposes of the calculation of the Credit Facility Restricted Payment Basket, net income represents such amounts per the Consolidated Financial Statements adjusted to exclude the Company’s foreign operations, non-cash interest expense, non-cash asset impairment charges, and non-cash stock-based compensation. As of December 31, 2018, the Credit Facility Restricted Payment Basket totaled $72.4 million. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants and ratios under the Revolving Credit Facility. Ford Motor Credit Company Facility The FMCC Facility provides for the financing of, and is collateralized by, the Company’s Ford new vehicle inventory in the U.S., including affiliated brands. This arrangement provides for $300.0 million of floorplan financing and is an evergreen arrangement that may be canceled with 30 days’ notice by either party. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had an outstanding balance of $160.7 million under the FMCC Facility with an available floorplan borrowing capacity of $139.3 million. Included in the $139.3 million available borrowings under the FMCC Facility was $0.1 million of immediately available funds. This facility bears interest at a rate of Prime plus 150 basis points minus certain incentives. The interest rate on the FMCC Facility was 7.00% and 6.00% before considering the applicable incentives as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Other Credit Facilities The Company has credit facilities with BMWFS, Volkswagen Finance, TMCC, FMCC and a third-party financial institution for the financing of new, used and rental vehicle inventories related to its U.K. operations. These facilities are denominated in British pound sterling, are evergreen arrangements that may be canceled with notice by either party and bear interest at a base rate, plus a surcharge that varies based upon the type of vehicle being financed. As of December 31, 2018, borrowings outstanding under these facilities totaled $159.2 million. Annual interest rates charged on borrowings outstanding under these facilities, after the grace period of zero to 30 days, ranged from 2.17% to 3.42%. The Company has credit facilities with financial institutions in Brazil, most of which are affiliated with the manufacturers, for the financing of new, used and rental vehicle inventories related to its Brazilian operations. These facilities are denominated in Brazilian real and have renewal terms ranging from one month to twelve months. They may be canceled with notice by either party and bear interest at a benchmark rate, plus a surcharge that varies based upon the type of vehicle being financed. As of December 31, 2018, borrowings under these facilities totaled $22.9 million. Annual interest rates charged on borrowings outstanding under these facilities, after the grace period of zero to 90 days, ranged from 10.81% to 16.63%. Excluding rental vehicles financed through the Revolving Credit Facility, financing for U.S. rental vehicles is typically obtained directly from the automobile manufacturers. These financing arrangements generally require small monthly payments and mature in varying amounts over a period of two years. Rental vehicles are typically transferred to used vehicle inventory when they are removed from service and repayment of the borrowing is required at that time. As of December 31, 2018, borrowings outstanding under these rental vehicle facilities totaled $116.1 million, with interest rates that vary up to 6.75%.

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