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Segment Information - Reportable Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 3,111.4 | $ 3,118.3 | $ 3,005.7 | $ 2,808.4 | $ 2,908.8 | $ 2,889.1 | $ 2,943.5 | $ 2,860.0 |  | $ 12,043.8 | $ 11,601.4 | $ 11,123.7
Gross profit | 464.6 | 465.6 | 454.3 | 431.5 | 432.1 | 435.1 | 438.2 | $ 419.8 |  | 1,816.0 | 1,725.1 | 1,645.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,358.4 | 1,273.1 | 1,226.2
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71.6 | 67.1 | 57.9
Floorplan interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61.6 | 59.9 | 52.4
Other interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74.9 | 75.8 | 70.5
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 227.3 | 205.4 | 219.0
Real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92.5 | 31.4 | 110.4
Non-real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.3 | 109.6 | 105.4
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 191.8 | 141.0 | 215.8
Loss due to catastrophic events |  | 11.9 | 4.0 | $ 2.0 | 0.6 |  | 5.8 |  |  | 16.0 | 6.1 | 5.0
Asset impairments | $ 11.5 | $ 10.3 | $ 0.5 |  | 16.5 |  | 4.3 |  | $ 23.2 | 22.2 | 43.9 | 19.5
Decrease (increase) in accrual for capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.1 | 0.5 | 7.1
Non-cash capital accruals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.2 | 9.2 |
Gain on disposition on real estate and dealership transactions |  |  |  |  | $ (0.3) | 5.4 | 20.1 |  |  | 5.0 | 24.4 |
Gain on legal settlements |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.1 | $ 0.5 |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,184.2 | 8,723.3 | 8,680.6
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,494.8 | 1,391.3 | 1,365.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,075.6 | 982.1 | 984.0
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.4 | 52.9 | 48.3
Floorplan interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53.7 | 52.8 | 47.2
Other interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.5 | 68.1 | 66.5
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 227.9 | 192.1 | 206.6
Real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63.8 | 20.5 | 101.8
Non-real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70.7 | 80.2 | 84.3
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 134.5 | 100.7 | 186.1
Loss due to catastrophic events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.8 | 6.4 | 15.3
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.7 | 43.4 | 12.8
Gain on disposition on real estate and dealership transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.2 |
U.K. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,413.7 | 2,437.4 | 1,986.0
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 267.7 | 279.9 | 225.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236.9 | 240.4 | 191.6
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.6 | 12.6 | 8.2
Floorplan interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.7
Other interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.3 | 6.8 | 3.7
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5.3) | 13.3 | 17.1
Real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.7 | 5.0 | 1.7
Non-real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.9 | 27.5 | 20.9
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.6 | 32.5 | 22.6
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.0 | 0.5 |
Brazil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 445.9 | 440.7 | 457.2
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46.0 | 50.6 | 50.7
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5
Floorplan interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4
Other interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.6 | 0.0 | (4.7)
Real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.1 | 5.8 | 6.9
Non-real estate related capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.2
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.7 | 7.8 | 7.1
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.5 |  | $ 6.7
Gain on legal settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.7 |

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