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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Accounting standards define fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value and also establishes the following three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
•Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
•Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations or other inputs that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
•Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Contracts-In-Transit and Vehicle Receivables, Accounts and Notes Receivable, Accounts Payable, Variable Rate Long-Term Debt and Floorplan Notes Payable
The fair values of these financial instruments approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments and/or the existence of variable interest rates.
The Company periodically invests in demand notes with manufacturer-affiliated finance companies that bear interest at a variable rate determined by the manufacturer and represent unsecured, unsubordinated and unguaranteed debt obligations of the manufacturer. The instruments are redeemable on demand by the Company and therefore the Company has classified these instruments as Cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the carrying value of these instruments was $0.6 million and $60.0 million, respectively. The Company determined that the valuation measurement inputs of these instruments include inputs other than quoted market prices, that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable data by correlation. Accordingly, the Company has classified these instruments within Level 2 of the hierarchy framework.
Fixed Rate Long-Term Debt
The Company estimates the fair value of its $750.0 million 4.00% Senior Notes due August 2028 (“4.00% Senior Notes”) using quoted prices for the identical liability (Level 1) and estimates the fair value of its fixed-rate mortgage facilities using a present value technique based on current market interest rates for similar types of financial instruments (Level 2). Refer to Note 14. Debt for further discussion of the Company’s long-term debt arrangements. The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s 4.00% Senior Notes and fixed-rate mortgages were as follows (in millions):
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
Carrying Value (1)
Fair Value
4.00% Senior Notes
$750.0 $748.4 $550.0 $567.0 
Real estate related81.3 78.7 84.3 77.0 
Total$831.3 $827.1 $634.3 $644.0 
(1) Carrying value excludes unamortized debt issuance costs.
On October 21, 2021, the Company issued an additional $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.00% Senior Notes due 2028. Refer to Note 14. Debt for further discussion of the Company’s long-term debt arrangements.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company holds the majority of its interest rate swaps to hedge against variability of interest payments indexed to LIBOR and SOFR. The Company’s interest rate swaps are measured at fair value utilizing a one-month LIBOR or SOFR forward yield curve matched to the identical maturity term of the instrument being measured. Observable inputs utilized in the income approach valuation technique incorporate identical contractual notional amounts, fixed coupon rates, periodic terms for interest payments and contract maturity. The fair value of the interest rate swaps also considers the credit risk of the Company for instruments in a liability position or the counterparty for instruments in an asset position. The credit risk is calculated using the spread between the one-month LIBOR or SOFR yield curve and the relevant interest rate according to rating agencies. The inputs to the fair value measurements reflect Level 2 of the hierarchy framework.
Assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s interest rate swaps, as reflected gross in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were as follows (in millions):
 December 31,
20212020
Assets:
Other current assets$— $1.9 
Other long-term assets13.8 0.3 
Total assets$13.8 $2.3 
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities $0.1 $4.2 
Long-term interest rate swap liabilities11.1 40.6 
Total liabilities$11.2 $44.8 
Interest Rate Swaps De-designated as Cash Flow Hedges
All interest rate swaps had previously been designated as cash flow hedges. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company de-designated eight interest rate swaps, with aggregate notional value of $425.0 million and a weighted average interest rate of 1.7%, due to the continued decline in the net floorplan liability balance as a result of decreased vehicle inventory levels. Of the eight swaps de-designated during the year, five expired and three were terminated as of December 31, 2021. The realized and unrealized gains or losses on the de-designated swaps for each period after de-designation were recognized within income as Floorplan interest expense in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.                                  
The Company reclassified the entire previously deferred loss associated with the de-designated interest rate swaps of $6.1 million, net of tax of $1.9 million, from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income as an adjustment to Floorplan interest expense, as the remaining forecasted hedged transactions associated with these interest rate swaps were probable of not occurring due to reduced inventory levels described above. The Company recorded mark-to-market gains of $3.1 million and realized losses of $6.5 million associated with these interest rates swaps within Floorplan interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Interest Rate Swaps Designated as Cash Flow Hedges
Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges and the related gains or losses are deferred in stockholders’ equity as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred gains or losses are recognized in income in the period in which the related items being hedged are recognized in expense. Monthly contractual settlements of the positions are recognized as Floorplan interest expense or Other interest expense, net, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Gains or losses for periods where future forecasted hedged transactions are deemed probable of not occurring are reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income as Floorplan interest expense. Amounts reclassified related to the portion of forecasted transactions deemed probable of not occurring were immaterial for the year ended December 31, 2021.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company held 37 interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges with a total notional value of $774.0 million that fixed its underlying one-month LIBOR or SOFR at a weighted average rate of 1.3%. The Company also held 4 interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges with forward start dates beginning January 2022, that had an aggregate notional value of $200.0 million and a weighted average interest rate of 1.2% as of December 31, 2021. The maturity dates of the Company’s designated interest rate swaps dates range between January 2024 and December 2031.
The following tables present the impact of the Company’s interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges (in millions):
 Amount of Unrealized Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Years Ended December 31,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship202120202019
Interest rate swaps$22.6 $(36.7)$(13.3)
 Amount of Loss Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into Statements of Operations
Statement of Operations ClassificationYears Ended December 31,
202120202019
Floorplan interest expense, net$(3.7)$(7.9)$(0.4)
Other interest expense, net$(4.1)$(2.9)$0.1 
The amount of loss expected to be reclassified out of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings as an offset to Floorplan interest expense or Other interest expense, net in the next twelve months is $7.9 million.