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Foreign Exchange Risk, Maximum Exposure, Estimate

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Holdback Term

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Net Gain (Loss) on Real Estate and Dealership Transactions

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Number of dealerships.

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Number of franchises disposed.

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Number Of Franchises Terminated

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Amount after tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Amount of divestiture of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND OTHER DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details) R$ in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) dealership	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) franchise dealership	Jun. 30, 2022 BRL (R$)
Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Dispositions reduced goodwill			$ 17.0
Held-for-sale \| Brazil
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Net loss	$ (77.5)			$ 77.5
Estimated amount of currency translation loss recorded in AOCI	$ (118.3)
Foreign exchange risk exposure			70.0
Forecast \| Brazil \| General Representations and Warranties
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Holdback portion of consideration \| R$						R$ 115.0
Forecast \| Held-for-sale \| Brazil
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Consideration for disposal \| R$						R$ 510.0
Holdback portion of consideration		$ 24.2
Holdback term (years)		5 years
United States Segment \| Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Net pre-tax gain (loss) on dealership dispositions			$ 18.7		$ 1.0
Number of franchises disposed \| dealership			2		1
Number of franchises terminated \| franchise					1
Number of dealerships \| dealership			2		1
United Kingdom \| Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Number of dealerships \| dealership					1