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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND OTHER DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details) R$ in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2022 BRL (R$)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) dealership franchise	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) dealership	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Dispositions reduced goodwill		$ 2.1	$ 17.0
Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Goodwill		11.3		$ 13.4
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 term (years)	5 years
Held-for-sale \| 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
Discontinued Operations \| Brazil
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Other long-term assets		22.0		22.8
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$ 6.5		$ 7.8
U.S.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Number of franchise terminated \| franchise		1
U.S. \| 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		$ 1.9	$ 18.7
Number of dealerships \| dealership		1	2