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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND OTHER DIVESTITURES - Narrative (Details) R$ in Millions, $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2022 BRL (R$)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) franchise dealership	Sep. 30, 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		$ 44.7	$ 36.9
Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Goodwill		8.3		$ 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 (in 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		19.8		22.8
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		3.9		$ 7.8
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		$ 18.1	$ 31.3
Number of dealerships \| dealership		9	5
Number of franchise terminated \| franchise		2
U.K. \| Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Number of dealerships \| dealership			1