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FLOOR PLAN NOTES PAYABLE—NON-TRADE | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
FLOOR PLAN NOTES PAYABLE—NON-TRADE | FLOOR PLAN NOTES PAYABLE—NON-TRADE We consider floor plan notes payable to a party that is not affiliated with the entity from which we purchase our new vehicle inventory as floor plan notes payable—non-trade on our consolidated balance sheets. Floor plan notes payable—non-trade, net consisted of the following:
| As of December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023
| (In millions)
Floor plan notes payable—new non-trade | $ | 1,359.8 |  |  | $ | 1,328.1 |
Floor plan notes payable—used non-trade | 100.7 |  |  | 307.1 |
Floor plan notes payable offset account | (115.7) |  |  | (44.7) |
Total floor plan notes payable—non-trade, net | $ | 1,344.8 |  |  | $ | 1,590.6 |
2023 Senior Credit Facility On October 20, 2023, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a fourth amended and restated credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. ("Bank of America"), as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto (the "2023 Senior Credit Facility"). The 2023 Senior Credit Facility amended and restated the Company’s pre-existing third amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of September 25, 2019, among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, Bank of America, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. The 2023 Senior Credit Facility provides for the following, in each case subject to limitations on availability as set forth therein: •$500.0 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"); •$1.93 billion new vehicle revolving floorplan facility (the "New Vehicle Floorplan Facility"); and •$375.0 million used vehicle revolving floorplan facility (the "Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility"). Proceeds from borrowings under the 2023 Senior Credit Facility will be used, among other things, (i) to finance the purchase of new and used vehicles by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, (ii) for working capital needs of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, and (iii) for other general corporate purposes of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. Subject to compliance with certain conditions, the 2023 Senior Credit Facility provides that we have the ability, at our option and subject to the receipt of additional commitments from existing or new lenders, to increase the size of the facilities by up to $750.0 million in the aggregate. We have the ability to convert a portion of our availability under the Revolving Credit Facility to the New Vehicle Floor Plan Facility or the Used Vehicle Floor Plan Facility. The maximum amount we are allowed to convert is determined based on our aggregate revolving commitment under the Revolving Credit Facility, less $50.0 million. In addition, we are able to convert any amounts moved to the New Vehicle Floor Plan Facility or Used Vehicle Floor Plan Facility back to the Revolving Credit Facility. In connection with the New Vehicle Floor Plan Facility, we continue to maintain an offset account with Bank of America that allows us to transfer cash as an offset to floor plan notes payable. These transfers reduce the amount of outstanding new vehicle floor plan notes payable that would otherwise accrue interest, while retaining the ability to transfer amounts from the offset account into our operating cash accounts within one to two days. As a result of the use of our floor plan offset account, we experienced a reduction in floor plan interest expense in our consolidated statements of income. Borrowings outstanding under the 2023 Senior Credit Facility bear interest, at the option of the Company, based on Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the 2023 Senior Credit Facility) or the Base Rate, in each case plus an Applicable Rate. The Base Rate is the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the 2023 Senior Credit Agreement) plus 0.50%, (ii) the Bank of America prime rate, and (iii) Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.00% and (iv) 1.00%. Applicable Rate means with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, a range from 1.00% to 2.00% for Daily Simple SOFR loans and 0.15% to 1.00% for Base Rate loans, in each case based on the Company's consolidated total lease adjusted leverage ratio. Borrowings under the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility bear interest, at the option of the Company, based on Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.10%, or the Base Rate plus 0.10%. Borrowings under the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility bear interest, at the option of the Company, based on Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.40% or the Base Rate plus 0.40%. In addition to the payment of interest on borrowings outstanding under the 2023 Senior Credit Facility, we are required to pay a quarterly commitment fee on total unused commitments thereunder. The fee for unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility is between 0.15% and 0.40% per year, based on the Company's total lease adjusted leverage ratio, and the fee for unused commitments under the New Vehicle Facility Floor Plan and the Used Vehicle Facility Floor Plan Facility is 0.15% per year. The 2023 Senior Credit Facility matures, and all amounts outstanding thereunder will be due and payable, on October 20, 2028. The representations and covenants contained in the 2023 Senior Credit Agreement are customary for financing transactions of this nature, including, among others, a requirement to comply with a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum consolidated total lease adjusted leverage ratio, in each case as set out in the 2023 Senior Credit Agreement. In addition, certain other covenants could restrict the Company's ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends or acquire or dispose of assets. The 2023 Senior Credit Agreement also provides for events of default that are customary for financing transactions of this nature, including cross-defaults to other material indebtedness. In certain instances, an event of default under either the Revolving Credit Facility or the Used Vehicle Floorplan Facility could be, or result in, an event of default under the New Vehicle Floorplan Facility, and vice versa. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Company could be required to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under the applicable facility. See the "Representations and Covenants" section below under our "Long-Term Debt" footnote for a description of the representations, covenants and events of default contained in the 2023 Senior Credit Facility. In addition to our new and used vehicle floor plan facilities, we have loaner vehicle floor plan facilities with Bank of America and certain original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"). Loaner vehicles notes payable related to Bank of America was $56.7 million as of December 31, 2024 and $127.2 million as of December 31, 2023. Loaner vehicles notes payable related to OEMs as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $161.5 million and $111.9 million, respectively.

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