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Note 15 - Acquisitions (Details) - Purchase Price Allocation (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 08, 2014	Nov. 03, 2014	Jan. 13, 2014	Oct. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jul. 29, 2013	May 06, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 265,145us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 215,464us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 198,257us-gaap_Goodwill
North Florida Truck Parts, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				1,048
Property, plant and equipment				448
Inventory				50
Accounts receivable				20
Total purchase price				1,566
House of Trucks, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					1,968
Property, plant and equipment					2,416
Prepaid expenses					6
Accrued expenses					(28)
Inventory					2,512
Total purchase price					6,874
CIT, Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill						46,384
Franchise rights						2,442
Property, plant and equipment						60,066
Prepaid expenses						750
Other						23
Accrued expenses						(1,325)
Inventory						31,048
Accounts receivable						7,175
Total purchase price						146,563
Prairie International Trucks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill							2,832
Property, plant and equipment							3,209
Prepaid expenses							(56)
Other							3
Accrued expenses							(23)
Inventory							2,174
Accounts receivable							1,401
Total purchase price							9,540
Transauthority, Inc., Transauthority Idealease, LLC and Transauthority Idealease-Tidewater, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill								7,798
Property, plant and equipment								26,829
Prepaid expenses								471
Other								66
Accrued expenses								(213)
Inventory								5,177
Accounts receivable								1,554
Total purchase price								41,682
Midwest Truck Sales [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill									5,624
Property, plant and equipment									4,333
Prepaid expenses									39
Other									53
Accrued expenses									(61)
Inventory									6,792
Total purchase price									16,780
Piedmont International Trucks, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment										1,485
Prepaid expenses										10
Accrued expenses										(76)
Inventory										1,720
Accounts receivable										364
Total purchase price										3,503
Acquisition of MVI Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			17,365
Property, plant and equipment			29,768
Prepaid expenses			488
Accrued expenses			(200)
Inventory			51,476
Accounts receivable			5,638
Total purchase price			$ 104,535