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Inventories (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Inventories | Inventories consist of the following:
(In thousands) |  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
New vehicles |  | $ | 876,879 |  |  | $ | 866,442 |
Used vehicles |  |  | 187,325 |  |  |  | 175,957 |
Service loaners |  |  | 105,449 |  |  |  | 81,384 |
Parts and accessories |  |  | 58,677 |  |  |  | 53,723 |
Other |  |  | 321 |  |  |  | 460 |
Inventories |  | $ | 1,228,651 |  |  | $ | 1,177,966 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 2 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Article 5 + Details
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