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Business Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Revenues and Other Activities Associated with Disposed Dealerships Classified as Discontinued Operations | Revenues and other activities associated with disposed dealerships classified as discontinued operations were as follows:
|  |  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  |  | (In thousands) |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  | $ | (741 | ) |  | $ | (1,100 | ) |  | $ | (1,421 | )
Gain (loss) on disposal |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | - |
Lease exit accrual adjustments and charges |  |  |  | (1,207 | ) |  |  | (1,020 | ) |  |  | (1,462 | )
Pre-tax income (loss) |  |  | $ | (1,942 | ) |  | $ | (2,121 | ) |  | $ | (2,883 | )
Total revenues |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Revenues and Other Activities Associated with Disposed Dealerships That Remain in Continuing Operations | Revenues and other activities associated with disposed dealerships that remain in continuing operations were as follows:
|  |  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  |  | (In thousands) |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  | $ | (2,329 | ) |  | $ | (2,154 | ) |  | $ | (6,214 | )
Gain (loss) on disposal |  |  |  | 11,188 |  |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | 2,748 |
Property and equipment impairment charges |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (81 | ) |  |  | (6,584 | )
Pre-tax income (loss) |  |  | $ | 8,859 |  |  | $ | (2,282 | ) |  | $ | (10,050 | )
Total revenues |  |  | $ | 86,111 |  |  | $ | 127,337 |  |  | $ | 215,629 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65878427&loc=SL51721533-107759 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721665-107760 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721683-107760 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84176398&loc=SL51724579-110230 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5C -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721675-107760 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721663-107760 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84176398&loc=d3e2941-110230 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721673-107760 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721659-107760 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721671-107760 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5D -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721677-107760 + Details
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