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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) retail_Units | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) retail_Units | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) retail_Units
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | $ 127,183,000 | $ 125,576,000 | $ 163,619,000
Legal Costs |  |  | 1,700,000
EchoPark Capital Expenditures | 34,843,000 | 36,244,000 | 46,765,000
Franchised Dealerships Capital Expenditures | 92,340,000 | 89,332,000 | 116,854,000
EchoPark Interest Expense, Other, Net | 948,000 | 1,722,000 | 1,663,000
Franchised Segment Interest Expense, Other, Net | 40,624,000 | 51,231,000 | 52,396,000
Lease exit expense |  |  | 1,400,000
Gain on EchoPark Disposal | 5,200,000 |  |
Gain on Franchise Disposal | 4,000,000.0 | 76,000,000.0 | 38,900,000
Debt Extinguishment Costs |  |  | 7,200,000
Executive transition costs |  | 6,300,000 | 1,600,000
Franchised Dealerships Storm Damage Charges |  |  | 4,000,000.0
EchoPark Segment Assets | 478,869,000 | 244,054,000 |
Franchised Dealerships Segment Assets | 3,096,811,000 | 3,797,878,000 |
EchoPark Depreciation and Amortization | 11,094,000 | 10,533,000 | 7,774,000
Franchised Dealerships Depreciation and Amortization | 79,929,000 | 82,636,000 | 85,849,000
EchoPark Floorplan Exp | 3,162,000 | 3,464,000 | 2,272,000
Franchised Dealerships Floorplan Exp | $ 24,066,000 | $ 45,055,000 | $ 46,126,000
Segment Retail Units | retail_Units | 252,306 | 276,280 | 262,322
EchoPark Retail Units | retail_Units | 57,161 | 49,520 | 29,437
Franchised Dealerships Retail Units | retail_Units | 195,145 | 226,760 | 232,885
Segment Income | $ 235,253,000 | $ 220,413,000 | $ 104,826,000
EchoPark Segment Income | 4,078,000 | 9,146,000 | (52,587,000)
Franchised Dealerships Segment Income | 231,175,000 | 211,267,000 | 157,413,000
EchoPark Segment Revenue | 1,418,986,000 | 1,162,018,000 | 700,177,000
EchoPark F&I Revenue | 132,026,000 | 113,834,000 | 60,709,000
EchoPark Fixed Ops Revenue | 39,341,000 | 28,753,000 | 16,328,000
EchoPark Wholesale Revenue | 28,723,000 | 22,926,000 | 20,441,000
EchoPark Used Vehicle Revenue | 1,218,896,000 | 996,505,000 | 602,699,000
Franchised Dealerships Segment Revenue | 8,348,056,000 | 9,292,325,000 | 9,251,453,000
Franchised Dealerships F&I Revenue | 357,848,000 | 363,117,000 | 344,814,000
Franchised Dealerships Fixed Ops Revenue | 1,194,394,000 | 1,366,550,000 | 1,364,559,000
Franchised Dealerships New Vehicle Revenue | 4,281,223,000 | 4,889,171,000 | 4,974,097,000
Franchised Dealerships Used Vehicle Revenue | 2,345,936,000 | 2,493,467,000 | 2,370,799,000
Franchised Dealerships Wholesale Revenue | $ 168,655,000 | $ 180,020,000 | $ 197,184,000

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