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Segment Information (Tables) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Total capital expenditures | $ 298,200,000 | $ 127,200,000 | $ 125,600,000
EchoPark Capital Expenditures | 93,600,000 | 34,900,000 | 36,300,000
Franchised Dealerships Capital Expenditures | 204,600,000 | 92,300,000 | 89,300,000
EchoPark Interest Expense, Other, Net | 1,700,000 | 900,000 | 1,800,000
Franchised Segment Interest Expense, Other, Net | 46,300,000 | 40,700,000 | 51,200,000
Gain on EchoPark Disposal |  | 5,200,000 |
Gain on Franchise Disposal | 1,800,000 | 4,000,000 | 76,000,000
Debt Extinguishment Costs | 15,500,000 |  | 7,200,000
Executive transition costs |  |  | 6,300,000
EchoPark Segment Assets | 740,600,000 | 478,900,000 |
Franchised Dealerships Segment Assets | 3,934,900,000 | 3,096,800,000 |
EchoPark Depreciation and Amortization | 16,300,000 | 11,100,000 | 10,500,000
Franchised Dealerships Depreciation and Amortization | 84,800,000 | 79,900,000 | 82,600,000
EchoPark Floorplan Exp | 4,900,000 | 3,200,000 | 3,500,000
Franchised Dealerships Floorplan Exp | 11,800,000 | 24,000,000.0 | 45,000,000.0
Segment Income | 458,300,000 | 235,200,000 | 220,400,000
EchoPark Segment Income | (72,000,000.0) | 4,000,000.0 | 9,100,000
Franchised Dealerships Segment Income | 530,300,000 | 231,200,000 | 211,300,000
EchoPark Segment Revenue | 2,345,300,000 | 1,419,000,000 | 1,162,000,000
EchoPark F&I Revenue | 193,700,000 | 132,100,000 | 113,800,000
EchoPark Wholesale Revenue | 110,000,000.0 | 28,700,000 | 22,900,000
EchoPark Used Vehicle Revenue | 2,032,600,000 | 1,258,200,000 | 1,025,300,000
Franchised Dealerships Segment Revenue | 10,051,100,000 | 8,348,000,000 | 9,292,300,000
Franchised Dealerships F&I Revenue | 443,500,000 | 357,800,000 | 363,100,000
Franchised Dealerships Fixed Ops Revenue | 1,340,400,000 | 1,194,400,000 | 1,366,500,000
Franchised Dealerships New Vehicle Revenue | 5,109,000,000 | 4,281,200,000 | 4,889,200,000
Franchised Dealerships Used Vehicle Revenue | 2,901,000,000 | 2,345,900,000 | 2,493,500,000
Franchised Dealerships Wholesale Revenue | $ 257,200,000 | $ 168,700,000 | $ 180,000,000.0

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