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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000110465913016197 Filed on February 28, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$2.858B	$2.833B	$2.767B
YoY Change	7.05%	7.7%	6.27%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.162B	$2.438B	$2.374B
YoY Change	-4.04%	9.9%	8.47%
Gross Profit	$440.5M	$449.9M	$445.3M
YoY Change	5.66%	9.21%	7.25%
Gross Profit Margin	15.41%	15.89%	16.09%
Selling, General & Admin	$313.0M	$369.8M	$374.3M
YoY Change	-7.83%	10.22%	10.84%
% of Gross Profit	71.06%	82.18%	84.05%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$11.00M	$12.43M	$11.90M
YoY Change	-1.79%	6.21%	6.25%
% of Gross Profit	2.5%	2.76%	2.67%
Operating Expenses	$323.6M	$369.8M	$386.3M
YoY Change	-7.78%	6.72%	10.69%
Operating Profit	$116.9M	$78.55M	$59.00M
YoY Change	77.11%	19.93%	-10.87%
Interest Expense	-$9.500M	-$8.400M	-$9.500M
YoY Change	-29.1%	-45.1%	-47.51%
% of Operating Profit	-8.13%	-10.69%	-16.1%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$61.00M	$70.19M	$60.20M
YoY Change	15.97%	39.81%	24.64%
Income Tax	$20.50M	$13.25M	$20.50M
% Of Pretax Income	33.61%	18.87%	34.05%
Net Earnings	$47.69M	$55.71M	$39.56M
YoY Change	67.32%	85.69%	34.56%
Net Earnings / Revenue	1.67%	1.97%	1.43%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.61
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.53	$0.61	$0.43
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		91.39M shares	92.51M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		91.43M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$27.00M	$8.000M	$3.000M
YoY Change	35.0%	33.33%	-83.33%
Cash & Equivalents	$26.80M	$9.899M	$3.000M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$72.98M	$143.0M	$149.0M
YoY Change	-63.69%	30.0%	39.25%
Inventory	$1.535B	$1.482B	$1.456B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$430.0M	$385.0M	$366.0M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.224B	$2.017B	$1.974B
YoY Change	8.67%	4.94%	7.28%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$839.6M	$821.0M	$776.0M
YoY Change	17.27%	12.16%	9.6%
Goodwill	$889.9M
YoY Change	12.47%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$298.6M	$294.0M	$288.0M
YoY Change	3.69%	1.03%	2.49%
Other Assets	$13.48M	$15.00M	$15.00M
YoY Change	-10.13%	7.14%	0.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.275B	$2.278B	$2.113B
YoY Change	12.45%	10.91%	5.7%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$2.224B	$2.017B	$1.974B
Total Long-Term Assets	$2.275B	$2.278B	$2.113B
Total Assets	$4.499B	$4.295B	$4.087B
YoY Change	10.55%	8.02%	6.46%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$214.9M	$227.0M	$216.0M
YoY Change	-14.73%	7.58%	2.86%
Accrued Expenses	$195.1M	$247.0M	$232.0M
YoY Change	-3.41%	6.93%	5.94%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$1.635B	$1.500B	$1.417B
YoY Change	16.04%	8.54%	7.51%
Long-Term Debt Due	$3.414M	$10.00M	$10.00M
YoY Change	-68.96%	-33.33%	-41.18%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.152B	$2.018B	$1.928B
YoY Change	9.72%	9.67%	9.36%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$846.8M	$842.0M	$707.0M
YoY Change	10.11%	0.48%	-16.23%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$145.7M	$139.0M	$162.0M
YoY Change	26.66%	23.01%	47.27%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$992.4M	$981.0M	$869.0M
YoY Change	12.27%	3.15%	-8.91%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$2.152B	$2.018B	$1.928B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$992.4M	$981.0M	$869.0M
Total Liabilities	$3.350B	$3.187B	$2.971B
YoY Change	10.63%	7.78%	3.12%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$467.0M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$702.3M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.145B	$1.108B	$1.116B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.499B	$4.295B	$4.087B
YoY Change	10.55%	8.02%	6.46%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$47.69M	$55.71M	$39.56M
YoY Change	67.32%	85.69%	34.56%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$11.00M	$12.43M	$11.90M
YoY Change	-1.79%	6.21%	6.25%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$78.00M	$124.0M	$3.400M
YoY Change	-208.03%	133.96%	-69.64%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$52.20M	-$28.40M	-$30.60M
YoY Change	170.47%	39.22%	73.86%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$42.50M	-$217.9M	$44.50M
YoY Change	4150.0%	9373.91%	417.44%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$9.600M	-$246.2M	$13.80M
YoY Change	-47.25%	979.82%	-253.33%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	106.7M	124.6M	-50.40M
YoY Change	-331.96%	-409.18%	500.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-78.00M	124.0M	3.400M
Cash From Investing Activities	-9.600M	-246.2M	13.80M
Cash From Financing Activities	106.7M	124.6M	-50.40M
Net Change In Cash	19.10M	2.400M	-33.20M
YoY Change	138.75%	-123.76%	435.48%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$78.00M	$124.0M	$3.400M
Capital Expenditures	-$52.20M	-$28.40M	-$30.60M
Free Cash Flow	-$25.80M	$152.4M	$34.00M
YoY Change	-128.2%	107.63%	18.06%

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CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	14139000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	20569000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	63441000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	122195000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-12848000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	109347000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1066000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	97559000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-4531000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-70546000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	207993000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	21992000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	44263000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-8097000	USD
CY2011	pag	Net Borrowings Repayments Of Floor Plan Notes Payable Non Trade NetBorrowingsRepaymentsOfFloorPlanNotesPayableNonTrade	202938000	USD
CY2011	pag	Proceeds From Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt And Long Term Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebtAndLongTermLinesOfCredit	162218000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Convertible Debt RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt	87278000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	43753000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-361212000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-2865000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	232106000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	131971000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	133268000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	32595000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	90086000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	73253000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	8550000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	41505000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	9829000	USD
CY2012	pag	Net Borrowings Repayments Of Floor Plan Notes Payable Non Trade NetBorrowingsRepaymentsOfFloorPlanNotesPayableNonTrade	65329000	USD
CY2012	pag	Proceeds From Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt And Long Term Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebtAndLongTermLinesOfCredit	-27634000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Convertible Debt RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt	62687000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Subordinated Debt RepaymentsOfSubordinatedDebt	390755000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Subordinated Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSubordinatedLongTermDebt	550000000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-8778000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	250170000	USD
CY2012	pag	Proceeds From Sale Leaseback Transactions ProceedsFromSaleLeasebackTransactions	1584000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	161286000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Productive Assets PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets	74900000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	22232000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-13822000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-83310000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Convertible Debt RepaymentsOfConvertibleDebt	156604000	USD
CY2010	pag	Proceeds From Repayments Of Other Long Term Debt And Long Term Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfOtherLongTermDebtAndLongTermLinesOfCredit	-14369000	USD
CY2010	pag	Net Borrowings Repayments Of Floor Plan Notes Payable Non Trade NetBorrowingsRepaymentsOfFloorPlanNotesPayableNonTrade	64036000	USD
CY2011	pag	Proceeds From Exercises Of Options Including Excess Tax Benefit ProceedsFromExercisesOfOptionsIncludingExcessTaxBenefit	3370000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	751000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	1932000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Discontinued Operations CashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations	-11602000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	18248000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	2201000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	9426000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	81859000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	47006000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	493859000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	3156390000	USD
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	49612000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	503642000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	3306021000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	41031000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	41313000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	500334000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	3329854000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	48599000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	49236000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	515113000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	3371252000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	2669440000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	33927000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	33997000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	426079000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	39560000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	40059000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	445304000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	2767068000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	55707000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	56045000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	449946000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	2832517000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	47687000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	48157000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Gross Profit GrossProfit	440493000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Net SalesRevenueNet	2858467000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Gross Profit Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationGrossProfitLoss	1897310000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Revenue EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue	6043432000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Net Income Loss EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss	284228000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentAssets	1129698000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentAssets	8139122000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAssets	9268820000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Current Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCurrentLiabilities	866219000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Noncurrent Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNoncurrentLiabilities	6475453000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Equity EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationEquity	1927148000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liabilities And Equity EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationLiabilitiesAndEquity	9268820000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.019	pure
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Debt Weighted Average Interest Rate DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	0.026	pure
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	19493000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	32928000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	244028000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	16477000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	34677000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	589914000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1347895000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1151751000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Rent Current And Noncurrent AccruedRentCurrentAndNoncurrent	4800000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	180553000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	178187000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	177785000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	177346000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	176696000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	3941993000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	4832560000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	173280000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	165346000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	157768000	USD
CY2012	pag	Property Lease Guarantee Rent Paid By Tenants PropertyLeaseGuaranteeRentPaidByTenants	11545000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	10592000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-130000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-24191000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-6833000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	1634000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in"><b><i><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Estimates</font></i></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accounts requiring the use of significant estimates include accounts receivable, inventories, income taxes, intangible assets and certain reserves.</font></p></div>
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CY2010	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	64968000	USD
CY2011Q4	pag	Sales Commission Chargeback Reserve SalesCommissionChargebackReserve	21037000	USD
CY2012Q4	pag	Sales Commission Chargeback Reserve SalesCommissionChargebackReserve	23437000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Derivatives Methods Of Accounting Hedging Derivatives DerivativesMethodsOfAccountingHedgingDerivatives	<div style='font-size:10.0pt;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;'> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in"><b><i><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Hedging</font></i></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.15in"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Generally accepted accounting principles relating to derivative instruments and hedging activities require all derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. These accounting principles also define requirements for designation and documentation of hedging relationships, as well as ongoing effectiveness assessments, which must be met in order to qualify for hedge accounting. For a derivative that does not qualify as a hedge, changes in fair value are recorded in earnings immediately. If the derivative is designated in a fair-value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and the hedged item are recorded in earnings. If the derivative is designated as a cash-flow hedge, effective changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a separate component of equity, and recorded in the income statement only when the hedged item affects earnings. Changes in the fair value of the derivative attributable to hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in earnings immediately.</font></p></div>
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CY2012Q4	pag	Number Of Owned And Operated Franchises In Domestic Country NumberOfOwnedAndOperatedFranchisesInDomesticCountry	173	item
CY2012Q4	pag	Number Of Owned And Operated Franchises In Foreign Countries NumberOfOwnedAndOperatedFranchisesInForeignCountries	171	item
CY2012Q4	pag	Receivables From Manufacturer ReceivablesFromManufacturer	125626000	USD
CY2011Q4	pag	Receivables From Manufacturer ReceivablesFromManufacturer	106127000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	13690000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	11847000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cooperative Advertising Amount CooperativeAdvertisingAmount	11781000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cooperative Advertising Amount CooperativeAdvertisingAmount	10067000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cooperative Advertising Amount CooperativeAdvertisingAmount	8671000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	26890000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Concentration Of Risk Retained Interest FairValueConcentrationOfRiskRetainedInterest	25884000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Concentration Of Risk Retained Interest FairValueConcentrationOfRiskRetainedInterest	20129000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	91154000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	92018000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	24000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	120000	shares
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CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	90342000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	91274000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	92091000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	1141742000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	349516000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-17038000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	1181000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	3526000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	11033000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	70082000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	11835000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	4941000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	24503000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	34237000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	74470000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1380000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	83838000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	3151000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	15905000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	3657000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	863000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	2295000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	27500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	35727000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	5932000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	14621000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	21355000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5455000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	904000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12087000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	47187000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	59849000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Period Increase Decrease UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	16000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	101146000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	7071000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	14053000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	541000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-11775000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	-1366000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	-746000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	94330000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	86750000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1891000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-967000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies	-16061000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	77000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	14335000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	64973000	USD
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