$RUSHA
RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\ Stock $rusha

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2018 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000143774920003589 Filed on February 26, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
Revenue	$1.540B	$1.376B	$1.349B
YoY Change	27.51%	9.44%	12.07%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.282B	$1.127B	$1.105B
YoY Change	28.78%	8.64%	11.16%
Gross Profit	$258.8M	$249.1M	$243.4M
YoY Change	21.57%	13.18%	16.41%
Gross Profit Margin	16.8%	18.1%	18.04%
Selling, General & Admin	$177.5M	$177.4M	$178.7M
YoY Change	9.57%	11.38%	12.11%
% of Gross Profit	68.58%	71.23%	73.41%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$42.50M	$41.60M	$49.90M
YoY Change	3.91%	5.58%	27.95%
% of Gross Profit	16.42%	16.7%	20.5%
Operating Expenses	$190.6M	$177.4M	$178.7M
YoY Change	9.1%	11.38%	12.11%
Operating Profit	$68.39M	$58.65M	$43.43M
YoY Change	79.89%	21.09%	16.09%
Interest Expense	-$6.400M	$4.468M	$4.494M
YoY Change	77.78%	44.08%	59.14%
% of Operating Profit	-9.36%	7.62%	10.35%
Other Income/Expense, Net		$0.00
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$61.97M	$54.18M	$38.93M
YoY Change	80.03%	19.51%	12.58%
Income Tax	$15.00M	$12.52M	$9.543M
% Of Pretax Income	24.2%	23.1%	24.51%
Net Earnings	$46.97M	$41.67M	$29.39M
YoY Change	-55.63%	39.89%	33.59%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.05%	3.03%	2.18%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.22	$1.06	$0.75
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.20	$1.03	$0.72
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		39.31M	39.40M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		40.39M	40.69M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$131.7M	$205.6M	$148.3M
YoY Change	5.78%	60.75%	19.79%
Cash & Equivalents	$131.7M	$205.6M	$148.3M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$12.80M	$15.10M	$19.10M
YoY Change	-40.47%	-14.2%	-10.33%
Inventory	$1.340B	$1.271B	$1.127B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$190.7M	$177.2M	$201.2M
Other Receivables	$12.80M	$12.40M	$17.40M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.688B	$1.681B	$1.513B
YoY Change	22.75%	31.93%	23.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.184B	$1.177B	$1.167B
YoY Change	2.11%	3.83%	4.3%
Goodwill	$291.4M	$291.4M	$291.4M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.41%	0.41%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments		$0.00	$6.000M
YoY Change		-100.0%	-6.25%
Other Assets	$37.96M	$40.43M	$39.62M
YoY Change	-34.19%	-26.14%	-28.6%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.513B	$1.509B	$1.504B
YoY Change	-0.11%	1.61%	2.25%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.688B	$1.681B	$1.513B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.513B	$1.509B	$1.504B
Total Assets	$3.201B	$3.190B	$3.016B
YoY Change	10.77%	15.61%	12.06%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$127.5M	$136.0M	$150.9M
YoY Change	18.16%	22.41%	32.25%
Accrued Expenses	$125.1M	$103.0M	$88.68M
YoY Change	30.09%	8.38%	-0.31%
Deferred Revenue	$36.18M
YoY Change	32.3%
Short-Term Debt	$1.023B	$990.6M	$868.0M
YoY Change	31.39%	40.11%	25.42%
Long-Term Debt Due	$162.0M	$160.0M	$155.7M
YoY Change	11.59%	12.12%	13.42%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.493B	$1.447B	$1.312B
YoY Change	27.39%	32.26%	21.78%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$439.2M	$439.4M	$434.7M
YoY Change	-5.83%	-2.38%	-1.97%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$11.12M	$12.02M	$11.54M
YoY Change	13.02%	25.54%	24.16%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$450.3M	$451.4M	$446.3M
YoY Change	-5.44%	-1.8%	-1.43%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.493B	$1.447B	$1.312B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$450.3M	$451.4M	$446.3M
Total Liabilities	$1.944B	$1.899B	$1.759B
YoY Change	17.91%	22.19%	14.92%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$942.3M	$900.0M	$863.0M
YoY Change	15.97%	27.35%	27.49%
Common Stock	$370.5M	$368.1M	$363.9M
YoY Change	6.31%	7.73%	9.92%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$245.8M	$178.9M	$166.8M
YoY Change	103.71%	56.57%	47.5%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.067B	$1.089B	$1.060B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.201B	$3.190B	$3.016B
YoY Change	10.77%	15.61%	12.06%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2018 Q4	2018 Q3	2018 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$46.97M	$41.67M	$29.39M
YoY Change	-55.63%	39.89%	33.59%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$42.50M	$41.60M	$49.90M
YoY Change	3.91%	5.58%	27.95%
Cash From Operating Activities	$12.40M	$13.00M	$72.30M
YoY Change	-170.45%	-67.17%	-22.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$62.10M	-$60.00M	-$68.00M
YoY Change	-12.66%	1.35%	68.32%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$600.0K	$6.700M	$2.600M
YoY Change	-110.53%	857.14%	62.5%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$61.40M	-$53.30M	-$65.40M
YoY Change	-20.16%	-8.89%	68.56%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-24.70M	97.50M	9.700M
YoY Change	-127.14%	322.08%	-148.99%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	12.40M	13.00M	72.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	-61.40M	-53.30M	-65.40M
Cash From Financing Activities	-24.70M	97.50M	9.700M
Net Change In Cash	-73.70M	57.20M	16.60M
YoY Change	2005.71%	1261.9%	-52.02%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$12.40M	$13.00M	$72.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$62.10M	-$60.00M	-$68.00M
Free Cash Flow	$74.50M	$73.00M	$140.3M
YoY Change	39.25%	-26.11%	5.01%

Facts In Submission

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CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	12.56
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	15.46
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	12.33
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	189265000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	127557000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	115337000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	96053000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	66424000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	33042000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	627678000	USD
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CY2019Q4	rusha	Lessee Leases Residual Value Guarantee Amount LesseeLeasesResidualValueGuaranteeAmount	49200000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	17005000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	8331000	USD
CY2019	rusha	Rightofuse Asset Obtained In Exchange For Lease Liability RightofuseAssetObtainedInExchangeForLeaseLiability	57197000	USD
CY2019	rusha	Leases Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term LeasesWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm	P70M
CY2019Q4	rusha	Leases Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent LeasesWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.046	pure
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	26670000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	20865000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	10960000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	17064000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	9855000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	12341000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	8363000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	13663000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	8218000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	13678000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	25643000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	104281000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	74510000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	11911000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	16841000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	92370000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	57669000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sales Type Lease Lease Receivable SalesTypeLeaseLeaseReceivable	5600000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Next Twelve Months LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedNextTwelveMonths	129595000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Two Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedTwoYears	102574000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Three Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThreeYears	78244000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Four Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFourYears	56089000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Five Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFiveYears	34524000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Thereafter LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThereafter	19555000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived	420581000	USD
CY2019	rusha	Lessor Leases Payments Received LessorLeasesPaymentsReceived	215288000	USD
CY2018	rusha	Lessor Leases Payments Received LessorLeasesPaymentsReceived	206528000	USD
CY2019	rusha	Lessor Non Lease Payments Received LessorNonLeasePaymentsReceived	32261000	USD
CY2018	rusha	Lessor Non Lease Payments Received LessorNonLeasePaymentsReceived	31710000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Income LeaseIncome	247549000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Lease Income LeaseIncome	238238000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	19000000.0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	18100000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	15600000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	48712030	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	1778219
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	34.70
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P7Y7M20D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	20984383	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.65
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y6M18D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue	27521030	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	11100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	5700000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	24800000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	2984280
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27.63
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	482663
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	41.15
CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	375950
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	20.19
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	23333
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	33.84
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	3067660
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.62
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P5Y11M15D
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	8700000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	2700000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	25000000.0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares	1796356
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.74
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	482663
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	12.56
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares	447531
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.12
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Options Forfeited Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedOptionsForfeitedNumberOfShares	23333
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Options Forfeited Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedOptionsForfeitedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.92
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares	1808155
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	12.11
CY2019	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	912000
CY2018	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1070000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	8400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P2Y2M12D
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	141583000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	139062000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	172129000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	36659000
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	39223000
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	39627000
CY2017	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1353000
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	37571000
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	40293000
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	40980000
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.86
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.55
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	4.34
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	3.77
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	3.45
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	4.20
CY2019	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1108000
CY2018	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	513000
CY2017	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	449000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-35730000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	20303000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	31819000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	22443000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	4648000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	6291000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	4030000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	24951000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	38110000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	26473000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	20925000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	6082000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-64821000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2064000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-85000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2618000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	22989000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5997000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-62203000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	47940000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	44107000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	39530000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	38469000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	47749000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	5303000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	4913000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	3246000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	1562000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	596000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-4097000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	-82862000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	1545000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	129000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	234000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	47940000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	44107000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-35730000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTax	183000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Tax Portion Attributable To Parent1 OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTaxPortionAttributableToParent1	183000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Expense From Stock Options Exercised DeferredTaxExpenseFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Expense From Stock Options Exercised DeferredTaxExpenseFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Expense From Stock Options Exercised DeferredTaxExpenseFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	5086000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	4076000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals	140000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals	231000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	21618000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	16202000	USD
CY2019Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Assets Finance And Operating Leases DeferredTaxAssetsFinanceAndOperatingLeases	12726000	USD
CY2018Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Assets Finance And Operating Leases DeferredTaxAssetsFinanceAndOperatingLeases	-0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	8749000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	9026000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	2989000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	2481000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	2381000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	2463000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other Tax Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOtherTaxCarryforwards	196000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other Tax Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOtherTaxCarryforwards	312000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	3817000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	3276000	USD
CY2019Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Liabilities Operating Lease Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeaseAssets	12628000	USD
CY2018Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Liabilities Operating Lease Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeaseAssets	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	209250000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	179325000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	164176000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	141258000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	121000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	50000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	164297000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	141308000	USD
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