$RUSHA
Rush Enterprises Inc Stock $rusha

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000143774921003966 Filed on February 24, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020	2019 Q4
Revenue	$1.268B	$4.736B	$1.318B
YoY Change	-3.76%	-18.48%	-14.46%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.032B	$3.860B	$1.083B
YoY Change	-4.74%	-19.31%	-15.47%
Gross Profit	$236.2M	$875.5M	$234.4M
YoY Change	0.74%	-14.64%	-9.43%
Gross Profit Margin	18.62%	18.49%	17.79%
Selling, General & Admin	$168.5M	$665.3M	$180.1M
YoY Change	-6.44%	-11.74%	1.46%
% of Gross Profit	71.34%	75.99%	76.82%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$43.30M	$177.3M	$45.90M
YoY Change	-5.66%	1.06%	8.0%
% of Gross Profit	18.33%	20.26%	19.58%
Operating Expenses	$182.7M	$665.3M	$194.9M
YoY Change	-6.26%	-11.74%	2.26%
Operating Profit	$53.54M	$154.6M	$39.42M
YoY Change	35.81%	-28.56%	-42.35%
Interest Expense	-$1.000M	$9.727M	-$5.700M
YoY Change	-82.46%	-68.09%	-10.94%
% of Operating Profit	-1.87%	6.29%	-14.46%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.100M	$6.132M	-$400.0K
YoY Change	-375.0%	218.55%
Pretax Income	$53.61M	$151.7M	$33.35M
YoY Change	60.79%	-19.94%	-46.19%
Income Tax	$12.60M	$36.84M	$9.600M
% Of Pretax Income	23.5%	24.28%	28.79%
Net Earnings	$41.03M	$114.9M	$23.75M
YoY Change	72.71%	-18.86%	-49.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.23%	2.43%	1.8%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.74	$2.09	$0.43
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.72	$2.04	$0.42
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		54.87M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		56.24M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2020	2019 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$312.0M	$312.0M	$181.6M
YoY Change	71.81%	71.81%	37.89%
Cash & Equivalents	$312.0M	$312.0M	$181.6M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$14.90M	$14.90M	$21.10M
YoY Change	-29.38%	-29.38%	64.84%
Inventory	$858.3M	$858.3M	$1.326B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$172.5M	$139.4M	$183.7M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$33.10M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.358B	$1.358B	$1.713B
YoY Change	-20.72%	-20.72%	1.46%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.204B	$1.264B	$1.280B
YoY Change	-5.95%	-5.44%	8.1%
Goodwill	$292.1M		$292.1M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.26%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$71.23M	$71.20M	$65.51M
YoY Change	8.73%	8.7%	72.56%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.628B	$1.628B	$1.695B
YoY Change	-3.96%	-3.95%	11.98%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.358B	$1.358B	$1.713B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.628B	$1.628B	$1.695B
Total Assets	$2.985B	$2.985B	$3.407B
YoY Change	-12.38%	-12.38%	6.43%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$110.7M	$110.7M	$133.7M
YoY Change	-17.2%	-17.2%	4.86%
Accrued Expenses	$151.8M	$162.0M	$112.4M
YoY Change	35.09%	32.24%	-10.13%
Deferred Revenue	$74.21M		$42.70M
YoY Change	73.81%		18.0%
Short-Term Debt	$511.8M	$511.8M	$996.3M
YoY Change	-48.63%	-48.63%	-2.61%
Long-Term Debt Due	$141.7M	$168.0M	$189.3M
YoY Change	-25.15%	-20.83%	16.86%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.027B	$1.027B	$1.507B
YoY Change	-31.88%	-31.88%	0.94%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$388.0M	$478.7M	$438.4M
YoY Change	-11.5%	-5.75%	-0.18%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$34.25M	$85.40M	$20.70M
YoY Change	65.41%	25.04%	86.22%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$422.2M	$564.1M	$459.1M
YoY Change	-8.03%	-2.1%	1.95%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.027B	$1.027B	$1.507B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$422.2M	$564.1M	$459.1M
Total Liabilities	$1.449B	$1.717B	$1.967B
YoY Change	-26.31%	-23.6%	1.18%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$831.9M		$1.066B
YoY Change	-21.93%		13.08%
Common Stock	$438.2M		$397.7M
YoY Change	10.17%		7.35%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$2.879M		$304.1M
YoY Change	-99.05%		23.71%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.268B	$1.268B	$1.159B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.985B	$2.985B	$3.407B
YoY Change	-12.38%	-12.38%	6.43%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2020	2019 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$41.03M	$114.9M	$23.75M
YoY Change	72.71%	-18.86%	-49.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$43.30M	$177.3M	$45.90M
YoY Change	-5.66%	1.06%	8.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$172.5M	$763.0M	$199.7M
YoY Change	-13.62%	81.11%	1510.48%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$28.40M	$136.2M	-$62.90M
YoY Change	-54.85%	-53.59%	1.29%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$200.0K	-$2.960M	$1.200M
YoY Change	-116.67%	-12.79%	100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$28.60M	-$127.5M	-$61.70M
YoY Change	-53.65%	-60.23%	0.49%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$22.46M
YoY Change		22.62%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$24.87M
YoY Change		-57.27%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-91.50M	-$505.1M	-42.40M
YoY Change	115.8%	891.9%	71.66%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	172.5M	$763.0M	199.7M
Cash From Investing Activities	-28.60M	-$127.5M	-61.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	-91.50M	-$505.1M	-42.40M
Net Change In Cash	52.40M	$130.4M	95.60M
YoY Change	-45.19%	161.41%	-229.72%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$172.5M	$763.0M	$199.7M
Capital Expenditures	-$28.40M	$136.2M	-$62.90M
Free Cash Flow	$200.9M	$626.8M	$262.6M
YoY Change	-23.5%	390.52%	252.48%

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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	9332000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-50922000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	181620000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	81916000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	46778000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	26632000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	529654000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	26900000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	24000000.0	USD
CY2020Q4	rusha	Lessee Leases Residual Value Guarantee Amount LesseeLeasesResidualValueGuaranteeAmount	59500000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	19318000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	17005000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	11192000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	8331000	USD
CY2020	rusha	Rightofuse Asset Obtained In Exchange For Lease Liability RightofuseAssetObtainedInExchangeForLeaseLiability	16545000	USD
CY2019	rusha	Rightofuse Asset Obtained In Exchange For Lease Liability RightofuseAssetObtainedInExchangeForLeaseLiability	57197000	USD
CY2020	rusha	Leases Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term LeasesWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm	P68M
CY2020Q4	rusha	Leases Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent LeasesWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.053	pure
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	22797000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	9835000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	15837000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	6242000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	16931000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	28572000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	31579000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	13055000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	25714000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	11333000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	21553000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	9890000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	134411000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	78927000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	17298000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	17576000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	117113000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	61351000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sales Type Lease Lease Receivable SalesTypeLeaseLeaseReceivable	5600000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Next Twelve Months LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedNextTwelveMonths	130063000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Two Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedTwoYears	105791000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Three Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThreeYears	82312000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Four Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFourYears	57813000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Five Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFiveYears	32112000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Thereafter LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThereafter	17927000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived	426018000	USD
CY2020	rusha	Lessor Leases Payments Received LessorLeasesPaymentsReceived	205640000	USD
CY2019	rusha	Lessor Leases Payments Received LessorLeasesPaymentsReceived	215288000	USD
CY2020	rusha	Lessor Non Lease Payments Received LessorNonLeasePaymentsReceived	30583000	USD
CY2019	rusha	Lessor Non Lease Payments Received LessorNonLeasePaymentsReceived	32261000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Lease Income LeaseIncome	236223000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Income LeaseIncome	247549000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	19400000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	19000000.0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	18100000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	79205864	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	2705026
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.31
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P7Y8M12D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue	46284768	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableNumber	1343187
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	17.31
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	23500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	11100000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	5700000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	4601438
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	20.41
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	753600
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22.28
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	1221594
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	16.04
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	52500
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.63
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	4080944
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22.01
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P6Y4M24D
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y9M18D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue	32378174	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	20800000	USD
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
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares	2712147
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	8.07
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	753600
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	6.36
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares	675490
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	6.69
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Options Forfeited Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedOptionsForfeitedNumberOfShares	52500
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Options Forfeited Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedOptionsForfeitedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	7.91
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Number Of Shares SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares	2737757
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	7.95
CY2020	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested In Period Fair Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1	4500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested In Period Fair Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1	5000000.0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested In Period Fair Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1	5700000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	6.36
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	8.37
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	10.31
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	8000000.0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P2Y1M6D
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	114887000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	141583000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	139062000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	54866000
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	54988000
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	58835000
CY2020	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1376000
CY2019	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1368000
CY2018	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	1605000
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	56242000
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	56356000
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	60440000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.09
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.57
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.36
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.04
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.51
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.30
CY2020	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1349000
CY2019	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	1663000
CY2018	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	769000
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	146055000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	188174000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	183169000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	5668000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	1349000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	151723000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	189523000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	183169000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	67988000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	20303000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	31819000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	6706000	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
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	74694000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	24951000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	38110000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-37683000	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
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1254000	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
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1079000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-37858000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	22989000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	5997000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	36836000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	47940000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	44107000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	31862000	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
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	4487000	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
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	283000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	1562000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	596000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-111000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	315000	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
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	36836000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	47940000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	44107000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	4329000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	5086000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals	168000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccruals	140000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	27522000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	21618000	USD
CY2020Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Assets Finance And Operating Leases DeferredTaxAssetsFinanceAndOperatingLeases	13607000	USD
CY2019Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Assets Finance And Operating Leases DeferredTaxAssetsFinanceAndOperatingLeases	12726000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	7463000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	8749000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	7680000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Accrued Liabilities DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities	2989000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	1101000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	2381000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other Tax Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOtherTaxCarryforwards	193000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other Tax Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOtherTaxCarryforwards	196000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	3302000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	3817000	USD
CY2020Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Liabilities Operating Lease Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeaseAssets	13444000	USD
CY2019Q4	rusha	Deferred Tax Liabilities Operating Lease Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOperatingLeaseAssets	12628000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	178360000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	209250000	USD
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