Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 89,789	$ 46,844
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	610,348	400,627
Other Depreciation and Amortization	39,756	38,020
Bad Debt Expense	67,794	28,757
Stock-Based Compensation	6,725	2,312
Deferred Income Taxes	(70,748)	(63,436)
Other Changes, Net	(2,825)	1,034
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(801,620)	(640,866)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	236,750	208,123
Accounts Receivable	(56,856)	(11,882)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(898)	(4,750)
Income Tax Receivable	112,405	(3,186)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	3,788	(22,038)
Accrued Regulatory Expense	(9,700)	0
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(5,361)	(4,117)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	219,347	(24,558)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Maturities and Calls of Investments	0	19,814
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment	(21,821)	(24,659)
Acquisitions of Businesses and Contracts	(9,274)	(672,454)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Contracts	8,330	15,773
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment	2,719	2,896
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(20,046)	(658,630)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	30,150	584,041
Repayments on Debt	(141,374)	(114,104)
Dividends Paid	(1,668)	(3,121)
Excess Tax Benefits from Stock-Based Compensation	274	1,458
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	912	3,632
Other	0	(2,238)
Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities	(111,706)	469,668
Increase (Decrease)in Cash and Cash Equivalents	87,595	(213,520)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	3,549	231,091
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 91,144	$ 17,571