Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 113,983	$ 56,139
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	912,377	661,446
Other Depreciation and Amortization	59,659	63,087
Bad Debt Expense	117,898	62,169
Stock-Based Compensation	10,692	8,756
Deferred Income Taxes	(106,122)	(91,376)
Other Changes, Net	(3,835)	2,011
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(1,234,441)	(1,006,652)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	354,240	317,793
Accounts Receivable	(99,849)	(55,627)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(861)	(3,654)
Income Tax Receivable	111,098	(7,001)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	382	(10,703)
Accrued Regulatory Expense	(15,920)	(1,200)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(5,991)	(3,849)
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities	213,310	(8,661)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Maturities and Calls of Investments	0	89,993
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment	(37,418)	(37,221)
Acquisitions of Businesses and Contracts	(16,841)	(695,765)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Contracts	13,976	15,773
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment	5,941	3,357
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(34,342)	(623,863)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	30,151	715,554
Repayments on Debt	(142,072)	(301,043)
Dividends Paid	(5,008)	(6,155)
Excess Tax Benefits from Stock-Based Compensation	340	1,392
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	984	4,324
Other	0	(2,238)
Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities	(115,605)	411,834
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	63,363	(220,690)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	3,549	231,091
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 66,912	$ 10,401