Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 49,687,000	$ 49,243,000
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	348,302,000	315,986,000
Other Depreciation and Amortization	20,743,000	19,944,000
Accounts Receivable Provision	34,514,000	29,931,000
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	1,798,000	0
Stock-Based Compensation	5,529,000	3,016,000
Deferred Income Taxes	1,616,000	(32,400,000)
Other Changes, Net	(6,100,000)	(965,000)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(447,382,000)	(405,270,000)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	114,453,000	124,543,000
Accounts Receivable	(6,400,000)	(23,012,000)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(1,327,000)	6,535,000
Income Tax Receivable	149,140,000	117,298,000
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(57,704,000)	24,827,000
Accrued Regulatory Expense	(4,737,000)	(3,420,000)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(7,591,000)	(1,287,000)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	194,541,000	224,969,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(18,706,000)	0
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	18,635,000	0
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment	(14,088,000)	(9,758,000)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment	15,082,000	1,027,000
Acquisitions of Businesses and Contracts	0	(3,623,000)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Contracts	(32,000)	0
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	891,000	(12,354,000)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	84,133,000	30,150,000
Repayments on Debt	(173,169,000)	(115,564,000)
Dividends Paid	(1,816,000)	(1,668,000)
Excess Tax Benefits from Stock-Based Compensation	(716,000)	53,000
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	99,000	702,000
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(91,469,000)	(86,327,000)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	103,963,000	126,288,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	14,942,000	3,549,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 118,905,000	$ 129,837,000