Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 117,652	$ 113,983
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	987,398	912,377
Other Depreciation and Amortization	61,592	59,659
Accounts Receivable Provision	119,680	117,898
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	7,461	0
Stock-Based Compensation	15,492	10,692
Deferred Income Taxes	(33,800)	(106,122)
Other Changes, Net	(3,329)	(3,835)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(1,134,644)	(1,234,441)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	311,518	354,240
Accounts Receivable	(92,687)	(99,849)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(10,244)	(861)
Income Tax Receivable	165,569	111,098
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(40,367)	382
Accrued Regulatory Expense	(4,737)	(15,920)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(6,094)	(5,991)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	460,460	213,310
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(54,747)	0
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	50,569	0
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(45,920)	(37,418)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	19,483	5,941
Acquisitions of Businesses and Contracts	(9,671)	(16,841)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Contracts	36,295	13,976
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(3,991)	(34,342)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	94,928	30,151
Repayments on Debt	(206,455)	(142,072)
Dividends Paid	(5,454)	(5,008)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(34,524)	0
Excess Tax (Deficiencies) Benefits from Stock-Based Compensation	(696)	340
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	276	984
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(151,925)	(115,605)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	304,544	63,363
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	14,942	3,549
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 319,486	$ 66,912