Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 53,300	$ 49,687
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	361,998	348,302
Other Depreciation and Amortization	20,640	20,743
Accounts Receivable Provision	36,135	34,514
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	3,743	1,798
Stock-Based Compensation	5,274	5,529
Deferred Income Taxes	(8,042)	1,616
Other Changes, Net	(1,624)	(6,816)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(449,930)	(447,382)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	101,817	114,453
Accounts Receivable	(34,030)	(6,400)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(2,799)	41,990
Income Tax Receivable	3,212	149,140
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	12,465	(99,195)
Accrued Regulatory Expense	0	(4,737)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	2,020	(7,591)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	104,179	195,651
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(18,157)	(18,706)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	16,416	18,635
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(12,512)	(14,088)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	4,080	15,082
Acquisitions of Businesses and Contracts	(580)	0
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Contracts	71	(32)
Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities	(10,682)	891
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	2,750	84,133
Repayments on Debt	(16,162)	(173,169)
Dividends Paid	(1,957)	(1,816)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(34,302)	0
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	1,469	99
Other	(5,385)	(1,826)
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(53,587)	(92,579)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	19	0
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	39,929	103,963
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	308,561	14,942
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 348,490	$ 118,905