Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 89,635	$ 88,188
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	707,396	670,271
Other Depreciation and Amortization	40,302	40,956
Accounts Receivable Provision	82,106	74,968
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	9,130	4,211
Stock-Based Compensation	11,705	10,446
Deferred Income Taxes	(16,084)	(9,522)
Other Changes, Net	(3,795)	(5,640)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(905,693)	(789,768)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	202,734	210,547
Accounts Receivable	(71,081)	(45,475)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(13,618)	36,882
Income Tax Receivable	(751)	164,790
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(16,940)	(109,888)
Accrued Regulatory Expense	0	(4,737)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	562	(10,746)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	115,608	325,483
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(37,139)	(36,500)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	31,053	35,236
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(26,822)	(30,955)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	7,256	18,457
Outflows on Acquisitions of Businesses	(940)	(332)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses	948	34,968
Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities	(25,644)	20,874
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	7,000	90,678
Repayments on Debt	(104,309)	(204,512)
Dividends Paid	(3,903)	(3,636)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(34,302)	0
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	2,982	248
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(5,715)	(1,838)
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(138,247)	(119,060)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	57	0
(Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(48,226)	227,297
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	308,561	14,942
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 260,335	$ 242,239