Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 52,246	$ 53,300
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	440,008	361,998
Other Depreciation and Amortization	22,115	20,640
Accounts Receivable Provision	51,458	36,135
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	4,492	3,743
Stock-Based Compensation	8,519	5,274
Deferred Income Taxes	23,201	(8,042)
Other Changes, Net	(1,014)	(1,624)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(514,055)	(449,930)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	98,797	101,817
Accounts Receivable	(33,591)	(34,030)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(6,022)	(2,799)
Income Tax Receivable	68,214	3,212
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(21,598)	12,465
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	3,806	2,020
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	196,576	104,179
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(14,598)	(18,157)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	15,135	16,416
Proceeds from Investments	666	0
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(17,254)	(12,512)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	2,731	4,080
Outflows on Acquisitions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Acquired	(4,774)	(580)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Disposed	144	71
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(17,950)	(10,682)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	0	2,750
Repayments on Debt	(10,511)	(16,162)
Dividends Paid	(2,111)	(1,957)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(18,407)	(34,302)
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	3,182	1,469
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(12,343)	(5,385)
Debt Issuance Costs	(55)	0
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(40,245)	(53,587)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(8)	19
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	138,373	39,929
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	51,037	308,561
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 189,410	$ 348,490