Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 90,747	$ 89,635
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	855,422	707,396
Other Depreciation and Amortization	44,591	40,302
Accounts Receivable Provision	113,077	82,106
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	9,540	9,130
Stock-Based Compensation	15,143	11,705
Deferred Income Taxes	39,684	(16,084)
Impairment of Investment	20,098	0
Other Changes, Net	(1,076)	(3,795)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(1,034,838)	(905,693)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	199,846	202,734
Accounts Receivable	(97,385)	(71,081)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(7,965)	(13,618)
Income Tax Receivable	54,242	(751)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(36,165)	(16,940)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	1,819	562
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	266,780	115,608
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(31,797)	(37,139)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	30,150	31,053
Proceeds from Investments	666	0
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(32,785)	(26,822)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	4,349	7,256
Outflows on Acquisitions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Acquired	(14,401)	(940)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Disposed	318	948
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(43,500)	(25,644)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	0	7,000
Repayments on Debt	(96,173)	(104,309)
Dividends Paid	(2,111)	(3,903)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(68,432)	(34,302)
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	4,134	2,982
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(17,282)	(5,715)
Debt Issuance Costs	(55)	0
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(179,919)	(138,247)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(75)	57
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	43,286	(48,226)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	51,037	308,561
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 94,323	$ 260,335