Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 56,078	$ 52,246
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	500,820	440,008
Other Depreciation and Amortization	26,562	22,115
Accounts Receivable Provision	63,235	51,458
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	4,255	4,492
Stock-Based Compensation	7,549	8,519
Deferred Income Taxes	10,861	23,201
Impairment of Assets	10,492	0
Amortization of Right of Use Assets	25,802
Other Changes, Net	883	(1,014)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(580,089)	(514,055)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	98,257	98,797
Accounts Receivable	(50,467)	(33,591)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	1,550	(6,022)
Income Tax Receivable	15,747	68,214
Operating Lease Liabilities	(27,890)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(1,854)	(21,598)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	2,947	3,806
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	164,738	196,576
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(14,493)	(14,598)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	14,482	15,135
Proceeds from Investments	0	666
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(23,807)	(17,254)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	511	2,731
Outflows on Acquisitions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Acquired	(3,470)	(4,774)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Disposed	755	144
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(26,022)	(17,950)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments on Revolving Facility, Net	(16,000)	0
Repayments on Debt	(575)	(10,511)
Dividends Paid	(2,366)	(2,111)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	0	(18,407)
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	1,996	3,182
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(12,977)	(12,343)
Debt Issuance Costs	0	(55)
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(29,922)	(40,245)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	82	(8)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	108,876	138,373
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	15,278	51,037
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 124,154	$ 189,410