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Discontinued Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Discontinued Operations

Note N: Discontinued Operations

On September 12, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with CORT Business Services Corporation to sell substantially all of the assets of its Aaron’s Corporate Furnishings division and to transfer certain of the Aaron’s Corporate Furnishings division’s liabilities to CORT. The Aaron’s Corporate Furnishings division, which operated at 47 stores, primarily engaged in the business of leasing and selling residential furniture, electronics, appliances, housewares and accessories. The Company consummated the sale of the Aaron’s Corporate Furnishings division in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Summarized operating results for the Aaron’s Corporate Furnishings division for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

 

(In Thousands)    2011      2010      2009  

Revenues

   $ —         $ —         $ —     

Loss Before Income Taxes

     —           —           (447

Loss From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

     —           —           (277 )