CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 138,838	$ 98,709	$ 243,557
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	1,576,303	1,757,730	1,820,010
Other Depreciation and Amortization	32,032	33,851	33,258
Provisions for Accounts Receivable and Loan Losses	345,383	417,496	242,412
Stock-Based Compensation	24,920	17,521	21,349
Deferred Income Taxes	(32,449)	(9,199)	15,729
Impairment of Goodwill	0	10,151	0
Non-Cash Lease Expense	(2,669)	(1,674)	974
Other Changes, Net	(5,992)	(7,164)	(7,561)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(1,721,117)	(1,889,207)	(2,054,467)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	159,430	197,489	130,665
Accounts Receivable	(307,984)	(374,515)	(229,703)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(2,110)	68	(7,879)
Income Tax Receivable and Payable	(14,188)	(6,007)	(29,753)
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets and Liabilities	0	2,999	(1,955)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	15,200	2,227	70,820
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(1,361)	(7,996)	(1,495)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	204,236	242,479	245,961
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(214,686)	(203,600)	(182,204)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	185,056	159,707	132,281
Outflows on Purchases of Property and Equipment	(9,616)	(9,674)	(9,555)
Proceeds from Property and Equipment	48	27	78
Proceeds (Outflows) from Acquisitions of Businesses and Customer Agreements	365	6	(22,766)
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(38,833)	(53,534)	(82,166)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments on Revolving Facility, Net	0	0	(50,000)
Proceeds from Debt	0	0	591,750
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(139,573)	(223,598)	(142,358)
Tender Offer Stock Repurchased and Retired	0	(274)	(428,551)
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option and Employee Purchase Plans	1,357	1,150	4,592
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(3,622)	(2,902)	(5,123)
Debt Issuance Costs	(29)	(1,600)	(591)
Cash Used In Financing Activities	(141,867)	(227,224)	(30,281)
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	23,536	(38,279)	133,514
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year	131,880	170,159	36,645
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year	155,416	131,880	170,159
Net Cash Paid During the Year:
Interest	36,991	35,712	1,452
Income Taxes	$ 100,433	$ 62,172	$ 53,602