Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 88,188	$ 89,789
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	670,271	610,348
Other Depreciation and Amortization	40,956	39,756
Accounts Receivable Provision	74,968	67,794
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	4,211	0
Stock-Based Compensation	10,446	6,725
Deferred Income Taxes	(9,522)	(70,748)
Other Changes, Net	(4,946)	(2,825)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(789,768)	(801,620)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	210,547	236,750
Accounts Receivable	(45,475)	(56,856)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(6,435)	(898)
Income Tax Receivable	164,790	112,405
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	(68,409)	3,788
Accrued Regulatory Expense	(4,737)	(9,700)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(10,746)	(5,361)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	324,339	219,347
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(36,500)	0
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	35,236	0
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment	(30,955)	(21,821)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment	18,457	2,719
Acquisitions of Businesses and Contracts	(332)	(9,274)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Contracts	34,968	8,330
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	20,874	(20,046)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	90,678	30,150
Repayments on Debt	(204,512)	(141,374)
Dividends Paid	(3,636)	(1,668)
Excess Tax Benefits from Stock-Based Compensation	(694)	274
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	248	912
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(117,916)	(111,706)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	227,297	87,595
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	14,942	3,549
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 242,239	$ 91,144