Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS:
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 308,561	$ 14,942
Investments	20,519	22,226
Accounts Receivable (net of allowances of $35,690 in 2016 and $34,861 in 2015)	95,777	113,439
Lease Merchandise (net of accumulated depreciation and allowances of $743,222 in 2016 and $738,657 in 2015)	999,381	1,138,938
Loans Receivable (net of allowances and unamortized fees of $13,830 in 2016 and $2,971 in 2015)	84,804	85,795
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	211,271	225,836
Goodwill	526,723	539,475
Other Intangibles, Net	247,672	275,912
Income Tax Receivable	11,884	179,174
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	109,144	102,751
Total Assets	2,615,736	2,698,488
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	297,766	343,673
Accrued Regulatory Expense	0	4,737
Deferred Income Taxes Payable	276,116	307,481
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	62,427	69,233
Debt	497,829	606,746	[1]
Total Liabilities	1,134,138	1,331,870
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share: Authorized: 225,000,000 Shares at December 31, 2016 and 2015; Shares Issued: 90,752,123 at December 31, 2016 and 2015	45,376	45,376
Additional Paid-in Capital	254,512	240,112
Retained Earnings	1,534,983	1,403,120
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(531)	(517)
Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock, Total	1,834,340	1,688,091
Less: Treasury Shares at Cost
Common Stock: 19,303,578 Shares at December 31, 2016 and 18,151,560 at December 31, 2015	(352,742)	(321,473)
Total Shareholders’ Equity	1,481,598	1,366,618
Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity	$ 2,615,736	$ 2,698,488

[1] 1 Total debt as of December 31, 2016 includes unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.9 million. The Company retrospectively adopted ASU 2015-03 in the first quarter of 2016, which resulted in the reclassification of unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.7 million from prepaid and other expenses to a direct reduction from debt in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.