Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 114,976	$ 117,652
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	1,072,972	987,398
Other Depreciation and Amortization	61,274	61,592
Accounts Receivable Provision	142,142	119,680
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	15,140	7,461
Stock-Based Compensation	19,886	15,492
Deferred Income Taxes	(16,970)	(33,800)
Other Changes, Net	283	(4,025)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(1,388,435)	(1,134,644)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	306,766	311,518
Accounts Receivable	(140,370)	(92,687)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(16,535)	33,073
Income Tax Receivable	(10,596)	165,569
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	21,491	(81,661)
Accrued Regulatory Expense	0	(4,737)
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(1,751)	(6,094)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	180,273	461,787
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(58,042)	(54,747)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	45,362	50,569
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(42,105)	(45,920)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	10,149	19,483
Outflows on Acquisitions of Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	(142,278)	(9,671)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses	1,130	36,295
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(185,784)	(3,991)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	27,875	94,928
Repayments on Debt	(159,237)	(206,455)
Dividends Paid	(5,848)	(5,454)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(34,302)	(34,524)
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	3,439	276
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(5,991)	(2,023)
Debt Issuance Costs	(2,835)	0
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(176,899)	(153,252)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	102	0
(Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(182,308)	304,544
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	308,561	14,942
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 126,253	$ 319,486