Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 134,467	$ 114,976
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	1,290,015	1,072,972
Other Depreciation and Amortization	68,730	61,274
Accounts Receivable Provision	188,763	142,142
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	16,011	15,140
Stock-Based Compensation	21,793	19,886
Deferred Income Taxes	30,166	(16,970)
Impairment of Investment	20,098	0
Other Changes, Net	(1,625)	283
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(1,583,184)	(1,388,435)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	289,859	306,766
Accounts Receivable	(181,512)	(140,370)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(6,685)	(16,535)
Income Tax Receivable	70,299	(10,596)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	7,998	21,491
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(2,198)	(1,751)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	362,995	180,273
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(49,311)	(58,042)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	44,016	45,362
Proceeds from Investments	666	0
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(52,927)	(42,105)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	5,488	10,149
Outflows on Acquisitions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Acquired	(141,079)	(142,278)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Disposed	802	1,130
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(192,345)	(185,784)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from Debt	50,000	27,875
Repayments on Debt	(121,857)	(159,237)
Dividends Paid	(4,186)	(5,848)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(100,004)	(34,302)
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	6,684	3,439
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(17,282)	(5,991)
Debt Issuance Costs	(55)	(2,835)
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(186,700)	(176,899)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(1)	102
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(16,051)	(182,308)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	51,037	308,561
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 34,986	$ 126,253