Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Earnings	$ 138,529	$ 134,467
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise	1,464,887	1,290,015
Other Depreciation and Amortization	79,419	68,730
Accounts Receivable Provision	228,608	188,763
Provision for Credit Losses on Loans Receivable	15,291	16,011
Stock-Based Compensation	20,261	21,793
Deferred Income Taxes	28,747	30,166
Impairment of Assets	29,031	20,098
Non-Cash Lease Expense	86,367
Other Changes, Net	3,423	(1,625)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions and Dispositions:
Additions to Lease Merchandise	(1,723,385)	(1,583,184)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed	298,904	289,859
Accounts Receivable	(225,372)	(181,512)
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	(19,642)	(6,685)
Income Tax Receivable	13,217	70,299
Operating Lease Liabilities	(91,333)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	5,762	7,998
Customer Deposits and Advance Payments	(1,954)	(2,198)
Cash Provided by Operating Activities	350,760	362,995
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans Receivable	(49,311)	(49,311)
Proceeds from Loans Receivable	40,423	44,016
Proceeds from Investments	0	666
Outflows on Purchases of Property, Plant and Equipment	(67,049)	(52,927)
Proceeds from Property, Plant and Equipment	2,805	5,488
Outflows on Acquisitions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Acquired	(12,873)	(141,079)
Proceeds from Dispositions of Businesses and Customer Agreements, Net of Cash Disposed	2,813	802
Cash Used in Investing Activities	(83,192)	(192,345)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
(Repayments) Borrowings on Revolving Facility, Net	(16,000)
(Repayments) Borrowings on Revolving Facility, Net		25,000
Repayments on Debt	(62,317)	(96,857)
Dividends Paid	(7,086)	(4,186)
Acquisition of Treasury Stock	(39,422)	(100,004)
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans	5,115	6,684
Shares Withheld for Tax Payments	(12,977)	(17,282)
Debt Issuance Costs	0	(55)
Cash Used in Financing Activities	(132,687)	(186,700)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	102	(1)
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	134,983	(16,051)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	15,278	51,037
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$ 150,261	$ 34,986