CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income	$ 124,909	$ 106,579	$ 164,618
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of leased merchandise	12,826	0	0
Provision for lease losses	5,442	0	0
Provision for loan losses	48,952	(839)	2,395
Share-based compensation expense	5,150	2,914	8,680
Depreciation and amortization expense	45,906	42,105	41,904
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,671	1,649	1,430
Net amortization of premiums, discounts and unearned origination fees on finance receivables	1,132	0	0
Gain on revaluation of contingent acquisition consideration	(17,871)	0	0
Impairments and dispositions of certain other assets	949	10,505	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	11,737	0
Deferred income taxes, net	10,722	14,476	7,008
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations:
Accounts receivable, net	(2,492)	5,474	110
Inventories purchased directly from customers, wholesalers or manufacturers	(27,006)	29,174	5,842
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(22,563)	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3,094	1,400	(1,049)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities	26,180	8,621	(3,383)
Income taxes	6,303	(11,531)	4,041
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	223,304	222,264	231,596
Cash flow from investing activities:
Pawn loans, net	(73,340)	105,418	21,650
Finance receivables, net	(5,844)	1,590	12,756
Purchases of furniture, fixtures, equipment and improvements	(42,022)	(37,543)	(44,311)
Purchases of store real property	(79,507)	(45,502)	(74,661)
Portion of AFF Acquisition paid in cash, net of cash acquired	(462,102)	0	0
Acquisitions of pawn stores, net of cash acquired	(81,822)	(44,315)	(52,487)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(744,637)	(20,352)	(137,053)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Borrowings from unsecured credit facilities	560,000	354,425	257,000
Repayments of unsecured credit facilities	(424,000)	(569,933)	(217,000)
Issuance of senior unsecured notes	550,000	500,000	0
Redemption of senior unsecured notes	0	(300,000)	0
Redemption premium and other redemption costs on senior unsecured notes	0	(8,781)	0
Debt issuance costs paid	(10,581)	(7,963)	(1,149)
Purchases of treasury stock	(49,610)	(106,970)	(116,105)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	380	1,140	400
Payment of minimum withholding taxes on net share settlement of stock options exercised	(1,663)	(3,668)	0
Payments of Dividends	(47,533)	(44,752)	(43,952)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	576,993	(186,502)	(120,806)
Effect of exchange rates on cash	(1,464)	3,913	997
Change in cash and cash equivalents	54,196	19,323	(25,266)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year	65,850	46,527	71,793
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year	120,046	65,850	46,527
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest	29,461	21,033	32,680
Income taxes	24,563	34,186	48,867
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activity:
Non-cash transactions in connection with pawn loans settled through forfeitures of collateral transferred to inventories	430,306	340,891	500,744
Shares issued upon acquisition of American First Finance	$ 505,546	$ 0	$ 0