Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Store
Rentals and fees	$ 2,654,081	$ 2,496,863	$ 2,335,496
Merchandise sales	300,077	259,796	220,329
Installment sales	68,356	68,617	63,833
Other	16,391	17,925	76,542
Franchise
Merchandise sales	38,427	33,972	30,575
Royalty income and fees	5,314	5,011	4,857
Revenues	3,082,646	2,882,184	2,731,632
Store
Cost of rentals and fees	646,090	570,493	519,282
Cost of merchandise sold	241,219	201,854	164,133
Cost of installment sales	24,572	24,834	23,303
Franchise
Franchise cost of merchandise sold	36,848	32,487	29,242
Cost of revenues	948,729	829,668	735,960
Gross profit	2,133,917	2,052,516	1,995,672
Operating expenses
Salaries and other expenses	1,661,056	1,590,009	1,540,203
General and administrative expenses	148,500	140,612	129,507
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	5,889	4,675	3,254
Restructuring charge	0	13,943	0
Impairment charge	0	7,320	18,939
Litigation expense (credit)	0	2,800	0
Total operating expenses	1,815,445	1,759,359	1,691,903
Operating profit	318,472	293,157	303,769
Finance charges from refinancing	0	0	3,100
Interest expense	32,065	37,234	26,766
Interest income	(842)	(627)	(854)
Earnings before income taxes	287,249	256,550	274,757
Income tax expense	103,757	91,913	103,115
NET EARNINGS	$ 183,492	$ 164,637	$ 171,642
Basic earnings per common share	$ 3.11	$ 2.69	$ 2.64
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 3.09	$ 2.66	$ 2.60
Cash dividends paid per common share	$ 0.64	$ 0.44	$ 0.12