Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Store
Rentals and fees	$ 2,781,315	$ 2,745,828	$ 2,695,895
Merchandise sales	377,240	290,048	278,753
Installment sales	76,238	75,889	71,475
Other	19,158	19,949	18,133
Store revenues	3,253,951	3,131,714	3,064,256
Franchise
Merchandise sales	15,577	19,236	24,556
Royalty income and fees	8,892	6,846	5,206
Revenues	3,278,420	3,157,796	3,094,018
Store
Cost of rentals and fees	728,706	704,595	676,674
Cost of merchandise sold	356,696	231,520	216,206
Cost of installment sales	25,677	26,084	24,541
Cost of store revenues	1,111,079	962,199	917,421
Vendor settlement credit	34,698	(6,836)	0
Franchise
Franchise cost of merchandise sold	14,534	18,070	23,104
Cost of revenues	1,160,311	973,433	940,525
Gross profit	2,118,109	2,184,363	2,153,493
Operating expenses
Store labor	854,610	888,929	881,671
Other store expenses	833,914	842,254	789,212
General and administrative expenses	166,102	162,316	147,621
Depreciation, amortization and write-down of intangibles	80,720	83,168	86,912
Goodwill impairment charge	1,170,000	0	1,068
Other charges	20,651	14,234	0
Total operating expenses	3,125,997	1,990,901	1,906,484
Operating profit	(1,007,888)	193,462	247,009
Finance charges from refinancing	0	(4,213)	0
Interest expense	(49,326)	(47,843)	(39,628)
Interest income	(634)	(947)	(815)
Earnings before income taxes	(1,056,580)	142,353	208,196
Income tax expense	(189,952)	45,931	79,439
NET EARNINGS	$ (866,628)	$ 96,422	$ 128,757
Basic earnings per common share	$ (16.34)	$ 1.82	$ 2.35
Diluted earnings per common share	(16.34)	1.81	2.33
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.96	$ 0.93	$ 0.86