Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Net earnings	$ 151,815	$ 133,055
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation of rental merchandise	471,530	455,143
Bad debt expense	10,959	11,591
Stock-based compensation expense	8,889	4,644
Depreciation of property assets	42,268	45,551
Loss on sale or disposal of property assets	1,067	278
Amortization of intangibles	810	237
Amortization of financing fees	1,186	2,574
Write-off of debt financing fees	0	2,168
Deferred income taxes	4,383	16,629
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets
Rental merchandise	(435,722)	(387,098)
Receivables	(2,465)	(11,891)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	5,871	10,080
Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities	(536)	5,305
Accounts payable - trade	8,184	(8,796)
Accrued liabilities	27,987	(51,341)
Net cash provided by operating activities	296,226	228,129
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property assets	(22,557)	(12,010)
Proceeds from sale of property assets	196	16,922
Hurricane insurance recovery proceeds	158	995
Acquisitions of businesses	700	28,722
Net cash used in investing activities	(22,903)	(22,815)
Cash flows from financing activities
Share repurchases	26,572	0
Exercise of stock options	5,737	5,813
Shares withheld for payment of employee tax withholdings	(5,270)	(1,733)
Debt issuance costs	0	8,454
Proceeds from debt	198,000	285,400
Repayments of debt	(239,500)	(568,140)
Dividends paid	47,329	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(114,934)	(287,114)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1,485)	91
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	156,904	(81,709)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	70,494	155,391
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 227,398	$ 73,682