Intangible Assets and Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Intangible Assets And Acquisitions (Tables) [Abstract]

			December 31, 2011				December 31, 2010
		Avg.	Gross				Gross
		Life	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
		(years)	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization

Non-compete agreements …..		3	$	6,104	$	6,091	$	6,094	$	6,057
Customer relationships ……..		2		70,648		65,901		67,811		62,224
Vendor relationships ……….		11		7,538		568		—		—
	Total …………………..		$	84,290	$	72,560	$	73,905	$	68,281

Aggregate Amortization Expense

Aggregate amortization expense (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31, 2011 ………………………………………………	$	4,285
	Year ended December 31, 2010 ………………………………………………	$	701
	Year ended December 31, 2009 ………………………………………………	$	1,291

Estimated Amortization Expense

		Estimated
		Amortization Expense
		(In thousands)
2012	………………………………………………………………		$	4,517
2013	………………………………………………………………			1,376
2014	………………………………………………………………			571
2015	………………………………………………………………			568
2016	………………………………………………………………			568
Thereafter	………………………………………………………………			4,130
Total	………………………………………………………………		$	11,730

Changes in Recorded Goodwill

			December 31,

			2011		2010

Gross balance as of January 1, ………………………………………			$	1,320,467	$	1,268,684
	Additions from acquisitions ………………………………………..			18,755		55,922	⁽¹⁾
	Goodwill related to stores sold or closed………………………….			(390)		(4,320)	⁽²⁾
	Post purchase price allocation adjustments ………………………..			293		181
		Balance as of the end of the period ………………………………	$	1,339,125	$	1,320,467



(1)	Includes $53.9 million of goodwill related to the acquisition of The Rental Store, Inc., which is recorded in the RAC Acceptance segment.

(2)	Includes $1.8 million of goodwill impairment related to the discontinuation of our financial services business.

Acquisitions

		Year Ended December 31,
		2011		2010			2009

		(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Number of stores acquired remaining open ……………………….			26		3			1
Number of stores acquired that were merged with existing stores ..			71		14			26
Number of kiosk locations acquired ……………………..			5		158			—
Number of transactions ……………………………………………			19		15			20
Total purchase price ……………………………………………….		$	26,747	$	74,378	⁽¹⁾	$	7,221
Amounts allocated to:
	Goodwill ………………………………………………………….	$	18,755	$	55,922		$	4,456
	Non-compete agreements …………………………………………		10		—			—
	Customer relationships …………………………………………..		2,843		5,551			554
	Receivables.………………………………………………………		—		—			398
	Rental merchandise ………………………………………………		6,023		27,325			1,813
	Property and other assets …………………………………………		—		1,740			—
	Liabilities assumed……………………………………………		(884)		(16,160)			—

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⁽¹⁾

Of this amount, $71.0 million, net of cash acquired, was funded in connection with the acquisition of The Rental Store, Inc.

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Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

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