Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Tax (Tables) [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Tax at statutory rate …………………………………………	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit……………. ………	1.9	%	2.9	%	3.1	%
Effect of foreign operations, net of foreign tax credits ……	0.3	%	0.5	%	—	%
Other, net …………………………………………………..	(1.4)	%	(0.9)	%	(0.2)	%
Total ………………………………………………………..	35.8	%	37.5	%	37.9	%

Components of Income Tax Expense

The components of income tax expense are as follows:
				Year Ended December 31,
				2011		2010		2009
			(In thousands)
Current expense
	Federal …………………………………………………		$	4,154	$	749	$	55,101
	State ……………………………………………………			6,547		8,656		10,278
	Foreign …………………………………………………			3,762		4,220		1,288
		Total current ………………………………………		14,463		13,625		66,667
Deferred expense
	Federal …………………………………………………			76,936		85,866		33,028
	State ……………………………………………………			1,145		3,624		2,820
	Foreign …………………………………………………			(631)		0		0
		Total deferred ………………………………………		77,450		89,490		35,848
		Total …………………………………………………	$	91,913	$	103,115	$	102,515

Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following:
			December 31,
			2011		2010
			(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets
	Federal net operating loss carryforwards …………………………		$	63,057	$	24,612
	State net operating loss carryforwards ……………………………			16,506		12,318
	Foreign net operating loss carryforwards …………………………			2,989		595
	Accrued liabilities …………………………………………………			48,928		53,777
	Property assets ……………………………………………………			0		1,141
	Other assets including credits ……………………………………..			65		1,261
	Foreign tax credit carryforwards …………………………………			4,434		2,207
				135,979		95,911
Valuation allowance …………………………………………………				(930)		(5,951)
Deferred tax liabilities
	Rental merchandise ……………………………………………….			(327,222)		(244,662)
	Property assets ……………………………………………………			(25,508)		0
	Intangible assets …………………………………………………..			(80,030)		(64,250)
				(432,760)		(308,912)
		Net deferred taxes ……………………………………………….	$	(297,711)	$	(218,952)

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	(In thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2010 …………………………………………………..	$	3,030
Additions based on tax positions related to current year ……………………		958
Additions for tax positions of prior years ……………………………………		2,928
Reductions for tax positions of prior years ………………………………….		(241)
Balance at January 1, 2011 …………………………………………………..		6,675
Additions based on tax positions related to current year ……………………		800
Additions for tax positions of prior years ……………………………………		2,650
Reductions for tax positions of prior years ………………………………….		(152)
Settlements …………………………………………………………………..		(317)
Balance at December 31, 2011 ………………………………………………	$	9,656