Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Information (Table) [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Core U.S.		RAC Acceptance		International			ColorTyme		Total
Revenue	$	634,575	$	83,838	$	10,871		$	10,030	$	739,314
Gross profit	460,353		49,737		7,516			1,735		519,341
Operating profit	69,544		7,259		(9,046		)	356		68,113
Depreciation of property assets	15,981		936		1,475			20		18,412
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	583		897		967			—		2,447
Capital expenditures	22,056		1,191		1,536			—		24,783

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Core U.S.		RAC Acceptance			International			ColorTyme		Total
Revenue	$	639,806	$	51,310		$	4,655		$	8,500	$	704,271
Gross profit	470,185		30,717			3,248			1,574		505,724
Operating profit	63,590		(3,356		)	(3,342		)	904		57,796
Depreciation of property assets	14,890		595			595			27		16,107
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	365		896			—			—		1,261
Capital expenditures	28,901		1,643			2,219			—		32,763

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Core U.S.		RAC Acceptance		International			ColorTyme		Total
Revenue	$	2,016,761	$	248,626	$	27,480		$	31,399	$	2,324,266
Gross profit	1,444,824		137,524		19,125			5,258		1,606,731
Operating profit	244,215		17,024		(23,617		)	1,552		239,174
Depreciation of property assets	47,689		2,620		4,366			69		54,744
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	1,606		2,690		967			—		5,263
Capital expenditures	59,089		3,582		10,432			—		73,103

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Core U.S.		RAC Acceptance			International			ColorTyme		Total
Revenue	$	1,973,465	$	130,615		$	12,894		$	27,728	$	2,144,702
Gross profit	1,443,518		77,761			9,095			4,853		1,535,227
Operating profit	228,206		(11,482		)	(7,721		)	2,364		211,367
Depreciation of property assets	44,942		1,520			1,370			106		47,938
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	565		2,686			—			—		3,251
Capital expenditures	77,168		4,362			10,449			—		91,979

	Location Count at September 30,
	Core U.S.	RAC Acceptance	International	ColorTyme	Total
2012	2,983	882	114	220	4,199
2011	2,958	721	44	213	3,936

Segment information – selected balance sheet data (in thousands):
	September 30, 2012
	Core U.S.		RAC Acceptance		International		ColorTyme		Total
Rental merchandise, net
On rent	$	534,812	$	184,372	$	14,540	$	—	$	733,724
Held for rent	204,235		3,099		6,824		—		214,158
Total assets	2,464,875		265,496		67,907		1,637		2,799,915

	December 31, 2011
	Core U.S.		RAC Acceptance		International		ColorTyme		Total
Rental merchandise, net
On rent	$	619,189	$	139,340	$	7,896	$	—	$	766,425
Held for rent	177,625		1,274		7,869		—		186,768
Total assets	2,536,115		217,157		44,535		3,571		2,801,378