Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Store
Rentals and fees	$ 652,059	$ 622,474	$ 1,989,027	$ 1,850,698
Merchandise sales	58,854	52,802	242,335	203,041
Installment sales	15,560	16,348	49,225	49,606
Other	2,811	4,147	12,280	13,629
Franchise
Merchandise sales	8,697	7,250	27,332	23,921
Royalty income and fees	1,333	1,250	4,067	3,807
Revenues	739,314	704,271	2,324,266	2,144,702
Store
Cost of rentals and fees	158,805	142,796	481,954	417,740
Cost of merchandise sold	47,497	43,170	192,038	151,259
Cost of installment sales	5,376	5,655	17,402	17,601
Franchise
Franchise cost of merchandise sold	8,295	6,926	26,141	22,875
Cost of revenues	219,973	198,547	717,535	609,475
Gross profit	519,341	505,724	1,606,731	1,535,227
Operating expenses
Salaries and other expenses	412,567	405,633	1,255,405	1,197,922
General and administrative expenses	36,214	33,448	106,889	100,048
Amortization and write-down of intangibles	2,447	1,261	5,263	3,251
Restructuring charge	0	7,586		12,519
Impairment charge	0	0		7,320
Litigation expense	0	0		2,800
Total operating expenses	451,228	447,928	1,367,557	1,323,860
Operating profit	68,113	57,796	239,174	211,367
Interest expense	8,096	8,811	25,416	28,184
Interest income	(167)	(91)	(470)	(482)
Earnings before income taxes	60,184	49,076	214,228	183,665
Income tax expense	20,274	17,852	78,195	68,323
NET EARNINGS	$ 39,910	$ 31,224	$ 136,033	$ 115,342
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.68	$ 0.52	$ 2.30	$ 1.86
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.67	$ 0.52	$ 2.28	$ 1.84
Cash dividends paid per common share	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.48	$ 0.28