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Merger and Other Acquisition Expenses (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Merger and Other Acquisition Expenses | MERGER AND OTHER ACQUISITION EXPENSES The Company incurred significant expenses in 2017 and 2016 in connection with the Merger and integration with Cash America. The Merger related expenses are predominantly incremental costs directly associated with the Merger and integration of Cash America, including professional fees, legal expenses, severance, retention and other employee-related costs, accelerated vesting of certain equity compensation awards, contract breakage costs and costs related to consolidation of technology systems and corporate facilities. In addition, the Company incurred transaction and integration costs in connection with the Company’s other acquisitions in 2016 and 2015. The Company presents Merger and other acquisition expenses separately in the consolidated statements of income to identify these activities apart from the expenses incurred to operate the business. The table below summarizes the major components of Merger and other acquisition expenses (in thousands):
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Merger related expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction (1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,252 |  |  | $ | — |
Severance and retention (2) |  | 3,897 |  |  | 15,229 |  |  | — |
Other (3) |  | 5,165 |  |  | 2,739 |  |  | — |
Total Merger related expenses |  | 9,062 |  |  | 36,220 |  |  | — |
Other acquisition expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction and integration |  | — |  |  | 450 |  |  | 2,875 |
Total other acquisition expenses |  | — |  |  | 450 |  |  | 2,875 |
Total Merger and other acquisition expenses |  | $ | 9,062 |  |  | $ | 36,670 |  |  | $ | 2,875 |
(1) | For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $3.9 million, respectively, related to the Merger transaction expenses; a significant portion of these expenses were not deductible for income tax purposes.
(2) | For the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company made severance and retention payments of $7.4 million and $10.4 million, respectively, and as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, had $1.3 million and $4.8 million, respectively, accrued for future payments. Accrued severance and retention is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(3) | Represents accelerated share-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards for certain First Cash employees which vested as a result of the Merger and other integration expenses.

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- Definition The entire description for costs incurred to effect a business combination that have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2303972 + Details
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